2003 Kettering Borough Council election

Kettering Borough Council
Kettering Borough Council Ward Map 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 Kettering Borough within Northamptonshire	File:EnglandNorthamptonshire.png 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:

File:KetteringBC2003elections.png

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
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	45	12,371	56.3	30	+12
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	44	8,038	36.6	13	-9
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Independent	5	827	3.8	2	-2
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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:

File:KetteringBC2003dissolution.png

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)
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	Richard Tod	23	51.1	+1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	Terry Freer	16	35.6	-2
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Independent	Christopher Groome	5	11.1	+1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Greg Titcombe	566	28.6
		Christine Smith-Haynes	563	28.5
		Susan Holmes	451	22.8
		David Threadgold	398	20.1

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	565	57.1	2	+2
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Eddie Brace	554	35.6
		Paul Corazzo	444	28.5
		Kathleen Stallard	243	15.6
		Delyse Silverstone	206	13.2
		Eric Bellamy-Tall	111	7.1

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	499	59.8	2	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	225	26.9	0	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	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	%	±%
		Maurice Bayes	860	34.8
		Christopher Lamb	853	34.5
		Christine McAlinden	391	15.8
		Margaret Philip	370	15.0

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	857	69.2	2	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Bill Parker	722	36.2
		Pat Anderson	652	32.7
		Samuel Smith	312	15.6
		Archibald Welsh	310	15.5

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	687	68.8	2	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Philip Hollobone	466	79.5
		Margaret Whalley	120	20.5

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	466	79.5	1	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Belinda Humfrey	835	32.2
		Mark Dearing	769	29.6
		Derek Fox	401	15.4
		Joanne Watson	387	14.9
		Philip Rice	103	4.0
		Richard Crane	101	3.9

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	802	61.8	2	+1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	394	30.4	0	-1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Michael Tebbutt	742	28.3
		David Coe	600	22.9
		David Soans	582	22.2
		Richard Tod	389	14.8
		Stan Freeman	204	7.8
		Alan Window	108	4.1

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	662	50.4	1	+1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	495	37.7	1	-1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Ruth Groome	440	29.6
		Ted Evans	326	22.0
		Claire Sevier-Burnapp	272	18.3
		Maureen Jerram	260	17.5
		Christopher Jack	111	7.5
		Richard Sheehan	76	5.1

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Independent	350	47.1	1	-1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	299	40.3	1	+1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Shirley Lynch	600	40.7
		Lloyd Bunday	589	39.9
		Adrian Perrin	286	19.4

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	595	67.5	2	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Ursula Jones	487	25.4
		James Richardson	437	22.8
		John Coleman	391	20.4
		Helen Gatehouse	291	15.2
		Philip Hales	171	8.9
		David Joyce	140	7.3

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	462	48.2	2	+1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	341	35.6	0	-1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Michelle Evans	447	25.3
		Christopher Groome	420	23.8
		Martin Wightman	371	21.0
		Derek Zanger	312	17.7
		David Bishop	125	7.1
		David Williams	90	5.1

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	409	46.3	1	+1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	Independent	366	41.5	1	-1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		John Padwick	437	55.3
		Valerie-Lee Bellamy	353	44.7

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	466	79.5	1	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Jim Hakewill	903	37.5
		Michael Harrison	890	37.0
		Martin Moloney	323	13.4
		Sushila Wright	290	12.1

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	897	74.5	2	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Bob Civil	446	33.1
		Matthew Lynch	394	29.3
		John Turnbull	157	11.7
		Chris McGlynn	147	10.9
		Adrian Chambers	109	8.1
		Alfred Elderton	94	7.0

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	420	62.4	2	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	152	22.6	0	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Jonathan West	598	21.8
		Stephen King	560	20.4
		Gil Rennie	550	20.1
		Nigel Simmance	349	12.7
		Carolyn Maxted	348	12.7
		Philip Malin	338	12.3

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	569	62.3	3	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		James Burton	629	18.5
		Maggie Don	617	18.2
		Gina Beale	579	17.0
		Peter Holmes	555	16.3
		Russell Roberts	512	15.1
		Kenneth Jack	506	14.9

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	584	51.5	2	-1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		John Henson	707	30.5
		Jennifer Henson	677	29.2
		Brenda McCraith	476	20.5
		Derek Lee	458	19.8

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	692	59.7	2	+1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Terry Freer	848	40.0
		Mary Malin	802	37.8
		Ian Watts	238	11.2
		Shona Scrimshaw	234	11.0

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	825	77.8	2	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Alan Pote	549	28.0
		David Whyte	493	25.2
		Margaret Talbot	466	23.8
		Peter Weston	452	23.1

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	508	51.8	1	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Cedwien Brown	541	26.1
		Alan Whitlam	531	25.6
		Mark Hughes	507	24.4
		Glenda Weston	495	23.9

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	536	51.7	2	+2
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Linda Adams	474	35.2
		Eileen Hales	456	33.9
		Beverley Howell	216	16.1
		Victoria Lamb	199	14.8

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	465	69.1	2	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Alison Wiley	592	72.7
		Susan Buchanan	222	27.3

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	592	72.7	1	0
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Derek Darby	427	25.7
		Alex Gordon	426	25.6
		Paul Marks	413	24.9
		Roy Mayhew	395	23.8

Ward summary
Party		Votes	% votes	Seats	Change
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Conservative Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	420	50.6	1	+1
style="background-color: Template:Party color" |	[[Labour Party (UK)|Template:Party shortname]]	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	%	±%
		Pat Evans	278	45.6
		David Bishop	152	24.9
		Maureen Jerram	133	21.8
		Stuart Simons	47	7.7
Majority			126	20.7
Turnout			610	24.6
	hold		Swing	-3.5

Electorate: 2498

Wicksteed Ward by-election: 6 October 2005

• Cause: Resignation of Cllr. Derek Darby
• Holding party: Conservative

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Kettering Borough Council by-election, Wicksteed Ward: 6 October 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Scott Edwards	374	40.0
		Chris McGlynn	96	10.3
Majority			90	9.7
Turnout			934	35.4
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:If empty" |	gain from Template:Yesno		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	%	±%
		Shona Scrimshaw	674	60.9
		Kathleen Stallard	362	32.7
		Alan Window	71	6.4
Majority			312	28.1
Turnout			1007	27.7
	hold		Swing	+12.6%

Electorate: 4011

See also

• Kettering Borough Council
• Kettering (UK Parliament constituency)

External links

• Kettering Borough Council website