Kettering Borough Council election, 2003

Kettering Borough Council

Kettering Borough Council Ward Map
1. All Saints 2. Avondale 3. Barton Seagrave, 4. Brambleside 5. Buccleuch 6. Desborough Loatland 7. Desborough St. Giles, 8. Latimer (Burton Latimer), 9. Millbrook 10. Piper's Hill 11. Plessy (Burton Latimer) 12. Rothwell Tresham 13. Rothwell Trinity 14. Queen Eleanor 15. Slade 16. Spinney 17. St. Andrew's 18. St. Mary's 19. St. Michael's 20. St. Peter's 21. Warkton 22. Welland 23. Wicksteed

Kettering Borough within Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire within England

Elections for Kettering Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Kettering, were held on 1 May 2003 and were won by the Conservatives, gaining overall control from Labour.

Summary Results

The overall results, using average ward votes for the total number of votes cast, were as follows:

Kettering Borough Council (after 2003 election)
(Key: Red = Labour, Blue = Conservative, Grey = Independent, Stripes = Mixed Ward)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Summary Results
Party		Candidates	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	45	12,371	56.3	30	+12
	Labour	44	8,038	36.6	13	-9
	Independent	5	827	3.8	2	-2
	Liberal Democrat	8	751	3.4	0	-1
Total		102	21,987		45
Electorate		66,470
Turnout		33.1

(Vote counts shown are ward averages)

Council Before 2003 Elections

Before the elections held on 1 May 2003, the composition of Kettering Borough Council was as follows:

Kettering Borough Council (before 2003 election)
(Key: Red = Labour, Blue = Conservative, Yellow = Liberal Democrat, Grey = Independent, Stripes = Mixed Ward)

Composition Table (as of April 2003)
Party		Group Leader	Seats	% Seats	Change (on 1999)
	Labour	Richard Tod	23	51.1	+1
	Conservative	Terry Freer	16	35.6	-2
	Independent	Christopher Groome	5	11.1	+1
	Liberal Democrat	John Coleman	1	2.2	0
Total Seats			45

Labour Majority of 1

Ward-by-Ward Results

All Saints Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: All Saints Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Greg Titcombe	566	28.6
	Conservative	Christine Smith-Haynes	563	28.5
	Labour	Susan Holmes	451	22.8
	Labour	David Threadgold	398	20.1

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	565	57.1	2	+2
	Labour	425	42.3	0	-2
Total Votes Cast		989
Electorate		2,842
Turnout		34.8%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Avondale Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Avondale Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Eddie Brace	554	35.6
	Labour	Paul Corazzo	444	28.5
	Conservative	Kathleen Stallard	243	15.6
	Conservative	Delyse Silverstone	206	13.2
	Independent	Eric Bellamy-Tall	111	7.1

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	499	59.8	2	0
	Conservative	225	26.9	0	0
	Independent	111	13.3	0	0
Total Votes Cast		835
Electorate		3,146
Turnout		26.5%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Barton Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Barton Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Maurice Bayes	860	34.8
	Conservative	Christopher Lamb	853	34.5
	Labour	Christine McAlinden	391	15.8
	Labour	Margaret Philip	370	15.0

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	857	69.2	2	0
	Labour	381	30.8	0	0
Total Votes Cast		1,237
Electorate		3,402
Turnout		36.4%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Brambleside Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Brambleside Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Bill Parker	722	36.2
	Conservative	Pat Anderson	652	32.7
	Labour	Samuel Smith	312	15.6
	Labour	Archibald Welsh	310	15.5

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	687	68.8	2	0
	Labour	311	31.2	0	0
Total Votes Cast		998
Electorate		3,276
Turnout		30.5%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Buccleuch Ward (1 seat)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Buccleuch Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Philip Hollobone	466	79.5
	Labour	Margaret Whalley	120	20.5

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	466	79.5	1	0
	Labour	120	20.5	0	0
Total Votes Cast		586
Electorate		1,150
Turnout		51.0%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Loatland Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Loatland Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Belinda Humfrey	835	32.2
	Conservative	Mark Dearing	769	29.6
	Labour	Derek Fox	401	15.4
	Labour	Joanne Watson	387	14.9
	Liberal Democrat	Philip Rice	103	4.0
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Crane	101	3.9

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	802	61.8	2	+1
	Labour	394	30.4	0	-1
	Liberal Democrat	102	7.9	0	0
Total Votes Cast		1,298
Electorate		3,500
Turnout		37.1%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

