Wicksteed (Kettering BC Ward)

Wicksteed Ward: (Kettering Borough Council)
Wicksteed within Kettering Borough
Kettering Borough within Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire within England

Wicksteed Ward is a two-member ward within Kettering Borough Council. Traditionally regarded as a Labour safe seat, owing to the presence of the Highfield Road Council Estate, the ward became a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives in the 2003 Borough Council elections before, after resignation of the sole Conservative councillor in the autumn of 2005, the seat was recaptured by the Labour Party in a by-election.

The most recent councillors prior to the Ward's abolition were Cllr. Alex Gordon and Cllr. Lynsey Tod, both members of the Labour Party.

Councillors

Wicksteed Ward By-Election: 6 October 2005

• Cllr. Lynsey Tod (Labour)

Replacing Cllr. Derek Darby (Conservative)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003

• Cllr. Derek Darby (Conservative)
• Cllr. Alex Gordon (Labour)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 1999

• Cllr. Alex Gordon (Labour)
• Cllr. Roy Mayhew (Labour)

Election results

Wicksteed Ward By-Election: 6 October 2005

• Cause: Resignation of Cllr. Derek Darby
• Holding Party: Conservative

Kettering Borough Council By-Election, Wicksteed Ward: 6 October 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynsey Tod	464	49.7	+0.3
	Conservative	Scott Edwards	374	40.0	−9.4
	Liberal Democrats	Chris McGlynn	96	10.3	+10.3
Majority			90	9.6
Turnout			934	35.4	+4.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.4

Electorate: 2638

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Wicksteed Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Darby	427	25.7
	Labour	Alex Gordon	426	25.6
	Conservative	Paul Marks	413	24.9
	Labour	Roy Mayhew	395	23.8

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	420	50.6	1	+1
	Labour	411	49.4	1	-1
Total Votes Cast		831
Electorate		2,715
Turnout		30.6%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

See also

• Kettering
• Kettering Borough Council