2009 Northamptonshire County Council election

Elections to Northamptonshire County Council took place on 4 June 2009, having been delayed from 7 May, in order to coincide with elections to the European Parliament. The Liberal Democrats replaced the Labour Party as the main opposition.

2009 Northamptonshire County Council election[1]

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All 73 seats in the Northamptonshire County Council
37 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 45 7
Seats won 56 9
Seat change Increase11 Increase2
Popular vote 96,788 39,170
Percentage 51.3 20.8

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election 21
Seats before 0
Seats won 6 2
Seat change Decrease15 Increase2
Popular vote 36,685 4,159
Percentage 19.5 2.2

Map showing the results of the 2009 Northamptonshire County Council elections.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

Results

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2009 Northamptonshire County Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 56 12 -1 +11 76.7 51.3 96,788
  Liberal Democrats 9 4 -2 +2 12.3 20.8 39,170
  Labour 6 0 -15 -15 8.2 19.5 36,685
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 4,341
  Independent 2 2 0 +2 2.7 2.2 4,159
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3,825
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 1,746
  Save Our Services 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 1,446
  CPA 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 424

Division-by-Division results, by District

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Corby Borough

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Corby Central Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Mark Bullock (*) 885 48.6
Conservative Lisa Jones 353 19.4
Liberal Democrats Eddie McGeown 327 18.0
BNP Roy Davies 256 14.1
Majority 532 29.2
Turnout 1,821 29.7
Labour hold
Corby Rural Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Stan Heggs 1,384 48.8
Liberal Democrats Phil Bromhall 744 26.2
Labour Mary Butcher 708 25
Majority 640 22.6
Turnout 2,836
Conservative hold
Danesholme Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Chris Stanbra 1,135 40
Conservative David John Sims 1,007 34.8
Labour Jim McKellar 732 25.3
Majority 128 5.2
Turnout 2,896 29.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Kingswood Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John McGee 938 46.9
Conservative Yvonne Elizabeth Alice Von Bujtar 560 28
Liberal Democrats Barry O'Brian 504 25.2
Majority 378 18.9
Turnout 2,002 31.67
Labour hold
Lloyds Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Bob Scott 982 44.9
Conservative Lynne Anne Wilson 526 24.1
BNP Gordon Riddell 363 16.6
Liberal Democrats Scott Ponton 314 14.4
Majority 456 20.8
Turnout 2,185 32.67
Labour hold
Shire Lodge Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Julie Brookfield 904 40.1
Conservative Eve Howitt 645 28.6
BNP Annette Carroll 397 17.6
Liberal Democrats Terri Meechan 308 13.7
Majority 259 11.5
Turnout 2,254 32.18
Labour hold

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Daventry District

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Braunston Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Robin Brown 1,934 59.7
Liberal Democrats John Barry Lathan 903 27.9
Labour Maureen Winifred Luke 400 12.4
Majority 1,031 31.8
Turnout 3,237 40.84
Conservative hold
Brixworth Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Chris Millar 2,344 72.3
Liberal Democrats Micheal Beardsworth 612 18.9
Labour Paul Anthony Corazzo 287 8.8
Majority 1,732 53.4
Turnout 3,243 42.18
Conservative hold
Daventry East Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Alan Hills 1,393 61.7
Liberal Democrats Trinni Crake 445 19.7
Labour Penny Price 421 18.6
Majority 948 42
Turnout 2,259 29.9
Conservative hold
Daventry West Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Chris Long 1,166 47.2
BNP David Jones 451 18.3
Labour Betty Richards 449 18.2
Liberal Democrats John Kenneth Crake 405 16.4
Majority 715 28.9
Turnout 2,471 28.65
Conservative hold
Long Buckby Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Steve Osbourne 1,743 62.7
Liberal Democrats Neil Arthur Crispin Farmer 672 24.2
Labour Chris Meyers 367 13.2
Majority 1071 38.5
Turnout 2,782 43.54
Conservative hold
Moulton Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Judy Shepard 1,938 73.5
Liberal Democrats David Garlick 697 26.5
Majority 1241 47
Turnout 2,635 41.46
Conservative hold
Uplands Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Catherine Broadman 2,407 68.2
Green Kathy Wicksteed 450 12.7
Liberal Democrats Ruth Williams 363 10.3
Labour Sue Meyers 311 8.8
Majority 1,957 55.5
Turnout 3,531 45.74
Conservative hold
Weedon Bec & Woodford Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Gina Ogden 1,715 63.5
Liberal Democrats Christopher Robin Salaman 672 24.9
Labour Bruce Armstrong Nichols 314 11.6
Majority 1,043 38.6
Turnout 2,701 38.44
Conservative hold

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East Northamptonshire District

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Higham Ferrers Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Derek Lawson 2,245
Labour Alan Dunn 690
Majority
Turnout 2,935 36.37
Irthlingborough Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Andrew Langley 1,900
Labour John Gray 906
Majority
Turnout 2,806 35.23
Oundle Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Rupert Reichhold 1,943
Liberal Democrats Grant Bowles 631
Labour Paul King 443
Majority
Turnout 3,017 43.81
Prebebdal Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Heather Smith 2,062
Liberal Democrats Ian Preston 530
Labour David Fisher 307
Majority
Turnout 2,899 47.59
Raunds Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Dudley Hughes 1,298
Green Ryta Lyndley 585
Labour Neil Harvey 452
Majority
Turnout 2,335 35.54
Rushden East Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Andrew Mercer 1,358
Liberal Democrats David Hooton 581
Labour Stephen Allen 468
Majority
Turnout 2,407 31.84
Rushden South Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Michael Tye 1,861
Liberal Democrats James Wilson 467
Labour Christine Allen 406
BNP Wim Wauters 317
Majority
Turnout 3,051 37.94
Rushden West Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ronald Pinnock 1,208
Labour Robert Nightingale 402
BNP Derry Smith 320
Liberal Democrats Rachel Fearnley 298
Majority
Turnout 2,228 34.25
Thrapston Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bob Seery 1,729
Liberal Democrats Cerri Glynane 613
Labour Kevin McKeever 398
Majority
Turnout 2,740 36.97

Kettering Borough

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Brambleside Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bill Parker 1,204
Labour Ellie Mans 452
English Democrat Derek Hilling 420
Liberal Democrats Alan Window 219
Green David Lane 189
Majority
Turnout 2,484 39.69
Burton Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Christopher Groome 1,321
Conservative Christopher Lamb 958
Labour Ronald Steele 348
Majority
Turnout 2,627 36.72
Desborough Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Belinda Humfrey 1,801
Labour Mark Watson 636
Liberal Democrats Philip Rice 581
Majority
Turnout 3,018 39.38
Grange Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Carolyn Maxted 477
Labour Eileen Hales 463
Independent Roy Mayhew 459
BNP Clive Skinner 245
Liberal Democrats Michael Quinn 126
Majority
Turnout 1,770 30.73
Ise Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bob Civil 1,276
Liberal Democrats Chris Nelson 925
Labour Adrian Perrin 342
Majority
Turnout 2,543 40.96
Kettering Central Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Larry Henson 1,276
Labour Keli Watts 958
Liberal Democrats Jehad Soliman 444
Majority
Turnout 35.71
Kettering Rural Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jim Harker 2,625
Liberal Democrats Stan Freeman 798
Labour Peter Weston 546
Majority
Turnout 3,969 45.4
Rothwell Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Alan Clifford 1,130
Labour Alan Mills 649
Independent Kevin Sills 259
Liberal Democrats Daniel Garside 231
Majority
Turnout 2,269 38.39
St Andrew's and St Peter's Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Matt Lynch 1,360
Labour Jonathan West 655
Liberal Democrats Cindy McGrath 339
Green Alan Heath 314
Majority
Turnout 2,668 35.09
Wickstead Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Scott Edwards 1,449
Liberal Democrats Chris McGlynn 664
Labour Maggie Don 608
Majority
Turnout 2,721 37.82

Northampton Borough

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Abington Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Rebecca Harding 624
Liberal Democrats Brian Hoare 615
Green Jac Higgs 440
Labour Trevor Owen 376
Majority
Turnout 2,055 29.7
Billing Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Christopher Malpas 1,176
Labour Trevor Bailey 516
Liberal Democrats Philip Buchan 389
Majority
Turnout 2,081 33.17
Boughton Green Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Graham Lawman 969
Liberal Democrats John Yates 878
Labour Janet Phillips 496
Majority
Turnout 2,343 37.37
Castle Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Tony Clarke 760
Labour Tess Scott 440
Conservative Ian McCann 361
Green Julie Hawkins 201
Liberal Democrats Roger Conroy 194
Majority
Turnout 1,956 26.65
Delapre Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Brendan Glynane 662
Conservative Mick Ford 621
Labour Kathy Smith 372
BNP Clive Lomax 275
Save Our Services Norman Adams 219
Majority
Turnout 2,149 30.03
East Hunsbury Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Andre Gonzalez de Savage 1,258
Liberal Democrats Shaun Hope 539
Labour Robert Burnell 351
Majority
Turnout 2,148 32.7
Eastfield Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Alan Wright 832
Liberal Democrats Jean Hawkins 686
Labour Steve O'Connor 323
BNP Jim Avery 239
CPA Colin Bricher 112
English Democrat Teresa Cannon 110
Majority
Turnout 2,302 34.99
Ecton Brook Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Mackintosh 853
Labour Keith Davies 497
Liberal Democrats Prince Chaudhury 402
Majority
Turnout 1,752 34.66
Headlands Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Marion Minney 904
Conservative Brian Sargeant 828
English Democrat Sue Willis 502
Labour Nadim Choudary 414
Majority
Turnout 2,648 41.8
Kingsley Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Richard Church 709
Independent Fitzy Fitzpatrick 493
Labour Catherine Russell 463
Conservative Gary Austin 457
Green Marcus Rock 284
Majority
Turnout 2,406 34.09
Kingsthorpe Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Sally Beardsworth 1,173
Conservative Laura Hutchings 633
BNP Ray Beasley 392
Labour Chris Grethe 328
Majority
Turnout 2,526 37.83
Lumbertubs Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Richard Giddings 527
Labour Ulric Gravesande 524
Conservative Lesley Callnon 351
Save Our Services Harry Tuttle 277
Majority
Turnout 1,679 29.19
Nene Valley Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Phil Larratt 1,943
Liberal Democrats Laura Glynane 773
Labour Michael Vaughan 409
Majority
Turnout 3,125 36.32
New Duston Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Matthew Goldby 1,719
Labour Geoff Howes 375
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Jwanczuk 322
Majority
Turnout 2,416 37.71
Old Duston Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Don Edwards 1,011
Save Our Services Dave Green 950
Labour Janice Duffy 351
Liberal Democrats Daniel Jwanczuk 89
Majority
Turnout 2,401 38.4
Parklands Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Mike Hallam 1,390
Liberal Democrats Portia Wilson 962
Labour Ifty Choudary 303
CPA Philip Bricher 167
Majority
Turnout 2,822 44.88
Spencer Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Jenny Conroy 793
Labour Anjona Roy 577
Conservative Ivan Sljivic 392
Majority
Turnout 1,762 28.99
St Crispin Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Winston Strachan 603
Independent Russ Cooper 494
Conservative Penny Flavel 460
Green Hannah Gibson 225
Liberal Democrats Fern Conroy 198
Majority
Turnout 1,980 30.13
St David Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Jane Hollis 596
Conservative Richard Cullis 589
Labour Ven Subbarayan 572
Majority
Turnout 1,757 26.98
St James Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Suresh Patel 943
Labour Terry Wire 724
Liberal Democrats Pam Varnsverry 507
Majority
Turnout 2,174 32.43
Thorpelands Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Dennis Meredith 806
Conservative Ray Kelly 352
Labour Joy Capstick 307
Green Mark Eales 204
Majority
Turnout 1,669 30.27
West Hunsbury Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Hugheston-Roberts 1,642
Liberal Democrats Paul Varnsverry 1,031
Labour Kathleen Franklin 282
Majority
Turnout 2,955 39.24
West Weston Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Stephen Legg 1,668
Liberal Democrats Maureen Hill 537
Green Ellie Shelton 401
Labour Bob Purser 368
Majority
Turnout 2,974 43.82

South Northamptonshire District

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Brackley East Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Andrew Grant 1,803
Liberal Democrats Martin Johns 811
Labour Samuel Emerson 297
Majority
Turnout 2,911 36.31
Brackley West Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ron Sawbridge 1,765
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Mildren 596
Labour Gemma Maxwell-Evans 246
Majority
Turnout 2,607 41.23
Bugbrooke Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Joan Kirkbride 1,715
Liberal Democrats Sue Pace 665
Labour Lynda Davies 330
Majority
Turnout 2,710 41.94
Deanshanger Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Allan Walker 1,918
Liberal Democrats Hannah Saul 755
Labour Ann Macfarlane 399
Majority
Turnout 3,072 40.52
Greens Norton Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ben Smith 2,268
Liberal Democrats Christopher Lofts 814
Labour Wendy Randall 253
Majority
Turnout 3,335 46.79
Hackleton Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Michael Clark 2,127
Liberal Democrats Marianne Taylor 888
Majority
Turnout 3,015 46.1
Middleton Cheney Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Ken Melling 1,875
Liberal Democrats David Austin 806
Labour David James 336
Majority
Turnout 3,017 39.58
Roade Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bernard Ingram 1,859
Liberal Democrats Richard Matthews 777
Independent Mark James 401
Labour Thomas Clugston 314
Majority
Turnout 3,351 38.89
Towcester Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Rosemary Bromwich 1,648
Liberal Democrats Scott Collins 760
Labour Giles Barringham 293
Majority
Turnout 2,701 37.27

Wellingborough Borough

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Croyland Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Jay Walia 1,053
English Democrat Terry Spencer 714
Labour Les Rolfe 610
Liberal Democrats Kevin Barron 400
Majority
Turnout 2,777 33.45
Earls Barton Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour George Blackwell 1,349
Liberal Democrats Jane Brown 1,346
Conservative Brandon Eldred 501
Majority
Turnout 3,196 44.77
Finedon Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative John Bailey 1,984
Liberal Democrats Daniel Jones 465
Green Miriam Grzesiukowicz 349
Labour Ayo Ajanaku 308
Majority
Turnout 3,106 43.4
Hemmingwell Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Bhupendra Patel 1,366
Labour Peter Wright 680
Liberal Democrats Irene Markham 364
BNP Simon Robinson 296
Majority
Turnout 2,706 36.81
Irchester Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Sue Homer 1,517
Labour Tim McGuire 1,353
Liberal Democrats Charles Markham 262
Majority
Turnout 3,132 48.79
Queensway Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative David Dean 872
Labour Andrew Scarborough 553
Green Emma Hornett 347
Liberal Democrats Veronica Meredith 271
Majority
Turnout 2,043 33.34
Redwell Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Malcolm Waters 1,487
Labour Adam Henley 456
Liberal Democrats Penny Wilkins 394
Green Shasha Khan 146
Majority
Turnout 2,483 41.87
Swanspool Division
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative Paul Bell 958
Labour Pat Cass 543
Liberal Democrats Julie White 282
BNP David Robinson 274
Green Jonathan Hornett 270
Majority
Turnout 2,327 36.11

References

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  1. ^ "Local Election Summaries 2009". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Northamptonshire County Council Election 2009". northamptonshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009.