# Abington (ward)

Abington is an area and electoral ward of Northampton, England. It is represented in Westminster by Michael Ellis, the MP for Northampton North, with the exception of a small minority of the electorate who live in and around Vernon Terrace and South Street, who are represented by Andrew Lewer, the MP for Northampton South. The population of the ward was 9,668 at the 2011 census.

## Councillors

Two councillors serve the ward.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1999 | Arthur McCutcheon (Lab) | Vivienne Dams (Lab) |
| 2003 | Irene Markham (Lib Dem) | Brian Hoare (Lib Dem) |
| 2007 | Irene Markham (Lib Dem) | Brian Hoare (Lib Dem) |
| 2011 | Tony Ansell (Conservative) | Iftikhar Choudary (Lab) |
| 2015 | Tony Ansell (Conservative) | Zoe Smith (Lab) |

## Elections in 2010s
### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Ansell | 1,661 | |
| | Labour | Zoe Smith | 1,567 | |
| | Labour | Jamal Alwahabi | 1,366 | |
| | Conservative | Iftikhar Choudary | 888 | |
| | Green | Drew Gray | 719 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Panebianco | 339 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Regina Rogolska | 185 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,286 | 58.86 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Ansell* | 939 | |
| | Labour | Iftikhar Choudary* | 752 | |
| | Conservative | William Grover | 681 | |
| | Labour | Denise O'Hora | 670 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Hoare | 638 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Markham | 609 | |
| | Green | Jacqueline Higgs | 137 | |
| | Green | Maximilian Patzer | 46 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,586 | 38.89 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

## Elections in 2000s
### May 2007

2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Markham | 949 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Hoare | 929 |
| | Labour | Steve O'Connor | 413 |
| | Labour | Trevor Owen | 372 |
| | Conservative | Ray Kelly | 364 |
| | Conservative | Brian Sargeant | 318 |
| | Green | Jac Higgs | 213 |
| | Green | Marcus Rock | 183 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,741 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### May 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Markham | 986 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Hoare | 893 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Owen | 578 | |
| | Labour | Vivienne Dams | 573 | |
| | Conservative | Juliette Ashby | 446 | |
| | Conservative | Barry Stoker | 414 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,890 | 31.6 |

## Elections in 1990s
### May 1999

1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur McCutcheon | 884 | |
| | Labour | Vivienne Dams | 870 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Cumberpatch | 492 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Mackley | 492 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Markham | 322 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Oakman | 255 | |
| | UKIP | Dusan Torbica | 56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,371 | 26.6 |