Wellingborough Borough Council 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.

Political control

The first election was held in 1973. The council then acted as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until 1 April 1974 when it formally came into being. From 1974 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was as follows:[2][3]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1974–1976
Conservative1976–1995
No overall control1995–1999
Labour1999–2003
Conservative2003–2021

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1991 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Glyn Addis[4]ConservativeOct 1991
Derek Hooton[4][5]ConservativeOct 1991May 1997
Graham Ridge[5][6]Labour27 May 1997May 2003
Eileen Higgins[7][8]ConservativeMay 20032005
John Bailey[9]Conservative20052011
Paul Bell[10][11]Conservative20112016
Martin Griffiths[12][13]Conservative201631 Mar 2021

Council elections

Election results

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

Borough result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Brickhill By-Election 16 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

2003-2007

Croyland By-Election 21 October 2004[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Hemmingwell By-Election 6 April 2006[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Croyland By-Election 1 June 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

2007-2011

Croyland By-Election 18 October 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
West By-Election 22 November 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Redwell West By-Election 27 March 2008[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Wollaston By-Election 19 June 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Brickhill By-Election 4 June 2009[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Swanspool By-Election 23 July 2009[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Redwell West By-Election 11 March 2010[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Earls Barton By-Election 17 June 2010[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

2011-2015

Earls Barton By-Election 2 May 2013[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Redwell West By-Election 2 May 2013[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

2015-2021

Finedon By-Election 29 September 2016[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
Finedon By-Election 12 September 2019[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". Borough Council of Wellingborough. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 21 May 2025. (Put "Wellingborough" in search box to see specific results.)
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  4. 1 2 "Business as usual". Wellingborough and Rushden Herald and Post. 31 October 1991. p. 7. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Labour group takes control of council". Wellingborough and Rushden Herald and Post. 29 May 1997. p. 3. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Weaver, Stephanie (8 October 2020). "Tributes paid following death of former council leader and honorary freeman of Wellingborough". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  7. ↑ Morton, Tom (2 May 2003). "Party surprised by landslide". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. p. 79. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Meet Your Councillor". Borough Council of Wellingborough. Archived from the original on 28 March 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Council loses longest serving Councillor of nearly 50 years". Borough Council of Wellingborough. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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  11. ↑ Borley, Martin (23 March 2016). "Staff at The Castle theatre 'waiting for answers'". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Message from the Leader of the Council". Borough Council of Wellingborough. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  13. ↑ Cronin, Kate (7 May 2025). "'Absolutely buzzing' top pick for Reform leadership says party wants to 'prove doubters wrong'". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  14. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Wellingborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  15. ↑ "Wellingborough". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  16. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Wellingborough (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  17. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Wellingborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "Croyland By-Election Results". Borough Council of Wellingborough. 26 October 2004. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  19. ↑ "Lib Dems and Labour make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
  20. ↑ "Boost for Brown in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
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  24. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Earls Barton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  25. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Earls Barton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  26. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Redwell West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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