Kettering Borough Council

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Kettering Borough Council
Kettering Borough Council.svg
Kettering
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Northamptonshire within England
Geography
Status: Borough
Region: East Midlands
Admin. County: Northamptonshire
Admin. HQ: Kettering
Leadership
Council Type: Leader & Cabinet
Control: Conservative (since 2003)
Leader: Cllr. Russell Roberts (since 2011)
MP: Philip Hollobone (since 2005)

Kettering Borough Council was a local authority in Kettering Borough, composed of 36 local councillors and most recently controlled by the Conservatives, who controlled the Council since the 2003 local elections, where they gained control from Labour with a majority of 15.

Kettering Borough Council was established in 1973, as part of reforms marked by the Local Government Act 1972. Prior to this date, Kettering Borough was represented by the Urban District Councils of Burton Latimer, Desborough, Rothwell and (wholly within the current Borough boundaries) and the Rural District Council of Kettering Rural (mainly within the current Borough boundaries).

The authority was succeeded on 1 April 2021 by the new unitary North Northamptonshire Council.[1]

Year Conservative Labour Party Independent Liberal Democrats
2016 26 7 2 1

History[]

  • 2003-Present: Conservative controlled
  • 2001-2003-: Labour controlled (due to a by-election gain in )
  • 1999-2001: No Overall Control (Labour minority administration)
  • 1995-1999: Labour controlled
  • 1987-1995: No Overall Control
  • 1983-1987: Conservative controlled
  • 1973-1983: No Overall Control

Elections[]

Ordinary Elections[]

  • 2007 Elections (Conservative hold)
  • 2003 Elections (Conservative gain from Labour)
  • 1999 Elections (No Overall Control gain from Labour)
  • (Labour gain from No Overall Control)
  • (No Overall Control hold)
  • (No Overall Control gain from Conservative)
  • (Conservative gain from No Overall Control)
  • (No Overall Control hold)
  • (No Overall Control hold)
  • (No Overall Control win)

By-elections (2003 – present)[]

Wards and Councillors[]

2007 - Present[]

Since boundary changes implemented for the 2007 local elections, the wards of Kettering Borough Council have been as follows:

Ward Council seats Current party
(As at November 2010)
All Saints 3 seats 1 Con, 2 Lab
Avondale Grange 2 seats 2 Lab
Barton 2 seats 2 Con
Brambleside 2 seats 2 Con
Burton Latimer 3 seats 2 Ind, 1 Con
Desborough Loatland 2 seats 2 Con
Desborough St Giles 2 seats 2 Con
Ise Lodge 3 seats 3 Con
Northfield 1 seat 1 Lab
Piper's Hill 2 seats 2 Con
Queen Eleanor & Buccleuch 1 seat 1 Con
Rothwell 3 seats 3 Con
Slade 2 seats 2 Con
St Michael's & Wicksteed 3 seats 3 Con
St Peter's 2 seats 2 Con
Welland 1 seat 1 Con
William Knibb 2 seats 2 Con
TOTAL 36 seats 28 Con, 6 Lab, 2 Ind

1999 - 2007[]

For the elections held in May 1999 and May 2003, the wards of Kettering Borough Council were as follows:

Kettering Borough Council Ward Map (1999-May 2007)
Kettering Borough Council Political Map, after 2003 election
(Key: Red = Labour, Blue = Conservative, Grey = Independent, Stripes = Mixed Ward)
Ward Council seats
All Saints 2 seats
Avondale 2 seats
Barton 2 seats
Brambleside 2 seats
Buccleuch 1 seat
Latimer (Burton Latimer) 2 seats
Loatland (Desborough) 2 seats
Millbrook 2 seats
Piper's Hill 2 seats
Plessy (Burton Latimer) 2 seats
Queen Eleanor 1 seat
Slade 2 seats
Spinney 2 seats
St Andrew's 3 seats
St Giles (Desborough) 2 seats
St Mary's 3 seats
St Michael's 2 seats
St Peter's 2 seats
Tresham (Rothwell) 2 seats
Trinity (Rothwell) 2 seats
Warkton 2 seats
Welland 1 seat
Wicksteed 2 seats
TOTAL 45 seats

Arms[]

Coat of arms of Kettering Borough Council
Crest
On a wreath Or and Sable a representation of the Geddington Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross Proper between two fountains each charged with a martlet Sable.
Escutcheon
Sable on a fess Argent between in chief a garb Or between two annulets embattled on the outer edge Argent and in base a pelt Or five Lozenges conjoined Gules.
Supporters
On the dexter side a female figure richly attired in antique habit Azure and upon her head a plume of three ostrich feathers Argent and on the sinister side a Negro Proper habited about the waist with a cloth and his sinister wrist encircled with a handcuff pendent therefrom a broken chain Azure.
Motto
Progressio Et Concordia (Progress And Concord)[2]

See also[]

  • Kettering (borough)
  • Kettering Borough Council Elections 1999
  • Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003

References[]

  1. ^ Buckner, Sol (6 April 2021). "New authority is "a fresh start", says North Northamptonshire Council boss". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ "East Midlands Region". Civic Heraldry of England. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

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