The 1991 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council which it had held since the council's creation in 1973.[1]
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All 36 seats in the East Northamptonshire District Council 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 53.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1991 East Northamptonshire District Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ward-by-Ward Results edit
Barnwell Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | J. Brown | 335 | ||
Conservative | J. Fowles | 306 | ||
Labour | D. Maughan | 45 | ||
Turnout | 64.8% | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Brigstock Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Chudley | 440 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Smoker | 305 | ||
Turnout | 68.0% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Drayton Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. Clifton | 328 | ||
Liberal Democrats | J. Lawrence | 303 | ||
Turnout | 52.2% | |||
Conservative hold |
Forest Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independent | M.Glithero | 557 | ||
Liberal Democrats | F. Ledner | 154 | ||
Turnout | 57.6% | |||
Independent gain from Conservative |
Higham Ferriers Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | G. Murdin | 1,269 | ||
Conservative | D. Lawson | 1,070 | ||
Conservative | H. Binder | 1,036 | ||
Independent | R. Gell | 863 | ||
Labour | G. Moore | 795 | ||
Labour | B. Elgood | 679 | ||
Labour | P. Gadsby | 678 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. Brown | 185 | ||
Turnout | 53.3% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Irthlingborough Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | E. McGibbon | 1,260 | ||
Conservative | P. Brightwell | 1,168 | ||
Labour | W. Howlett | 1,138 | ||
Labour | R. Nightingale | 1,000 | ||
Labour | D. Copple | 819 | ||
Conservative | C. Hill | 811 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C. Nightingale | 386 | ||
Turnout | 49.7% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Kings Cliffe Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | I. Hetherington | 304 | ||
Conservative | G. Wagstaffe | 241 | ||
Independent | S. Dalzell | 50 | ||
Turnout | 68.5% | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Lower Nene Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | P. Banbridge | 418 | ||
Liberal Democrats | D. Brown | 121 | ||
Labour | M. Whiteman | 108 | ||
Turnout | 60.4% | |||
Conservative hold |
Margaret Beaufort Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | H. Gregory | 449 | ||
Labour | W. Gill | 77 | ||
Liberal Democrats | T. Butters | 70 | ||
Turnout | 52.9% | |||
Conservative hold |
Oundle Ward (2 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | M. Roffe | 913 | ||
Conservative | P. Brudenell | 907 | ||
Liberal Democrats | E. Gahan | 689 | ||
Conservative | D. Lee | 661 | ||
Labour | R. Whitehead | 253 | ||
Labour | B. Glaysher | 185 | ||
Turnout | 58.1% | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | ||||
Conservative hold |
Raunds Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Chatburn | 1,198 | ||
Labour | M. Roberts | 1,170 | ||
Conservative | A. Campbell | 1,167 | ||
Conservative | P. Chantrell | 1,156 | ||
Labour | N. Harvey | 1,032 | ||
Labour | S. Allen | 907 | ||
Liberal Democrats | C. Dorks | 457 | ||
Turnout | 46.6% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Conservative hold |
Ringstead Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | M. Peacock | 477 | ||
Labour | B. McGeorge | 298 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Beecroft | 81 | ||
Turnout | 57.9% | |||
Conservative hold |
Rushden East Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | E. Dicks | 1,207 | ||
Labour | A. Mantle | 883 | ||
Labour | L. Rolfe | 782 | ||
Conservative | Leigh D. | 465 | ||
Conservative | R. Pinnock | 431 | ||
Turnout | 40.3% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold | ||||
Labour hold |
Rushden North Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | C. Wood | 848 | ||
Conservative | B.Catlin | 823 | ||
Conservative | J. Gay | 765 | ||
Labour | C. Williams | 716 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Dent | 625 | ||
Liberal Democrats | R. Ramsey | 501 | ||
Turnout | 39.1% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Rushden South Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | G. Osborne | 1,016 | ||
Conservative | G. Evelyn | 978 | ||
Labour | P. Wix | 726 | ||
Independent | J. Wheal | 680 | ||
Labour | M. Clayton | 645 | ||
Labour | S. Lawrence | 589 | ||
Liberal Democrats | B. Noble | 409 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Rossi | 362 | ||
Liberal Democrats | S. Henderson | 311 | ||
Turnout | 38.5% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Rushden West Ward (3 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Batty | 862 | ||
Labour | E. Sampson | 761 | ||
Labour | R. Batty | 830 | ||
Conservative | E. Carmichael | 809 | ||
Conservative | J. Stott-Everett | 801 | ||
Conservative | K. Sulphur | 676 | ||
Turnout | 41.6% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Stanwick Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | P. Macgovern | 404 | ||
Independent | F. Linden-Wyatt | 293 | ||
Turnout | 41.5% | |||
Conservative hold |
Thrapston Ward (2 seats) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Bunyan | 659 | ||
Conservative | J. Whitham | 570 | ||
Labour | J. Hill | 375 | ||
Labour | I. Byrnes | 368 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Claxton | 248 | ||
Liberal Democrats | F. Hudd | 161 | ||
Turnout | 41.5% | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative hold |
Willibrook Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Richardson | 404 | ||
Liberal Democrats | P. Parker | 249 | ||
Labour | N. Hall | 100 | ||
Turnout | 66.2% | |||
Conservative hold |
Woodford Ward (1 seat) edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | F. Cullum | 275 | ||
Labour | J. Peacock | 223 | ||
Turnout | 62.2% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |