West Northamptonshire Council - Wards and Councillors

Unitary authority · East Midlands · 76 seats in 35 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 3 May 2029

Reform UK have a majority on West Northamptonshire Council. The council has 76 councillors in 35 wards. Seats by party: Reform 39, Conservative 17, Lib Dem 8, Labour 8, Restore Britain 2, Other 2. The next election is on 3 May 2029.

Control

Seats by party

Reform UK (Majority)

76 seats - 39 for a majority

Reform 39Labour 8Conservative 17Lib Dem 8Restore Britain 2Other 2

Seat changes since the 1 May 2025 election Lib Dem +2 Restore Britain +2 Labour −1 Reform −3

Vote share at the 1 May 2025 election (76 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Reform28.1%42

Conservative24.0%17

Labour17.1%9

Lib Dem13.9%6

Green9.9%0

Other7.0%2

Next election

3 May 2029

all 76 seats up, then every four years

Largest party

Reform 39

majority of 2; 39 needed

Closest result

Campion

Reform won the last seat by 2 votes over Conservative, 1 May 2025

Latest by-election

East Hunsbury and Shelfleys

Lib Dem gain from Conservative, 10 February 2024 (1 since 2021)

Constituencies

4 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

57%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourConservativeLib DemReformRestore Britain

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 35 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Abington & Phippsville Bob Purser, Zoe Smith	1 May 2025 Labour 41.0% lead 18.3 pts
Billing Mark Deakes, Silas Hays	1 May 2025 Reform 29.6% lead 7.3 pts
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm Keith Holland-Delamere, Jeffrey Johnson	1 May 2025 Reform 30.9% lead 0.4 pts
Brackley Fiona Baker, Richard Butler, Andrew Last	1 May 2025 Reform 27.6% lead 1.4 pts
Braunston & Crick Rosie Humphreys, Andrew Simpson	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 39.8% lead 12.8 pts
Brixworth Jonathan Harris	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 61.0% lead 40.2 pts
Campion Phil Bignell, Debra King	1 May 2025 Conservative 33.2% lead 3.2 pts
Castle Muna Cali, Enam Haque, Fartun Ismail	1 May 2025 Labour 30.9% lead 13.3 pts
Cogenhoe & The Houghtons Stephen Clarke	1 May 2025 Conservative 45.8% lead 18.0 pts
Dallington Spencer Rufia Ashraf, John East, Sally Keeble	1 May 2025 Labour 31.9% lead 3.6 pts
Daventry North East Peter Matten	1 May 2025 Conservative 36.5% lead 0.5 pts
Daventry North West Richard Pipes	1 May 2025 Reform 35.6% lead 1.4 pts
Daventry South Kamala Guliyeva, Anthony Lock, Alexander McMurtry	1 May 2025 Reform 30.9% lead 10.4 pts
Deanshanger & Paulerspury Ivan Dabbs, Ian McCord	1 May 2025 Independent Network 25.2% lead 4.1 pts
Duston Hayley Adkins, Vincent Clive, Jasmine Rainbird	1 May 2025 Reform 32.4% lead 8.2 pts
Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill Julie Davenport, Anthony Owens, James Petter	1 May 2025 Independent 35.3% lead 13.9 pts
Hackleton & Roade Fiona Cole, Laura Weston	1 May 2025 Conservative 31.9% lead 0.9 pts
Headlands Joanne Blythe, Adrian Cartwright, Cameron Emery	1 May 2025 Reform 26.8% lead 4.3 pts
Hunsbury Glenn Butcher, Pinder Chauhan, Ronald Firman	1 May 2025 Conservative 31.3% lead 1.9 pts
Kingsley & Semilong Farzana Aldridge, Nicholas Humphries	1 May 2025 Reform 31.2% lead 1.1 pts
Kingsthorpe North Mark Arnull, Nigel Berrill, Daniel Rainbird	1 May 2025 Reform 32.6% lead 12.0 pts
Kingsthorpe South David Gaskell, Caroline Phillips	1 May 2025 Reform 32.4% lead 1.7 pts
Long Buckby Daniel Lister, Charles Morton	1 May 2025 Conservative 41.6% lead 15.9 pts
Middleton Cheney Rebecca Breese, Rosie Herring	1 May 2025 Conservative 32.7% lead 6.9 pts
Moulton Susan Gaskell, John Slope, Peter York	1 May 2025 Reform 32.9% lead 5.5 pts
Naseby Christine Ware	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 32.4% lead 3.5 pts
Nene Valley Laura Couse, Trefor Hughes, Craig Morris	1 May 2025 Reform 33.8% lead 8.9 pts
Parklands Nigel Stansfield	1 May 2025 Reform 39.5% lead 2.0 pts
Rural North East Cecile Irving-Swift	1 May 2025 Conservative 37.4% lead 12.0 pts
Rural South Northamptonshire Alison Eastwood, Charles Manners, David Smith	1 May 2025 Conservative 32.2% lead 8.2 pts
Talavera Thomas Manning, Scott Packer	1 May 2025 Reform 34.2% lead 5.2 pts
Towcester Adrian Little, David Tarbun, Stewart Tolley	1 May 2025 Lib Dem 34.4% lead 8.1 pts
Upton Kathryn Shaw, Michael Stratton	1 May 2025 Reform 26.6% lead 4.1 pts
Weston Favell & Abington Vale Stephen Hibbert, Andrew Kilbride	1 May 2025 Conservative 31.5% lead 5.4 pts
Woodford & Weedon Rupert Frost, Charlie Hastie	1 May 2025 Conservative 31.1% lead 2.6 pts

