Northampton local elections

Northampton local elections

Northampton District Council in Northamptonshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 47 councillors have been elected from 23 wards.[1]

Contents

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
Labour 1973 - 1976
Conservative 1976 - 1983
No overall control 1983 - 1987
Conservative 1987 - 1991
No overall control 1991 - 1995
Labour 1995 - 2003
No overall control 2003 - 2007
Liberal Democrats 2007 - present

Council elections

Northampton Council election, 1999 (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 4)[3]

Northampton Council election, 2003

Northampton Council election, 2007

By-election results

1995-1999

Headlands By-Election 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 1,435 38.5 -4.4
Labour 1,235 33.1 -2.2
Conservative 1,059 28.4 +6.6
Majority 200 5.4
Turnout 3,729
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St Albans By-Election 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,867 58.6 -17.1
Conservative 841 26.4 +10.3
Liberal Democrat 407 12.8 +4.5
UKIP 71 2.2 +2.2
Majority 1,026 32.2
Turnout 3,186
Labour hold Swing
South By-Election 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,662 46.1 -16.4
Conservative 1,307 36.2 +9.3
Liberal Democrat 640 17.7 +7.0
Majority 355 9.9
Turnout 3,609
Labour hold Swing
St Crispin By-Election 11 June 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 551 65.9 -3.5
Liberal Democrat 113 13.5 -7.5
Conservative 96 11.5 +1.9
Green 45 5.4 +5.4
Independent 31 3.7 +3.7
Majority 438 52.4
Turnout 836 16.7
Labour hold Swing

2003-2007

Spencer By-Election 9 February 2006[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Roger Conroy 635 42.2 +16.7
Labour Alan Scott 546 36.3 -7.2
Conservative Laura Norman 265 17.6 -13.4
Green Marcus Rock 33 2.2 +2.2
Christian Peoples Antony Solomon 25 1.7 +1.7
Majority 89 5.9
Turnout 1,504 28.5
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

2007-2011

New Duston By-Election 22 January 2009[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Golby 1,072 53.0 +9.7
Labour Geoff Howes 322 15.9 -1.3
Independent David Huffadine-Smith 320 15.8 -3.8
Liberal Democrat Marion Allen-Minney 307 15.2 +7.0
Majority 750 37.1
Turnout 2,021 32.2
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Borough Council Elections". Northampton Borough Council. http://www.northampton.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=429&pageNumber=3. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  2. ^ "Northampton". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/34uf.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  3. ^ "Northampton". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/174.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  4. ^ "Lib Dems triumph in council byelection". guardian.co.uk. 2006-02-10. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2006/feb/10/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  5. ^ "Tories hold Duston in by-election". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 2009-01-23. http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/Tories-hold-Duston-in-byelection.4907023.jp. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 

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