Daventry District Council elections

One third of Daventry District Council in Northamptonshire, England was elected each year, followed by one year when there was an election to Northamptonshire County Council instead. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 38 councillors were elected from 24 wards. In another boundary review in 2012 the councillors were reduced to 36 councillors across 16 wards.[1] The council was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of West Northamptonshire.

Political control

From the foundation of the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1973–1976
Conservative1976–1980
No overall control1980–1983
Conservative1983–1995
No overall control1995–1999
Conservative1999–2021

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1999 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Chris Millar[3][4] ConservativeAug 199931 Oct 2019
Richard Auger[5] Conservative1 Nov 201931 Mar 2021

Council elections

Changes between elections

1999 boundaries
Drayton By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,540 61.5
Conservative 966 38.5
Majority 574 23.0
Turnout 2,506
Labour hold Swing
Hill By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,079 59.4
Conservative 736 40.6
Majority 574 18.8
Turnout 1,815
Labour hold Swing
Drayton By-Election 26 June 2003[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Annette Dunn 332 53.9 +5.7
Labour Jean Tucker 285 46.2 -5.6
Majority 47 7.7
Turnout 617 12.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Drayton By-Election 10 September 2009[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Chris Eddon 314 33.9 -11.5
Labour Wendy Randall 158 17.0 -6.4
Liberal Democrats John Lathan 138 14.9 +14.9
BNP David Jones 133 14.3 -17.0
Independent Steve Tubb 129 13.9 +13.9
Socialist Alternative Meg Price 55 5.9 +5.9
Majority 156 16.9
Turnout 927 19.6
Conservative hold Swing
Yelvertoft By-Election 10 September 2009[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Chandler 382 79.7 +10.9
Liberal Democrats Hermione Ainley 97 20.3 +7.3
Majority 285 59.4
Turnout 479 33.0
Conservative hold Swing

2012 boundaries

Conservative councillor Frank Wiig (Brixworth) dies. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 15 November 2012.[13]

Brixworth By-election 15 November 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Pointer 857 63.9 +18.2
Green Steve Whiffen 484 36.1 +13.5
Majority 373 27.8
Turnout 1,341
Conservative hold Swing

Conservative councillor Nick Bunting (Brixworth) resigned from the council. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 2 May 2013.[14]

Brixworth By-election 2 May 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian Barratt 1,082 62.3 +16.6
Labour Robert McNally 307 17.7 +3.1
Green Steve Whiffen 258 14.9 -7.7
Liberal Democrats Neil Farmer 89 5.1 -12.0
Majority 775 44.6
Turnout 1,736
Conservative hold Swing

Conservative councillor Kay Driver (Welford) resigned from the council. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 2 May 2013.[15]

Welford By-election 2 May 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luke Major 824 66.2 +6.0
Green Katharine Wicksteed 242 19.5 -2.9
Labour Sue Myers 178 14.3 -3.1
Majority 582 46.8
Turnout 1,244
Conservative hold Swing

Conservative councillor Ken Melling (Ravensthorpe) dies. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 5 September 2013.[16]

Ravensthorpe By-election 5 September 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bryn Aldridge 285 46.5 -15.3
UKIP Eric MacAnndrais 212 34.6 +34.6
Labour Sue Myers 93 15.2 +15.2
Liberal Democrats Neil Farmer 23 3.8 -14.4
Majority 73 11.9
Turnout 613
Conservative hold Swing

Conservative councillor Diana Osborne (Long Buckby) resigned from the council in March 2017. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 4 May.[17] New councillor Malcolm Robert Longley's term ends in 2019.[18]

Long Buckby by-election, 4 May 2017
Term ends 2 May 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Robert Longley 1,170 50.6 -3.5
Labour Sue Myers 565 24.4 -0.7
Liberal Democrats Neil Arthur Crispin Farmer 232 10.0 +10.0
Green Tom Alexander Forrest Harper 169 7.3 +7.3
UKIP Ian Robert James Dexter 151 6.5 -13.5
Majority 605 26.2 -2.8
Turnout 2312 43.81 -29.60
Conservative hold Swing

Conservative councillor Ann Carter (Walgrave) resigned from the council in March 2018. The seat was contested in a by-election on 3 May.[12] There are elections due in most other wards in Daventry on the same day.[19]

Walgrave by-election, 3 May 2018
Term ends 2 May 2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lesley Woolnough 431 68.85 +9.7%
Liberal Democrats Grant Bowles 195 31.15 +31.15%
Majority 236 37.7
Turnout 626 38.27
Conservative hold Swing -11%

Conservative councillor Fabienne Fraser-Allen (Brixworth) was forced to resign from the council due to non-attendance in June 2019. The seat was contested in a by-election on 18 July 2019 .[12] The term was due to end in 2020 but was extended one year due to the creation of a new West Northamptonshire Authority .[20]

Brixworth by-election, 18th July 2019
Term ends 7 May 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Harris 817 49.5 38.5%
Conservative Lauren Harrington-Carter 615 37.3 -27.8%
Labour Stuart Coe 218 13.2 -10.7%
Majority 202 12.2
Turnout 1663 30 -2.7%
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 33%

Labour councillor Aiden Ramsey resigned as he moved away from the area after being elected in 2018. The seat was contested in a by-election on 24 October 2019 .[12] The term was due to end in 2022 but ended in 2021 due to the creation of a new West Northamptonshire Council.[20]

Abbey North by-election, 24th October 2019
Term ends 5th May 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lauren Harrington-Carter 371 40.4 15.0%
Liberal Democrats Alan Knape 282 30.7 11.3%
Labour Emily Carter 265 28.9 -14.7%
Majority 89 9.7
Turnout 930 17.5 -10.5%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 14.9%

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