Abington & Phippsville

Bob Purser LabourZoe Smith Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Labour41.0%

Reform22.7%

Conservative13.0%

Green11.7%

Lib Dem9.4%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Zoe Smith Elected	Labour	958
Bob Purser Elected	Labour	904
Alan John Coles	Reform	532
Gerald Roland Lamb	Reform	493
Sian Bateman	Conservative	303
Charles Breese	Conservative	277
Luke Adams	Green	274
Esther Pearson	Green	266
Ana Savage Gunn	Lib Dem	221
James Tarry	Lib Dem	158
Alex Twigley	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	51

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Billing

Mark Deakes ReformSilas Hays Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform29.6%

Independent22.3%

Conservative22.2%

Labour13.3%

Green6.9%

Lib Dem5.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark Deakes Elected	Reform	875
Silas Hays Elected	Reform	712
Paul Clark	Independent	658
James Hill	Conservative	656
Janice Helen Duffy	Labour	394
Gary Campbell	Labour	365
Naz Islam	Conservative	290
Faye Sophia Spencer	Green	205
Russell Ellis	Lib Dem	167

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Blackthorn & Rectory Farm

Jeffrey Johnson ReformKeith Holland-Delamere Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform30.9%

Labour30.5%

Conservative20.2%

Green9.5%

Lib Dem8.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Jeff Johnson Elected	Reform	642
Keith Holland-Delamere Elected	Labour	633
Alan Price	Reform	604
Bisola Funmilayo Ogunro	Labour	444
Taylor Luke Cowley-Coulton	Conservative	420
Peter John Spink	Conservative	342
Lauren Gilkes	Green	197
Mike Fuller	Lib Dem	183

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brackley

Andrew Last ReformFiona Baker ConservativeRichard Butler Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform27.6%

Conservative26.2%

Labour18.7%

Lib Dem11.4%

Green8.4%

Independent7.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Richard John Butler Elected	Reform	1,245
Andrew Last Elected	Reform	1,194
Fiona Baker Elected	Conservative	1,179
Tony Bagot-Webb	Conservative	1,160
William Richard Ashby	Reform	1,134
Penny duSautoy	Conservative	860
Sue Sharps	Labour	844
Simon Weaver	Labour	711
Scott Langford	Labour	705
Kate Nash	Lib Dem	514
Hazel Hewison	Lib Dem	382
Stewart Manley	Green	380
Peter Rawlinson	Independent	343
Ian Norman Stewart	Green	295

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Braunston & Crick

Andrew Simpson Lib DemRosie Humphreys Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Lib Dem39.8%

Reform27.0%

Conservative20.1%

Green5.2%

Labour4.8%

Independent1.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rosie Humphreys Elected	Lib Dem	1,676
Andrew Stuart John Simpson Elected	Lib Dem	1,370
Sarah Goode	Reform	1,135
Kevin Vernon Wright	Reform	955
Alan Chantler	Conservative	845
Stephen Christopher Kerr	Conservative	698
Oscar James Jobling	Green	219
Andrew John Potts	Labour	200
Josh West	Labour	159
Ian Bradley Robertson	Independent	79
Athynea Sofia Burchall	Independent	55

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Brixworth

Jonathan Harris Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem61.0%

Reform20.8%

Conservative12.7%

Labour3.9%

Green1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jonathan William Harris Elected	Lib Dem	1,131	61.0%
Emille Zahiri Mehrabadi	Reform	385	20.8%
Simon Philip-Smith	Conservative	235	12.7%
Chris Myers	Labour	72	3.9%
Andrew Charles Cassidy	Green	32	1.7%

Campion

Debra King ReformPhil Bignell Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Conservative33.2%

Reform30.0%

Labour14.4%

Green10.7%

Lib Dem6.4%

Independent5.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Phil Bignell Elected	Conservative	1,066
Debra King Elected	Reform	963
Adam Brown	Conservative	961
Nicola Streeton	Reform	908
Shirley Waterhouse	Labour	461
Anne Webb	Green	343
Clive Millman	Labour	295
Grant Lee Andrew Simpson	Lib Dem	204
Nigel Alastair Strang	Lib Dem	199
Ray Brady	Independent	175

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Castle

Enam Haque LabourFartun Ismail LabourMuna Cali Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Labour30.9%

Reform17.6%

Green16.1%

Conservative11.8%

Lib Dem10.4%

Independent6.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Muna Cali Elected	Labour	924
Enam Haque Elected	Labour	873
Fartun Ismail Elected	Labour	793
Josh Heavens	Reform	525
Elliott Humphries	Reform	489
Emma Kendall	Green	482
Laura Kingsbury	Reform	412
Wayne Baptiste	Conservative	352
Carole Thurlow	Conservative	326
Julia Borowska	Lib Dem	312
Roger John Thurlow	Conservative	293
Connor Alan Salter	Independent	181
Katie Simpson	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	136
Adrian Michael Vann	Social Democratic Party	78

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Cogenhoe & The Houghtons

Stephen Clarke Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative45.8%

Reform27.8%

Labour11.1%

Lib Dem8.6%

Green6.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Steve Clarke Elected	Conservative	720	45.8%
Kevin Leslie Cross	Reform	437	27.8%
Chris Devonshire	Labour	174	11.1%
Kerry Coupe	Lib Dem	136	8.6%
Jo Maisey	Green	106	6.7%

Dallington Spencer

John East ReformRufia Ashraf LabourSally Keeble Labour

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Labour31.9%

Reform28.3%

Conservative10.8%

Green10.8%

Lib Dem8.6%

Independent5.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rufia Ashraf Elected	Labour	1,087
Sally Keeble Elected	Labour	1,035
John Alan East Elected	Reform	966
Richard Harris	Reform	958
Maria Dreghici	Reform	954
Ryan Anthony Michlig	Labour	825
Luke Hillery	Conservative	370
Jimtom James	Green	369
Glen Hughes	Conservative	352
Michael Beardsworth	Lib Dem	293
Shade Ibitomisin	Conservative	275
Donna Louise Bodaly	Independent	169
Kim Elizabeth Fuller	Heritage Party	157

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Daventry North East

Peter Matten Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative36.5%

Reform36.0%

Labour14.2%

Lib Dem7.8%

Green5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter Nigel Matten Elected	Conservative	333	36.5%
Ashton Charles Elmes	Reform	329	36.0%
Laura Louisa Davies	Labour	130	14.2%
John Boyden Tippett	Lib Dem	71	7.8%
Clare Patricia Slater	Green	50	5.5%

Daventry North West

Richard Pipes Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform35.6%

Lib Dem34.2%

Conservative13.9%

Labour8.3%

Independent4.5%

Green3.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Richard John Pipes Elected	Reform	435	35.6%
Alan Knape	Lib Dem	417	34.2%
Jake Roberts	Conservative	170	13.9%
Nigel Stephen Mercer	Labour	101	8.3%
Maria Addison	Independent	55	4.5%
Sarah Stokes	Green	43	3.5%

