| Kettering Borough Council | |
|---|---|
Shown within Northamptonshire |
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. Jim Hakewill (since 2003) |
| MP: | Philip Hollobone (since 2005) |
Kettering Borough Council is a local authority in Kettering Borough, composed of 36 local councillors and currently controlled by the Conservatives, who have controlled the Council since the 2003 local elections, where they gained control from Labour with a majority of 15. Having retained control in the 2007 local elections, the Council is currently led by Cllr. Jim Hakewill.
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 Kettering (wholly within the current Borough boundaries) and the Rural District Council of Kettering Rural (mainly within the current Borough boundaries).
Contents |
| Council Composition (as of August 2008) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Group Leader | Seats | % Seats | ||
| Conservative | Jim Hakewill | 28 | |||
| Labour | Jonathan West | 6 | |||
| Independent | Christopher Groome | 2 | |||
| Total Seats | 36 | ||||
Conservative Majority of 13
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 Nov 2010) |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints | 3 seats | 2 Con, 1 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 |
For the elections held in May 1999 and May 2003, the wards of Kettering Borough Council were as follows:
| 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 |
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