Wicksteed (Kettering BC Ward)

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Wicksteed Ward: (Kettering Borough Council)
Wicksteed within Kettering Borough
Kettering Borough within Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire within England

Wicksteed Ward is a 2-member ward within Kettering Borough Council. Traditionally regarded as a Labour safe seat, owing to the presence of the Highfield Road Council Estate, the ward became a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives in the 2003 Borough Council elections before, after resignation of the sole Conservative councillor in the autumn of 2005, the seat was recaptured by the Labour Party in a by-election.

The current councillors are Cllr. Alex Gordon and Cllr. Lynsey Tod, both members of the Labour Party.

1 Councillors
2 Election Results
- 2.1 Wicksteed Ward By-Election: 6th October 2005
- 2.2 Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003
3 See also

[edit] Councillors

Wicksteed Ward By-Election: 6th October 2005

Cllr. Lynsey Tod (Labour)

Replacing Cllr. Derek Darby (Conservative)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003

Cllr. Derek Darby (Conservative)
Cllr. Alex Gordon (Labour)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 1999

Cllr. Alex Gordon (Labour)
Cllr. Roy Mayhew (Labour)

[edit] Election Results

[edit] Wicksteed Ward By-Election: 6th October 2005

Cause: Resignation of Cllr. Derek Darby
Holding Party: Conservative

Kettering Borough Council By-Election, Wicksteed Ward: 6th October 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynsey Tod	464	49.7	+0.3
	Conservative	Scott Edwards	374	40.0	-9.4
	Liberal Democrats	Chris McGlynn	96	10.3	+10.3
Majority			90	9.6
Turnout			934	35.4	+4.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.4

Electorate: 2638

[edit] Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Wicksteed Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Darby	427	25.7
	Labour	Alex Gordon	426	25.6
	Conservative	Paul Marks	413	24.9
	Labour	Roy Mayhew	395	23.8

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	420	50.6	1	+1
	Labour	411	49.4	1	-1
Total Votes Cast		831
Electorate		2,715
Turnout		30.6%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

[edit] See also

Cabinet Members of Kettering Borough Council
Conservative (6): Freer (Leader) \| Civil (Deputy Leader and Economic Portfolio) \| Burton (Housing Portfolio) \| Jones (Environment and Resources) \| Malin (Customer Access) \| Wiley (Leisure and Community)
Members of Kettering Borough Council
CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY OF 13 Conservative (29): Group Leader: Terry Freer Others: Anderson \| Bayes \| Bunday \| Brown \| Burton \| Civil \| Dearing \| Evans, M. \| Evans, P. \| Hakewill \| Harrison \| Henson, Jennifer \| Henson, John \| Hollobone \| Humfrey \| Jones \| Lamb \| Lynch, M. \| Lynch, S. \| Malin \| Parker \| Pote \| Richardson \| Smith-Haynes \| Tebbutt \| Titcombe \| Whitlam \| Wiley Labour (14): Group Leader: David Whyte Others: Adams \| Brace \| Coe \| Corazzo \| Don \| Gordon \| Hales \| King \| Padwick \| Rennie \| Scrimshaw \| Tod \| West Independent (2): Group Leader: Christopher Groome Others: Groome, R.
Wards of Kettering Borough Council (1999-Present)
Conservative (13): All Saints \| Barton Seagrave \| Brambleside \| Buccleuch \| Desborough Loatland \| Millbrook \| Pipers' Hill \| Rothwell Trinity \| Slade \| Spinney \| St. Michael's \| St. Peter's \| Welland Labour (5): Avondale \| Queen Eleanor \| St. Andrew's \| Warkton \| Wicksteed Mixed (Conservative and Labour) (3): Desborough St. Giles \| Rothwell Tresham \| St. Mary's \| Mixed (Conservative and Independent) (2): Latimer (Burton Latimer) \| Plessy (Burton Latimer)
Elections to Kettering Borough Council
1973 \| 1976 \| 1979 \| 1983 \| 1987 \| 1991 \| 1995 \| 1999 \| 2003 \| By-Elections