Daventry South

Alexander McMurtry ReformAnthony Lock ReformKamala Guliyeva Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform30.9%

Labour20.5%

Independent15.2%

Conservative15.1%

Green6.7%

Lib Dem5.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Anthony Jacob Lock Elected	Reform	1,467
Alex McMurtry Elected	Reform	1,201
Kama Guliyeva Elected	Reform	1,186
Wendy Randall	Labour	974
Stephen Dabbs	Labour	776
Dawn Lorraine Branigan	Independent	722
Rebecca James	Conservative	718
Athena Fenn	Conservative	674
Phillip Silk-Neilsen	Conservative	656
Stuart Lauderdale	Labour	589
Kate Valerie Smallman	Green	317
Julia Clark	Lib Dem	281
Anna Cater	Independent	273
John Henry Butlin	Lib Dem	254
Ed Norris	Lib Dem	228

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Deanshanger & Paulerspury

Ian McCord IndependentIvan Dabbs Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Independent Network25.2%

Reform21.1%

Conservative20.2%

Labour20.1%

Green7.1%

Lib Dem6.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ian Alexander McCord Elected	Independent Network	1,078
Ivan Dabbs Elected	Reform	903
Mark Hughes	Conservative	865
James Soper	Labour	859
Ryan O'Shea	Reform	806
Luca Clifford	Conservative	627
Anne Thompson	Labour	589
Beverley Vivian	Green	306
Michael Leggett	Lib Dem	271

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Duston

Hayley Adkins ReformJasmine Rainbird ReformVincent Clive Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform32.4%

Conservative24.2%

Labour17.5%

Green11.4%

Lib Dem9.2%

Independent5.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Hayley Adkins Elected	Reform	1,734
Vincent Peter Clive Elected	Reform	1,672
Jasmine Rainbird Elected	Reform	1,565
Matt Golby	Conservative	1,293
Anna King	Conservative	943
Vikki Burgess	Labour	935
Paul Dyball	Conservative	933
Daniel A Bessong	Labour	819
Hakim Monsur	Labour	705
Shaylee Rose Tosney	Green	607
Rosemary Tolley	Lib Dem	490
Jamie Edkins	Independent	285

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill

Anthony Owens ReformJames Petter ReformJulie Davenport Independent

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Independent35.3%

Reform21.4%

Labour13.8%

Conservative12.4%

Green8.0%

Lib Dem6.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Julie Davenport Elected	Independent	1,332
Tony Owens Elected	Reform	807
James Richard Petter Elected	Reform	759
Steven Christopher Reid	Reform	695
Becky Dorman	Labour	521
Robert William Parkinson	Labour	505
Raymond Connolly	Conservative	467
Sanjeev Tiwary	Labour	359
Lamarn Darrington	Green	303
Ray Mary Brown Kelly-Sargeant	Conservative	284
Sony Akie	Conservative	259
David Garlick	Lib Dem	249
Seamus Smyth	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	92

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hackleton & Roade

Fiona Cole ConservativeLaura Weston Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Conservative31.9%

Reform31.0%

Lib Dem12.9%

Labour12.9%

Green11.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Fiona Cole Elected	Conservative	1,095
Adam Victor Tristan Smith Elected	Reform	1,063
Andrew Grant	Conservative	1,030
Danny Adam Weeks	Reform	991
Mark Allen	Lib Dem	444
Amanda Jayne Creed	Labour	443
Joe Atkins	Labour	415
Paul Michael Slater	Green	388

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Last by-election, 7 May 2026

Reform30.6%

Conservative23.7%

Lib Dem22.3%

Green14.1%

Labour4.8%

Independent4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Laura Christine Weston Elected	Reform	1,355	30.6%
Maggie Clubley	Conservative	1,051	23.7%
Stephen Gordon Shellabear	Lib Dem	986	22.3%
Dave Pearson	Green	623	14.1%
Peter French	Labour	212	4.8%
Ron Johnson	Independent	203	4.6%

Headlands

Adrian Cartwright ReformCameron Emery Restore BritainJoanne Blythe Restore Britain

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform26.8%

Labour22.5%

Conservative16.1%

Green10.6%

Independent9.2%

Lib Dem7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Joanne Elizabeth Blythe Elected	Reform	1,316
Adrian Cartwright Elected	Reform	1,292
Cameron Steven Emery Elected	Reform	1,228
Koulla Jolley	Labour	1,106
Turon Miah	Labour	1,060
Ellie Rutherford	Labour	1,048
Adam Lea Smith	Conservative	788
Penny Flavell	Conservative	759
Max Alexander Barnby	Conservative	720
Steve Kent	Green	518
Paul Joyce	Independent	450
Brian Markham	Lib Dem	367
Mia Joyce	Independent	360
David Woodbridge	Lib Dem	349

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Hunsbury

Glenn Butcher ReformPinder Chauhan ConservativeRonald Firman Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Conservative31.3%

Reform29.4%

Lib Dem20.6%

Labour11.6%

Green7.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Pinder Chauhan Elected	Conservative	1,332
Glenn Steven Mark Butcher Elected	Reform	1,249
Ronald James Firman Elected	Reform	1,184
Andre Gonzalez de Savage	Conservative	1,173
Alexander Nathan Josiah Love	Reform	1,163
Daniel George Soan	Conservative	1,163
Carl Neville Mark Squires	Lib Dem	874
Lucy Newbury	Lib Dem	726
Brendan John Glynane	Lib Dem	669
Bob Burnell	Labour	494
Katie Evans	Labour	430
Matthew McNicholas	Labour	382
Damon Boughen	Green	303

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kingsley & Semilong

Farzana Aldridge Lib DemNicholas Humphries Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform31.2%

Labour30.1%

Conservative15.0%

Green12.3%

Lib Dem9.3%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition2.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nick Humphries Elected	Reform	577
Farzana Aldridge Elected	Labour	557
Chris Lock	Reform	533
Titus Ajayi	Labour	533
Lewis Betty	Conservative	278
Jason Sparkhall	Green	228
Lori Gale-Rumens	Conservative	213
Liam Mark Durrant	Green	207
Martin Taylor	Lib Dem	171
Marianne Taylor	Lib Dem	118
Joshua Curtis	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	37

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kingsthorpe North

Daniel Rainbird ReformMark Arnull ReformNigel Berrill Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform32.6%

Lib Dem20.6%

Conservative19.9%

Labour13.6%

Green11.6%

Independent1.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mark Christian Arnull Elected	Reform	1,588
Nigel Anthony Edward Berrill Elected	Reform	1,552
Daniel Rainbird Elected	Reform	1,501
Sally Beardsworth	Lib Dem	1,002
Mike O'Connor	Conservative	970
Mobola Bakare	Conservative	749
Laura Stevenson	Conservative	740
Helen Barker	Labour	660
Tom Lawler	Lib Dem	617
Dilip Kumar	Labour	586
Steve Miller	Green	565
Christopher Gordon Leggett	Lib Dem	533
Ersan Karaoglan	Labour	501
Dave Pearson	Green	317
Paul Phoenix Powerville	Green	243
Antony Antoniou	Independent	85

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Kingsthorpe South

Caroline Phillips ReformDavid Gaskell Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform32.4%

Labour30.7%

Conservative15.9%

Green9.7%

Lib Dem7.9%

Independent3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Caroline Janet Phillips Elected	Reform	658
Dave Gaskell Elected	Reform	655
Harry Barrett	Labour	624
Eluned Lewis-Nichol	Labour	570
Cheryl Hawes	Conservative	324
Sam Kilby-Shaw	Conservative	259
Julie Hawkins	Green	197
Geri Banfield	Lib Dem	161
Tony Woods	Lib Dem	116
Elizabeth Kisha Anne Edwards	Independent	70

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Long Buckby

Charles Morton ConservativeDaniel Lister Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Conservative41.6%

Reform25.7%

Labour16.2%

Green9.0%

Lib Dem7.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Daniel Lister Elected	Conservative	1,384
Charles Morton Elected	Conservative	1,106
Caroline Lucy Collins	Reform	856
Neil Clayton	Reform	821
Sue Myers	Labour	540
Jane Louise Rigby	Labour	362
Simon Sneddon	Green	300
Mark Thomas	Lib Dem	249
Nicholas Watts	Lib Dem	188

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Middleton Cheney

Rebecca Breese ConservativeRosie Herring Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Conservative32.7%

Reform25.8%

Lib Dem12.5%

Green11.0%

Independent9.2%

Labour8.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rebecca Breese Elected	Conservative	1,121
Rosie Herring Elected	Conservative	999
Deborah Manning	Reform	884
Victoria Markham-Beech	Reform	839
Justin Nash	Lib Dem	428
Dave Marsden	Green	378
Martin Johns	Lib Dem	318
Richard Edward Solesbury-Timms	Independent	316
Jane Rogers	Labour	306
Zamaani Abdullahi Alat	Labour	246

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Moulton

John Slope ReformPeter York ReformSusan Gaskell Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform32.9%

Conservative27.4%

Labour16.5%

Lib Dem11.6%

Green11.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sue Gaskell Elected	Reform	1,247
John Slope Elected	Reform	1,189
Peter David York Elected	Reform	1,182
Daniel Cribbin	Conservative	1,037
John Shephard	Conservative	903
Mike Warren	Conservative	837
Sally Belinda Davies	Labour	626
Stephen Francis Burnham	Labour	545
Jimmy Fawehinmi	Labour	481
Anna Hughes	Lib Dem	440
Jamie Dexter	Green	435
Will Hughes	Lib Dem	329
Rupert Moscrop Knowles	Lib Dem	309

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Naseby

Christine Ware Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Lib Dem32.4%

Conservative28.9%

Reform28.3%

Labour6.4%

Green4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Christine Ware Elected	Lib Dem	672	32.4%
Richard Auger	Conservative	600	28.9%
Michael William Edwards	Reform	587	28.3%
Abigail Campbell	Labour	133	6.4%
Stuart Fairlie Kendall	Green	84	4.0%

Nene Valley

Craig Morris ReformLaura Couse ReformTrefor Hughes Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Reform33.8%

Conservative24.9%

Labour18.1%

Lib Dem11.6%

Green11.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Laura Ann Couse Elected	Reform	1,242
Craig Morris Elected	Reform	1,232
Trefor Robert Hughes Elected	Reform	1,182
Dan Smith	Conservative	918
Phil Larratt	Conservative	747
Nick Sturges-Alex	Conservative	689
Peter French	Labour	666
Hilary Blackman	Labour	621
Andrew Bernhardt Halliwell	Labour	516
Jill Hope	Lib Dem	427
Marianne Martin	Green	427
Thomas Ridley	Lib Dem	285
Aaryan Sharma	Lib Dem	247
Sue Pearson	Green	246
Jenny Moseley	Green	239

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Parklands

Nigel Stansfield Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Reform39.5%

Conservative37.5%

Labour13.1%

Green5.5%

Lib Dem4.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nigel Lawrence Stansfield Elected	Reform	559	39.5%
Mike Hallam	Conservative	531	37.5%
Jim Kellock	Labour	185	13.1%
Kevin Dudley Hewes	Green	78	5.5%
Paul Schofield	Lib Dem	63	4.4%

Rural North East

Cecile Irving-Swift Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025

Conservative37.4%

Reform25.4%

Lib Dem23.7%

Labour7.3%

Green6.2%

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Cecile Irving-Swift Elected	Conservative	663	37.4%
Anthony Reynolds	Reform	450	25.4%
Tony Nixon	Lib Dem	420	23.7%
Nicola Bell	Labour	129	7.3%
Juliet Mary Jeater	Green	109	6.2%

Rural South Northamptonshire

Alison Eastwood ConservativeCharles Manners ConservativeDavid Smith Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Conservative32.2%

Reform24.0%

Green14.3%

Lib Dem13.2%

Labour12.4%

Independent3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Alison Frazer Mitchell Eastwood Elected	Conservative	1,985
Charles Manners Elected	Conservative	1,874
David Smith Elected	Conservative	1,697
Georgie Daniels	Reform	1,481
Stuart Harold Day	Reform	1,284
Jonathan Sayers	Reform	1,261
Teresa Cox	Green	885
Justine Leggett	Lib Dem	813
Jane Birch	Labour	767
Geoff Boot	Labour	574
Arthur Greaves	Labour	451
Michael Nicholas Toner	Independent	238

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Talavera

Scott Packer ReformThomas Manning Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform34.2%

Labour29.0%

Conservative15.4%

Lib Dem10.0%

Green9.9%

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Thomas Manning Elected	Reform	651
Scott Packer Elected	Reform	602
Ifeoluwa Adeniran	Labour	553
Darren Ryland	Labour	485
Monica Kelly	Conservative	294
Mariana Smith	Conservative	260
Martin Thomas Sawyer	Lib Dem	191
Michael Spence	Green	188
Ash Ritchie	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	29

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Towcester

Adrian Little ReformDavid Tarbun Lib DemStewart Tolley Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (3 seats)

Lib Dem34.4%

Reform26.3%

Conservative21.2%

Labour11.0%

Green7.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
David Tarbun Elected	Lib Dem	1,475
Stewart Tolley Elected	Lib Dem	1,134
Adrian John Little Elected	Reform	1,130
Harry Minns	Lib Dem	1,073
Barry Joseph Mahoney	Reform	963
Hugh Evans	Conservative	912
Scott David Zebedee	Reform	899
Greg Lunn	Conservative	827
Simon Clifford	Conservative	734
Rachel Dando L'Olive	Labour	471
Jim Mullin	Labour	452
Paul Broadfield	Labour	371
Emmie Williamson	Green	305

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Upton

Kathryn Shaw Lib DemMichael Stratton Reform

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Reform26.6%

Labour22.5%

Conservative18.3%

Independent12.7%

Green10.9%

Lib Dem9.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kathryn Shaw Elected	Reform	625
Michael Timothy Stratton Elected	Reform	582
Claudette Omoye Bemigho-Amorighoye	Labour	530
Patrick Agwue Julius	Labour	464
Imran Chowdhury	Conservative	430
Brian William Sargeant	Conservative	393
Matthew Christopher Kinton	Independent	300
Linda Michelle Davidsen	Green	256
Rona Meredith	Lib Dem	213

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Weston Favell & Abington Vale

Andrew Kilbride ConservativeStephen Hibbert Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Conservative31.5%

Labour26.1%

Reform25.5%

Lib Dem9.2%

Green7.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Andy Kilbride Elected	Conservative	1,007
Stephen Hibbert Elected	Conservative	980
Clare Robertson-Marriott	Labour	834
David Robert Lea	Reform	814
Jordan Peter Young	Reform	764
Jamal Alwahabi	Labour	712
Alastair Stuart Thomson	Lib Dem	294
Jennifer Omonigho Martin	Green	244

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Woodford & Weedon

Charlie Hastie ReformRupert Frost Conservative

Last scheduled election, 1 May 2025 (2 seats)

Conservative31.1%

Reform28.5%

Green27.1%

Labour6.8%

Lib Dem6.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rupert Frost Elected	Conservative	1,105
Charles Peter Hastie Elected	Reform	1,010
Jonathan Vallis	Reform	1,003
Ed Jaspers	Green	962
Jo Gilford	Conservative	837
Gordon Smallman	Green	831
Les Marriott	Labour	241
Chris Lofts	Lib Dem	232
Stephen Tibbles	Labour	201
Bob Symons	Lib Dem	194

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

4 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Headlands	Cameron Emery	Reform 2025	Restore Britain
Headlands	Joanne Blythe	Reform 2025	Restore Britain
Kingsley & Semilong	Farzana Aldridge	Labour 2025	Lib Dem
Upton	Kathryn Shaw	Reform 2025	Lib Dem

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

1 by-election since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
10 February 2024	East Hunsbury and Shelfleys	Lib Dem gain from Conservative

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Northampton North	31%	Labour	Labour 34%
Northampton South	26%	Labour	Labour 29%
South Northamptonshire	22%	Conservative	Conservative 34%
Daventry	21%	Conservative	Conservative 33%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in West Northamptonshire

425,720 residents in 172,647 households

Voted Leave in 2016

57% 5 above GB

Degree or higher

32% 2 below GB

No qualifications

17% 1 below GB

Own their home

65% 4 above GB

Rent from a council or housing association

14% 3 below GB

Rent privately

19% 1 below GB

Aged 15 to 34

30% 1 below GB

Aged 65 and over

21% 1 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.