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

Daventry Local Election Result 2018
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

Abbey North

Abbey North 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Abbey South 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Brixworth 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Drayton 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Hill 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Long Buckby 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Moulton 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Spratton 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Weedon 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Welford 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Woodford 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Yelvertoft 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

  1. ↑ "Daventry District Council Elections". Daventry District Council. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Local Elections 2019". Daventry Express. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Daventry District Council". BBC News. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Northamptonshire County Council: statement". Government. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Local Elections 2019". Open Council Data. Retrieved 6 June 2018.


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