2005 UK local government election
The 2005 Northamptonshire County Council election took place on 5 May 2005 to elect members of Northamptonshire County Council, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party.[ 2]
Background The 2005 election to Northamptonshire County Council coincided with the 2005 general election , this meant that turnout was significantly higher than is usual for local government elections. However, between 1997 and 2005 County Council Elections coincided with General Elections, meaning that turnout was significantly higher than would otherwise be expected. Every seat was single member, elected using the First Past the Post system used for most local elections in England and Wales.
Election results Mirroring national trends the election saw a swing away from the social democratic Labour Party towards the centre-right Conservative Party,[ 3] with the Liberal Democrats picking up a few more seats. The Conservatives captured the council ending 12 years of Labour control and producing the first Conservative majority administration in 28 years, and only the second since the councils formation in 1973.[ 2] Turnout was 63.8% up 1.2% on 2001 and 28 new Councillors joined the council.[ 4] Note that there was a General Election at the same time as the county election in 2005 - this generally increases the numbers of people who turn out to vote in both elections which take place at the same time and place. (See for comparison the Northamptonshire County Council Election in 2009 when there was no General Election.)
Northamptonshire County Council election, 2005[ 2] [ 4] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Conservative 45 +13 61.6 Labour 21 -17 28.8 Liberal Democrats 7 +5 9.6 Independent 0 -1 0
Division by Division Results by County Borough In order of number of votes with the winning candidate first
Corby Borough Corby Central Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mark Bullock 2,275 Conservative Robert Tustin 640 Liberal Democrats Francis O'Brien 544 Majority Turnout 3,459 Labour hold Swing
Corby Rural Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Stanley Heggs 2,002 Labour James Wade 1,939 Liberal Democrats Terene Meechan 825 Majority Turnout 4,766 Conservative gain from Labour
Danesholme Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour James McKellar 2,035 Liberal Democrats Christopher Stanbra 1,214 Conservative Bernard Howard 1,123 Majority Turnout 4,372 Labour hold Swing
Kingswood Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John McGhee 2,086 Conservative Yvonne von Bujtar 804 Liberal Democrats Richard Jones 622 Majority Turnout 3,512 Labour hold Swing
Lloyds Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour James Kane 2,620 Conservative Sally Hogston 886 Liberal Democrats Sidney Beecroft 707 Majority Turnout 4,213 Labour hold Swing
Shire Lodge Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Julie Brookfield 2,379 Conservative Brian Cummings 1,015 Liberal Democrats Julie Connachie 797 Majority Turnout 4,191 Labour hold Swing
Daventry District Braunston Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Robin Brown 3,126 Labour Penelope Price 1,869 Majority Turnout 4,995 Conservative hold Swing
Brixworth Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Millar 3,581 Labour Christopher Grethe 1,550 Majority Turnout 5,131 Conservative hold Swing
Daventry West Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Olwen Loud 2,293 Conservative Annette Dunn 1,982 Majority Turnout 4,275 Labour hold Swing
Daventry East Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Alan Hills 2,243 Labour Janet Penrose 1,909 Majority Turnout 4,152 Conservative hold Swing
Long Buckby Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Richard Amos 2,829 Labour Christopher Myers 1,550 Majority Turnout 4,379 Conservative hold Swing
Moulton Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Judith Shephard 2,872 Labour Mark Maryan 1,358 Majority Turnout 4,230 Conservative hold Swing
Uplands Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Katharine Hemmings 3,425 Labour David Nicholl 1,259 Green Katharine Wickstead 869 Majority Turnout 5,553 Conservative hold Swing
Weedon Bec & Woodford Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Gina Ogden 2,506 Liberal Democrats Malcolm Adcock 1,904 Majority Turnout 4,410 Conservative hold Swing
East Northants District Higham Ferrers Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Derek Lawson 2,548 Labour Geoffrey Moore 1,582 Independent Richard Gell 930 Majority Turnout 5,060 Conservative hold Swing
Irthlingborough Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andrew Langley 2,387 Labour John Farrar 2,098 Majority Turnout 4,485 Conservative gain from Labour
Oundle Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Charles Reichhold 2,774 Labour Alan Brookfield 1,045 Liberal Democrats David Nesbitt 993 Independent John Smoker 172 Majority Turnout 4,984 Conservative hold Swing
Prebendal Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Priscilla Padley 2,734 Liberal Democrats David Burgess 885 Labour Maureen Forshaw 773 Majority Turnout 4,392 Conservative hold Swing
Raunds Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Albert Campbell 2,262 Labour Lorraine Taylor 1,630 Majority Turnout 3,892 Conservative gain from Labour
Rushden East Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andrew Mercer 1,855 Labour Leonard Cox 1,643 Liberal Democrats David Hooton 749 Majority Turnout 4,247 Conservative gain from Labour
Rushden South Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Michael Tye 2,887 Labour Leslie Rolfe 2,039 Majority Turnout 4,926 Conservative hold Swing
Rushden West Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ronald Pinnock 2,067 Labour Frederick Jones 1,696 Majority Turnout 3,763 Conservative gain from Labour
Thrapston Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Robert Seery 2,766 Labour Madeline Whiteman 1,379 UKIP Peter Baden 476 Majority Turnout 4,221 Conservative hold Swing
Kettering Borough Brambleside Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative William Parker 1,756 Labour Adrian Chambers 1,648 Liberal Democrats Alan Window 498 Independent Dereck Hilling 230 Majority Turnout 4,132 Conservative gain from Labour
Burton Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Christopher Lamb 1,515 Labour Ronald Steele 1,365 Independent Christopher Groome 1,049 Liberal Democrats Stuart Simons 466 Majority Turnout 4,395 Conservative hold Swing
Desborough Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Belinda Humfrey 2,169 Labour David Coe 1,932 Liberal Democrats Philip Rice 537 Majority Turnout 4,638 Conservative gain from Labour
Grange Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Royston Mayhew 2,165 Conservative Michael Tebbutt 932 Majority Turnout 3,097 Labour hold Swing
Ise Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Robert Civil 2,145 Labour Paul Corazzo 1,550 Liberal Democrats Christopher McGlynn 654 Majority Turnout 4,349 Conservative hold Swing
Kettering Central Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Eileen Hales 2,314 Conservative John Henson 1,707 Majority Turnout 4,021 Labour hold Swing
Kettering Rural Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative James Harker 3,908 Labour Emma Poole 1,965 Majority Turnout 5,873 Conservative hold Swing
Rothwell Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Alan Pate 1,944 Labour David Whyte 1,825 Majority Turnout 3,769 Conservative gain from Labour
St Andrews and St Peters Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jonathan West 2,404 Conservative Matthew Lynch 2,114 Majority Turnout 4,518 Labour hold Swing
Wicksteed Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ursula Jones 1,882 Labour Alexander Gordon 1,742 Liberal Democrats John Coleman 1,026 Majority Turnout 4,650 Conservative hold Swing
Northampton Borough Abington Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Brian Hoare 1,304 Labour Michael Boss 1,268 Conservative Leon Bailey 825 Green Marcus Rock 264 Majority Turnout 3,661 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Billing Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Christopher Malpas 1,525 Labour Debra Boss 1,306 Liberal Democrats Kevin Alderton 740 Majority Turnout 3,571 Conservative gain from Labour
Boughton Green Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats John Yates 1,712 Conservative Michael Hallam 1,297 Labour Tess Scott 1,277 Majority Turnout 4,286 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Castle Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Rosemarie Dickie 1,503 Conservative Edward Barham 766 Liberal Democrats Grant Bowles 752 Independent Peter Harrisson 157 Majority Turnout 3,178 Labour hold Swing
Delapre Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Brendan Glynane 1,342 Labour Chaman Kalyan 1,288 Conservative Michelle Hoare 1,006 Majority Turnout 3,636 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Eastfield Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Barry Kirkby 1,490 Conservative David Acock 1,180 Liberal Democrats Jean Hawkins 1,008 Green Anthony Lochmuller 158 CPA Colin Bricher 105 Majority Turnout 3,941 Labour hold Swing
East Hunsbury Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andre Savage 1,925 Labour Simon Draper 1,236 Liberal Democrats Charles Markham 679 Green Lisa Warner 199 Majority Turnout 4,039 Conservative hold Swing
Ecton Brook Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jamie Lane 1,134 Labour Arthur McCutcheon 1,086 Liberal Democrats Ruth Williams 641 CPA Timothy Webb 95 Majority Turnout 2,956 Conservative gain from Labour
Headlands Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats David Garlick 1,668 Conservative Paul Rolfe 1,476 Labour Trevor Bailey 1,190 Green Muriel Upton 110 Majority Turnout 4,444 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Kingsley Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Richard Church 1,677 Labour Nova Keown 1,349 Conservative Marie Carter 830 Green Derek Pickup 188 Independent Monica Withrington 81 Majority Turnout 4,125 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Kingsthorpe Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Sally Beardsworth 2,069 Labour Trevor Owen 978 Conservative David Mackintosh 859 BNP Fiona Woodward 153 Independent Paul Withrington 103 Green Anthony Upton 78 Majority Turnout 4,240 Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lumbertubs Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ulrick Gravesande 1,399 Conservative Stuart Penketh 768 Liberal Democrats Eva Down 620 CPA Andrew Otchie 74 Majority Turnout 2,861 Labour hold Swing
Nene Valley Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Michael Hill 2,674 Labour Stephen Croke 1,344 Liberal Democrats Maria Crake 872 Green Evelyn Lander 278 Majority Turnout 5,168 Conservative hold Swing
