Kettering Borough CouncilKettering 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. WicksteedKettering Borough within NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire 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:
Kettering Borough Council elections 2003: summary resultsPartyCandidatesVotes% votesSeatsChange 4512,37156.330+12 448,03836.613-9 Independent58273.82-2 87513.40-1Total10221,98745Electorate66,470Turnout33.1
(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:
Composition table (as of April 2003)PartyGroup leaderSeats% seatsChange (on 1999) Richard Tod2351.1+1 Terry Freer1635.6-2IndependentChristopher Groome511.1+1John Coleman12.20Total seats45
Labour majority of 1
Ward-by-ward results
All Saints Ward (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 56557.12+2 42542.30-2Total votes cast989Electorate2,842Turnout34.8% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Avondale Ward (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 49959.820 22526.900 Independent11113.300Total votes cast835Electorate3,146Turnout26.5% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Barton Ward (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 85769.220 38130.800Total votes cast1,237Electorate3,402Turnout36.4% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Brambleside Ward (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 68768.820 31131.200Total votes cast998Electorate3,276Turnout30.5% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Buccleuch Ward (1 seat)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 46679.510 12020.500Total votes cast586Electorate1,150Turnout51.0% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Loatland Ward (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 80261.82+1 39430.40-1 1027.900Total votes cast1,298Electorate3,500Turnout37.1% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
St Giles Ward (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 66250.41+1 49537.71-1 15611.900Total votes cast1,313Electorate3,022Turnout43.4% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Latimer Ward (Burton Latimer) (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange Independent35047.11-1 29940.31+1 9412.600Total votes cast743Electorate2,534Turnout29.3% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Millbrook Ward (Ise Lodge) (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 59567.520 28632.500Total votes cast1,298Electorate3,500Turnout37.1% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Piper's Hill Ward (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 46248.22+1 34135.60-1 15616.200Total votes cast959Electorate2,392Turnout40.1% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Plessy Ward (Burton Latimer) (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 40946.31+1 Independent36641.51-1 10812.200Total votes cast883Electorate2,715Turnout32.5% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Queen Eleanor Ward (1 seat)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 46679.510 35344.700Total votes cast790Electorate1,297Turnout60.9% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Slade Ward (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 89774.520 30725.500Total votes cast1,203Electorate3,564Turnout33.8% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Spinney Ward (Ise Lodge) (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 42062.420 15222.600 10215.100Total votes cast674Electorate3,230Turnout20.9% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
St. Andrew's Ward (3 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 56962.330 34537.700Total votes cast914Electorate4,140Turnout22.1% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
St. Mary's Ward (3 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 58451.52-1 54948.51+1Total votes cast1,133Electorate4,182Turnout27.1% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
St. Michael's Ward (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 69259.72+1 46740.30-1Total votes cast1,159Electorate2,793Turnout41.5% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
St. Peter's Ward (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 82577.820 23622.200Total votes cast1,061Electorate3,441Turnout30.8% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Rothwell Tresham Ward (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 50851.810 47348.210Total votes cast980Electorate2,792Turnout35.1% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Rothwell Trinity Ward (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 53651.72+2 50148.30-2Total votes cast1,037Electorate2,829Turnout36.7% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Warkton Ward (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 46569.120 20830.900Total votes cast673Electorate2,615Turnout25.7% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Welland Ward (1 seat)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 59272.710 22227.300Total votes cast814Electorate1,834Turnout44.4% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
Wicksteed Ward (2 seats)
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 42050.61+1 41149.41-1Total votes cast831Electorate2,715Turnout30.6% (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
Electorate: 2498
Wicksteed Ward by-election: 6 October 2005 Cause: Resignation of Cllr. Derek Darby Holding party: Conservative
Electorate: 2638
St. Mary's Ward by-election: 17 November 2005 Cause: Resignation of Cllr. Gina Beale Holding party: Labour
Electorate: 4011
See also Kettering Borough Council Kettering (UK Parliament constituency)
External links Kettering Borough Council website