2015 Northampton Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2015 Northampton Borough Council election
Country:England
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2011 Northampton Borough Council election
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2019 Northampton Borough Council election
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:All 45 seats in the Northampton Borough Council
Majority Seats:23
Election Date:7 May 2015
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election1:26
Seats1:26
Popular Vote1:55,411
Percentage1:41.9
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election2:15
Seats2:17
Seat Change2:2
Popular Vote2:41,704
Percentage2:31.5
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election3:4
Seats3:2
Seat Change3:2
Popular Vote3:15,471
Percentage3:11.7
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Conservative
After Election:Conservative

The 2015 Northampton Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 as a four-yearly public decision to elect all members of the council.[1] [2] This took place on the same day as other local elections and the 2015 United Kingdom general election - when there is a general election on the same day as the local elections, turnout across the country is with fewer than 1% of exceptions higher than if there is no general election. Voters could cast between one and three votes depending on the number of councillors per ward.

Election result

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Ward results

The number in brackets after the ward name is the number of councillors to be elected. An asterisk after the name (*) indicates the candidate was elected. Candidates are listed in order of number of votes. The wards and the numbers of candidates to be elected were both the same as for the 2011 borough election. There were 45 seats for election in total on the borough council, as in 2011.

NOTE: Ballot Papers and Turnout missing from the official records as at 14 May 2015 for East Hunsbury, Nene Valley, Rushmills, Upton and West Hunsbury.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upcoming elections & referendums . 14 April 2015 . The Electoral Commission . https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums . 15 March 2015 . live.
  2. Web site: Election of Borough Councillors - Declaration of Result of Poll.