Northamptonshire County Council elections

Northamptonshire County Council was the county council for Northamptonshire in England. It was initially created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, with its functions being substantially reformed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The council was abolished in 2021, with the area split into North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. Elections to Northamptonshire County Council were held every four years.

Political control

Party in control Years
Labour 1973–1977
Conservative 1977–1981
No overall control 1981–1993
Labour 1993–2005
Conservative 2005–2021

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2005 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:

Councillor Party From To
Jim Harker[1] Conservative 2005 May 2016
Heather Smith[2] Conservative May 2016 15 Mar 2018
Matthew Golby[3] Conservative 12 Apr 2018 31 Mar 2021

Council elections

County result maps

  • 2001 results map
    2001 results map
  • 2005 results map
    2005 results map
  • 2009 results map
    2009 results map
  • 2013 results map
    2013 results map
  • 2017 results map
    2017 results map

By-election results

1993–1997

Kingsthorpe By-Election 27 June 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 801 56.6
Labour 486 34.4
Conservative 104 7.4
UKIP 23 1.6
Majority 315 22.2
Turnout 1,414 28.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Northampton Park By-Election 31 October 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 793 51.6
Conservative 562 36.4
Liberal Democrats 181 11.8
Majority 231 15.2
Turnout 1,536 20.8
Labour hold Swing

2001–2005

Braunston By-Election 1 May 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,621 68.3 +9.6
Labour 753 31.7 −9.6
Majority 868 36.6
Turnout 2,374
Conservative hold Swing
Kingswood By-Election 10 July 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 469 41.9 −30.7
Liberal Democrats 420 37.5 +37.5
Conservative 230 20.6 −6.8
Majority 49 4.4
Turnout 1,119 17.1
Labour hold Swing
Spencer By-Election 22 January 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 524 39.2 −20.2
Liberal Democrats 466 34.9 +18.6
Conservative 347 26.0 +1.7
Majority 58 4.3
Turnout 1,337 21.8
Labour hold Swing
East Hunsbury By-Election 10 June 2004[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andre Gonzalez de Savage 1,228 48.4 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Charles Markham 694 27.4 +9.1
Labour Simon Draper 614 24.2 −10.8
Majority 534 21.0
Turnout 2,536 38.5
Conservative hold Swing

2005–2009

Long Buckby By-Election 8 March 2007[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Osborne 1,541 67.0 +2.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Patchett 456 19.8 +19.8
Labour Beatrice Price 302 13.1 −22.3
Majority 1,085 47.2
Turnout 2,299 36.7
Conservative hold Swing
Prebendal By-Election 3 May 2007[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Heather Smith 1,866 70.4 +8.2
Liberal Democrats David Burgess 461 17.4 −2.8
Labour David Fisher 322 12.2 −5.4
Majority 1,405 53.0
Turnout 2,649 44.7
Conservative hold Swing
Uplands By-Election 3 May 2007[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Catherine Boardman 2,307 70.3 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Patchett 641 19.5 +19.5
Independent Alan Tebbutt 333 10.1 +10.1
Majority 1,666 50.8
Turnout 3,281 43.4
Conservative hold Swing
Lloyds By-Election 27 September 2007[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bob Scott 1,093 53.5 −8.7
Conservative Lynn Wilson 375 18.3 −2.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Stanbra 311 15.2 −1.6
BNP Rob Walker 265 13.0 +13.0
Majority 718 35.2
Turnout 2,044 30.7
Labour hold Swing

2009–2013

Towcester by-election, 9 February 2012[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Lofts 1,279 60.7% +32.6%
Conservative Ian Alexander McCord 638 30.3% −30.7%
UKIP Barry Joseph Mahoney 124 5.9% +5.9%
BNP Mark Andrew Plowman 66 3.1% +3.1%
Majority 641 30.4%
Turnout 2107
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +31.7%

2013–2017

Middleton Cheney by-election, 5 September 2013[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronald Sawbridge 1081 52.7 +9.9
UKIP Barry Joseph Mahoney 604 29.4 −6.0
Labour Christopher Lee 221 10.8 −2.3
Liberal Democrats Scott Jon Collins 141 6.9 −1.9
Majority 477 23.6 +16.2
Turnout 2051 22.86
Conservative hold Swing
Braunston and Crick by-election, 3 July 2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Longley 1,019 40.5 +6.5
Labour Abigail Campbell 989 39.3 +9.5
UKIP Eric MacAnndrais 506 20.1 −11.4
Majority 30 1.2
Turnout 2,514
Conservative hold Swing
Brixworth by-election, 3 July 2014[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cecile Irving-Swift 1,297 55.4 +4.4
UKIP Stephen Pointer 500 21.3 −3.7
Labour Robert McNally 248 10.6 −2.6
Green Stephen Whiffen 228 9.7 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Daniel Jones 69 2.9 −1.1
Majority 797 34.0
Turnout 2,342
Conservative hold Swing

2017–2021

Higham Ferrers by-election, 15 February 2018[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jason Smithers 1,414 56.6 −3.5
Labour Gary Day 557 22.3 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Suzanna Austin 336 13.5 +2.3
UKIP Bill Cross 109 4.4 −5.5
Green Simon Turner 81 3.2 +3.2
Majority 857 34.3
Turnout 2,497
Conservative hold Swing
St George by-election, 19 July 2018[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anjona Roy 839 44.6 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Sawyer 564 30.0 +0.1
Conservative Ausra Uzukauskaite 285 15.1 −7.2
UKIP Andy Smiles 111 5.9 −1.6
Green Scott Mabbutt 83 4.4 +4.4
Majority 275 14.6
Turnout 1883 21.4
Labour hold Swing
Oundle by-election, 21 February 2019[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Annabel de Capell Brooke 1,864 51.3 −14.1
Liberal Democrats Marc Folgate 1,276 35.1 +24.6
Labour Harry James 403 11.1 −12.9
UKIP Allan Shipham 89 2.4 +2.4
Majority 588 16.2
Turnout 3632 36.9
Conservative hold Swing

References

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