# 2021 North Northamptonshire Council election

The 2021 North Northamptonshire Council election took place alongside nationwide local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was the inaugural election for the unitary authority, which was created one month before in April 2021, after the merger of the four existing non-metropolitan districts of Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering, and Wellingborough. North Northamptonshire absorbed the functions of these districts, plus those of the abolished Northamptonshire County Council. All 26 wards elect 3 councillors each, resulting in 78 councillors being elected and 40 seats being required for a majority.

## Results by Division

Divisions here are sectioned by the area that formerly constituted their district councils.

### Corby

Corby Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David John Sims | 1,955 | 57.6 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Gordon Sydney | 1,888 | 55.6 |
| | Conservative | Macaulay Andrew Nichol | 1,857 | 54.7 |
| | Labour | Ann Wallington | 1,506 | 44.3 |
| | Labour | Ray Beeby | 1,376 | 40.5 |
| | Labour | Guy Longfoot-Finch | 1,102 | 32.4 |
| | Green | Stevie Jones | 484 | 14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Ann Brown | 341 | 10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,396 | 40.2 |
Corby West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jean Gloria Addison | 2,062 | 62.2 |
| | Labour | Alison Dalziel | 2,044 | 61.7 |
| | Labour | Matt Keane | 1,946 | 58.7 |
| | Conservative | Rosalie Susan Beattie | 853 | 25.7 |
| | Conservative | Glenvil Greenwood-Smith | 776 | 23.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Wathen | 754 | 22.8 |
| | Green | Lynne Scannell | 225 | 6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Charles Bromhall | 149 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,313 | 36.1 |
Kingswood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Adam McGhee | 1,619 | 57.1 |
| | Labour | Zoe Catherine McGhee | 1,477 | 52.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Welsh McEwan | 1,447 | 51.0 |
| | Conservative | Ray Boyd | 724 | 25.5 |
| | Conservative | Raymond George Jackson | 711 | 25.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert John Tustin | 642 | 22.6 |
| | Green | Michael Mahon | 312 | 11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Edward McGeown | 153 | 5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,835 | 27.3 |
Lloyds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mark Pengelly | 2,338 | 70.5 |
| | Labour | Lyn Buckingham | 2,212 | 66.7 |
| | Labour | William George Colquhoun | 1,852 | 55.8 |
| | Conservative | Cameron Steven Andrew Clarke | 783 | 23.6 |
| | Conservative | Jayden Watts | 691 | 20.8 |
| | Conservative | Cesare Marinaro | 642 | 19.3 |
| | Green | Lee Forster | 491 | 14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terri Meechan | 162 | 4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,318 | 33.6 |
Oakley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ross Armour | 1,491 | 41.7 |
| | Labour | Simon Rielly | 1,482 | 41.4 |
| | Labour | Leanne Norma Louise Buckingham | 1,334 | 37.3 |
| | Conservative | Lorna Michele Rowan Garner | 1,177 | 32.9 |
| | Conservative | Ollie Curtis | 1,176 | 32.9 |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Katharine Wellings | 1,116 | 31.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Stanbra | 969 | 27.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penny Smith | 444 | 12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aidan O'Donovan | 439 | 12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,576 | 35.5 |