St Giles Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: St Giles Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michael Tebbutt	742	28.3
	Labour	David Coe	600	22.9
	Conservative	David Soans	582	22.2
	Labour	Richard Tod	389	14.8
	Liberal Democrat	Stan Freeman	204	7.8
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Window	108	4.1

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	662	50.4	1	+1
	Labour	495	37.7	1	-1
	Liberal Democrat	156	11.9	0	0
Total Votes Cast		1,313
Electorate		3,022
Turnout		43.4%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Latimer Ward (Burton Latimer) (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Latimer Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Ruth Groome	440	29.6
	Conservative	Ted Evans	326	22.0
	Conservative	Claire Sevier-Burnapp	272	18.3
	Independent	Maureen Jerram	260	17.5
	Labour	Christopher Jack	111	7.5
	Labour	Richard Sheehan	76	5.1

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Independent	350	47.1	1	-1
	Conservative	299	40.3	1	+1
	Labour	94	12.6	0	0
Total Votes Cast		743
Electorate		2,534
Turnout		29.3%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Millbrook Ward (Ise Lodge) (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Millbrook Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Shirley Lynch	600	40.7
	Conservative	Lloyd Bunday	589	39.9
	Labour	Adrian Perrin	286	19.4

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	595	67.5	2	0
	Labour	286	32.5	0	0
Total Votes Cast		1,298
Electorate		3,500
Turnout		37.1%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Piper's Hill Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Piper's Hill Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ursula Jones	487	25.4
	Conservative	James Richardson	437	22.8
	Liberal Democrat	John Coleman	391	20.4
	Liberal Democrat	Helen Gatehouse	291	15.2
	Labour	Philip Hales	171	8.9
	Labour	David Joyce	140	7.3

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	462	48.2	2	+1
	Liberal Democrat	341	35.6	0	-1
	Labour	156	16.2	0	0
Total Votes Cast		959
Electorate		2,392
Turnout		40.1%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Plessy Ward (Burton Latimer) (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Plessy Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Michelle Evans	447	25.3
	Independent	Christopher Groome	420	23.8
	Conservative	Martin Wightman	371	21.0
	Independent	Derek Zanger	312	17.7
	Labour	David Bishop	125	7.1
	Labour	David Williams	90	5.1

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	409	46.3	1	+1
	Independent	366	41.5	1	-1
	Labour	108	12.2	0	0
Total Votes Cast		883
Electorate		2,715
Turnout		32.5%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Queen Eleanor Ward (1 seat)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Queen Eleanor Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	John Padwick	437	55.3
	Conservative	Valerie-Lee Bellamy	353	44.7

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	466	79.5	1	0
	Conservative	353	44.7	0	0
Total Votes Cast		790
Electorate		1,297
Turnout		60.9%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Slade Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Slade Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Jim Hakewill	903	37.5
	Conservative	Michael Harrison	890	37.0
	Labour	Martin Moloney	323	13.4
	Labour	Sushila Wright	290	12.1

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	897	74.5	2	0
	Labour	307	25.5	0	0
Total Votes Cast		1,203
Electorate		3,564
Turnout		33.8%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Spinney Ward (Ise Lodge) (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Spinney Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Bob Civil	446	33.1
	Conservative	Matthew Lynch	394	29.3
	Liberal Democrat	John Turnbull	157	11.7
	Liberal Democrat	Chris McGlynn	147	10.9
	Labour	Adrian Chambers	109	8.1
	Labour	Alfred Elderton	94	7.0

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	420	62.4	2	0
	Liberal Democrat	152	22.6	0	0
	Labour	102	15.1	0	0
Total Votes Cast		674
Electorate		3,230
Turnout		20.9%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

St. Andrew's Ward (3 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: St. Andrew's Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jonathan West	598	21.8
	Labour	Stephen King	560	20.4
	Labour	Gil Rennie	550	20.1
	Conservative	Nigel Simmance	349	12.7
	Conservative	Carolyn Maxted	348	12.7
	Conservative	Philip Malin	338	12.3

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	569	62.3	3	0
	Conservative	345	37.7	0	0
Total Votes Cast		914
Electorate		4,140
Turnout		22.1%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

St. Mary's Ward (3 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: St. Mary's Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	James Burton	629	18.5
	Labour	Maggie Don	617	18.2
	Labour	Gina Beale	579	17.0
	Labour	Peter Holmes	555	16.3
	Conservative	Russell Roberts	512	15.1
	Conservative	Kenneth Jack	506	14.9

