Election of Councillors - Higham Ferrers Ward
Contents
- Election of Councillors - Higham Ferrers Ward
- Who can vote
- Voting in person
- Voting by post
- Voting by proxy
- Information for candidates and agents
- Attending the count
- Results
Election of Councillors - Higham Ferrers Ward
The election of two Councillors for the Higham Ferrers Ward will be held on Thursday 12 June 2025.
Election of a Councillor for North Northamptonshire Council
Ward: Higham Ferrers
Number of Councillors to be elected: Two
- An election is to be held for Councillors for the above named ward of North Northamptonshire Council.
- Nomination papers may be obtained during normal office hours from the offices of the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX, or online at The Electoral Commission or by emailing [email protected], or by telephoning 01536 805115. The Returning Officer will, at the request of any elector, prepare a nomination paper for signature.
- Nomination papers must be delivered by hand to the Returning Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by no later than 4pm on Thursday 15 May 2025.
- The times during which the Returning Officer will accept delivery of nomination papers are as follows:
Day and date - Any working day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays) from 8 May 2025 until 15 May 2025
Time for submission of nomination papers - From 9:30am until 4pm - An appointment should be made in advance for the delivery of nomination papers by telephoning 01536 805115 or by emailing [email protected].
- An informal check of nomination papers may be requested prior to formal submission. Nomination papers to be checked informally should be scanned as a pdf file and submitted by email to [email protected] by no later than 4pm on Wednesday 14 May 2025. Formal submission of nomination papers must be made by hand as detailed at points 3 and 4 above.
- If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 12 June 2025.
- Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 12 midnight on Tuesday 27 May 2025. Apply to register to vote.
- Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 5pm on Wednesday 28 May 2025. Apply for a postal vote.
- Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 5pm on Wednesday 4 June 2025. Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.
- New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 5pm on Wednesday 4 June 2025. Apply for a proxy vote.
- Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 5pm on Thursday 12 June 2025.
Date of publication: Wednesday 7 May 2025
Adele Wylie
Returning Officer
Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX
Last updated 07 May 2025
Local government election
Local authority name: North Northamptonshire Council
Name of ward: Higham Ferrers
Date of election: Thursday 12 June 2025
The following people have been or stand nominated for election to this ward. Those who no longer stand nominated have a comment in the right hand column:
| Candidate name | Address of candidate | Description of candidate | Reason why candidate no longer nominated |
|---|---|---|---|
Allston Tara
|
(address in North Northamptonshire) |
The Green Party | |
Baugh John
|
Victoria House, 52 Midland Road, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8DN |
The Conservative Party Candidate | |
Beswick Alan Leigh
|
(address in North Northamptonshire) |
Reform UK | |
Bone Jennie
|
44 Grove Street, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, NN10 8HX |
The Conservative Party Candidate | |
Connolly Jay Anthony | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Independent | |
Cunliffe Zara Elizabeth | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Labour Party | |
Haddon Mark | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Reform UK | |
Kelly Devon Robert | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Reform UK | Nomination Withdrawn |
Kelly Gerald | 26 Coniston Close, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8NL | The Green Party | |
Nelson Chris | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Liberal Democrat | |
Perna Elisa | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Reform UK | |
Tomas Peter | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Independent | |
Willmott Helen | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Labour Party |
Adele Wylie
Returning Officer
Dated: Friday 16 May 2025
Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX
North Northamptonshire Council - Higham Ferrers Ward
Date of Election: Thursday 12 June 2025
I hereby give notice that the names of election agents of the candidates at this election, and the addresses of the offices or places of such election agents to which all claims, notices, writs, summons, and other documents addressed to them may be sent, have respectively been declared in writing to me as follows:
| Name of Election Agent (Surname First) | Address of Election Agent's Office | Name of Candidate (Surname First) |
|---|---|---|
| Mannion Paul | 14 Anne Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2HH | Allston Tara |
| Mercer Andrew David | 9 Kensington Close, Rushden, Northants, NN10 6RR | Baugh David John |
| Beswick Alan Leigh | 25B Kilburn Place, Rushden, NN10 6DU | Beswick Alan Leigh |
| Mercer Andrew David | 9 Kensington Close, Rushden, Northants, NN10 6RR | Bone Jeanette Beatrice |
| Connolly Jay | 21 Wykeham Road, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8HU | Connolly Jay Anthony |
| Cameron Ian | 69 Shire Road, Corby, Northants, NN17 2JP | Cunliffe Zara Elizabeth |
| Haddon Mark | 86 High Street, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8BJ | Haddon Mark |
| Mannion Paul | 14 Anne Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2HH | Kelly Gerald Martin |
| Stanbra Christopher Charles | 14A Alexandra Street, Burton Latimer, Kettering, NN5 5SF | Nelson Christopher Robert |
| Perna Elisa Lucia | Elmington Lodge, Elmington, Nr Oundle, PE8 5JZ | Perna Elisa Lucia |
| Tomas Peter | 2 Mallard Close, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8JQ | Tomas Peter |
| Cameron Ian | 69 Shire Road, Corby, Northants, NN17 2JP | Willmott Helen |
Adele Wylie
Returning Officer
Dated: Thursday 15 May 2025
Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX
Notice of poll - North Northamptonshire
Election of Councillors for Higham Ferrers Ward
Notice is hereby given that:
- A poll for the election of Councillors for Higham Ferrers Ward will be held on Thursday 12 June 2025, between the hours of 7am and 10pm
- The number of Councillors to be elected is two
- The names, home addresses and descriptions of the Candidates remaining validly nominated for election and the names of all persons signing the Candidates nomination paper are as follows:
| Name of candidate | Home address | Description (if any) | Names of signatories Proposers(+), Seconders(++) and Assentors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allston Tara | (address in North Northamptonshire) | The Green Party | Tara Allston (+) Gerald Kelly (++) |
| Baugh John | Victoria House, 52 Midland Road, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8DN | The Conservative Party Candidate | Jeanette B Bone (+) Louise M Parker (++) |
| Beswick Alan Leigh | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Reform UK | Sean Robert John Lever (+) Lisa Hope Lever (++) |
| Bone Jennie | 44 Grove Street, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, NN10 8HX | The Conservative Party Candidate | Louise M Parker (+) Anthony M T Reading (++) |
| Connolly Jay Anthony | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Independent | Olivia N Boddington (+) Mary L George (++) |
| Cunliffe Zara Elizabeth | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Labour Party | Michael Cunliffe (+) Helen Willmott (++) |
| Haddon Mark | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Reform UK | Jacqueline Jarvis (+) Louise Haddon (++) |
| Kelly Gerald | 26 Coniston Close, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8NL | The Green Party | Vivien Kelly (+) Henry Kelly (++) |
| Nelson Chris | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Liberal Democrat | Simon A Baylis (+) Andrew M Goodwin (++) |
| Perna Elisa | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Reform UK | Sean R J Lever (+) Mark Haddon (++) |
| Tomas Peter | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Independent | Patricia Carol Ganley (+) Lisa Anne Murphy (++) |
| Willmott Helen | (address in North Northamptonshire) | Labour Party | Zara Cunliffe (+) Dave Gater (++) |
- The situation of Polling Stations and the description of persons entitled to vote thereat are as follows:
| Situation of Polling Station | Station number | Ranges of electoral register numbers of persons entitled to vote thereat |
|---|---|---|
| Chelveston Village Hall, Caldecott Road, Chelveston, Wellingborough | 1 | HFA-1 to HFA-436 |
| Hope Methodist Church, Linnet Way Entrance, 19 High Street, Higham Ferrers | 2 | HFB-1 to HFB-1807 |
| Hope Methodist Church, Linnet Way Entrance, 19 High Street, Higham Ferrers | 3 | HFB-1808 to HFB-3340 |
| Higham Ferrers Working Mens Club, 6-8 Westfield Terrace, Higham Ferrers | 4 | HFC-1 to HFC-1521 |
| Higham Ferrers Working Mens Club, 6-8 Westfield Terrace, Higham Ferrers | 4 | HFE-1 to HFE-142 |
| Higham Ferrers Working Mens Club, 6-8 Westfield Terrace, Higham Ferrers | 4 | HFF-1 to HFF-483 |
| Hensman Hall, Chichele Street, Higham Ferrers | 5 | HFD-1 to HFD-1811 |
Adele Wylie
Returning Officer
Dated: Wednesday 4 June 2025
Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX
Election of a Councillor for Higham Ferrers Ward on Thursday 12 June 2025
I, Adele Wylie, being the Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows:
| Name of candidate | Description (if any) | Number of votes |
|---|---|---|
| Allston, Tara | The Green Party | 449 |
| Baugh, David John | The Conservative Party Candidate | 511 |
| Beswick, Alan Leigh | Reform UK | 335 |
| Bone, Jeanette Beatrice | The Conservative Party Candidate | 559 (Elected) |
| Connolly, Jay Anthony | Independent | 215 |
| Cunliffe, Zara Elizabeth | Labour Party | 264 |
| Haddon, Mark | Reform UK | 656 (Elected) |
| Kelly, Gerald Martin | The Green Party | 529 |
| Nelson, Christopher Robert | Liberal Democrat | 165 |
| Perna, Elisa Lucia | Reform UK | 556 |
| Tomas, Peter | Independent | 187 |
| Willmott, Helen | Labour Party | 256 |
| The number of ballot papers rejected was as follows | Number of ballot papers |
|---|---|
| A - want of an official mark | 0 |
| B - voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to | 11 |
| C - writing or mark by which voter could be identified | 0 |
| D - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty | 3 |
| E - rejected in part | 0 |
| Total | 14 |
- Vacant seats: 2
- Electorate: 7769
- Ballot papers issued: 2414
- Turnout: 31.1%
And I do hereby declare that Bone, Jeanette Beatrice and Haddon, Mark are duly elected.
Adele Wylie
Returning Officer
Dated: Friday 13 June 2025
Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX
Last updated 13 June 2025