Election Name: | 2021 West Northamptonshire Council election |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Party5: | Independent politician |
Party Colour: | yes |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Seats For Election: | 76 seats on West Northamptonshire Council |
Leader1: | Adam Brown |
Leaders Seat1: | Bugbrooke |
Leader2: | Wendy Randall |
Leaders Seat2: | Daventry West |
Leader4: | Sally Beardsworth |
Leaders Seat4: | Kingsthorpe South |
Majority Seats: | 39 |
Next Year: | 2029 |
Previous Year: | 2021 |
Previous Election: | 2021 West Northamptonshire Council election |
Last Election1: | 66 |
Last Election2: | 20 |
Last Election4: | 5 |
Seats Before1: | 61 |
Seats Before2: | 20 |
Seats Before4: | 6 |
Seats Before5: | 6 |
Country: | Northamptonshire |
The 2025 West Northamptonshire Council election is due to take place on 1 May 2025, alongside nationwide local elections. A total of 76 councillors are to be elected, a reduction from the previous number of 93 in 2021. 13 wards will elect 3 councillors each, 15 wards will elect 2 councillors each, and 7 wards will elect 1 councillor each.[1]
Following the 2021 West Northamptonshire Council election, the Conservative Party won an overall majority on the new council. The previous election was held simultaneously with the 2021 local elections in which the Conservatives won multiple elections after a "vaccine bump".[2]
The Conservatives currently have 61 seats,[3] following the resignation of the former leader Jonathan Nunn following claims of abuse.[4] [5] The Liberal Democrats gained an additional seat after winning a by-election in East Hunsbury and Shelfleys ward in February 2024.[6]