Wicksteed was a former ward within Borough of Kettering (Northamptonshire, England, UK) from 1974 until 2021.
The two-seat ward was traditionally regarded as a Labour safe seat, owing to the presence of the Highfield Road Council Estate. It later became a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives in the 2003 Borough Council elections. After the resignation of the sole Conservative councillor in the autumn of 2005, the seat was recaptured by the Labour Party in a by-election.
Wicksteed was merged with another ward and became the three-seat St Michaels & Wicksteed ward in 2007. In the 2007 Kettering Borough Council election, all three seats went to Conservative candidates.
Northamptonshire County Council became insolvent in March 2018 and was abolished. All of its seven district councils were then dissolved, including the Borough of Kettering. Northamptonshire was further reorganized as part of the broader 2019âÂÂ2023 structural changes to local government in England. Kettering fell under the unitary authority of a new North Northamptonshire Council as of 1 April 2021, and new elections took place in May 2021 within that structure.
Wicksteed has since been a one-seat ward within the current Kettering Town Council.
Wicksteed Ward by-election: 6 October 2005
Replacing Cllr. Derek Darby (Conservative)
Kettering Borough Council elections 2003
Kettering Borough Council elections 1999
Electorate: 2638
(Vote count shown is ward average.)