Election for Kettering Town Council, Hanwood Park ward - Thursday 7 May 2026

Election of a Councillor for Kettering Town Council

Number of Councillors to be elected: One

1. An election is to be held for a Councillor for the Hanwood Park ward of Kettering Town Council.
2. 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.
3. 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 9 April 2026.
4. 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 Tuesday 31 March 2026 until Thursday 9 April 2026
   Time for submission of nomination papers - From 9:30am until 4pm
5. An appointment should be made in advance for the delivery of nomination papers by telephoning 01536 805115 or by emailing [email protected].
6. 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 8 April 2026. Formal submission of nomination papers must be made by hand as detailed at points 3 and 4 above.
7. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 7 May 2026.
8. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 12 midnight on Monday 20 April 2026. Apply to register to vote.
9. 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 Tuesday 21 April 2026. Apply for a postal vote.
10. 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 Tuesday 28 April 2026. Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.
11. 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 Tuesday 28 April 2026. Apply for a proxy vote.
12. 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 7 May 2026.

Date of publication: Monday 30 March 2026

Adele Wylie
Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX

Local government election

Local authority name: Kettering Town Council
Name of ward: Hanwood Park
Date of election: Thursday 7 May 2026

The following people have been or stand nominated for election to this parish. Those who no longer stand nominated have a comment in the right hand column:

Adele Wylie
Returning Officer
Dated: Friday 10 April 2026

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX

Notice of poll - North Northamptonshire

Election of a Town Councillor for Kettering Town Council - Hanwood Park ward

Notice is hereby given that:

1. A poll for the election of a Councillor for Kettering Town Council, Hanwood Park Ward will be held on Thursday 7 May 2026, between the hours of 7am and 10pm
2. The number of Councillors to be elected is one
3. 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:

4. The situation of Polling Stations and the description of persons entitled to vote thereat are as follows:

Dated: Tuesday 28 April 2026

Adele Wylie
Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX

Election of a Councillor for Kettering Town Council, Hanwood Park Ward on Thursday 7 May 2026

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:

• Vacant seats: 1
• Electorate: 559
• Ballot papers issued: 225
• Turnout: 40.3%

And I do hereby declare that Allanah Colson is duly elected.

Adele Wylie
Returning Officer
Dated: Thursday 7 May 2026

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX