# 2015 Kettering Borough Council election

The 2015 Kettering Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Kettering Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party retained control of the council, which it had held since 2003. The election in Rothwell Ward was delayed until 4 June 2015 due to the death of a candidate.

## Results
### All Saints Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2015: All Saints (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Burton | 1,456 | |
| | Conservative | Lesley Thurland | 1,310 | |
| | Conservative | Greg Titcombe | 1,116 | |
| | Labour | Julie-Anne Hands | 1,087 | |
| | Labour | Richard Bowles | 1,034 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Lockhart | 1,015 | |
| | UKIP | Neil Manners | 714 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,427 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Avondale Grange Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2015: Avondale Grange (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Linda Adams | 729 | |
| | Labour | Clark Mitchell | 678 | |
| | UKIP | Edward Brace | 659 | |
| | UKIP | John Raffill | 527 | |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Carter | 516 | |
| | Conservative | Robin Carter | 472 | |
| | Green | Keith Stafford | 184 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,052 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Barton Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2015: Barton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Russell Roberts | 1,660 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Bellamy | 1,319 | |
| | Labour | Rona Gordon | 683 | |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Court | 792 | |
| | Labour | Ronald Steele | 590 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,041 | |

### Brambleside Ward (2 seats)

Brambleside (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Brown | 1,314 | |
| | Conservative | Ash Davies | 1,155 | |
| | Labour | Adrian Chambers | 631 | |
| | UKIP | Lee Ramsey | 537 | |
| | Labour | Archibald Welsh | 448 | |
| | English Democrat | Derek Hilling | 114 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,583 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Burton Latimer Ward (3 seats)

Burton Latimer (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jan Smith | 1,631 | |
| | Independent | Ruth Groome | 1,575 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Zanger | 1,396 | |
| | Independent | Christopher Groome | 1,286 | |
| | Independent | Fergus MacDonald | 664 | |
| | Labour | Vanessa Armstrong | 746 | |
| | Labour | Dominic Armstrong | 711 | |
| | Labour | Theresa Conrad | 590 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,222 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Desborough Loatland Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2015: Desborough Loatland Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Dearing | 1,386 | |
| | Conservative | June Derbyshire | 1,295 | |
| | Labour | Joanne Watson | 616 | |
| | Labour | Helen Wood | 573 | |
| | UKIP | Kevin Stills | 767 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,908 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Desborough St Giles Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2015: Desborough St Giles (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mike Tebbutt | 1,402 | |
| | Conservative | Dave Soans | 1,156 | |
| | Labour | Ben King | 746 | |
| | Labour | James Fox | 693 | |
| | UKIP | Melvyn Norman | 601 | |
| | Green | Alan Stephen Jones | 298 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,768 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Ise Lodge (3 seats)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2015: Ise Lodge (3 seats)) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Philip Hollobone | 2,418 | |
| | Conservative | Lloyd Bunday | 1,674 | |
| | Conservative | Shirley Lynch | 1,597 | |
| | Labour | Rhiannon Watts | 1,088 | |
| | Labour | Lynsey Tod | 703 | |
| | Labour | Arlette Wrighting | 405 | |
| | Green | Michael Wright | 254 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,000 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Northfield Ward (1 seat)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2015: Northfield (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jonathan West | 503 | |
| | Conservative | Christina Smith-Haynes | 353 | |
| | UKIP | Stewart Farrant | 205 | |
| | Green | Heather Brunskelll-Evans | 125 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,191 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Piper's Hill Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2015: Piper's Hill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Duncan Bain | 1,166 | |
| | Labour | Anne-Marie Lee | 888 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Marks | 866 | |
| | UKIP | Kathleen Forsyth-Smith | 673 | |
| | Labour | Harjinder Singh | 575 | |
| | Green | James Dell | 323 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,565 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |

### Queen Eleanor & Buccleuch Ward (1 seat)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2015: Queen Eleanor & Buccleuch (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mark Rowley | 656 | |
| | Labour | John Padwick | 462 | |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Bullock | 422 | |
| | Green | Neil Bennett | 69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,61 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Rothwell (3 seats)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2015: Rothwell (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Alan Mills | 951 | |
| Conservative | Karl Sumpter | 853 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Talbot | 777 | |
| Conservative | Ian Jelley | 771 | |
| Labour | Malcolm Jones | 623 | |
| Labour | Kathleen Harris | 614 | |
| UKIP | Sally Hogston | 370 | |
| Green | Robert Reeves | 89 | |
| Green | Robert Reeves | 82 | |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Slade Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2015: Slade (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | James Hakewill | 1,934 | |
| Conservative | Cliff Moreton | 1,805 | |
| Labour | Stephen King | 746 | |
| Labour | Sally Hogston | 695 | |
| Labour | Shona Scrimshaw | 531 | |
| Green | Susanne Rees | 344 | |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Michaels & Wicksteed Ward (3 seats)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2015: St. Michael's & Wicksteed (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Scott Edwards | 1,325 | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Henson | 1,288 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Don | 1,040 | |
| | Conservative | John Laurence Henson | 1,155 | |
| | Labour | Derek Lee | 1,000 | |
| | Labour | Laurence Humphries | 909 | |
| | UKIP | Jehad Aburamadan | 839 | |
| | Green | Robert Reeves | 609 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,323 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### St Peters Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2015: St Peter's Ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terence Freer | 1,230 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Malin | 1,038 | |
| | Labour | Ian Watts | 768 | |
| | UKIP | Claire Sevier | 563 | |
| | Green | Kirsty Berry | 501 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,574 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Welland Ward (1 seat)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2015: Welland (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Howes | 1,130 | |
| | Labour | Peter Weston | 351 | |
| | UKIP | Brent Woodford | 245 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,745 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### William Knibb Ward (2 seats)

Kettering Borough Council elections 2015: William Knibb (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Keli Watts | 852 | |
| | Labour | Mick Scrimshaw | 844 | |
| | Conservative | Karen Stanley | 677 | |
| | UKIP | Roland Shipham | 378 | |
| | Green | Katie Harrison | 348 | |
| | UKIP | Susan Shipham | 321 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,155 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |