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

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]

Party in control		Years
	No overall control	1973–1976
	Conservative	1976–1995
	No overall control	1995–1999
	Labour	1999–2003
	Conservative	2003–2021

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1991 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:^[3]

Councillor		From	To
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

Council elections

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]

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

1999 results map
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Brickhill By-Election 16 October 1997
Party		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^[11]
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^[12]
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^[13]
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^[14]
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^[15]
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^[16]
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^[17]
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^[18]
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^[19]
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^[20]
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^[21]
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

^ "About Us". Borough Council of Wellingborough. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
^ "Wellingborough". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
^ "Council minutes". Wellingborough Borough Council. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ "Derek Hooton Way officially opened". Wellingborough Borough Council. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ Weaver, Stephanie (8 October 2020). "Tributes paid following death of former council leader and honorary freeman of Wellingborough". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ "Council loses longest serving councillor of nearly 50 years". Wellingborough Borough Council. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Wellingborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
^ "Wellingborough". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Wellingborough (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Wellingborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Croyland By-Election Results". Borough Council of Wellingborough. 26 October 2004. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
^ "Lib Dems and Labour make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
^ "Boost for Brown in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
^ "Wellingborough Council by-election result". Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
^ "By-election in Wellingborough". Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Borough Council of Wellingborough. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Earls Barton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Earls Barton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Redwell West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Finedon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Finedon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

By-election results

External links

Wellingborough Borough Council

[about-1] "About Us". Borough Council of Wellingborough. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[hold-2] "Wellingborough". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 October 2009.

[3] "Council minutes". Wellingborough Borough Council. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[4] "Derek Hooton Way officially opened". Wellingborough Borough Council. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[5] Weaver, Stephanie (8 October 2020). "Tributes paid following death of former council leader and honorary freeman of Wellingborough". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[6] "Council loses longest serving councillor of nearly 50 years". Wellingborough Borough Council. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Wellingborough (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[gain-8] "Wellingborough". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[9] slation.gov.uk - The Borough of Wellingborough (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[10] slation.gov.uk - The Wellingborough (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[croyland-11] "Croyland By-Election Results". Borough Council of Wellingborough. 26 October 2004. Retrieved 5 October 2009.

[gains-12] "Lib Dems and Labour make byelection gains". guardian.co.uk. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2009.

[boost-13] "Boost for Brown in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2009.

[brickhill-14] "Wellingborough Council by-election result". Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009.

[swanspool-15] "By-election in Wellingborough". Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009.

[redwellwest-16] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Borough Council of Wellingborough. Retrieved 12 March 2010.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Earls Barton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Earls Barton Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Redwell West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[20] "Local Elections Archive Project — Finedon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[21] "Local Elections Archive Project — Finedon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

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