Kettering Council election, 2007

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Elections to Kettering Council were held on 3rd 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.

Contents 1 Candidates and election issues 2 Summary Result 3 Ward Results 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] 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. ^[1]

[edit] Summary Result

Kettering Borough Council Election, 3rd May 2007: Summary Results			Con	Lab	Ind	LD	Grn	TOTAL	Electorate	Turnout
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

[edit] Ward Results

Kettering Borough Council Election 2007: Ward Results
Ward	2003 Seats (Notional)	2007 Result	Detailed result
All Saints (3 seats)	Lab	Con	Click here
	Lab	Con
	Con	Lab
Avondale Grange (2 seats)	Lab	Lab	Click here
	Lab	Lab
Barton (2 seats)	Con	Con	Click here
	Con	Con
Brambleside (2 seats)	Con	Con	Click here
	Con	Con
Burton Latimer (3 seats)	Con	Con	Click here
	Con	Ind
	Ind	Ind
Desborough Loatland (2 seats)	Con	Con	Click here
	Con	Con
Desborough St. Giles (2 seats)	Con	Con	Click here
	Con	Con
Ise Lodge (3 seats)	Con	Con	Click here
	Con	Con
	Con	Con
Northfield (1 seat)	Lab	Lab	Click here
Piper's Hill (2 seats)	Con	Con	Click here
	Con	Con
Queen Eleanor & Buccleuch (1 seat)	Con	Con	Click here
Rothwell (3 seats)	Con	Con	Click here
	Con	Con
	Con	Con
Slade (2 seats)	Con	Con	Click here
	Con	Con
St. Michael's & Wicksteed (3 seats)	Con	Con	Click here
	Con	Con
	Con	Con
St. Peter's (2 seats)	Con	Con	Click here
	Con	Con
Welland (1 seat)	Con	Con	Click here
William Knibb (2 seats)	Lab	Lab	Click here
	Con	Lab

[edit] See also

• Local Elections in Kettering Borough
• Kettering town

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

• Evening Telegraph coverage of election

Politics in Kettering
Wards of Kettering Borough Council (2007-Present)
Conservative (13): Barton | Brambleside | Desborough Loatland | Desborough St Giles | Ise Lodge | Pipers' Hill | Queen Eleanor & Buccleuch | Rothwell | Slade | St. Michael's & Wicksteed | St. Peter's | Welland Labour (3): Avondale Grange | Northfield | William Knibb Mixed (Conservative and Labour) (1): All Saints Mixed (Conservative and Independent) (2): Burton Latimer
Elections to Kettering Borough Council
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