2001 Northamptonshire County Council election

The 2001 Northamptonshire County Council election took place on 7 June 2001 to elect members of Northamptonshire County Council, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party retained overall control of the council, which it had held since 1993.

2001 Northamptonshire County Council election

7 June 2001
All 73 seats in the Northamptonshire County Council 37 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats won 39 32 2 Popular vote 130,793 131,779 34,970 Percentage 43.7% 44.1% 11.7%
Map showing the results of the 2001 Northamptonshire County Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Division by Division Results by County Borough

• In order of number of votes with the winning candidate first

Corby Borough

Corby Central Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Bullock	2,446	69.3
	Conservative	R. Tustin	667	18.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. McGowan	418	11.8
Majority			1,779	50.4
Turnout			3,531	57.2

Corby Rural Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J.Wade	2,523	56.6
	Conservative	S. Heggs	1,938	43.4
Majority			585	13.1
Turnout			4,461	65.6

Danesholme Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. McKellar	2,090	55.6
	Conservative	B. Howard	937	24.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Stanbra	730	19.4
Majority			1,153	30.7
Turnout			3,757	60.9

Kingswood Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Bell	2,659	72.6
	Conservative	A. Girvin	1,002	27.4
Majority			1,657	45.3
Turnout			3,661	53.7

Lloyds Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Kane	3,035	73.8
	Conservative	G. Ellenton	1,075	26.2
Majority			1,960	47.7
Turnout			4,110	64.4

Shire Lodge Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Forshaw	3,139	72.5
	Conservative	C. Woolmer	1,190	27.5
Majority			1,949	45.0
Turnout			4,329	60.6

Daventry District

Braunston Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Williams	2,829	58.7
	Labour	K. Ritchie	1,994	41.3
Majority			835	17.3
Turnout			4,823	66.7

Brixworth Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Millar	2,632	51.9
	Labour	M. Davenport	1,223	24.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Nice	1,216	24.0
Majority			1,409	27.8
Turnout			5,071	68.5

Daventry East Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Penrose	2,005	53.7
	Conservative	S. Osborne	1,731	46.3
Majority			274	7.3
Turnout			3,736	53.7

Daventry West Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	O. Loud	2,355	60.8
	Conservative	Annette Dunn	1,521	39.2
Majority			834	21.5
Turnout			3,876	51.6

Moulton Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Shephard	2,310	55.0
	Labour	M. Hanly	1,113	26.5
	Labour	B. Luck	774	18.4
Majority			1,197	28.5
Turnout			4,197	69.5

Uplands Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Tebbutt	3,004	58.2
	Labour	J. Corkill	1,313	25.4
	Green	J. Hurst	844	16.4
Majority			1,691	32.8
Turnout			5,161	71.2

Woodford & Weedon Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Gina Ogden	2,531	60.5
	Labour	Malcolm Adcock	1,650	39.5
Majority			881	21.1
Turnout			4,181	62.9

East Northamptonshire District

Higham Ferrers Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Lawson	2,549	55.5
	Labour	A. Dunn	2,046	44.5
Majority			503	10.9
Turnout			4,595	67.3

Irthlingborough Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Lee	2,141	50.2
	Conservative	S. Hobbs	2,123	49.8
Majority			18	0.4
Turnout			4,264	61.2

Oundle Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Reichhold	2,452	51.1
	Labour	J. Brookfield	1,845	38.5
	Independent	J. Smoker	497	10.4
Majority			607	12.7
Turnout			4,794	70.3

Prebendal Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Padley	2,920	70.3
	Labour	R. Whitehad	1,233	29.7
Majority			1,687	71.4
Turnout			4,153	40.6

Raunds Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Sharman	2,011	50.9
	Conservative	S. Roberts	1,937	49.1
Majority			74	1.9
Turnout			3,948	61.2

Rushden East Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Cox	1,703	44.0
	Conservative	C. Wood	1,641	42.4
	Liberal Democrats	David Hooton	529	13.7
Majority			62	1.6
Turnout			3,873	56.5

Rushden South Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Tye	2,363	54.6
	Labour	L. Rolfe	1,964	45.4
Majority			399	9.2
Turnout			4,327	62.7

Rushden West Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Jones	1,883	52.4
	Conservative	R. Pinnock	1,712	47.6
Majority			171	4.8
Turnout			3,595	57.7

Thrapston Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Seery	2,529	57.1
	Labour	M. Whiteman	1,578	35.6
	UKIP	P. Baden	322	7.3
Majority			951	21.5
Turnout			4,429	67.6

Kettering Borough

Brambleside Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Chambers	1,784	44.2
	Conservative	G. Smith	1,713	42.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Richardson	540	13.4
Majority			71	1.8
Turnout			4,037	69.9

