2007 Kettering Borough Council election

Elections to Kettering Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election, with boundary changes since the last election in 2003 reducing the number of seats by nine. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

Candidates and election issues

Both the Conservative and Labour parties put up candidates in all wards. There were also five Liberal Democrat, four Independent and one Green party candidates.

Major elections issues included refuse collection, recycling and the location of the council offices.

Summary results

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Total votes (ward average votes, turnout adjusted)			14,761 55%	9,582 36%	1,455 5%	703 3%	414 2%	26,914	67,995	39.6%
Total seats			28 -1	6 -8	2 +/-	0 +/-	0 +/-	36 -9

Ward results

Kettering Borough Council election 2007: ward results
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Avondale Grange (2 seats)	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Lab	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Lab	results
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Brambleside (2 seats)	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	results
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Burton Latimer (3 seats)	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	results
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Desborough Loatland (2 seats)	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	results
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Desborough St. Giles (2 seats)	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	results
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Ise Lodge (3 seats)	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	results
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Northfield (1 seat)	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Lab	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Lab	results
Piper's Hill (2 seats)	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	results
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Queen Eleanor & Buccleuch (1 seat)	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	results
Rothwell (3 seats)	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	results
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Slade (2 seats)	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	results
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St. Michael's & Wicksteed (3 seats)	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	results
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Welland (1 seat)	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Con	results
William Knibb (2 seats)	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Lab	style="background-color:Template:Party color"|Lab	results
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See also

• Kettering local elections
• Kettering town

References

• May 2007 Election Results: Results by ward Template:Webarchive
• Kettering Council election 2007 (BBC)

External links

• Evening Telegraph coverage of election