Party | 2015 votes | 2015 share | since 2013 | since 2009 | since 2005 |
Conservtive | 1,020 | 63.8% | +32.4% | +17.4% | +10.2% |
UKIP | 298 | 18.6% | -19.6% | -7.9% | +2.3% |
Labour | 219 | 13.7% | -2.7% | +3.1% | from nowhere |
Liberal Democrat | 61 | 3.8% | -10.1% | -5.7% | -26.2% |
Libertarian | -7.0% | ||||
Total votes | 1,598 | 79% | 80% | 44% |
Swing: UKIP to Conservative 26% since 2013, 12½% since 2009 and 4% since 2005
Kettering, Rothwell - Conservatives retain 2 seats, Labour retain 1
Party | 2015 top | 2015 top | 2015 average | 2015 average | since 2011 top | since 2011 average | since 2007 top | since 2007 average |
Conservative | 853 | 37.2% | 800 | 40.1% | +0.7% | +1.9% | -19.0% | -16.6% |
Labour | 951 | 41.5% | 729 | 37.6% | +5.9% | +4.6% | -2.4% | -6.8% |
UKIP | 370 | 16.1% | 370 | 18.5% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere |
Green | 119 | 5.2% | 97 | 4.6% | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere | from nowhere |
Independent | -20.4% | -21.8% | ||||||
Liberal Democrat | -7.6% | -8.1% | ||||||
Total votes | 2,293 | 1,996 | 76% | 71% | 100% | 91% |
Conservative, Labour and Green each had 3 candidates, UKIP 1
Swing based on top candidate vote Conservative to Labour ~2½% since 2011 and ~8¼% since 2007
- but based on average vote Conservative to Labour ~1½% since 2011 and ~5% since 2007
Council political composition is now: Conservative 27, Labour 8, Independent 1
Wyre Forest, Areley Kings & Riverside - Conservative 2 seats - first and third - Labour 1 seat - second
- boundary changes with the former Areley Kings ward (around 70½% of new electorate) and elements of the former Lickhill & Mitton wards (29½%)
Party | 2015 top | 2015 top | 2015 average | 2015 average | 2014 share * | 2012 share * | 2011 share * | 2010 share * | |
Conservative | 662 | 33.5% | 573 | 32.0% | 21.9% | 22.3% | 32.9% | 36.2% | |
Labour | 633 | 32.0% | 575 | 32.2% | 30.6% | 48.4% | 34.8% | 25.0% | |
Health Concern | 404 | 20.4% | 369 | 20.6% | 22.6% | 29.2% | 29.6% | 38.8% | |
UKIP | 213 | 10.8% | 206 | 11.5% | 24.9% | ||||
Green | 66 | 3.3% | 66 | 3.7% | |||||
Liberal Democrat | 2.7% | ||||||||
Total votes | 1,978 | 1,789 | 1,823 | 1,598 | 1,984 | 3,029 |
Conservative, Labour, UKIP and Health Concern each had 3 candidates, Green 1
* former Areley Kings Ward alone
Council political composition is now: Conservative 23, Labour 3, Independent 3, Health Concern 2, Liberal 1, UKIP 1
Collated by maxque
Wisbech South - Cambridgeshire - Peter Lagoda (UKIP -> Independent) resigned, saying he had had enough. Mr Lagoda left the party after they suspended him and “badly let (him) down” after being charged with benefits fraud (£25,000, he pleaded guilty) and for using racist language during a visit at Wisbech Fire Station.
2013: UKIP 774, Con 636, Lab 333, LD 281
2009: Con 930, UKIP 532, Lab 212, LD 191, Libertarian 140
2005: Con 1941, LD 1084, UKIP 592
Susan Carson (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Samantha Hoy (Conservative Party Candidate)
Josephine Ratcliffe (Liberal Democrats)
Dean Reeves (Labour Party)
Rothwell - Kettering BC - Countermanded election due to the death of UKIP candidate Alan Pote. Mr Pote was a Conservative councillor for that ward until losing as an Independent in 2011.
2011: Con 1103/1079/1052, Lab 1077/847/778, Ind 616, LD 230
2007: Con 1293/1257/1173, Lab 1010/950/886
Kathleen Harris (Labour Party)
Alan Heath (Green Party)
Sally Hogston (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Ian Jelley (Conservative Party Candidate)
Malcolm Jones (Labour Party)
Stevie Jones (Green Party)
Alan Mills (Labour Party)
Rob Reeves (Green Party)
Karl Sumpter (Conservative Party Candidate)
Margaret Talbot (Conservative Party Candidate)
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