Wellingborough_local_elections
The Borough Council of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, UK was elected every four years. After the last boundary changes in 1999, thirty-six councillors were elected from 16 wards.[1] The council was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of North Northamptonshire.
From the first elections to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was held by the following parties:[2]
More information Party in control, Years ...
Party in control | Years | |
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No overall control | 1973–1976 | |
Conservative | 1976–1995 | |
No overall control | 1995–1999 | |
Labour | 1999–2003 | |
Conservative | 2003–2021 |
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Leadership
The leaders of the council from 1991 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:[3]
More information Councillor, Party ...
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Derek Hooton[4] | Conservative | 1991 | 1997 | |
Graham Ridge[5] | Labour | 1997 | 2003 | |
Eileen Higgins | Conservative | 2003 | 2005 | |
John Bailey[6] | Conservative | 2005 | 2011 | |
Paul Bell | Conservative | 2011 | 17 May 2016 | |
Martin Griffiths | Conservative | 17 May 2016 | 31 Mar 2021 |
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- 1973 Wellingborough Borough Council election
- 1976 Wellingborough Borough Council election
- 1979 Wellingborough Borough Council election
- 1983 Wellingborough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[7]
- 1987 Wellingborough Borough Council election
- 1991 Wellingborough Borough Council election
- 1995 Wellingborough Borough Council election
- 1999 Wellingborough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)[8][9]
- 2003 Wellingborough Borough Council election
- 2007 Wellingborough Borough Council election
- 2011 Wellingborough Borough Council election
- 2015 Wellingborough Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[10]
Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Independent | ||||
2015 | Conservative | 27 | 9 | - | |||
2011 | Conservative | 27 | 9 | - | |||
2007 | Conservative | 30 | 4 | 2 | |||
2003 | Conservative | 27 | 9 | - | |||
1999 | Labour | 15 | 20 | 1 |
- 1999 results map
- 2003 results map
- 2007 results map
- 2011 results map
- 2015 results map
1995-1999
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | 694 | 54.6 | +13.5 | ||
Conservative | 530 | 41.7 | -8.5 | ||
UKIP | 47 | 3.7 | +3.7 | ||
Majority | 164 | 12.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,271 | 29.4 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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2003-2007
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Lesley Callnon | 469 | 39.3 | -17.1 | |
Labour | Andrew Scarborough | 445 | 37.3 | -6.3 | |
UKIP | Anthony Ellwood | 173 | 14.5 | +14.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Penelope Wilkins | 105 | 8.8 | +8.8 | |
Majority | 24 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,192 | 23.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Graham Lawman | 885 | 61.1 | -4.3 | |
Labour | Catherine Mulholland | 455 | 31.4 | -3.2 | |
Green | Jonathan Hornett | 62 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
UKIP | James Wrench | 45 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 430 | 29.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,447 | 27.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Bruce Thomas | 655 | 47.6 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Patricia Cass | 488 | 35.4 | -1.9 | |
UKIP | Anthony Ellwood | 162 | 11.8 | -2.7 | |
Green | Jonathan Hornett | 71 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 167 | 12.2 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,376 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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2007-2011
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Martin Griffiths | 698 | 52.6 | -7.3 | |
Labour | Andrew Scarborough | 448 | 33.8 | -6.3 | |
Independent | Ray Miles | 125 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Green | Jonathan Hornett | 55 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 250 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,326 | 25.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jim Bass | 363 | 66.0 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Simons | 149 | 27.1 | +27.1 | |
Labour | Peter Wright | 38 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
Majority | 214 | 38.9 | |||
Turnout | 550 | 37.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Bigley | 665 | 59.0 | -18.5 | |
BNP | David Robinson | 177 | 15.7 | +15.7 | |
Labour | Elaine Baggott | 169 | 15.0 | -7.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Brown | 40 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
UKIP | Tony Ellwood | 39 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Green | Jonathan Hornett | 37 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 488 | 43.3 | -11.7 | ||
Turnout | 1127 | 47.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jo Beirne | 816 | 81.1 | +10.6 | |
Independent | Peter Wright | 97 | 9.7 | +9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Brown | 93 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
Majority | 719 | 71.4 | |||
Turnout | 1006 | 32.9 | -6.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Simmons | 750 | 47.3 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Patricia Jones | 316 | 19.9 | -11.3 | |
Green | Jonathan Hornett | 189 | 11.9 | +11.9 | |
Independent | Jacqueline Norton | 183 | 11.5 | -11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julie White | 149 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Majority | 434 | 27.3 | |||
Turnout | 1587 | 37.7 | -2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Hawkes | 548 | 46.0 | -9.6 | |
Labour | Helena Reynolds | 361 | 30.3 | -14.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Jones | 162 | 13.6 | +13.6 | |
BNP | David Robinson | 120 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Majority | 187 | 15.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,191 | 27.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Raymond | 570 | 57.2 | -20.3 | |
Labour | Graham Sherwood | 186 | 18.7 | -3.9 | |
BNP | David Robinson | 84 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Penelope Wilkins | 72 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
English Democrat | Terence Spencer | 62 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
Green | Jonathan Hornett | 23 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 384 | 38.5 | |||
Turnout | 997 | 38.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Atkinson | 639 | 48.0 | +19.8 | |
Labour | Peter Wright | 425 | 31.9 | -7.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Jones | 229 | 17.2 | +17.2 | |
Green | Jonathan Hornett | 38 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 214 | 16.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,331 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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2011-2015
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Gough | 626 | 41.5 | -3.8 | |
Labour | Kevin Watts | 417 | 27.7 | -27.0 | |
UKIP | Debra Elderton | 396 | 26.3 | +26.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Jones | 69 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 209 | 13.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,508 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Veronica Waters | 396 | 45.6 | -20.3 | |
UKIP | Allan Shipham | 244 | 28.1 | +28.1 | |
Labour | Elfred Brown | 193 | 27.7 | -11.9 | |
English Democrat | Marshall Walker | 35 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 152 | 17.5 | |||
Turnout | 868 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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2015-2021
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barbara Bailey | 758 | 62.3 | +15.4 | |
Labour | Steve Ayland | 235 | 19.3 | -7.7 | |
UKIP | Allan Shipham | 137 | 11.3 | -14.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Wheaver | 86 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 523 | 43.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,216 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew Weatherill | 547 | 52.2 | -10.1 | |
Independent | Laurence Harper | 227 | 21.7 | +21.7 | |
Green | Marion Turner-Hawes | 134 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
Labour | Isobel Stevenson | 76 | 7.3 | -12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Nelson | 64 | 6.1 | -1.0 | |
Majority | 320 | 30.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,048 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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