2016 UK local government election
The 2016 Daventry District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Daventry District Council in England.[1][2] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Only one seat changed hands with Labour taking one seat from the Conservatives leading to the council being made up as follows; 30 Conservative councillors, 3 Labour councillors, 2 UKIP councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor.
This was the first year in which the Liberal Democrats, along with the Conservatives and Labour party, stood in all 12 wards.[3]
Election result
Daventry Local Election Result 2016 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25% | 28.1% | 4,912 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3% | 14.1% | 2,467 | |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 66.7% | 49.9% | 8,725 | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 5.8% | 1,018 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.0% | 176 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.1% | 201 | |
Ward results
Abbey North
Abbey North 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ken Ritchie | 510 | 37.6 | |
| Conservative | Chris Long | 484 | 35.6 | |
| UKIP | Eric MacAnndrais | 300 | 22.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Henry Butlin | 64 | 4.7 | |
Majority | 26 | 2.0 | |
Turnout | 1367 | 26.42 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Abbey South
Abbey South 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Deanna Eddon | 779 | 51.2 | |
| Labour | Aiden Ramsey | 625 | 41.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Grant Lee Andrew Bowles | 117 | 7.7 | |
Majority | 154 | 10.1 | |
Turnout | 1540 | 32.02 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Barby & Kilsby
Barby & Kilsby 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Elizabeth Evelyn Lomax | 1053 | 63.0 | |
| Conservative | Rob Chamberlain | 620 | 37.0 | |
Majority | 433 | 26.0 | |
Turnout | 1690 | 45.95 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Braunston & Welton
Braunston & Welton 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jason Pritchard | 489 | 49.3 | |
| Conservative | Tim Wilson | 404 | 40.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Stuart John Simpson | 80 | 12.4 | |
Majority | 85 | 8.6 | |
Turnout | 991 | 50.56 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Brixworth
Brixworth 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Fabienne Fraser-Allen | 928 | 51.0 | |
| Labour | Stuart Matthew Coe | 317 | 17.4 | |
| UKIP | Pamela Booker | 306 | 16.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Hall | 123 | 6.8 | |
| Green | Stephen John Whiffen | 107 | 5.9 | |
Majority | 611 | 33.6 | |
Turnout | 1819 | 34.2 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Drayton
Drayton 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Wendy Randall | 848 | 60.6 | |
| Conservative | Annette Dunn | 374 | 26.7 | |
| Independent | Peter John Scriven | 124 | 8.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Inge Nina Freudenreich | 43 | 3.1 | |
Majority | 474 | 33.9 | |
Turnout | 1400 | 31.01 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hill
Hill 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alan Hills | 601 | 49.3 | |
| Labour | Stephen Dabbs | 493 | 40.4 | |
| Independent | Keith Frank Simpson | 77 | 6.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony David Parsons | 38 | 3.1 | |
Majority | 108 | 8.9 | |
Turnout | 1219 | 28.55 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Long Buckby
Long Buckby 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Chris Millar | 1070 | 56.5 | |
| Labour | Chris Myers | 555 | 29.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Arthur Crispin Farmer | 245 | 12.9 | |
Majority | 515 | 27.2 | |
Turnout | 1893 | 36.78 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ravensthorpe
Ravensthorpe 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Micklewright | 463 | 57.3 | -2.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Ian Cobbe | 225 | 28.1 | +10.5 |
| Labour | Sue Myers | 108 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
Majority | 238 | 29.7 | -10.6 |
Turnout | 802 | 41.84 | +4.66 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Spratton
Spratton 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Shephard | 808 | 64.7 | |
| Labour | Ruaraidh McDonald-Walker | 238 | 19.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moscrop Knowles | 125 | 10.0 | |
| Green | Janine Rachael Spence | 69 | 5.5 | |
Majority | 570 | 45.6 | |
Turnout | 1249 | 36.74 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Weedon
Weedon 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Adam Brown | 1276 | 64.9 | |
| Labour | Callum Batchelor | 419 | 21.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robin Salaman | 227 | 11.6 | |
Majority | 857 | 43.6 | |
Turnout | 1965 | 39.07 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Woodford
Woodford 2016 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Liz Griffin | 918 | 51.7 | |
| UKIP | Gary John Denby | 412 | 23.2 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Anne Ritchie | 310 | 17.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Harold Lytton | 127 | 7.2 | |
Majority | 506 | 28.5 | |
Turnout | 1775 | 33.39 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Seats and wards for the 2016 District elections". Daventry District Council. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "District Council Elections May 5th 2016". Daventry District Council. Retrieved 6 June 2018.