Photo: Philip Jeffrey · CC BY-SA 2.0Reform UK holds a majority on North Northamptonshire Council
Kettering is run by North Northamptonshire Council, with Kettering Town parish council for local matters. Reform UK has a majority on North Northamptonshire Council. Its MP is Rosie Wrighting (Labour), member for Kettering.
£2,379
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Kettering’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on North Northamptonshire Council
Reform UK holds a majority on North Northamptonshire Council: 40 of its 68 seats as elected. The Conservatives hold 14, the Greens 8, Labour 4, the Liberal Democrats 1 and independents 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 35 of North Northamptonshire’s 68 seats to run the council alone.
- Reform UK40
- Conservative14
- Green8
- Labour4
- Independent1
- Liberal Democrat1
Latest election: May 2025.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Kettering
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
90% of Kettering’s residents · Band D precept £35
The parish council for the part of Kettering inside Barton Seagrave parish.
Who runs Kettering: same source as Who runs Kettering, above.
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Kettering, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish2 parish councilsKettering Town parish councilBarton Seagrave parish council
- 2North Northamptonshire Council8 wards · 13 councillorsGreen 8 · Reform UK 5 · all 13
- 3Police and crime commissionerNorthamptonshire Police · elected May 2024Danielle Stone
- 4House of CommonsKettering
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
13 councillors for 8 wards
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Liane RobinsonGreen · May 2025
- James TownsGreen · May 2025
- Emily FedorowyczGreen · May 2025
- Dez DellGreen · May 2025
- Ben JamesonGreen · May 2025
- Ben WilliamsGreen · May 2025
- Jan O'HaraReform UK · May 2025
- Maurice EglinReform UK · May 2025
- Leon Marcus GibbsReform UK · May 2025
- Steve GearyGreen · May 2025
- Julie HoweReform UK · May 2025
- Denis McLeanReform UK · May 2025
- Polly ShackletonGreen · May 2025
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettering Centralall in Kettering · 12,141 residents2 seats · May 2025 | 2 | Liane RobinsonJames Towns | May 2025 |
| Kettering Northall in Kettering · 10,714 residents2 seats · May 2025 | 2 | Emily FedorowyczDez Dell | May 2025 |
| Iseall in Kettering · 10,681 residents2 seats · May 2025 | 2 | Ben JamesonBen Williams | May 2025 |
| Barton Seagrave & Burton Latimer38% in Kettering · 6,338 residents3 seats · May 2025 | 3 | Jan O'HaraMaurice EglinLeon Marcus Gibbs | May 2025 |
| St Peterall in Kettering · 6,191 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Steve Geary | May 2025 |
| Avondale Grangeall in Kettering · 6,026 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Julie Howe | May 2025 |
| Pipers Hillall in Kettering · 5,739 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Denis McLean | May 2025 |
| St Michaelall in Kettering · 5,319 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Polly Shackleton | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. North Northamptonshire Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
North Northamptonshire council election, May 2025
Results in the wards that make up Kettering, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
8 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Kettering’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗4,289 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
5,800 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
6,557 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Every ward’s result (5 more)
12,309 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
1,833 votes for candidates
957 votes for candidates
1,400 votes for candidates
1,437 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Kettering is in Kettering constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Kettering).
50,231 votes for candidates · majority 3,820
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 50,231 votes from 79,360 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 3,820 of 50,231 votes (7.6%): the 144th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Kettering’s Band D council tax is £2,379 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
North Northamptonshire Council keeps £1,918.23 of a Band D bill (81%); the rest goes to the Kettering Town parish council, the Northamptonshire police and crime commissioner and the Northamptonshire PCC-FRA.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Kettering Town, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Northamptonshire
| North Northamptonshire | Kettering’s councils | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £465 | £434 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £256 | £264 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £46 | £41 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £16 | £33 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £84 | £99 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £35 | £27 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £18 | £18 | £26 |
| Public health | £61 | £60 | £78 |
| Running the council | £68 | £50 | £59 |
| Other | £102 | £72 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,149 | £1,097 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Northamptonshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Kettering is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
northnorthants.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
northnorthants.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Kettering is run
Which council runs Kettering?
Kettering is run by North Northamptonshire Council.
Does Kettering have a town council?
Yes: Kettering has its own parish-tier council (Kettering Town parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £35 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Kettering?
Rosie Wrighting (Labour) is the MP for Kettering, which covers Kettering.
How many councillors does Kettering have?
13 ward councillors represent Kettering’s 8 wards.
When are the next elections in Kettering?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Kettering’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Kettering?
Band D council tax in Kettering is £2,379 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls North Northamptonshire Council?
Reform UK has a majority: 40 of 68 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2025 council election in Kettering?
In Kettering’s wards on 1 May 2025, Green 8 · Reform UK 5 of the 13 seats up. The Greens had the largest share of votes, 39%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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