Abington (ward)

Abington is an area and electoral ward of Northampton, England. It is represented in Westminster by Michael Ellis, the MP for Northampton North, with the exception of a small minority of the electorate who live in and around Vernon Terrace and South Street, who are represented by Andrew Lewer, the MP for Northampton South. The population of the ward was 9,668 at the 2011 census.[2]

Abington ward
Coat of arms of Abington ward
Abington electoral ward within Northampton Borough Council
Abington electoral ward within Northampton Borough Council
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
CountyNorthamptonshire
Government
  UK Parliament constituency: Northampton North
  TypeUnicameral
  BodyNorthampton Borough Council
  Leader of the councilJonathan Nunn (Conservative)
  CouncillorTony Ansell Conservative
  CouncillorZoe Smith (Labour)
Population
  Total9,668
Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census[1]

Councillors

Two councillors serve the ward.

Election Councillor Councillor
1999 Arthur McCutcheon (Lab) Vivienne Dams (Lab)
2003 Irene Markham (Lib Dem) Brian Hoare (Lib Dem)
2007 Irene Markham (Lib Dem) Brian Hoare (Lib Dem)
2011 Tony Ansell (Conservative) Iftikhar Choudary (Lab)
2015 Tony Ansell (Conservative) Zoe Smith (Lab)

Elections in 2010s

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Ansell 1,661
Labour Zoe Smith 1,567
Labour Jamal Alwahabi 1,366
Conservative Iftikhar Choudary 888
Green Drew Gray 719
Liberal Democrats Jill Panebianco 339
Liberal Democrats Regina Rogolska 185
Turnout 4,286 58.86
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Ansell* 939
Labour Iftikhar Choudary* 752
Conservative William Grover 681
Labour Denise O'Hora 670
Liberal Democrats Brian Hoare 638
Liberal Democrats Irene Markham 609
Green Jacqueline Higgs 137
Green Maximilian Patzer 46
Turnout 2,586 38.89
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2007

2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Markham 949
Liberal Democrats Brian Hoare 929
Labour Steve O'Connor 413
Labour Trevor Owen 372
Conservative Ray Kelly 364
Conservative Brian Sargeant 318
Green Jac Higgs 213
Green Marcus Rock 183
Turnout 3,741
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2003

2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Markham 986
Liberal Democrats Brian Hoare 893
Labour Trevor Owen 578
Labour Vivienne Dams 573
Conservative Juliette Ashby 446
Conservative Barry Stoker 414
Turnout 3,890 31.6

Elections in 1990s

May 1999

1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur McCutcheon 884
Labour Vivienne Dams 870
Conservative Keith Cumberpatch 492
Conservative Robert Mackley 492
Liberal Democrats Irene Markham 322
Liberal Democrats Philip Oakman 255
UKIP Dusan Torbica 56
Turnout 3,371 26.6

References

  1. "Area: Abington (Northampton Ward)". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. "Local statistics - Office for National Statistics". www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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