Burton Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Lamb	1,709	38.9
	Labour	A. Gordon	1,657	37.7
	Liberal Democrats	K. Simons	1,026	23.4
Majority			52	1.2
Turnout			4,392	67.0

Desborough Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Coe	2,079	47.9
	Conservative	B. Glynane	1,861	42.9
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hill	401	9.2
Majority			218	5.0
Turnout			4,341	69.7

Grange Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Mayhew	2,095	62.6
	Conservative	K. Marsh	911	27.2
	Liberal Democrats	F. Peacock	340	10.2
Majority			1,184	35.4
Turnout			3,346	58.9

Ise Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Baker	1,824	43.1
	Labour	G. Marshall	1,806	42.7
	Liberal Democrats	V. McGlynn	604	14.3
Majority			18	0.4
Turnout			4,234	67.9

Kettering Central Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I. Watts	2,153	52.9
	Conservative	J. Harker	1,372	33.7
	Liberal Democrats	C. McGlynn	543	13.3
Majority			781	19.2
Turnout			4,068	60.8

Kettering Rural Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Harker	3,015	56.6
	Labour	R. Smith	1,553	29.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Prentice	755	14.2
Majority			1,461	27.5
Turnout			5,323	74.9

Rothwell Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Whyte	1,996	53.9
	Conservative	M. Spendlove	1,704	46.1
Majority			292	7.9
Turnout			3,700	66.8

St Andrews and St Peters Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. West	2,285	55.2
	Conservative	T. Freer	1,858	44.8
Majority			427	10.3
Turnout			4,143	59.9

Wicksteed Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. Parker	1,917	40.2
	Labour	J. Connolly	1,851	38.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Coleman	1,000	21.0
Majority			66	1.4
Turnout			4,768	68.4

Northampton Borough

Abington Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Boss	1,780	49.7
	Conservative	J. Ashby	965	26.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Markham	839	23.4
Majority			815	22.7
Turnout			3,584	56.0

Billing Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Strachan	1,500	43.6
	Conservative	J. Duncan	1,377	40.0
	Liberal Democrats	L. Felstead	566	16.4
Majority			123	3.6
Turnout			3,443	51.8

Boughton Green Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Kirby	1,661	39.2
	Conservative	I. McCann	1,298	30.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Yates	1,282	30.2
Majority			363	8.6
Turnout			4,241	62.6

Castle Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Dickie	2,023	60.8
	Conservative	E. Barham	677	20.3
	Liberal Democrats	G. Bowles	528	15.9
	Independent	P. Harrisson	100	3.0
Majority			1,346	40.4
Turnout			3,328	47.6

Delapre Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. Kalyan	1,591	46.7
	Liberal Democrats	B. Glynane	923	27.1
	Conservative	M. Hill	893	26.2
Majority			668	19.6
Turnout			3,407	55.5

Eastfield Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Thomas	2,007	50.9
	Conservative	L. Percival	1,205	30.6
	Liberal Democrats	B. Dee	728	18.5
Majority			802	20.4
Turnout			2,855	58.4

East Hunsbury Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Nunn	1,789	46.7
	Labour	T. Bailey	1,343	35.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. Battison	700	18.3
Majority			446	11.6
Turnout			3,832	57.8

Ecton Brook Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Concannon	1,331	45.5
	Conservative	J. Lane	1,124	38.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Baldwin	641	16.0
Majority			207	7.1
Turnout			2,964	54.1

Headlands Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	V. Dams	1,562	35.9
	Conservative	G. Hawker	1,440	33.1
	Liberal Democrats	S. Hope	1,349	31.0
Majority			122	2.8
Turnout			4,351	66.8

Kingsley Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Dixon	1,592	40.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Church	1,517	38.5
	Conservative	G. Austin	829	21.1
Majority			75	1.9
Turnout			3,938	55.6

Kingsthorpe Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Beardsworth	1,844	45.2
	Labour	F. Wire	1,397	34.2
	Conservative	M. Miah	840	20.6
Majority			447	11.0
Turnout			4,081	59.6

Lumbertubs Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Young	1,618	55.9
	Conservative	B. Eldred	782	27.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Taylor	492	17.0
Majority			836	28.9
Turnout			2,892	47.6

Nene Valley Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Lill	2,208	52.5
	Labour	J. Lineker	1,288	30.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Matthews	711	16.9
Majority			920	21.9
Turnout			4,207	66.3

New Duston Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Tavener	1,958	46.6
	Labour	P. Evans	1,638	39.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cant	608	14.5
Majority			320	7.6
Turnout			4,204	64.0

Old Duston Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Edwards	1,802	44.0
	Labour	A. Kingston	1,756	42.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Squires	536	13.1
Majority			46	1.1
Turnout			4,094	63.6

Parklands Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. Massey	1,733	41.4
	Labour	F. Lilley	1,685	40.3
	Liberal Democrats	I. Wright	767	18.3
Majority			48	1.1
Turnout			4,185	66.9

Spencer Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Bains	1,696	59.4
	Conservative	B. Wright	694	24.3
	Liberal Democrats	I. Markham	465	16.3
Majority			1,002	35.1
Turnout			2,855	47.4

St Crispin Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. McCutcheon	1,545	51.0
	Conservative	D. Clark	864	28.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hoare	535	17.7
	Independent	T. Harvey	83	2.7
Majority			681	22.5
Turnout			3,007	47.9

St David Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Gardner	1,530	47.0
	Liberal Democrats	N. Felstead	967	29.7
	Conservative	J. Cartwright	757	23.3
Majority			563	17.3
Turnout			3,254	48.1

St James Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Wire	1,805	52.0
	Conservative	A. Wright	1,157	33.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Minney	506	14.6
Majority			648	18.7
Turnout			3,468	54.2

Thorplands Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Patterson	1,550	55.0
	Conservative	J. Cartwright	858	30.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Taylor	408	14.5
Majority			692	24.6
Turnout			2,816	49.9

West Hunsbury Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Hugheston-Roberts	1,367	39.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hope	1,044	30.3
	Labour	U. Gravesande	886	25.7
	UKIP	D. Clark	146	4.2
Majority			323	9.4
Turnout			3,443	62.0

Weston Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Hill	2,437	51.4
	Labour	M. Cleaves	1,485	31.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Cramp	815	17.2
Majority			952	20.1
Turnout			4,737	68.9

South Northamptonshire District

Brackley East Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Shepherd-Cross	2,578	56.4
	Labour	P. Sceeny	1,994	43.6
Majority			584	12.8
Turnout			4,572	61.0

Brackley West Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Sawbridge	2,056	50.4
	Liberal Democrats	I. Franklin	1,094	26.8
	Labour	G. Youens	931	22.8
Majority			962	23.6
Turnout			4,081	66.1

Bugbrooke Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Kirkbride	2,680	59.4
	Labour	R. Johnson	944	20.9
	Liberal Democrats	S. Pace	887	19.7
Majority			1,736	38.5
Turnout			4,511	70.8

Deanshanger Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Walker	2,526	57.2
	Labour	V. Whitaker	1,892	42.8
Majority			634	14.4
Turnout			4,418	69.1

Greens Norton Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Smith	3,301	67.6
	Labour	D. Wardle	1,582	32.4
Majority			1,719	35.2
Turnout			4,883	70.9

Hackleton Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Binley	2,811	61.0
	Labour	R. Foot	1,171	25.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Simpson	627	13.6
Majority			1,640	35.6
Turnout			4,609	71.3

Middleton Cheney Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Mildren	2,771	57.5
	Labour	C. Fitchett	2,046	42.5
Majority			725	15.1
Turnout			4,871	66.0

Roade Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Batten	2,075	51.7
	Labour	W. Toone	1,245	31.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. O'Connor	693	17.3
Majority			830	20.7
Turnout			4,043	70.2

Towcester Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Bromwich	2,018	49.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Calder	1,048	25.6
	Labour	H. Kerr	1,022	25.0
Majority			970	23.7
Turnout			4,088	64.6

Wellingborough Borough

Croyland Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Simon	2,282	50.5
	Conservative	C. Benham	1,624	35.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. Gaskell	613	13.6
Majority			658	14.6
Turnout			4,519	58.4

Earls Barton Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Blackwell	2,900	56.0
	Conservative	P. Bell	2,275	44.0
Majority			625	12.1
Turnout			5,175	72.6

Finedon Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Bailey	2,809	56.6
	Labour	L. Warner	1,504	30.3
	Liberal Democrats	W. Urmson	651	13.1
Majority			1,305	26.3
Turnout			4,964	71.4

Hemmingwell Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Ashton	2,274	54.6
	Conservative	Y. Miles	1,892	45.4
Majority			382	9.2
Turnout			4,166	64.1

Irchester Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Maguire	1,989	44.6
	Conservative	J. Saxby	1,922	43.1
	Liberal Democrats	K. Clements	550	12.3
Majority			57	1.5
Turnout			4,461	71.2

Queensway Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Jones	2,115	56.6
	Conservative	V. Ager	1,230	32.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. Thornborow	395	10.6
Majority			885	23.7
Turnout			3,740	58.3

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Redwell Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Waters	2,036	48.5
	Labour	J. Robinson	1,488	35.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Wilkins	674	16.1
Majority			548	13.1
Turnout			4,198	69.0

Swanspool Division

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Cass	2,220	53.4
	Conservative	J. Read	1,935	46.6
Majority			285	6.9
Turnout			4,155	64.8