West Northamptonshire Council elections are held every four years. West Northamptonshire Council is a unitary authority covering the western part of the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire. Since its creation in 2021, 93 councillors are elected from 31 wards. [1] The council was created as a merger of Daventry District Council, Northampton Borough Council, and South Northamptonshire District Council. [2]
Since its creation in 2021, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Party in control | Years | |
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Conservative | 2021–present |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Carl Squires | 820 | 38.8 | +15.8 | |
Conservative | Daniel Soan | 746 | 35.3 | -16.2 | |
Labour Co-op | Clare Robertson-Marriott | 547 | 25.9 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 74 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,123 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |