East Northamptonshire District Council elections

East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2007, 40 councillors were elected from 22 wards.^[1] The district was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of North Northamptonshire.

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control		Years
	Conservative	1973–1995
	Labour	1995–1999
	Conservative	1999–2021

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2009 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:

Councillor	Party		From	To
Andy Mercer		Conservative		Oct 2010
Steven North^[3]		Conservative	4 Oct 2010	31 Mar 2021

Council elections

1973 East Northamptonshire District Council election
1976 East Northamptonshire District Council election
1979 East Northamptonshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]
1983 East Northamptonshire District Council election
1987 East Northamptonshire District Council election
1991 East Northamptonshire District Council election
1995 East Northamptonshire District Council election
1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[5]^[6]
2003 East Northamptonshire District Council election
2007 East Northamptonshire District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 4)^[2]^[7]
2011 East Northamptonshire District Council election
2015 East Northamptonshire District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)^[8]

Election results

	Overall control		Conservative		Labour		Lib Dem^[a]		Independent
2015	Conservative	37		1		-		2
2011	Conservative	35		2		-		3
2007	Conservative	39		-		-		1
2003	Conservative	33		3		-		-
1999	Conservative	20		15		-		1
1995	Labour	9		25		2		-
1991	Conservative	23		9		3		1
1987	Conservative	30		5		1		-
1983	Conservative	30		6		-		-
1979	Conservative	30		5		-		1

^ SDP–Liberal Alliance in 1987.

District result maps

1979 results map
1983 results map
1987 results map
1991 results map
1995 results map
1999 results map
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Rushden East By-Election 16 May 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	656	75.4
	Conservative	214	24.6
Majority		442	50.8
Turnout		870	22.4
	Labour hold	Swing

Woodford By-Election 12 September 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	325	65.1
	Conservative	174	34.9
Majority		151	30.2
Turnout		499
	Labour hold	Swing

Rushden North By-Election 17 October 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	365	43.3
	Conservative	352	41.7
	Independent	127	15.1
Majority		13	1.6
Turnout		844	18.5
	Labour hold	Swing

Rushden West By-Election 3 April 1997
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	712	67.0
	Conservative	351	33.0
Majority		361	34.0
Turnout		1,063
	Labour hold	Swing

Rushden South By-Election 13 November 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	525	55.7	+15.2
	Labour	418	44.3	−15.2
Majority		107	11.4
Turnout		943	16.1
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

1999-2003

Ringstead By-Election 14 October 1999
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	316	64.5	−6.6
	Labour	174	35.5	+6.6
Majority		142	29.0
Turnout		490	37.9
	Conservative hold	Swing

Fineshade By-Election 18 April 2002
Party		Votes	%
	Conservative	366	83.9
	Labour	70	16.1
Majority		296	67.8
Turnout		436
	Conservative hold	Swing

Ringstead By-Election 18 April 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	379	67.7	−3.4
	Labour	181	32.3	+3.4
Majority		198	35.4
Turnout		560
	Conservative hold	Swing

2003-2007

Lower Nene By-Election 25 September 2003^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rushden East By-Election 27 July 2006^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sean Lever	506	66.4	+21.5
	Labour	Stephen Allen	256	33.6	−2.9
Majority			250	32.8
Turnout			762	15.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

2007-2011

Higham Ferrers Lancaster By-Election 5 July 2007^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pam Whiting	unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

2011-2015

Barnwell By-Election 14 June 2012^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Capp	412	64.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Draycott	130	20.2	N/A
	Labour	Phil Garnham	101	15.7	N/A
Majority			282	43.9
Turnout			643
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oundle By-Election 15 November 2012^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jake Vowles	1,003	52.4	−13.7
	Labour	Paul King	681	35.6	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	George Smid	230	12.0	+12.0
Majority			322	16.8
Turnout			1,914
	Conservative hold		Swing

Thrapston Market By-Election 25 July 2013^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Smith	396	43.1	−12.4
	Independent	Valerie Carter	210	22.9	+22.9
	Labour	Alex Izycky	166	18.1	+18.1
	UKIP	Joseph Garner	146	15.9	+15.9
Majority			186	20.3
Turnout			918
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015-2021

Prebendal By-Election 4 May 2017^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Annabel de Capell Brooke	729	82.8	+6.7
	Labour	Alan Brookfield	151	17.2	+2.8
Majority			578	65.6
Turnout			880
	Conservative hold		Swing

Higham Ferrers Lancaster By-Election 15 February 2018^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harriet Pentland	611	55.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanna Austin	244	22.2	N/A
	Labour	Mark Smith	189	17.2	N/A
	Green	Simon Turner	33	3.0	N/A
	UKIP	Bill Cross	22	2.0	N/A
Majority			367	33.4
Turnout			1,099
	Conservative hold		Swing

Irthlingborough Waterloo By-Election 8 August 2019^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lee Wilkes	542	53.1	−2.3
	Labour	Caroline Cross	478	46.9	+11.7
Majority			64	6.3
Turnout			1,020
	Conservative hold		Swing

Higham Ferrers Chichele By-Election 12 December 2019^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bert Jackson	1,379	63.3	+16.1
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanna Austin	800	36.7	+36.7
Majority			579	26.6
Turnout			2,179
	Conservative hold		Swing

Higham Ferrers Lancaster By-Election 12 December 2019^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Tomas	1,531	62.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Baylis	913	37.4	N/A
Majority			618	25.2
Turnout			2,444
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "Councillors - general information". East Northamptonshire Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b "East Northamptonshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
^ "Council minutes, 4 October 2010". East Northamptonshire District Council. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ The District of East Northamptonshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
^ "East Northamptonshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of East Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of East Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The East Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "No Brent bounce for Lib Dems". guardian.co.uk. 26 September 2003. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). East Northamptonshire Council. Retrieved 14 March 2010. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Notice of uncontested election" (PDF). East Northamptonshire Council. Retrieved 14 March 2010. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Barnwell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Oundle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Thrapston Market Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Prebendal Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Higham Ferrers Lancaster Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Irthlingborough Waterloo Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Higham Ferrers Chichele Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Higham Ferrers Lancaster Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

East Northamptonshire District Council

[9] SDP–Liberal Alliance in 1987.

[general-1] "Councillors - general information". East Northamptonshire Council. Archived from the original on 29 August 2006. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

[hold-2] "East Northamptonshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

[3] "Council minutes, 4 October 2010". East Northamptonshire District Council. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[4] The District of East Northamptonshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976

[gain-5] "East Northamptonshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The District of East Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The District of East Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[8] slation.gov.uk - The East Northamptonshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[brent-10] "No Brent bounce for Lib Dems". guardian.co.uk. 26 September 2003. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

[east-11] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). East Northamptonshire Council. Retrieved 14 March 2010. ^{[dead link‍]}

[ferrers-12] "Notice of uncontested election" (PDF). East Northamptonshire Council. Retrieved 14 March 2010. ^{[dead link‍]}

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Barnwell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Oundle Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Thrapston Market Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Prebendal Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Higham Ferrers Lancaster Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Irthlingborough Waterloo Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Higham Ferrers Chichele Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

[20] "Local Elections Archive Project — Higham Ferrers Lancaster Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.

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