2003 Kettering Borough Council election explained

Elections for Kettering Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Kettering, were held on 1 May 2003 and were won by the Conservatives, gaining overall control from Labour.

Summary results

The overall results, using average ward votes for the total number of votes cast, were as follows:

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Summary Results
PartyCandidatesVotes% VotesSeatsChange
4512,37156.330+12
448,03836.613align="center" -9
Independent58273.82align="center" -2
87513.40align="center" -1
Total10221,98745
Electorate66,470
Turnout33.1

(Vote counts shown are ward averages)

Council Before 2003 Elections

Before the elections held on 1 May 2003, the composition of Kettering Borough Council was as follows:

Composition Table (as of April 2003)
PartyGroup LeaderSeats% SeatsChange (on 1999)
Richard Tod2351.1+1
Terry Freer1635.6align="center" -2
IndependentChristopher Groome511.1+1
John Coleman12.20
Total Seats45

Labour Majority of 1

Ward-by-Ward Results

All Saints Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
56557.12+2
42542.30align="center" -2
Total Votes Cast989
Electorate2,842
Turnout34.8%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Avondale Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
49959.820
22526.900
Independent11113.300
Total Votes Cast835
Electorate3,146
Turnout26.5%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Barton Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
85769.220
38130.800
Total Votes Cast1,237
Electorate3,402
Turnout36.4%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Brambleside Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
68768.820
31131.200
Total Votes Cast998
Electorate3,276
Turnout30.5%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Buccleuch Ward (1 seat)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
46679.510
12020.500
Total Votes Cast586
Electorate1,150
Turnout51.0%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Loatland Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
80261.82+1
39430.40align="center" -1
1027.900
Total Votes Cast1,298
Electorate3,500
Turnout37.1%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

St Giles Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
66250.41+1
49537.71align="center" -1
15611.900
Total Votes Cast1,313
Electorate3,022
Turnout43.4%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Latimer Ward (Burton Latimer) (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
Independent35047.11align="center" -1
29940.31+1
9412.600
Total Votes Cast743
Electorate2,534
Turnout29.3%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Millbrook Ward (Ise Lodge) (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
59567.520
28632.500
Total Votes Cast1,298
Electorate3,500
Turnout37.1%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Piper's Hill Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
46248.22+1
34135.60align="center" -1
15616.200
Total Votes Cast959
Electorate2,392
Turnout40.1%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Plessy Ward (Burton Latimer) (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
40946.31+1
Independent36641.51align="center" -1
10812.200
Total Votes Cast883
Electorate2,715
Turnout32.5%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Queen Eleanor Ward (1 seat)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
46679.510
35344.700
Total Votes Cast790
Electorate1,297
Turnout60.9%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Slade Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
89774.520
30725.500
Total Votes Cast1,203
Electorate3,564
Turnout33.8%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Spinney Ward (Ise Lodge) (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
42062.420
15222.600
10215.100
Total Votes Cast674
Electorate3,230
Turnout20.9%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

St. Andrew's Ward (3 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
56962.330
34537.700
Total Votes Cast914
Electorate4,140
Turnout22.1%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

St. Mary's Ward (3 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
58451.52align="center" -1
54948.51+1
Total Votes Cast1,133
Electorate4,182
Turnout27.1%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

St. Michael's Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
69259.72+1
46740.30align="center" -1
Total Votes Cast1,159
Electorate2,793
Turnout41.5%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

St. Peter's Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
82577.820
23622.200
Total Votes Cast1,061
Electorate3,441
Turnout30.8%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rothwell Tresham Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
50851.810
47348.210
Total Votes Cast980
Electorate2,792
Turnout35.1%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rothwell Trinity Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
53651.72+2
50148.30align="center" -2
Total Votes Cast1,037
Electorate2,829
Turnout36.7%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Warkton Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
46569.120
20830.900
Total Votes Cast673
Electorate2,615
Turnout25.7%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Welland Ward (1 seat)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
59272.710
22227.300
Total Votes Cast814
Electorate1,834
Turnout44.4%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Wicksteed Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
PartyVotes% VotesSeatsChange
42050.61+1
41149.41align="center" -1
Total Votes Cast831
Electorate2,715
Turnout30.6%
(Vote count shown is ward average)

Borough Council By-elections (since May 2003)

Latimer Ward (Burton Latimer) By-Election: 28 July 2005

Electorate: 2498

Wicksteed Ward By-Election: 6 October 2005

Electorate: 2638

St. Mary's Ward By-Election: 17 November 2005

Electorate: 4011

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