The 2018 Daventry District Council election were held on Thursday 3 May 2018 to elect members of Daventry District Council in England.This was on the same day as other local elections.[1][2][3]
This was to be the final elections for Daventry District Council due to the poor running of Northamptonshire County Council by the local Conservative Party leading to new unitary authorities for the county being proposed. The Caller Report into the running of Northamptonshire County Council suggested that any elections currently scheduled for 2019 be abandoned and elections for the new authorities held in May 2020.[4]
The make up of the council after the elections was 30 Conservative councillors, 5 Labour councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor.[5]
Election result
[edit]Daventry Local Election Result 2018 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 10 | 0 | 83.3 | 20 | 30 | 83.3 | 10,087 | 54.0 | +5.5 | |
Labour | 2 | +2 | 16.7 | 3 | 5 | 13.9 | 5,437 | 29.1 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.8 | 2,427 | 13.0 | +11.4 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 350 | 1.9 | +1.1 | |
UKIP | 0 | -2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 264 | 1.4 | -26.4 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 112 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
Ward results
[edit]Abbey North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Aiden Ramsey | 599 | 39.85 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | Leslie Poole | 407 | 27.08 | −9.22 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Knape | 312 | 20.76 | +20.76 | |
Independent | Nigel Carr | 112 | 7.45 | +7.45 | |
UKIP | Adam Collyer | 73 | 4.86 | −32.44 | |
Majority | 192 | 12.77 | +11.77 | ||
Turnout | 1,503 | 28.01 | +2.81 | ||
Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | 18.42% |
Abbey South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Colin Morgan | 819 | 51.06 | +14.56 | |
Labour | Lewis Clarke | 670 | 41.77 | +22.77 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Butlin | 115 | 7.17 | +7.17 | |
Majority | 149 | 9.29 | +6.29 | ||
Turnout | 1,604 | 34 | +0.62 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Brixworth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Kevin Parker | 1,163 | 65.04 | +13.14 | |
Labour | Stuart Coe | 428 | 23.94 | +21.94 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kathryn Purchase | 115 | 7.17 | +1.27 | |
Majority | 735 | 41.11 | +11.61 | ||
Turnout | 1,788 | 32.71 | −0.88 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Drayton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Andrew Dabbs | 825 | 58.55 | +25.45 | |
Conservative | Timothy Wilson | 492 | 34.92 | +6.72 | |
Liberal Democrats | Zbigniew Chetnik | 92 | 6.53 | +4.03 | |
Majority | 333 | 23.63 | +21.13 | ||
Turnout | 1,409 | 31.38 | −2.21 | ||
Labour gain from UKIP | Swing | 9.37% |
Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Matten | 655 | 47.67 | +5.97 | |
Labour | Katie Thurston | 627 | 45.63 | +23.23 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Cockayne | 92 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Majority | 28 | 2.04 | −4.96 | ||
Turnout | 1,374 | 28.92 | −0.65 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -8.63% |
Long Buckby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Steve Osborne | 949 | 46.84 | +4.14 | |
Labour | Chris Myers | 766 | 37.81 | +15.91 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Ingles | 311 | 15.35 | +9.05 | |
Majority | 183 | 9.03 | −5.37 | ||
Turnout | 2,026 | 37.19 | −5.81 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Moulton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Michael Warren | 847 | 59.99 | +14.39 | |
Labour | Nicola Hudson | 299 | 21.18 | +2.88 | |
Green | Kevin White | 146 | 10.34 | +10.34 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Richens | 120 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 548 | 38.81 | +22.01 | ||
Turnout | 1,412 | 35.3% | −4.42 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Spratton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sarah Peck | 931 | 66.22 | +8.72 | |
Labour | Pete Coles | 299 | 21.18 | +7.08 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rupert Knowles | 120 | 8.53 | +8.53 | |
Green | Kathy Wickstead | 79 | 5.62 | +5.62 | |
Majority | 694 | 49.36 | +8.31 | ||
Turnout | 1,406 | 35.37 | −5.68 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Weedon
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Smith | 1,183 | 66.35 | +12.15 | |
Labour | Callum Batchelor | 354 | 19.85 | +6.65 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Faiers | 246 | 13.8 | +13.8 | |
Majority | 829 | 46.49 | +19.99 | ||
Turnout | 1,783 | 35.15 | +6.51 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Welford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Cecile Irving-Swift | 854 | 67.51 | −6.29 | |
Labour | Sue Myers | 222 | 17.5 | −8.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Deare | 189 | 14.94 | +14.94 | |
Majority | 632 | 49.96 | +0.46 | ||
Turnout | 1,265 | 37.24 | −8.04 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Woodford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Rupert Frost | 984 | 53.92 | +4.42 | |
Labour | Christine Fitchett | 347 | 19.01 | −0.49 | |
Liberal Democrats | Edward Judd | 178 | 9.75 | +9.75 | |
UKIP | Gary Denby | 191 | 10.47 | −20.03 | |
Green | Thomas Skillington | 125 | 6.85 | +6.85 | |
Majority | 637 | 34.9 | +15.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,265 | 37.24 | +0.72 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Yelvertoft
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alan Chantler | 372 | 56.71 | −10.29 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Pimm | 221 | 33.69 | +33.69 | |
Labour | Rio Knock | 63 | 9.6 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 151 | 23.02 | −23.08 | ||
Turnout | 656 | 41.51 | −4.14 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -22% |
References
[edit]- ^ "Daventry District Council Elections". Daventry District Council. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Local Elections 2019". Daventry Express. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Daventry District Council". BBC News. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Northamptonshire County Council: statement". Government. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "Local Elections 2019". Open Council Data. Retrieved 6 June 2018.