Wicksteed Ward is a two-member ward within
Kettering Borough Council. Traditionally regarded as a
Labour safe seat
A safe seat is an electoral district (constituency) in a legislative body (e.g. Congress, Parliament, City Council) which is regarded as fully secure, for either a certain political party, or the incumbent representative personally or a combinat ...
, owing to the presence of the Highfield Road Council Estate, the ward became a
marginal seat between Labour and the
Conservatives in the
2003 Borough Council elections before, after resignation of the sole Conservative councillor in the autumn of 2005, the seat was recaptured by the Labour Party in a by-election.
The most recent councillors prior to the Ward's abolition were Cllr.
Alex Gordon and Cllr.
Lynsey Tod, both members of the
Labour Party.
Councillors
Wicksteed Ward By-Election: 6 October 2005
*Cllr. Lynsey Tod (
Labour)
''Replacing Cllr. Derek Darby (
Conservative)''
Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003
Elections for Kettering Borough Council, which covers the Kettering (borough), Borough of Kettering, were held on 1 May 2003 and were won by the Conservative Party (UK), Conservatives, gaining overall control from Labour Party (UK), Labour.
Su ...
*Cllr. Derek Darby (
Conservative)
*Cllr. Alex Gordon (
Labour)
Kettering Borough Council Elections 1999
*Cllr. Alex Gordon (
Labour)
*Cllr. Roy Mayhew (
Labour)
Election results
Wicksteed Ward By-Election: 6 October 2005
*Cause: Resignation of Cllr. Derek Darby
*Holding Party:
Conservative
Electorate: 2638
Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003
(Vote count shown is ward average)
See also
*
Kettering
*
Kettering Borough Council
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Electoral wards in Kettering