### East Northamptonshire

Higham Ferrers :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bert Jackson | 1,854 | 56.0 |
| | Conservative | Jennie Bone | 1,683 | 50.8 |
| | Conservative | Harriet Jane Frances Pentland | 1,681 | 50.8 |
| | Independent | Richard Joseph Gell | 708 | 21.4 |
| | Labour | Judy Dorothy Caine | 636 | 19.2 |
| | Labour | David Leslie Baker | 613 | 18.5 |
| | Independent | Peter Tomas | 587 | 17.7 |
| | Green | Marnie Fedorowycz | 487 | 14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hooton | 405 | 12.2 |
| | Reform UK | Sean Robert John Lever | 149 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,311 | 29.9 |
Irthlingborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Maxwell | 1,817 | 50.4 |
| | Conservative | Kirk William Oliver Harrison | 1,770 | 49.1 |
| | Conservative | Roger Stuart Powell | 1,763 | 48.9 |
| | Labour | Caroline Cross | 1,288 | 35.7 |
| | Labour | Jon Gray | 1,137 | 31.5 |
| | Labour | Caroline Smith | 788 | 21.8 |
| | Green | Joel Wylie | 590 | 16.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Smith | 267 | 7.4 |
| | Reform UK | Matt Davies | 151 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,607 | 31.5 |
Oundle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Annabel Lucy de Capell Brooke | 2,831 | 55.5 |
| | Conservative | Helen Jane Harrison | 2,281 | 44.7 |
| | Conservative | Jason Smithers | 2,133 | 41.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlie Best | 1,606 | 31.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Campbell Yeo | 1,212 | 23.8 |
| | Labour | Harry Edward James | 936 | 18.4 |
| | Green | Luke Jones | 867 | 17.0 |
| | Independent | Peter David Peel | 283 | 5.6 |
| | Independent | Phillip Maynard Stearn | 217 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,099 | 40.5 |
Raunds :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Helen Victoria Mary Howell | 2,095 | 66.8 |
| | Conservative | Richard John Kenneth Levell | 1,949 | 62.1 |
| | Conservative | Lee Robert Charles Wilkes | 1,873 | 59.7 |
| | Labour | Pauline Mary Ellis | 614 | 19.6 |
| | Labour | Neil Harvey | 540 | 17.2 |
| | Labour | Sheila Elizabeth Harvey | 519 | 16.5 |
| | Green | Julia Thorley | 408 | 13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garth Ratcliffe | 307 | 9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,136 | 29.0 |
Rushden Pemberton West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barbara Jenney | 1,981 | 63.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael Tye | 1,943 | 62.2 |
| | Conservative | Gill Mercer | 1,766 | 56.6 |
| | Labour | Gail McDade | 687 | 22.0 |
| | Labour | Gary Hugh Day | 666 | 21.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Norris | 581 | 18.6 |
| | Green | Grace Siddington | 530 | 17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,122 | 28.2 |
Rushden South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Jenney | 1,894 | 59.6 |
| | Conservative | Steven John Brian North | 1,810 | 57.0 |
| | Conservative | Andy Mercer | 1,680 | 52.9 |
| | Labour | Les Rolfe | 849 | 26.7 |
| | Labour | Daniel James Ash | 714 | 22.5 |
| | Green | Keiron Farrow | 575 | 18.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Wilson | 514 | 16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,177 | 22.9 |
Thrapston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Wendy Jane Brackenbury | 2,746 | 55.6 |
| | Conservative | David Hereward Gibson Brackenbury | 2,526 | 51.1 |
| | Conservative | Geoff Shacklock | 2,117 | 42.8 |
| | Independent | Val Carter | 1,712 | 34.6 |
| | Labour | Paul George Kirkpatrick | 782 | 15.8 |
| | Green | Hope Carpenter | 708 | 14.3 |
| | Labour | Jerry Hawkins | 647 | 13.1 |
| | Labour | Taffy Chikoto | 599 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Duckworth | 398 | 8.1 |
| | Independent | John Allan Smoker | 370 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iris Amanda Lerse | 349 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,943 | 37.9 |

### Kettering

Burton and Broughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jan O'Hara | 1,543 | 49.2 |
| | Conservative | John Richard Currall | 1,541 | 49.1 |
| | Conservative | Chris Smith-Haynes | 1,120 | 35.7 |
| | Green | Adrian Watts | 1,004 | 32.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Groome | 920 | 29.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Davies | 786 | 25.0 |
| | Independent | Fergus Macdonald | 598 | 19.1 |
| | Labour | Mark Anthony Sales | 519 | 16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,139 | 27.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 2,041 | 35.5 | −5.0 |
Clover Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Dez Dell | 2,184 | 59.8 |
| | Green | Emily-Rose Fedorowycz | 1,780 | 48.7 |
| | Green | Sarah Tubbs | 1,726 | 47.3 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Anne Thurland | 1,087 | 29.8 |
| | Conservative | Ash Davies | 1,002 | 27.4 |
| | Conservative | Greg Titcombe | 887 | 24.3 |
| | Independent | Bill Parker | 480 | 13.1 |
| | Labour | Bryan Bremner Massie | 442 | 12.1 |
| | Labour | Martyn Reuby | 355 | 9.7 |
| | Independent | Derek Hilling | 120 | 3.3 |
| | ADF | Suzanne Brogan | 100 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,652 | 37.1 |
Desborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mike Tebbutt | 2,011 | 50.9 |
| | Conservative | Mark Robert Dearing | 1,981 | 50.1 |
| | Conservative | David Alexander Howes | 1,791 | 45.3 |
| | Labour | Phil Sawford | 1,393 | 35.2 |
| | Labour | Andy Coleman | 956 | 24.2 |
| | Labour | Yvonne Claire Scarrott | 791 | 20.0 |
| | Independent | Linda Valerie Burnham | 707 | 17.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan James Window | 493 | 12.5 |
| | Green | Stevie Lawless | 455 | 11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,954 | 33.3 |
Ise :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lloyd Bunday | 1,871 | 55.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Edward Rowley | 1,817 | 53.6 |
| | Conservative | Elliot Keith Prentice | 1,731 | 51.1 |
| | Labour | John David Padwick | 1,048 | 30.9 |
| | Labour | Jane Pettit | 816 | 24.1 |
| | Labour | Tim Sharman | 652 | 19.2 |
| | Green | David Lomasney | 647 | 19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ryan James White | 338 | 10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,390 | 34.5 |
Northall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kevin Nigel Thurland | 1,394 | 42.9 |
| | Conservative | Anup Kumar Pandey | 1,392 | 42.9 |
| | Conservative | Ian Frederick Jelley | 1,326 | 40.8 |
| | Labour | Keli Ryan Watts | 1,309 | 40.3 |
| | Labour | Andy Byatt | 1,249 | 38.5 |
| | Labour | Clare Patricia Meechan Pavitt | 1,107 | 34.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Michael Silver | 439 | 13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,247 | 26.6 |
Rothwell and Mawsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Jim Hakewill | 1,940 | 52.5 |
| | Conservative | Cedwien Margaret Brown | 1,847 | 50.0 |
| | Conservative | Joseph John Smyth | 1,489 | 40.3 |
| | Conservative | Cliff Moreton | 1,424 | 38.6 |
| | Green | Sarah Musselwhite | 827 | 22.4 |
| | Labour | Isobel Victoria Stevenson | 726 | 19.7 |
| | Labour | Robert Charles Newby | 620 | 16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,693 | 31.0 |
Wicksteed :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Scott Anthony Edwards | 1,695 | 47.3 |
| | Conservative | Russell Roberts | 1,621 | 45.3 |
| | Conservative | Larry Henson | 1,504 | 42.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rivers George Dutton | 970 | 27.1 |
| | Labour | Adam Balmer | 819 | 22.9 |
| | Labour | Geoff Marshall | 814 | 22.7 |
| | Labour | Kat Ivanova | 799 | 22.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher George McGlynn | 760 | 21.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Nelson | 590 | 16.5 |
| | Reform UK | Jehad Soliman Aburamadan | 198 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,582 | 31.7 |
Windmill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robin John Carter | 1,184 | 48.0 |
| | Labour | Anne Marie B Lee | 1,068 | 43.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Marks | 1,037 | 42.0 |
| | Conservative | Craig Skinner | 1,014 | 41.1 |
| | Labour | Clark James Mitchell | 915 | 37.1 |
| | Labour | Arlette Cindy Wrighting | 915 | 37.1 |
| | Independent | Glenn Binley | 186 | 7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mel Gosliga | 185 | 7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,467 | 24.6 |

### Wellingborough

Brickhill and Queensway :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Anthony Bell | 1,455 | 50.1 |
| | Conservative | Matt Binley | 1,374 | 47.3 |
| | Conservative | King Babatunda Oloruntoba Adeboye Lawal | 1,199 | 41.3 |
| | Labour | Adam William Henley | 1,015 | 34.9 |
| | Labour | Sylvia Rosetta Erskine | 956 | 32.9 |
| | Labour | Andrea Jayne Watts | 868 | 29.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Frances Ramsbottom | 316 | 10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,906 | 31.0 |
Croyland and Swanspool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tim Allebone | 1,204 | 44.3 |
| | Labour | Valerie Frances Anslow | 1,180 | 43.4 |
| | Conservative | Philip Todd Irwin | 1,162 | 42.8 |
| | Labour | Samuel Lewis Shoesmith | 1,012 | 37.3 |
| | Conservative | Brian Kevin Skittrall | 998 | 36.7 |
| | Labour | Andrew Michael Julian Scarborough | 988 | 36.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neale Robert William McMaster | 323 | 11.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,716 | 27.5 |
Earls Barton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Clive Frederick Hallam | 2,551 | 59.8 |
| | Conservative | Scott Phillip Brown | 2,468 | 57.9 |
| | Conservative | Lora Lawman | 2,440 | 57.2 |
| | Green | Olivia Mitchell | 1,160 | 27.2 |
| | Labour | Ian Peter Stroud | 1,028 | 24.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Jane Addison-Pettit | 976 | 22.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,266 | 41.8 |
Finedon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Ekins | 1,491 | 44.5 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm John Seeney Ward | 1,457 | 43.5 |
| | Conservative | Andrew James Weatherill | 1,424 | 42.5 |
| | Labour | Tony Aslam | 1,314 | 39.3 |
| | Labour | Elayne Francis | 1,096 | 32.7 |
| | Labour | Anthony David Dady | 1,017 | 30.4 |
| | Green | Sarah Pearson | 508 | 15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John George Ramsbottom | 345 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,347 | 31.4 |
Hatton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ken Harrington | 2,137 | 59.5 |
| | Conservative | Graham Michael Lawman | 2,062 | 57.4 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Waters | 1,778 | 49.5 |
| | Labour | Clare Margaret Anne Thomson | 1,029 | 28.6 |
| | Labour | William Inskip | 976 | 27.2 |
| | Labour | Stuart George Scott | 793 | 22.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart James Simons | 332 | 9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,592 | 35.6 |
Irchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jon-Paul Carr | 2,108 | 58.1 |
| | Conservative | Tom Partridge-Underwood | 2,105 | 58.1 |
| | Conservative | Martin James Griffiths | 1,837 | 50.7 |
| | Labour | Tim Maguire | 1,037 | 28.6 |
| | Labour | Michele Anne Milroy | 587 | 16.2 |
| | Independent | Jo Beirne | 577 | 15.9 |
| | Labour | John Edward Farrar | 552 | 15.2 |
| | Green | Will Morris | 393 | 10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Michael Brown | 280 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,626 | 44.3 |

## By-elections
### Oundle

A by-election was held to fill the seat vacated by Cllr Annabel de Capell Brooke.
Oundle: 17 February 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charlie Best | 1,683 | 47.2 | +22.6 |
| | Conservative | Ollie Curtis | 1,423 | 39.9 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Harry James | 337 | 9.4 | −4.9 |
| | Green | Kate Jones | 124 | 3.5 | −9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,577 | 35.5 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 13.1 | |

### Northall

A by-election was held on 2 February 2023 due to the death of Cllr Kevin Thurland.
Northall: 2 February 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keli Watts | 1,027 | 38.0 | −3.7 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Thurland | 805 | 29.8 | −14.6 |
| | Green | Ria Skelton | 658 | 24.4 | +24.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Silver | 127 | 4.7 | −9.2 |
| | Reform UK | Jehad Aburamadan | 85 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 222 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,702 | 25.7 | −0.9 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.9 | |

### Rushden South

a by-election was held on 23 March 2024 due to the death of Cllr David Jenny.
Rushden South: 23 March 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Melanie Coleman | 1,210 | 54.6 | +5.2 |
| | Labour | Chris Ashton | 638 | 28.8 | +6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Blythe Cassandra Avery | 157 | 7.1 | −6.3 |
| | Breakthrough Party | Dave Merlane | 120 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| | Green | Will Morris | 93 | 4.2 | −10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 572 | 25.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,218 | 19.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -1.4 | |

### Desborough

A by-election was held on 4 April 2025 due to the death of Cllr Mike Tebbutt.
Desborough: 4 April 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bill McElhinney | 1,485 | 47.3 | −3.6 |
| | Labour | Richard Tod | 1,055 | 33.6 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Olivia Stevenson | 368 | 11.7 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Windows | 234 | 7.5 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,142 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Burton and Broughton

A by-election was held on 10 October 2025 due to Cllr Chris Smith-Haynes stepping down due to ill health.
Burton and Broughton: 10 October 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alex Evelyn | 939 | 46.4 | +12.7 |
| | Green | Adrian Watts | 489 | 24.1 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenny Davies | 337 | 16.6 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | Nigel Padget | 260 | 12.8 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 14.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,041 | 20.4 | −15.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |