2007 Kettering Borough Council election

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2007 Kettering Borough Council election
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  2003 3 May 2007 2011  

All 36 seats in the Kettering Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Labour
Last election3013
Seats won286
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg7
Popular vote14,7619,582

Kettering UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 2007 Kettering Borough Council elections.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

Elections to Kettering Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003 reducing the number of seats by nine. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

Contents

Candidates and election issues

Both the Conservative and Labour parties put up candidates in all wards. There were also five Liberal Democrat, four Independent and one Green party candidates.

Major elections issues included refuse collection, recycling and the location of the council offices. [1]

Summary Result

Kettering Borough Council Election, 3 May 2007: Summary Results Con
Lab Ind LD Grn TOTALElectorateTurnout
Total Votes
(Ward average votes, turnout adjusted)
14,761
55%
9,582
36%
1,455
5%
703
3%
414
2%
26,91467,99539.6%
Total Seats28
-1
6
-8
2
+/-
0
+/-
0
+/-
36
-9

Ward results

Kettering Borough Council Election 2007: Ward Results
Ward2003 Seats
(Notional)
2007 ResultDetailed
result
All Saints (3 seats)LabCon results
LabCon
ConLab
Avondale Grange (2 seats)LabLab results
LabLab
Barton (2 seats)ConCon results
ConCon
Brambleside (2 seats)ConCon results
ConCon
Burton Latimer (3 seats)ConCon results
ConInd
IndInd
Desborough Loatland (2 seats)ConCon results
ConCon
Desborough St. Giles (2 seats)ConCon results
ConCon
Ise Lodge (3 seats)ConCon results
ConCon
ConCon
Northfield (1 seat)LabLab results
Piper's Hill (2 seats)ConCon results
ConCon
Queen Eleanor & Buccleuch (1 seat)ConCon results
Rothwell (3 seats)ConCon results
ConCon
ConCon
Slade (2 seats)ConCon results
ConCon
St. Michael's & Wicksteed (3 seats)ConCon results
ConCon
ConCon
St. Peter's (2 seats)ConCon results
ConCon
Welland (1 seat)ConCon results
William Knibb (2 seats)LabLab results
ConLab

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