Daventry District Council Election Results 1973-2012 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above. Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties. Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election. The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line). No. 1 (Daventry) (8556)8 No. 8 (Walgrave) (864) Daventry - 1973 vote share vote share Ridley B. Lab 1,522 38.1 Walker A. Ind 266 50.8 Fleming R. Lab 1,363 - Duff P. Ms. Ind 219 41.8 Barby (849) Tooby D. Lab 1,355 - Rigby L. Ind 39 7.4 vote share Hession J. Lab 1,210 - Cox J. Ind 0 0.0 Farmer A. Lab 1,196 - Turnout 60.6 9.0 Moore G. Lab 1,185 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Humphreys J. Lab 1,149 - Ravensthorpe (937) Edwards W. Con 1,133 28.3 vote share Boughton & Pitsford (1126) Meers J. Con 1,121 - Pulford M. Con 0 0.0 vote share Baxter R. Ms. Con 1,118 - Wright W. Con 365 52.1 Hunt B. Lab 1,114 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Isaacs D. Ind 336 47.9 Moser R. Ind 1,074 26.9 Thornton C. Con 1,062 - Spratton (1233) Turnout 62.3 4.1 Morton C. Ms. Con 960 - vote share Payne R. Con 841 - Roy P. Con 0 0.0 Brampton (1122) Milo E. Con 787 - vote share Stockil B. Con 698 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Wagstaff J. Ind 235 37.7 Peach R. Comm 268 6.7 Davies J. Con 211 33.9 Welford (859) Lambley J. Ms. Ind 104 16.7 Turnout 46.7 9.7 vote share Richardson J. Ind 73 11.7 Thomas M. Ms. Ind 230 56.2 No. 12 (Overstone) (864) Campion A. Ind 179 43.8 Turnout 55.5 3.9 vote share Greenhalgh T. Ind 0 0.0 Turnout 47.6 12.5 Braunston (1133) vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Yelvertoft (934) Quinney R. Lab 330 40.2 vote share Harrison W. Ind 278 33.9 No. 16 (Crick) (908) Malin H. Con 316 63.5 Biddell D. Con 212 25.9 vote share Seal H. Ind 141 28.3 Spencer F. Con 331 70.7 Hurdman W. Ind 41 8.2 Turnout 72.4 6.3 Lees A. Ind 137 29.3 Turnout 53.3 35.1 Byfield (860) Turnout 51.5 41.5 vote share Checkley A. Con 0 0.0 No. 17 (West Haddon & Winwick) (689) vote share Daventry - 1976 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Atterbury E. Ms. Con 0 0.0 Clipston (1069) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Barby (890) vote share vote share Nosworthy A. Con 213 34.9 No. 20 (Flore) (1172) Cox J. Ind 0 0.0 Hurley R. Ind 163 26.7 vote share Pegram T. Ind 136 22.3 Chaplin F. Ms. Con 412 71.2 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Cartmel V. Ind 99 16.2 Goodridge W. Lab 167 28.8 Boughton & Pitsford (1066) Turnout 57.2 8.2 Turnout 49.4 42.3 vote share Isaacs D. Ind 367 55.9 Guilsborough (1052) No. 21 (Badby) (912) Bennett M. Ms. Con 289 44.1 vote share vote share Morris B. Ind 305 54.4 Dent P. Ms. Con 261 54.7 Turnout 61.5 11.9 Chapman P. Con 256 45.6 Blundell F. Ind 117 24.5 Pepper M. Lab 99 20.8 Brampton (1135) Turnout 53.3 8.7 vote share Turnout 52.3 30.2 Wagstaff J. Ind 0 0.0 Kilsby (1199) vote share No. 22 (Newnham) (850) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Cox J. Ms. Con 0 0.0 vote share Bodily T. Ind 372 61.4 Braunston (1137) Turnout 0.0 0.0 Brodie H. Ms. Con 234 38.6 vote share Quinney R. Lab 351 52.2 2 Long Buckby (2152) Turnout 71.3 22.8 Jones F. Con 322 47.8 vote share Jackson J. Ms. Ind 458 77.0 No. 23 (Weedon Bec) (1319) Turnout 59.2 4.3 Wright F. Ind 448 - vote share Leach N. Ms. Ind 391 - Buswell E. Con 437 51.5 Byfield (947) Hawkins K. Ind 324 - Blundell G. Lab 346 40.8 vote share Harbourne A. Lab 137 23.0 Churchill-Coleman J. Ind 66 7.8 Checkley A. Con 0 0.0 Turnout 27.6 53.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Turnout 64.4 10.7 2 Moulton (2307) No. 25 (Woodford-Cum-Membris) (1265) Clipston (1016) vote share vote share vote share Wells W. Con 431 48.9 Upton H. Lab 435 63.4 Guinness W. Con 365 52.7 Soams D. Con 360 - Wright A. Con 128 18.7 Hurley R. Ind 327 47.3 Mahon W. Ms. Ind 271 30.7 Wickens R. Ind 123 17.9 Gledhill E. Lab 180 20.4 Turnout 68.1 5.5 Gledhill D. Ms. Lab 147 - Turnout 54.2 44.8 Guilsborough (1079) Turnout 38.2 18.1 No. 7 (Brixworth) (1711)2 vote share vote share Knight R. Ind 360 50.5 Graves R. Ind 522 62.7 Tebbutt A. Con 353 49.5 Holmes J. Con 311 37.3 Goodall M. Con 275 - Turnout 66.1 1.0 Wood H. Ind 208 - Kilsby (1210) Turnout 48.7 25.3 vote share Cox J. Ms. Con 424 68.5 Boniface M. Lab 195 31.5 Turnout 51.2 37.0 Results of the English Shire District Elections 1973-2012 1 Long Buckby (2313)2 No. 7 (Brixworth) (1671)2 Braunston (1113) vote share vote share vote share Jackson J. Ms. Con 773 81.0 Bates I. Ms. Con 688 56.7 Biddell D. Con 0 0.0 Wright F. Con 697 - Graves R. Ind 526 43.3 Hopkins F. Lab 181 19.0 Aymes E. Ms. Ind 309 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 Norton D. Lab 149 - 2 Turnout 72.7 13.3 Brixworth (2243) Turnout 41.2 62.1 vote share No. 8 (Walgrave) (868) Bates I. Ms. Con 0 0.0 Moulton (2316)2 vote share Graves R. Ind 0 0.0 vote share Walker A. Ind 336 58.1 Wells W. Con 552 61.2 Soans D. Con 242 41.9 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Kirk A. Con 530 - Webb R. Lib 350 38.8 Turnout 66.6 16.3 Byfield (984) vote share Turnout 38.9 22.4 Ravensthorpe (1006) Checkley A. Con 616 78.2 vote share Woolley J. Lab 172 21.8 8 No. 1 (Daventry) (9993) Pulford M. Con 319 50.7 vote share Meadowcroft E. Ind 178 28.3 Turnout 80.1 56.3 Edwards W. Con 1,707 40.2 Penrose J. Ms. Lab 132 21.0 Meers J. Con 1,618 - Clipston (1115) Ridley B. Lab 1,594 37.5 Turnout 62.5 22.4 vote share Pearson T. Con 1,518 - Guinness W. Con 0 0.0 Heath R. Con 1,501 - Spratton (1243) Matthews M. Con 1,498 - vote share Turnout 0.0 0.0 Quinn E. Con 1,441 - Roy P. Con 0 0.0 Ward J. Con 1,404 - Crick & West Haddon (1605) Latham M. Con 1,343 - Turnout 0.0 0.0 vote share Tooby D. Lab 1,336 - Daniels F. Con 911 70.6 Fleming R. Lab 1,280 - Welford (916) Baldwin P. Ind 379 29.4 Humphreys J. Lab 1,215 - vote share Moore G. Lab 1,214 - Wheatley R. Con 256 38.3 Turnout 80.4 41.2 Hession J. Lab 1,176 - Carroll V. Ind 248 37.1 Brown W. Lab 1,124 - Lowe P. Lab 165 24.7 Drayton (3228)3 Grainger J. Lab 1,045 - vote share Glover R. Ind 698 16.4 Turnout 73.0 1.2 Blundell G. Lab 974 34.1 Foster J. Ind 386 - Green R. Lab 956 - Peach R. Comm 248 5.8 Yelvertoft (960) Goodridge W. Lab 949 - vote share Baker E. Con 792 27.7 Turnout 42.5 2.7 Cobbold P. Con 0 0.0 Fairbairn E.