Photo: Bikeboy · CC BY-SA 2.0Reform UK holds a majority on North Northamptonshire Council
Rushden is run by North Northamptonshire Council, with Rushden parish council for local matters. Reform UK has a majority on North Northamptonshire Council. Its MP is Gen Kitchen (Labour), member for Wellingborough and Rushden.
£2,492
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Rushden’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 Rushden
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.
100% of Rushden’s residents · Band D precept £149
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 Rushden, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierRushden parish council
- 2North Northamptonshire Council3 wards · 6 councillorsAsh HallChris McGiffenBarbara JenneySteve ClarkKeith ClarkeJack Goncalvez
- 3Police and crime commissionerNorthamptonshire Police · elected May 2024Danielle Stone
- 4House of CommonsWellingborough and Rushden
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.
6 councillors for 3 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.
- Ash HallReform UK · May 2025
- Chris McGiffenReform UK · May 2025
- Barbara JenneyConservative · May 2025
- Steve ClarkReform UK · May 2025
- Keith ClarkeReform UK · May 2025
- Jack GoncalvezReform UK · May 2025
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembertonall in Rushden · 11,449 residents2 seats · May 2025 | 2 | Ash HallChris McGiffen | May 2025 |
| Rushden Southall in Rushden · 10,364 residents2 seats · May 2025 | 2 | Barbara JenneySteve Clark | May 2025 |
| Rushden Lakesall in Rushden · 9,281 residents2 seats · May 2025 | 2 | Keith ClarkeJack Goncalvez | 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 Rushden, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
3 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Rushden’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗4,480 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
4,580 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
3,262 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Rushden is in Wellingborough and Rushden constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Rushden).
43,985 votes for candidates · majority 5,486
Labour, MP since 15 February 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 43,985 votes from 77,542 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 5,486 of 43,985 votes (12.5%): the 241st-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.
Rushden’s Band D council tax is £2,492 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 (77%); the rest goes to the Rushden parish council, the Northamptonshire police and crime commissioner and the Northamptonshire PCC-FRA.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Rushden, 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 | Rushden’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 Rushden 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 Rushden is run
Which council runs Rushden?
Rushden is run by North Northamptonshire Council.
Does Rushden have a town council?
Yes: Rushden has its own parish-tier council (Rushden parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £149 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Rushden?
Gen Kitchen (Labour) is the MP for Wellingborough and Rushden, which covers Rushden.
How many councillors does Rushden have?
6 ward councillors represent Rushden’s 3 wards.
When are the next elections in Rushden?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Rushden’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Rushden?
Band D council tax in Rushden is £2,492 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 Rushden?
In Rushden’s wards on 1 May 2025, Reform UK 5 · Conservative 1 of the 6 seats up. Reform UK had the largest share of votes, 41.9%.
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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