Northampton Borough Council was the local authority for Northampton in Northamptonshire, England and was elected every four years. From the last boundary changes in 1999, 47 councillors were elected from 23 wards.[1] The borough council was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of West Northamptonshire.
From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| 19731976 | ||
| 19761983 | ||
| 19831987 | ||
| 19871991 | ||
| 19911995 | ||
| 19952003 | ||
| 20032007 | ||
| 20072011 | ||
| 20112021 | ||
See also: List of mayors of Northampton. The mayor of Northampton was the ceremonial figurehead for the borough council, and tended to be held by a different person each year. Political leadership was provided instead by the leader of the council. The leaders from 2002 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:[3]
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Davies | 4 May 2003 | |||
| Phil Larratt | 22 May 2003 | Jan 2006 | ||
| Tim Hadland | 23 Jan 2006 | 24 May 2007 | ||
| Tony Woods | 24 May 2007 | 26 Oct 2009 | ||
| Brian Hoare | 26 Oct 2009 | 8 May 2011 | ||
| David Palethorpe | 19 May 2011 | Nov 2011 | ||
| 7 Nov 2011 | 10 May 2015 | |||
| Mary Markham[4] | 21 May 2015 | 17 Oct 2016 | ||
| Jonathan Nunn | 7 Nov 2016 | 31 Mar 2021 | ||
Jonathan Nunn subsequently became the first leader of the replacement West Northamptonshire Council.