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	584	51.5	2	-1
	Conservative	549	48.5	1	+1
Total Votes Cast		1,133
Electorate		4,182
Turnout		27.1%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

St. Michael's Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: St. Michael's Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	John Henson	707	30.5
	Conservative	Jennifer Henson	677	29.2
	Labour	Brenda McCraith	476	20.5
	Labour	Derek Lee	458	19.8

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	692	59.7	2	+1
	Labour	467	40.3	0	-1
Total Votes Cast		1,159
Electorate		2,793
Turnout		41.5%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

St. Peter's Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: St. Peter's Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Terry Freer	848	40.0
	Conservative	Mary Malin	802	37.8
	Labour	Ian Watts	238	11.2
	Labour	Shona Scrimshaw	234	11.0

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	825	77.8	2	0
	Labour	236	22.2	0	0
Total Votes Cast		1,061
Electorate		3,441
Turnout		30.8%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rothwell Tresham Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Rothwell Tresham Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Alan Pote	549	28.0
	Labour	David Whyte	493	25.2
	Conservative	Margaret Talbot	466	23.8
	Labour	Peter Weston	452	23.1

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	508	51.8	1	0
	Labour	473	48.2	1	0
Total Votes Cast		980
Electorate		2,792
Turnout		35.1%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rothwell Trinity Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Rothwell Trinity Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Cedwien Brown	541	26.1
	Conservative	Alan Whitlam	531	25.6
	Labour	Mark Hughes	507	24.4
	Labour	Glenda Weston	495	23.9

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	536	51.7	2	+2
	Labour	501	48.3	0	-2
Total Votes Cast		1,037
Electorate		2,829
Turnout		36.7%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Warkton Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Warkton Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Linda Adams	474	35.2
	Labour	Eileen Hales	456	33.9
	Conservative	Beverley Howell	216	16.1
	Conservative	Victoria Lamb	199	14.8

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	465	69.1	2	0
	Conservative	208	30.9	0	0
Total Votes Cast		673
Electorate		2,615
Turnout		25.7%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Welland Ward (1 seat)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Welland Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Alison Wiley	592	72.7
	Labour	Susan Buchanan	222	27.3

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	592	72.7	1	0
	Labour	222	27.3	0	0
Total Votes Cast		814
Electorate		1,834
Turnout		44.4%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Wicksteed Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Wicksteed Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Derek Darby	427	25.7
	Labour	Alex Gordon	426	25.6
	Conservative	Paul Marks	413	24.9
	Labour	Roy Mayhew	395	23.8

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	420	50.6	1	+1
	Labour	411	49.4	1	-1
Total Votes Cast		831
Electorate		2,715
Turnout		30.6%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Borough Council By-elections (since May 2003)

Latimer Ward (Burton Latimer) By-Election: 28 July 2005

Cause: Death of Cllr. Ted Evans
Holding Party: Conservative

Kettering Borough Council By-Election, Latimer Ward: 28 July 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Pat Evans	278	45.6	+5.3
	Labour	David Bishop	152	24.9	+12.3
	Independent	Maureen Jerram	133	21.8	-25.3
	Liberal Democrat	Stuart Simons	47	7.7	+7.7
Majority			126	20.7	+11.7
Turnout			610	24.6	-4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.5

Electorate: 2498

Wicksteed Ward By-Election: 6 October 2005

Cause: Resignation of Cllr. Derek Darby
Holding Party: Conservative

Kettering Borough Council By-Election, Wicksteed Ward: 6 October 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Lynsey Tod	464	49.7	+0.3
	Conservative	Scott Edwards	374	40.0	-9.4
	Liberal Democrat	Chris McGlynn	96	10.3	+10.3
Majority			90	9.6%
Turnout			934	35.4	+4.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.4%

Electorate: 2638

St. Mary's Ward By-Election: 17 November 2005

Cause: Resignation of Cllr. Gina Beale
Holding Party: Labour

Kettering Borough Council By-Election, St. Mary's Ward, 17 November 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Shona Scrimshaw	674	60.9	+9.4
	Conservative	Kathleen Stallard	362	32.7	-15.8
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Window	71	6.4	+6.4
Majority			312	28.1	+22.3
Turnout			1007	27.7	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.6%

Electorate: 4011

See also

External links

Kettering Borough Council website

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