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Desborough St. Giles (Kettering BC Ward)
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Desborough St. Giles Ward is a 2-member ward within Kettering Borough Council
Kettering Borough Council
Kettering Borough Council is a local authority in Kettering Borough, composed of 36 local councillors and currently controlled by the Conservatives, who have controlled the Council since the 2003 local elections, where they gained control from Labour with a majority of 15. Having retained control...
located in the north of Desborough
Desborough
Desborough is a town in Northamptonshire, England. It is one of the founding 12 members of the Charter of European Rural Communities and through this has links with 26 other EU member towns and villages...
, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
. The ward is formally known as simply St. Giles but, both for sake of clarity and to ensure continuity with proposed renaming of the ward in conjunction with boundary changes for the 2007 local elections, this article refers to the ward as "Desborough St. Giles".
The ward was last fought at Borough Council level in the 2003 local council elections
Kettering Borough Council elections 2003
The last local 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:...
, in which one seat each was won by Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
and the Conservatives
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
, with the latter unseating former Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
Council Leader Richard Tod.
The current councillors are Cllr. David Coe (Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
)and Cllr. Michael Tebbutt
Michael Tebbutt
Michael Tebbutt was an Australian tennis player.He was educated at St Johns Park High School and Northern Arizona University before starting his career as a professional tennis player....
(Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
).
Councillors
Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003Kettering Borough Council elections 2003
The last local 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:...
- Cllr. David Coe (LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
) - Cllr. Mark Dearing (ConservativeConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
)
Kettering Borough Council Elections 1999
Kettering Council election 1999
Elections to Kettering Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and boundary changes had taken place since the last election in 1995. The Labour Party lost its overall majority, the council coming under no overall control....
- Cllr. David Coe (LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
) - Cllr. Richard Tod (LabourLabour Party (UK)The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
)
Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003
(Vote count shown is ward average)
Kettering Borough Council Elections 1999
This seat may have been affected by boundary changes at this election.(Vote count shown is ward average)
See also
- DesboroughDesboroughDesborough is a town in Northamptonshire, England. It is one of the founding 12 members of the Charter of European Rural Communities and through this has links with 26 other EU member towns and villages...
- Kettering Borough CouncilKettering Borough CouncilKettering Borough Council is a local authority in Kettering Borough, composed of 36 local councillors and currently controlled by the Conservatives, who have controlled the Council since the 2003 local elections, where they gained control from Labour with a majority of 15. Having retained control...