1991 East Northamptonshire District Council election

1991 East Northamptonshire District Council election^[1]
All 36 seats in the East Northamptonshire District Council; 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	53.6%
	Map showing the results of the 1991 East Northamptonshire District Council elections.
Council control before election; Conservative;	Council control after election ; Conservative;

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]

Ward-by-Ward Results

Barnwell Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Barnwell^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Brigstock^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Chudley	440
	Liberal Democrats	J. Smoker	305
Turnout				68.0%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Drayton Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Drayton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Clifton	328
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lawrence	303
Turnout				52.2%
	Conservative hold

Forest Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Forest^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M.Glithero	557
	Liberal Democrats	F. Ledner	154
Turnout				57.6%
	Independent gain from Conservative

Higham Ferriers Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Higham Ferriers^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Irthlingborough^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Kings Cliffe^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Lower Nene^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Banbridge	418
	Liberal Democrats	D. Brown	121
	Labour	M. Whiteman	108
Turnout				60.4%
	Conservative hold

Margaret Beaufort Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Margaret Beaufort^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Gregory	449
	Labour	W. Gill	77
	Liberal Democrats	T. Butters	70
Turnout				52.9%
	Conservative hold

Oundle Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Oundle^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Raunds^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Ringstead^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Peacock	477
	Labour	B. McGeorge	298
	Liberal Democrats	S. Beecroft	81
Turnout				57.9%
	Conservative hold

Rushden East Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Rushden East^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Rushden North^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Rushden South^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Rushden West^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Stanwick^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Macgovern	404
	Independent	F. Linden-Wyatt	293
Turnout				41.5%
	Conservative hold

Thrapston Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Thrapston^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Willibrook^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Richardson	404
	Liberal Democrats	P. Parker	249
	Labour	N. Hall	100
Turnout				66.2%
	Conservative hold

Woodford Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1991: Woodford^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Cullum	275
	Labour	J. Peacock	223
Turnout				62.2%
	Conservative gain from Labour

References

^ ^a ^b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1991. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 29.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "East Northamptonshire District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.

[handbook-1] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1991. Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 29.

[results-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "East Northamptonshire District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.

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