South_Northamptonshire_local_elections
South Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 2007, 42 councillors were elected from 27 wards. The council was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of West Northamptonshire.
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:[1]
More information Party in control, Years ...
Party in control | Years | |
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No overall control | 1973–1979 | |
Conservative | 1979–1995 | |
No overall control | 1995–1999 | |
Conservative | 1999–2021 |
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Leadership
The leaders of the council from 1999 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:
More information Councillor, Party ...
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Sandra Barnes[2] | Conservative | 1999 | 25 May 2010 | |
Mary Clarke[3] | Conservative | 25 May 2010 | 10 May 2015 | |
Ian McCord[4][5] | Conservative | 20 May 2015 | 31 Mar 2021 |
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- 1973 South Northamptonshire District Council election
- 1976 South Northamptonshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[6]
- 1979 South Northamptonshire District Council election
- 1983 South Northamptonshire District Council election
- 1987 South Northamptonshire District Council election
- 1991 South Northamptonshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[7][8]
- 1995 South Northamptonshire District Council election
- 1999 South Northamptonshire District Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)[9][10]
- 2003 South Northamptonshire District Council election
- 2007 South Northamptonshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[1][11][12]
- 2011 South Northamptonshire District Council election
- 2015 South Northamptonshire District Council election
1995-1999
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | 280 | 51.3 | |||
Conservative | 266 | 48.7 | |||
Majority | 14 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 546 | 30.8 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 241 | 54.0 | +12.7 | ||
Conservative | 205 | 46.0 | +24.0 | ||
Majority | 36 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 446 | 21.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | 296 | 65.5 | |||
Labour | 156 | 34.5 | |||
Majority | 140 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 452 | 22.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 335 | 52.5 | -2.6 | ||
Conservative | 303 | 47.5 | +29.2 | ||
Majority | 32 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 638 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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1999-2003
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | 678 | 39.0 | -25.0 | ||
Labour | 555 | 31.9 | -4.1 | ||
Independent | 329 | 18.9 | +18.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 177 | 10.2 | +10.2 | ||
Majority | 123 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,739 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | 981 | 53.7 | +11.3 | ||
Labour | 845 | 46.3 | -11.3 | ||
Majority | 136 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,826 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | 613 | 65.5 | +8.6 | ||
Labour | 323 | 34.5 | -8.6 | ||
Majority | 290 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 936 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | 167 | 60.5 | +3.0 | ||
Labour | 109 | 39.5 | -3.0 | ||
Majority | 58 | 21.0 | |||
Turnout | 276 | 20.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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2003-2007
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | 513 | 59.2 | +9.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 215 | 24.8 | +8.7 | ||
Labour | 139 | 16.0 | -3.6 | ||
Majority | 298 | 34.4 | |||
Turnout | 867 | 23.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | 260 | 49.1 | |||
Conservative | 226 | 42.7 | |||
Labour | 43 | 8.1 | |||
Majority | 34 | 6.4 | |||
Turnout | 529 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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2007-2011
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul Farrow | 407 | 76.1 | -23.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shaun Hope | 128 | 23.9 | +23.9 | |
Majority | 279 | 52.1 | |||
Turnout | 535 | 19.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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2011-2015
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Lisa Samiotis | 774 | 59.4 | +15.5 | |
Conservative | John Gasking | 401 | 30.8 | -11.7 | |
UKIP | Peter Conquest | 129 | 9.9 | -3.7 | |
Majority | 373 | 28.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,304 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tharik Jainu-Deen | 313 | 76.2 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Shaun Hope | 98 | 23.8 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 215 | 52.3 | |||
Turnout | 412 | 13.4 | -5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Simon Clifford | 433 | |||
Conservative | Adil Sadygov | 313 | |||
Labour | Ian Grant | 151 | |||
UKIP | Peter Conquest | 100 | |||
UKIP | Katie Chick | 84 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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2015-2021
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ken Pritchard | 369 | 77.2 | N/A | |
UKIP | Rose Gibbins | 109 | 22.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 260 | 54.4 | |||
Turnout | 478 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Grant | 244 | 58.4 | -13.0 | |
Labour | Ian Grant | 105 | 25.1 | -3.5 | |
UKIP | Rose Gibbins | 49 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
Green | Andy Clarke | 20 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 139 | 33.3 | |||
Turnout | 418 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Gregor Hopkins | 470 | 67.0 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Michael Bailey | 232 | 33.0 | -4.2 | |
Majority | 238 | 34.0 | |||
Turnout | 702 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jonathan Riley | 391 | 42.1 | -21.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Allen | 316 | 34.1 | +34.1 | |
Labour | Richard Solesbury-Timms | 183 | 19.7 | +19.7 | |
Green | Adam Sear | 38 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 75 | 8.1 | |||
Turnout | 928 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Paul Wiltshire | 319 | 76.9 | -0.9 | |
Labour | Richard Solesbury-Timms | 96 | 23.1 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 223 | 53.7 | |||
Turnout | 415 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Abigail Medina | 366 | 56.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Martin Barter | 236 | 36.5 | N/A | |
Labour | Adrian Scandrett | 44 | 6.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 130 | 20.1 | |||
Turnout | 646 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Mark Allen | 384 | 43.8 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | Alison Eastwood | 345 | 39.3 | -2.8 | |
Green | Adam Sear | 89 | 10.1 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Arthur Greaves | 59 | 6.7 | -13.0 | |
Majority | 39 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 877 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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