2021 West Northamptonshire Council election

2021 West Northamptonshire Council election
← 
 6 May 2021 2025 →
93 seats on West Northamptonshire Council
47 seats needed for a majority
Turnout29.98%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jonathan Nunn Wendy Randall
Party Conservative Labour
Leader's seat Nene Valley Daventry West
Seats won 66 20
Seat change Decrease3 Decrease1
Popular vote 133,952 64,714
Percentage 50.60% 24.45%
Candidates 93 71
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Sally Beardsworth
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seat Kingsthorpe South
Seats won 5 2
Seat change Increase2 Increase2
Popular vote 43,095 7,662
Percentage 16.28% 2.89%
Candidates 59 14
Results by ward
Council control after election

Conservative

The 2021 West Northamptonshire Council election took place during 2021, alongside nationwide local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

A total of 93 councillors were elected, with the 31 wards electing 3 councillors each.[2] The election was held concurrently with the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner election.

  1. ^ "Coronavirus: English local elections postponed for a year". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Elections". Future Northants West. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.