# 2018 Daventry District Council election

The 2018 Daventry District Council election were held on Thursday 3 May 2018 to elect members of Daventry District Council in England.This was on the same day as other local elections.
This was to be the final elections for Daventry District Council due to the poor running of Northamptonshire County Council by the local Conservative Party leading to new unitary authorities for the county being proposed. The Caller Report into the running of Northamptonshire County Council suggested that any elections currently scheduled for 2019 be abandoned and elections for the new authorities held in May 2020.
The make up of the council after the elections was 30 Conservative councillors, 5 Labour councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor.

## Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2018 :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 10 | 0 | 83.3 | 20 | 30 | 83.3 | 10,087 | 54.0 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | 2 | +2 | 16.7 | 3 | 5 | 13.9 | 5,437 | 29.1 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.8 | 2,427 | 13.0 | +11.4 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 350 | 1.9 | +1.1 |
| | UKIP | 0 | -2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 264 | 1.4 | -26.4 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 112 | 0.6 | -1.0 |

## Ward results
### Abbey North

Abbey North 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Aiden Ramsey | 599 | 39.85 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Leslie Poole | 407 | 27.08 | −9.22 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Knape | 312 | 20.76 | +20.76 |
| | Independent | Nigel Carr | 112 | 7.45 | +7.45 |
| | UKIP | Adam Collyer | 73 | 4.86 | −32.44 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 12.77 | +11.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,503 | 28.01 | +2.81 |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | 18.42% | |

### Abbey South

Abbey South 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Morgan | 819 | 51.06 | +14.56 |
| | Labour | Lewis Clarke | 670 | 41.77 | +22.77 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Butlin | 115 | 7.17 | +7.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 9.29 | +6.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,604 | 34 | +0.62 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brixworth

Brixworth 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Parker | 1,163 | 65.04 | +13.14 |
| | Labour | Stuart Coe | 428 | 23.94 | +21.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Purchase | 115 | 7.17 | +1.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 735 | 41.11 | +11.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,788 | 32.71 | −0.88 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Drayton

Drayton 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Dabbs | 825 | 58.55 | +25.45 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Wilson | 492 | 34.92 | +6.72 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zbigniew Chetnik | 92 | 6.53 | +4.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 23.63 | +21.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,409 | 31.38 | −2.21 |
| | Labour gain from UKIP | Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | 9.37% | |

### Hill

Hill 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Matten | 655 | 47.67 | +5.97 |
| | Labour | Katie Thurston | 627 | 45.63 | +23.23 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Cockayne | 92 | 6.7 | +6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 2.04 | −4.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,374 | 28.92 | −0.65 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -8.63% | |

### Long Buckby

Long Buckby 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steve Osborne | 949 | 46.84 | +4.14 |
| | Labour | Chris Myers | 766 | 37.81 | +15.91 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Ingles | 311 | 15.35 | +9.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 9.03 | −5.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,026 | 37.19 | −5.81 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moulton

Moulton 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Warren | 847 | 59.99 | +14.39 |
| | Labour | Nicola Hudson | 299 | 21.18 | +2.88 |
| | Green | Kevin White | 146 | 10.34 | +10.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Richens | 120 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | 38.81 | +22.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,412 | 35.3% | −4.42 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Spratton

Spratton 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Peck | 931 | 66.22 | +8.72 |
| | Labour | Pete Coles | 299 | 21.18 | +7.08 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupert Knowles | 120 | 8.53 | +8.53 |
| | Green | Kathy Wickstead | 79 | 5.62 | +5.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 694 | 49.36 | +8.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,406 | 35.37 | −5.68 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Weedon

Weedon 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Smith | 1,183 | 66.35 | +12.15 |
| | Labour | Callum Batchelor | 354 | 19.85 | +6.65 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Faiers | 246 | 13.8 | +13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 829 | 46.49 | +19.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,783 | 35.15 | +6.51 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Welford

Welford 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cecile Irving-Swift | 854 | 67.51 | −6.29 |
| | Labour | Sue Myers | 222 | 17.5 | −8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Deare | 189 | 14.94 | +14.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 632 | 49.96 | +0.46 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,265 | 37.24 | −8.04 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Woodford

Woodford 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rupert Frost | 984 | 53.92 | +4.42 |
| | Labour | Christine Fitchett | 347 | 19.01 | −0.49 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Judd | 178 | 9.75 | +9.75 |
| | UKIP | Gary Denby | 191 | 10.47 | −20.03 |
| | Green | Thomas Skillington | 125 | 6.85 | +6.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 637 | 34.9 | +15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,265 | 37.24 | +0.72 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Yelvertoft

Yelvertoft 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Chantler | 372 | 56.71 | −10.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Pimm | 221 | 33.69 | +33.69 |
| | Labour | Rio Knock | 63 | 9.6 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 23.02 | −23.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 656 | 41.51 | −4.14 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -22% | |