North Northamptonshire Elections 2021: LIVE from the count

It’s the first ever election for the new unitary authority
Were at Kettering Conference Centre for all todays resultsWere at Kettering Conference Centre for all todays results
Were at Kettering Conference Centre for all todays results

We’ll bring you coverage of all of the results from across North Northamptonshire as they happen all day as we report live from Kettering Conference Centre.

North Northamptonshire Elections 2021: LIVE from the count

Key Events

  • Good morning from Kettering Conference centre where our team of reporters is covering the first ever North Northants elections
  • The results are coming in thick and fast, we’ll have them all for you as they happen

Chris Stanbra looks downcast to have lost his Oakley ward seat

Rushden Pemberton West is the next seat up. The candidates have just been called over.

Corby Labour member Mark Pengelly shows his delight with the Oakley result. His seat is yet to be counted.

Oakley had been a key seat for Corby Labour group and they’ll be over the moon to take three seats here.

Stalwart Lib Dem leader Chris Stanbra, who has been both a county and borough councillor, and Corby borough member Alexandra Wellings lost out in one of the closest-run contests of the night,

RESULT: LABOUR win three seats at Corby Oakley

Turnout: 33.1%

Elected are

Ross Armour (LAB) 1,491

Leanne Buckingham (LAB) 1,334

Simon Rielly (LAB) 1,482

Others:

Ollie Curtis (CON) 1,176

Lorna Garner (CON) 1,177

Alexandra Wellings (CON) 1,116

Aidan O’Donovan (LIB DEM) 439

Penny Smith (LIB DEM) 444

Chris Stanbra (LIB DEM) 969

If you’re still with us, thanks! We’ve got a long night ahead of us. The wards left to declare here in North Northamptonshire are

Northall

Rothwell and Mawsley

Higham Ferrers

Irthlingborough

Oundle

Raunds

Rushden Pemberton West

Rushden South

Thrapston

Lloyds

Corby Oakley

Wicksteed

RESULT: TWO CONSERVATIVES AND ONE LABOUR candidate win seats in Windmill ward

Turnout: 28.59%

Elected are

Robin Carter (CON) 1,184

Paul Marks (CON) 1,037

Anne Marie Lee (LAB) 1,063

Others:

Glenn Binley (IND) 186

Craig Skinner (CON) 1,014

Mel Gosliga (LIB DEM) 185

Clark Mitchell (LAB) 915

Arlette Whiting (LAB) 828

We’ve spoken to Dez Dell and Emily Rose Fedorowycz who’ve won two of the three Green seats at today’s election

We need to get more young people engaged in politics.

We’ve been working outside trying to save Weekley Hall Wood and now we have got people on the council who can really act to help save it.

The council make-up before has not always been representative of the people of Northamptonshire so we’re really pleased to have won three seats.

We’re at the half way stage at the count here at Kettering Conference Centre.

The Conservatives have 26 seats

Labour have 7

Green have 3

None yet for the Independents or Lib Dems

Here’s victorious Green Councillor Dez Dell being interviewed by our colleagues at BBC Radio Northampton. More from him soon.

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