Elections for
Kettering Borough Council
Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of ...
, which covers the
Borough of Kettering
The Borough of Kettering was from 1974 to 2021 a local government district and borough in Northamptonshire, England. It was named after its main town Kettering where the council was based. It bordered onto the district of Harborough in the neigh ...
, were held on 1 May 2003 and were won by the
Conservatives
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, gaining overall control from
Labour
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.
Summary results
The overall results, using average ward votes for the total number of votes cast, were as follows:

(Vote counts shown are ward averages)
Council Before 2003 Elections
Before the elections held on 1 May 2003, the composition of
Kettering Borough Council
Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of ...
was as follows:

Labour Majority of 1
Ward-by-Ward Results
All Saints Ward (2 seats)
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Avondale Ward (2 seats)
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Barton Ward (2 seats)
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Brambleside Ward (2 seats)
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Buccleuch Ward (1 seat)
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Loatland Ward (2 seats)
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St Giles Ward (2 seats)
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Latimer Ward (Burton Latimer) (2 seats)
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Millbrook Ward (Ise Lodge) (2 seats)
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Piper's Hill Ward (2 seats)
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Plessy Ward (Burton Latimer) (2 seats)
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Queen Eleanor Ward (1 seat)
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Slade Ward (2 seats)
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Spinney Ward (Ise Lodge) (2 seats)
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St. Andrew's Ward
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(3 seats)
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St. Mary's Ward (3 seats)
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St. Michael's Ward (2 seats)
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St. Peter's Ward (2 seats)
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Rothwell Tresham Ward (2 seats)
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Rothwell Trinity Ward (2 seats)
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Warkton Ward (2 seats)
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Welland Ward (1 seat)
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Wicksteed Ward (2 seats)
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Borough Council By-elections (since May 2003)
Latimer Ward (Burton Latimer) By-Election: 28 July 2005
* Cause: Death of Cllr.
Ted Evans
* Holding Party:
Conservative
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Electorate: 2498
Wicksteed Ward By-Election: 6 October 2005
* Cause: Resignation of Cllr.
Derek Darby
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* Holding Party:
Conservative
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Electorate: 2638
St. Mary's Ward By-Election: 17 November 2005
* Cause: Resignation of Cllr.
Gina Beale
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* Holding Party:
Labour
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Electorate: 4011
See also
*
Kettering Borough Council
Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of ...
*
Kettering (UK Parliament constituency)
Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of ...
External links
Kettering Borough Council website
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2003
2003 English local elections
2003
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