# Northamptonshire County Council elections

Northamptonshire County Council was the county council for Northamptonshire in England. It was initially created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, with its functions being substantially reformed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. The council was abolished in 2021, with the area split into North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. Elections to Northamptonshire County Council were held every four years.

## Political control

| Party in control | Years |
| Labour | 1973–1977 |
| Conservative | 1977–1981 |
| No overall control | 1981–1993 |
| Labour | 1993–2005 |
| Conservative | 2005–2021 |

### Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2005 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| Jim Harker | Conservative | 2005 | May 2016 |
| Heather Smith | Conservative | May 2016 | 15 Mar 2018 |
| Matthew Golby | Conservative | 12 Apr 2018 | 31 Mar 2021 |

## Council elections

* 2001 Northamptonshire County Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 5)
* 2005 Northamptonshire County Council election
* 2009 Northamptonshire County Council election
* 2013 Northamptonshire County Council election
* 2017 Northamptonshire County Council election

## County result maps

* 2001 results map
* 2005 results map
* 2009 results map
* 2013 results map
* 2017 results map

## By-election results
### 1993–1997

Kingsthorpe By-Election 27 June 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 801 | 56.6 |
| | Labour | | 486 | 34.4 |
| | Conservative | | 104 | 7.4 |
| | UKIP | | 23 | 1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 22.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,414 | 28.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Northampton Park By-Election 31 October 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 793 | 51.6 |
| | Conservative | | 562 | 36.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 181 | 11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 15.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,536 | 20.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2001–2005

Braunston By-Election 1 May 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 1,621 | 68.3 | +9.6 |
| | Labour | | 753 | 31.7 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 868 | 36.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,374 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kingswood By-Election 10 July 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 469 | 41.9 | −30.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 420 | 37.5 | +37.5 |
| | Conservative | | 230 | 20.6 | −6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,119 | 17.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Spencer By-Election 22 January 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 524 | 39.2 | −20.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 466 | 34.9 | +18.6 |
| | Conservative | | 347 | 26.0 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,337 | 21.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
East Hunsbury By-Election 10 June 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andre Gonzalez de Savage | 1,228 | 48.4 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Markham | 694 | 27.4 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Simon Draper | 614 | 24.2 | −10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | 21.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,536 | 38.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2005–2009

Long Buckby By-Election 8 March 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Osborne | 1,541 | 67.0 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Patchett | 456 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
| | Labour | Beatrice Price | 302 | 13.1 | −22.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,085 | 47.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,299 | 36.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Prebendal By-Election 3 May 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Heather Smith | 1,866 | 70.4 | +8.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Burgess | 461 | 17.4 | −2.8 |
| | Labour | David Fisher | 322 | 12.2 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,405 | 53.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,649 | 44.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Uplands By-Election 3 May 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Catherine Boardman | 2,307 | 70.3 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Patchett | 641 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| | Independent | Alan Tebbutt | 333 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,666 | 50.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,281 | 43.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lloyds By-Election 27 September 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bob Scott | 1,093 | 53.5 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative | Lynn Wilson | 375 | 18.3 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Stanbra | 311 | 15.2 | −1.6 |
| | BNP | Rob Walker | 265 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 718 | 35.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,044 | 30.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2009–2013

Towcester by-election, 9 February 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Lofts | 1,279 | 60.7% | +32.6% |
| | Conservative | Ian Alexander McCord | 638 | 30.3% | −30.7% |
| | UKIP | Barry Joseph Mahoney | 124 | 5.9% | +5.9% |
| | BNP | Mark Andrew Plowman | 66 | 3.1% | +3.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 30.4% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2107 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +31.7% | |

### 2013–2017

Middleton Cheney by-election, 5 September 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Sawbridge | 1081 | 52.7 | +9.9 |
| | UKIP | Barry Joseph Mahoney | 604 | 29.4 | −6.0 |
| | Labour | Christopher Lee | 221 | 10.8 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Jon Collins | 141 | 6.9 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 23.6 | +16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2051 | 22.86 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Braunston and Crick by-election, 3 July 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Longley | 1,019 | 40.5 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Abigail Campbell | 989 | 39.3 | +9.5 |
| | UKIP | Eric MacAnndrais | 506 | 20.1 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,514 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brixworth by-election, 3 July 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Cecile Irving-Swift | 1,297 | 55.4 | +4.4 |
| | UKIP | Stephen Pointer | 500 | 21.3 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Robert McNally | 248 | 10.6 | −2.6 |
| | Green | Stephen Whiffen | 228 | 9.7 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Jones | 69 | 2.9 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 797 | 34.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,342 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2017–2021

Higham Ferrers by-election, 15 February 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jason Smithers | 1,414 | 56.6 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | Gary Day | 557 | 22.3 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Suzanna Austin | 336 | 13.5 | +2.3 |
| | UKIP | Bill Cross | 109 | 4.4 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Simon Turner | 81 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 857 | 34.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,497 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St George by-election, 19 July 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anjona Roy | 839 | 44.6 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Sawyer | 564 | 30.0 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Ausra Uzukauskaite | 285 | 15.1 | −7.2 |
| | UKIP | Andy Smiles | 111 | 5.9 | −1.6 |
| | Green | Scott Mabbutt | 83 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 275 | 14.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1883 | 21.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Oundle by-election, 21 February 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Annabel de Capell Brooke | 1,864 | 51.3 | −14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marc Folgate | 1,276 | 35.1 | +24.6 |
| | Labour | Harry James | 403 | 11.1 | −12.9 |
| | UKIP | Allan Shipham | 89 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 588 | 16.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3632 | 36.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |