Borough of Kettering

The Borough of Kettering is a local government district and borough in Northamptonshire, England. It is named after its main town Kettering where the council is based. It borders onto the district of Harborough in the neighbouring county of Leicestershire, the borough of Corby, the district of East Northamptonshire, the district of Daventry and the borough of Wellingborough.

Borough of Kettering
Borough
Shown within Northamptonshire
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionEast Midlands
Administrative countyNorthamptonshire
Admin. HQKettering
Government
 • TypeKettering Borough Council
 • Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
 • Executive:Conservative
 • MPs:Philip Hollobone
Area
 • Total90.2 sq mi (233.5 km2)
Area rank151st
Population
 (mid-2019 est.)
 • Total101,776
 • RankRanked 235th
 • Density1,100/sq mi (440/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code34UE (ONS)
E07000153 (GSS)
Ethnicity96.7% White
1.7% S.Asian
Websitekettering.gov.uk

Abolition and replacement

In March 2018, following suspension of the County Council arising from its becoming insolvent, due to financial and cultural mismanagement by the cabinet and officers, the then Secretary of State for Local Government, Sajid Javid, sent commissioner Max Caller into the council, who recommended the county council and all district and borough councils in the county be abolished, and replaced by two unitary authorities, one covering the West, and one the North of the county.[1] These proposals were approved in April 2019. It will mean that the districts of Daventry, Northampton and South Northamptonshire will be merged to form a new unitary authority called West Northamptonshire, whilst the second unitary authority North Northamptonshire will consist of Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough districts. These new authorities are due to come into being on 1 April 2021.[2] Elections for the new authorities were due to be held on 7 May 2020 but these were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Settlements and parishes

Other than Kettering itself, the borough includes:

Local elections

The last local elections for Kettering Borough Council were held in May 2011. The Conservatives were the overall winner, securing 26 out of the 36 contested seats and obtaining overall control. Their numbers subsequently reduced by one when a councillor defected to UKIP in 2012.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Northamptonshire County Council: statement". Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. "Northamptonshire: Unitary authorities plan approved". BBC News. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. "AT LAST! Northamptonshire's new unitary councils are made law by parliament". Northampton Chronicle. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. KBC:- election results 2011

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