Daventry District Council elections

One third of Daventry District Council in Northamptonshire, England was elected each year, followed by one year when there was an election to Northamptonshire County Council instead. Since the last boundary changes in 1999, 38 councillors were elected from 24 wards. In another boundary review in 2012 the councillors were reduced to 36 councillors across 16 wards.^[1] The council was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of West Northamptonshire.

Political control

From the foundation of the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control		Years
	No overall control	1973–1976
	Conservative	1976–1980
	No overall control	1980–1983
	Conservative	1983–1995
	No overall control	1995–1999
	Conservative	1999–2021

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1999 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:

Councillor	Party		From	To
Chris Millar^[3]^[4]		Conservative	Aug 1999	31 Oct 2019
Richard Auger^[5]		Conservative	1 Nov 2019	31 Mar 2021

Council elections

By-elections

1998-2002

Drayton By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	1,540	61.5
	Conservative	966	38.5
Majority		574	23.0
Turnout		2,506
	Labour hold	Swing

Hill By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	1,079	59.4
	Conservative	736	40.6
Majority		574	18.8
Turnout		1,815
	Labour hold	Swing

2002-2006

Drayton By-Election 26 June 2003^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Annette Dunn	332	53.9	+5.7
	Labour	Jean Tucker	285	46.2	−5.6
Majority			47	7.7
Turnout			617	12.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2006-2010

Drayton By-Election 10 September 2009^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Eddon	314	33.9	−11.5
	Labour	Wendy Randall	158	17.0	−6.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Lathan	138	14.9	+14.9
	BNP	David Jones	133	14.3	−17.0
	Independent	Steve Tubb	129	13.9	+13.9
	Socialist Alternative	Meg Price	55	5.9	+5.9
Majority			156	16.9
Turnout			927	19.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Yelvertoft By-Election 10 September 2009^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Chandler	382	79.7	+10.9
	Liberal Democrats	Hermione Ainley	97	20.3	+7.3
Majority			285	59.4
Turnout			479	33.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2010-2014

Conservative councillor Frank Wiig (Brixworth) dies. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 15 November 2012.^[13]

Brixworth By-election 15 November 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Pointer	857	63.9	+18.2
	Green	Steve Whiffen	484	36.1	+13.5
Majority			373	27.8
Turnout			1,341
	Conservative hold		Swing

Conservative councillor Nick Bunting (Brixworth) resigned from the council. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 2 May 2013.^[14]

Brixworth By-election 2 May 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Barratt	1,082	62.3	+16.6
	Labour	Robert McNally	307	17.7	+3.1
	Green	Steve Whiffen	258	14.9	−7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Farmer	89	5.1	−12.0
Majority			775	44.6
Turnout			1,736
	Conservative hold		Swing

Conservative councillor Kay Driver (Welford) resigned from the council. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 2 May 2013.^[15]

Welford By-election 2 May 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Luke Major	824	66.2	+6.0
	Green	Katharine Wicksteed	242	19.5	−2.9
	Labour	Sue Myers	178	14.3	−3.1
Majority			582	46.8
Turnout			1,244
	Conservative hold		Swing

Conservative councillor Ken Melling (Ravensthorpe) dies. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 5 September 2013.^[16]

Ravensthorpe By-election 5 September 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bryn Aldridge	285	46.5	−15.3
	UKIP	Eric MacAnndrais	212	34.6	+34.6
	Labour	Sue Myers	93	15.2	+15.2
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Farmer	23	3.8	−14.4
Majority			73	11.9
Turnout			613
	Conservative hold		Swing

2014-2018

Conservative councillor Diana Osborne (Long Buckby) resigned from the council in March 2017. The seat was held by the Conservatives in a by-election on 4 May.^[17] New councillor Malcolm Robert Longley's term ends in 2019.^[18]

Long Buckby by-election, 4 May 2017
Term ends 2 May 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Malcolm Robert Longley	1,170	50.6	−3.5
	Labour	Sue Myers	565	24.4	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Arthur Crispin Farmer	232	10.0	+10.0
	Green	Tom Alexander Forrest Harper	169	7.3	+7.3
	UKIP	Ian Robert James Dexter	151	6.5	−13.5
Majority			605	26.2	−2.8
Turnout			2312	43.81	−29.60
	Conservative hold		Swing

