2017 Northamptonshire County Council election explained

Election Name:2017 Northamptonshire County Council election[1]
Country:Northamptonshire
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2013 Northamptonshire County Council election
Previous Year:2013
Next Election:2021 Northamptonshire County Council election
Next Year:2021
Seats For Election:All 57 seats to Northamptonshire County Council
Majority Seats:29
Election Date:4 May 2017
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before1:36
Seats1:43
Seat Change1:7
Popular Vote1:90,813
Percentage1:51.1%
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before2:11
Seats2:12
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:49,512
Percentage2:27.8%
Party4:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats Before4:6
Seats4:2
Seat Change4:4
Popular Vote4:21,777
Percentage4:12.2%
Party5:UK Independence Party
Seats Before5:3
Seats5:0
Seat Change5:3
Popular Vote5:10,241
Percentage5:5.8%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Conservative
After Election:Conservative

The 2017 Northamptonshire County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom.[2] County councillors were elected from all 57 electoral divisions which returned one county councillor to Northamptonshire County Council by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. These elections were the last held for Northamptonshire County Council before its dissolution in 2021.

Results summary

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Results by Division

Kettering

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Election Summaries 2017. The Elections Centre. 24 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Upcoming elections & referendums. Electoral Commission. 15 September 2016. 5 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180505140550/https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums. dead.