New Duston Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Elizabeth Tavener 2,160 Labour Dvija Mehta 1,114 Liberal Democrats Irene Markham 659 Independent Susan Edkins 325 Majority Turnout 4,258 Conservative hold Swing
Old Duston Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Don Edwards 1,743 Labour Francis Lilley 1,542 Liberal Democrats Katherine Abu 544 Independent Karen Dare 239 Majority Turnout 4,068 Conservative hold Swing
Parklands Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Brandon Eldred 1,873 Labour Iftikhar Choudary 1,288 Liberal Democrats Malcolm Mildren 1,132 Majority Turnout 4,293 Conservative hold Swing
Spencer Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Melanie de Cruz 1,277 Conservative Laura Norman 681 Liberal Democrats Anthony Woods 592 Independent Roger Conroy 361 Majority Turnout 2,911 Labour hold Swing
St Crispin Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Winston Strachan 1,374 Conservative Penelope Flavell 936 Liberal Democrats Phillip Buchan 629 Green Rebecca Smith 243 Independent Tina Harvey 44 Majority Turnout 3,226 Labour hold Swing
St David Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Jane Hollis 1,318 Labour Vivian Dams 1,214 Conservative Richard Booker 665 Majority Turnout 3,197 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
St James Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Terence Wire 1,558 Conservative Ian McCann 1,317 Liberal Democrats Scott Collins 746 Majority Turnout 3,621 Labour hold Swing
Thorplands Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Leslie Patterson 1,358 Conservative Brian Jarvis 788 Liberal Democrats Dennis Meredith 735 Majority Turnout 2,881 Labour hold Swing
West Hunsbury Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Charles Hugheston-Roberts 1,618 Liberal Democrats John Rawlings 1,334 Labour Alan Kingston 796 Majority Turnout 3,748 Conservative hold Swing
Weston Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Maureen Hill 2,527 Labour Anjona Roy 1,235 Liberal Democrats Michael Beardsworth 995 Majority Turnout 4,757 Conservative hold Swing
South Northamptonshire District Brackley East Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Andrew Grant 2,728 Labour Douglas Berry 1,858 Majority Turnout 4,586 Conservative hold Swing
Brackley West Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Ronald Sawbridge 2,156 Liberal Democrats Janet Arkwright 986 Labour Valerie Whitaker 952 Green Katherine Pate 318 Majority Turnout 4,412 Conservative hold Swing
Bugbrooke Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Joan Kirkbride 2,814 Labour John King 982 Liberal Democrats Martin Taylor 784 Majority Turnout 4,580 Conservative hold Swing
Deanshanger Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Alan Walker 2,344 Labour David Aaronson 1,508 Liberal Democrats Rodney Kilvert 1,083 Majority Turnout 4,935 Conservative hold Swing
Greens Norton Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Benjamin Smith 3,482 Labour Charles Parkin 1,440 Majority Turnout 4,922 Conservative hold Swing
Hackleton Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Brian Binley 2,895 Labour Stephen Winder 1,021 Liberal Democrats Marianne Taylor 777 Majority Turnout 4,693 Conservative hold Swing
Middleton Cheney Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Kenneth Malling 3,024 Labour Gart Youens 1,972 Majority Turnout 4,996 Conservative hold Swing
Roade Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Bernard Ingram 2,944 Labour Ronald Johnson 1,491 Liberal Democrats Richard Matthews 945 Majority Turnout 5,380 Conservative hold Swing
Towcester Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Rosemary Bromwich 2,004 Liberal Democrats Oliver Low 1,195 Labour Drisc Wardle 1,115 Majority Turnout 4,314 Conservative hold Swing
Wellingborough Borough Croyland Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Maureen Shram 2,097 Conservative Bhupendra Patel 1,518 Liberal Democrats Peter Atkins 993 Majority Turnout 4,608 Labour hold Swing
Earls Barton Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour George Blackwell 2,720 Conservative David Smith 2,423 Majority Turnout 5,143 Labour hold Swing
Finedon Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Bailey 3,180 Labour John Robinson 1,783 Majority Turnout 4,963 Conservative hold Swing
Hemmingwell Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour James Ashton 2,306 Conservative Graham Lawman 1.988 Majority Turnout 4,294 Labour gain from Conservative
Irchester Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Alan Bailey 1,965 Labour Timothy Maguire 1,925 Liberal Democrats Keith Clements 643 Majority Turnout 4,533 Conservative gain from Labour
Queensway Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Patricia Jones 2,003 Conservative Kenneth Harrington 1,196 Green Jonathan Hornett 377 Majority Turnout 3,576 Labour hold Swing
Redwell Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Malcolm Waters 2,132 Labour Neville Marsden 1,508 Liberal Democrats Penelope Wilkins 619 Majority Turnout 4,259 Conservative hold Swing
Swanspool Division Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Patricia Cass 1,785 Conservative Paul Bell 1,545 Liberal Democrats Margaret Atkins 561 Green Ann Parsons 172 Majority Turnout 4,063 Labour hold Swing
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