Conservative councillor Ann Carter (Walgrave) resigned from the council in March 2018. The seat was contested in a by-election on 3 May.^[12] There are elections due in most other wards in Daventry on the same day.^[19]

Walgrave by-election, 3 May 2018
Term ends 2 May 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lesley Woolnough	431	68.85	+9.7%
	Liberal Democrats	Grant Bowles	195	31.15	+31.15%
Majority			236	37.7
Turnout			626	38.27
	Conservative hold		Swing	-11%

2018-2021

Conservative councillor Fabienne Fraser-Allen (Brixworth) was forced to resign from the council due to non-attendance in June 2019. The seat was contested in a by-election on 18 July 2019 .^[12] The term was due to end in 2020 but was extended one year due to the creation of a new West Northamptonshire Authority .^[20]

Brixworth by-election, 18th July 2019
Term ends 7 May 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Harris	817	49.5	38.5%
	Conservative	Lauren Harrington-Carter	615	37.3	−27.8%
	Labour	Stuart Coe	218	13.2	−10.7%
Majority			202	12.2
Turnout			1663	30	−2.7%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	33%

Labour councillor Aiden Ramsey resigned as he moved away from the area after being elected in 2018. The seat was contested in a by-election on 24 October 2019 .^[12] The term was due to end in 2022 but ended in 2021 due to the creation of a new West Northamptonshire Council.^[20]

Abbey North by-election, 24th October 2019
Term ends 5th May 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lauren Harrington-Carter	371	40.4	15.0%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Knape	282	30.7	11.3%
	Labour	Emily Carter	265	28.9	−14.7%
Majority			89	9.7
Turnout			930	17.5	−10.5%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	14.9%

References

^ "Councillors - District". Daventry District Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
^ "Daventry". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
^ "Councillor Chris Millar" (PDF). Northamptonshire County Council. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^ Averill, James (27 July 2020). "Former leader gains chairman role after 20 years in the making at Daventry District Council". Daventry Express. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^ Averill, James (11 October 2019). "Richard Auger to replace Chris Millar as leader of Daventry District Council". Daventry Express. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^ The District of Daventry (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Northamptonshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ "Daventry". BBC Online. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Daventry (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Daventry (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
^ "Two more seats for the Tories". guardian.co.uk. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "By-election results announced". Daventry Express. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Brixworth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Brixworth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Welford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ravensthorpe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ "Daventry District Council By-election May 2017". Daventry District Council. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
^ "Mass resignation week | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ "Page Moss: CTRL – DEL | The term ends in 2019. LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Page Moss: CTRL – DEL | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Daventry District Council

[district-1] "Councillors - District". Daventry District Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

[change-2] "Daventry". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2009.

[3] "Councillor Chris Millar" (PDF). Northamptonshire County Council. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

[4] Averill, James (27 July 2020). "Former leader gains chairman role after 20 years in the making at Daventry District Council". Daventry Express. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

[5] Averill, James (11 October 2019). "Richard Auger to replace Chris Millar as leader of Daventry District Council". Daventry Express. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

[6] The District of Daventry (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976

[7] slation.gov.uk - The Northamptonshire and Warwickshire (County Boundaries) Order 1988. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[daventry-8] "Daventry". BBC Online. Retrieved 11 May 2008.

[9] slation.gov.uk - The District of Daventry (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[10] slation.gov.uk - The Daventry (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[more-11] "Two more seats for the Tories". guardian.co.uk. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 23 September 2009.

[announced-12] "By-election results announced". Daventry Express. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Brixworth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Brixworth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[15] "Local Elections Archive Project — Welford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[16] "Local Elections Archive Project — Ravensthorpe Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[announced2-17] "Daventry District Council By-election May 2017". Daventry District Council. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.

[18] "Mass resignation week | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

[19] "Page Moss: CTRL – DEL | The term ends in 2019. LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

[localcouncils.co.uk-20] "Page Moss: CTRL – DEL | LocalCouncils.co.uk". localcouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

v t e Council elections in Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire Council	2021 2025
West Northamptonshire Council	2021 2025
Northamptonshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 Abolished
Corby Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Daventry District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 Abolished
East Northamptonshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Kettering Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Northampton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
South Northamptonshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Wellingborough Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes