Northampton Borough Council Northampton Borough Council was the borough council and non-metropolitan district responsible for local government in the large town of Northampton in England. In 2021 the council was abolished and succeeded by West Northamptonshire Council; a uni ...

was the local authority for

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Northamptonshire Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is ...

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and was elected every four years. From the last boundary changes in 1999, 47

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s were elected from 23

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. The borough council was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of

West Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire is a unitary authority area covering part of the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, created in 2021. By far the largest settlement in West Northamptonshire is the county town of Northampton. Its other signif ...

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was held by the following parties:

Leadership

The mayor of Northampton was the ceremonial figurehead for the borough council, and tended to be held by a different person each year. Political leadership was provided instead by the

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. The leaders from 2002 until the council's abolition in 2021 were: Jonathan Nunn subsequently became the first leader of the replacement

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Council elections

Borough result maps

File:Northampton UK local election 1999 map.svg, 1999 results map File:Northampton UK local election 2003 map.svg, 2003 results map File:Northampton UK local election 2007 map.svg, 2007 results map File:Northampton UK local election 2011 map.svg, 2011 results map File:Northampton UK local election 2015 map.svg, 2015 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

2003-2007

2007-2011

2015-2021

References

By-election results

External links

Northampton Borough Council
{{Northamptonshire elections Council elections in Northamptonshire Politics of Northampton District council elections in England