Wicksteed Ward: (Kettering Borough Council)Wicksteed within Kettering BoroughKettering Borough within NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire within England
Wicksteed was a former ward within Borough of Kettering (Northamptonshire, England, UK) from 1974 until 2021.
The two-seat ward was traditionally regarded as a Labour safe seat, owing to the presence of the Highfield Road Council Estate. It later became a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives in the 2003 Borough Council elections. After the resignation of the sole Conservative councillor in the autumn of 2005, the seat was recaptured by the Labour Party in a by-election.
Wicksteed was merged with another ward and became the three-seat St Michaels & Wicksteed ward in 2007. In the 2007 Kettering Borough Council election, all three seats went to Conservative candidates.
Northamptonshire County Council became insolvent in March 2018 and was abolished. All of its seven district councils were then dissolved, including the Borough of Kettering. Northamptonshire was further reorganized as part of the broader 2019–2023 structural changes to local government in England. Kettering fell under the unitary authority of a new North Northamptonshire Council as of 1 April 2021, and new elections took place in May 2021 within that structure.
Wicksteed has since been a one-seat ward within the current Kettering Town Council.
Councillors before 2007 merger Wicksteed Ward by-election: 6 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)
Election results
Wicksteed Ward by-election: 6 October 2005 Cause: Resignation of Cllr. Derek Darby Holding party: Conservative
Electorate: 2638
Kettering Borough Council elections 2003
Ward summaryPartyVotes% votesSeatsChange 42050.61+1 41149.41-1Total votes cast831Electorate2,715Turnout30.6% (Vote count shown is ward average.)
See also Kettering Kettering Borough Council
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