# 2016 Daventry District Council election

The 2016 Daventry District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Daventry District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Only one seat changed hands with Labour taking one seat from the Conservatives leading to the council being made up as follows; 30 Conservative councillors, 3 Labour councillors, 2 UKIP councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor.
This was the first year in which the Liberal Democrats, along with the Conservatives and Labour party, stood in all 12 wards.

## Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2016 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25% | 28.1% | 4,912 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3% | 14.1% | 2,467 |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 66.7% | 49.9% | 8,725 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 5.8% | 1,018 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.0% | 176 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.1% | 201 |

## Ward results
### Abbey North

Abbey North 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ken Ritchie | 510 | 37.6 |
| | Conservative | Chris Long | 484 | 35.6 |
| | UKIP | Eric MacAnndrais | 300 | 22.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Henry Butlin | 64 | 4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1367 | 26.42 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Abbey South

Abbey South 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Deanna Eddon | 779 | 51.2 |
| | Labour | Aiden Ramsey | 625 | 41.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grant Lee Andrew Bowles | 117 | 7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 | 10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1540 | 32.02 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Barby & Kilsby

Barby & Kilsby 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Elizabeth Evelyn Lomax | 1053 | 63.0 |
| | Conservative | Rob Chamberlain | 620 | 37.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1690 | 45.95 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Braunston & Welton

Braunston & Welton 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jason Pritchard | 489 | 49.3 |
| | Conservative | Tim Wilson | 404 | 40.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Stuart John Simpson | 80 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 991 | 50.56 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Brixworth

Brixworth 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Fabienne Fraser-Allen | 928 | 51.0 |
| | Labour | Stuart Matthew Coe | 317 | 17.4 |
| | UKIP | Pamela Booker | 306 | 16.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Hall | 123 | 6.8 |
| | Green | Stephen John Whiffen | 107 | 5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 611 | 33.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1819 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Drayton

Drayton 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Wendy Randall | 848 | 60.6 |
| | Conservative | Annette Dunn | 374 | 26.7 |
| | Independent | Peter John Scriven | 124 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Inge Nina Freudenreich | 43 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 | 33.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1400 | 31.01 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hill

Hill 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Hills | 601 | 49.3 |
| | Labour | Stephen Dabbs | 493 | 40.4 |
| | Independent | Keith Frank Simpson | 77 | 6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony David Parsons | 38 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1219 | 28.55 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Long Buckby

Long Buckby 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Chris Millar | 1070 | 56.5 |
| | Labour | Chris Myers | 555 | 29.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Arthur Crispin Farmer | 245 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 515 | 27.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1893 | 36.78 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Micklewright | 463 | 57.3 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Ian Cobbe | 225 | 28.1 | +10.5 |
| | Labour | Sue Myers | 108 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 29.7 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 802 | 41.84 | +4.66 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Spratton

Spratton 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Shephard | 808 | 64.7 |
| | Labour | Ruaraidh McDonald-Walker | 238 | 19.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moscrop Knowles | 125 | 10.0 |
| | Green | Janine Rachael Spence | 69 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 570 | 45.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1249 | 36.74 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Weedon

Weedon 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Adam Brown | 1276 | 64.9 |
| | Labour | Callum Batchelor | 419 | 21.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robin Salaman | 227 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 857 | 43.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1965 | 39.07 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Woodford

Woodford 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Liz Griffin | 918 | 51.7 |
| | UKIP | Gary John Denby | 412 | 23.2 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Anne Ritchie | 310 | 17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Harold Lytton | 127 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 506 | 28.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1775 | 33.39 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |