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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. 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: Leadership The leaders of the council from 1999 until the council's abolition in 2021 were: Council elections * 1973 Daventry District Council election * 1976 Daventry District Council election * 1979 Daventry District Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1980 Daventry District Council election * 1982 Daventry District Council election * 1983 Daventry District Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daventry (district)
The Daventry District was from 1974 to 2021 a local government district in western Northamptonshire, England. The district was named after its main town of Daventry where the council was based. The district was created on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, by a merger of the historic municipal borough of Daventry with the Daventry Rural District and most of the Brixworth Rural District. The town of Daventry became an unparished area with Charter Trustees and remained so until 2003 when a civil parish was created, roughly corresponding with the boundaries of the former borough, so allowing Daventry to have its own town council. At the 2011 Census, the district had a population of 77,843, a little under a third of whom (25,026) lived in the town of Daventry. Other significant settlements included Brixworth, Long Buckby and Weedon Bec. The rest of the district was predominantly rural. Abolition and replacement In March 2018, following suspension of the County Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
