On Thursday 6 May 2021 residents in North Northamptonshire will be able to vote for councillors to serve on the new council. North Northamptonshire Council will take over all responsibilities formerly held by Corby Borough Council, East Northamptonshire Council, Kettering Borough Council, Borough Council of Wellingborough and Northamptonshire County Council.
A total of 78 councillors will be elected to the new council, which will replace the existing borough, district and county councils across the four areas on 1 April 2021.
Three seats in each of the following 26 wards will be up for election in the new North Northamptonshire Council area:
- Brickhill and Queensway
- Burton and Broughton
- Clover Hill
- Corby Rural
- Corby West
- Croyland and Swanspool
- Desborough
- Earls Barton
- Finedon
- Hatton Park
- Higham Ferrers
- Irchester
- Irthlingborough
- Ise
- Kingswood
- Lloyds
- Northall
- Oakley
- OundleRaunds
- Rothwell and Mawsley
- Rushden Pemberton West
- Rushden South
- Thrapston
- Wicksteed
- Windmill
Find your polling station on the Where Do I vote website.
On polling day, residents will also be able to cast votes for the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner and to elect representatives for many of their local town and parish councils, including the first elections to new town councils for Corby, Kettering, and Wellingborough.
There will also be Neighbourhood Planning Referendums held in Ecton and Gretton.
Work is underway to ensure that residents can cast their votes safely during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, with a range of Covid-secure measures being planned to support electors, candidates and staff.
Elections dates and deadlines
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Publication of Notice of Election |
Thursday 25 March |
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Deadline for: |
4pm on Thursday 8 April |
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Publication of Notice Election Agents |
Thursday 8 April |
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Publication of Statement of Persons Nominated |
Friday 9 April |
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Deadline for registering to vote |
Monday 19 April |
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Deadline for new postal vote applications |
5pm on Tuesday 20 April |
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Publication of Notice of Poll |
Tuesday 27 April |
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Deadline for new proxy applications |
5pm on Tuesday 27 April |
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First date for re-issue of lost or spoilt postal ballot papers |
Thursday 29 April |
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Polling day |
7am-10pm, Thursday 6 May |
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Deadline for: |
5pm, Thursday 6 May |
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Verification of ballot papers |
Thursday 6 May |
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Counting of ballot papers and declaration of results for North Northamptonshire Council |
Friday 7 May |
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Counting of ballot papers and declaration of results for town and parish councils in North Northamptonshire |
Saturday 8 May – Sunday 9 May |
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Counting of ballot papers and declaration of results for Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner |
Monday 10 May |
The Returning Officer for the North Northamptonshire election is Rob Bridge, Chief Executive of the new North Northamptonshire Council. Rob Bridge is also the Police Area Returning Officer for the whole of Northamptonshire.
Polling and counting arrangements are being organised by North Northamptonshire Council, however correspondence may come from satellite offices in Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough throughout the process.
For these elections, residents will still need to contact their local elections office to apply for postal and proxy votes:
How to vote
Find out more about voting, including when and how to register to vote and apply for postal and proxy votes.
Work is underway to ensure that residents can cast their votes safely during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with a range of COVID-secure measures being planned to support electors, candidates and staff.
Polling, counting and results
The Returning Officer for the North Northamptonshire election is Rob Bridge, Chief Executive of the new North Northamptonshire Council. Rob Bridge is also the Police Area Returning Officer for the whole of Northamptonshire.
Polling and counting arrangements are being organised by North Northamptonshire Council. However, correspondence may come from satellite offices in Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough throughout the process. If you're not sure whether elections correspondence you receive is genuine, please contact your local elections office - details at the end of this section.
Other elections
On polling day, residents will also be able to cast votes for the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner and to elect representatives for many of their local town and parish councils, including the first elections to new town councils for Corby, Kettering, and Wellingborough.
There will also be Neighbourhood Planning Referendums held in Ecton and Gretton.
Your local elections office
Please contact your local elections office:
More information
- Elections 2021 (you are here)
- Registering to vote
- Standing for election
- Town and parish council elections
- Neighbourhood planning referendums
- Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner election
- COVID-19: how we will protect voters and staff
- Media attendance at count
- Current elections and Election notices