The 2025 West Northamptonshire Council election is due to take place on 1 May 2025, alongside nationwide local elections. A total of 76 councillors are to be elected, a reduction from the previous number of 93 in 2021. 13 wards will elect 3 councillors each, 15 wards will elect 2 councillors each, and 7 wards will elect 1 councillor each.[1]
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Background
editFollowing the 2021 West Northamptonshire Council election, the Conservative Party won an overall majority on the new council. The previous election was held simultaneously with the 2021 local elections in which the Conservatives won multiple elections after a "vaccine bump".[2]
The Conservatives currently have 61 seats,[3] following the resignation of the former leader Jonathan Nunn following claims of abuse.[4][5] The Liberal Democrats gained an additional seat after winning a by-election in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys ward in February 2024.[6]
References
edit- ^ "New electoral arrangements for West Northamptonshire Council" (PDF). The Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "U.K.'s Johnson Wins Historic By-Election on Brexit, Vaccine Bump". Bloomberg.com. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "WNC Councillors by Political Party". West Northamptonshire Council. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Northants council at centre of abuse claims 'stuck in 1950s'". BBC News. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Northants Conservative quits party over Jonathan Nunn abuse claims". BBC News. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Lincoln, Nadia (9 February 2024). "Liberal Democrats take East Hunsbury and Shelfleys seat winning nearly 40 percent of votes". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. Retrieved 21 August 2024.