title: Desborough Loatland (Kettering BC Ward)
text: # Desborough Loatland (Kettering BC Ward)
  
  Desborough Loatland Ward (Kettering Borough Council) :
  
  | Desborough Loatland within Kettering Borough ||
  | - | - |
  | Kettering Borough within Northamptonshire | Northamptonshire within England |
  
  Desborough Loatland Ward is a two-member ward within Kettering Borough Council, representing part of Desborough. Prior to 2007 boundary changes, this ward was formerly known as Loatland.
  
  The ward was last fought at borough council level in the 2007 local council elections, in which both seats were won by the Conservatives.
  
  The current councillors are Cllr. Mark Dearing and Cllr. June Derbyshire.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  Kettering Borough Council Elections 2007
  
  * Cllr. Mark Dearing (Conservative)
  * Cllr. June Derbyshire (Conservative)
  
  Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003
  
  * Cllr. Belinda Humfrey (Conservative)
  * Cllr. Mark Dearing (Conservative)
  
  Kettering Borough Council elections 1999
  
  * Cllr. Belinda Humfrey (Conservative)
  * Cllr. Derek Fox (Labour)
  
  Desborough Loatland by-election: 6 November 1997
  
  * Unknown Conservative councillor (replacing an unknown Labour councillor)
  
  ## Current ward boundaries (2007-)
  
  ### Kettering Borough Council Elections 2007
  
  Desborough Loatland (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Mark Dearing (E) | 837 | |
  | | Conservative | June Derbyshire (E) | 813 | |
  | | Labour | Joanne Watson | 450 | |
  | | Labour | Michael Payne | 427 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,309 | 42.0 |
  
  ## Former ward boundaries (1999-2007)
  
  ### Kettering Borough Council elections 2003
  
  Kettering Borough Council elections 2003: Desborough Loatland Ward :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Belinda Humfrey (E) | 835 | 31.8 | +3.1 |
  | Conservative | Mark Dearing (E) | 769 | 29.3 | +4.8 |
  | Labour | Derek Fox | 401 | 15.3 | -10.4 |
  | Labour | Joanne Watson | 387 | 14.7 | -8.6 |
  | Liberal Democrats | Philip Rice | 103 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
  | Liberal Democrats | Richard Crane | 101 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
  
  Ward summary :
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | % Change | Seats | Change |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | 802 | 61.8 | +13.8 | 2 | +1 |
  | | Labour | 394 | 30.4 | -21.7 | 0 | -1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | 102 | 7.9 | +7.9 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total votes cast | Total votes cast | 1,298 |
  | Electorate | Electorate | 3,500 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 37.1% |
  
  (Vote count shown is ward average)
  
  ### Kettering Borough Council elections 1999
  
  This seat may have been affected by boundary changes at this election.
  
  Kettering Borough Council elections 1999: Desborough Loatland Ward :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | Belinda Humfrey (E) | 673 | 28.7 |
  | Labour | Derek Fox (E) | 603 | 25.7 |
  | Conservative | Carol-Anne Trivett | 575 | 24.5 |
  | Labour | David Larmour | 547 | 16.2 |
  
  Ward summary :
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % Votes | Seats | Change |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | 624 | 52.0 | 1 | +1 |
  | | Labour | 575 | 48.0 | 1 | -1 |
  | Total votes cast | Total votes cast | 1199 |
  | Electorate | Electorate | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | |
  
  (Vote count shown is ward average)
  
  ### Kettering Borough Council by-election: 6 November 1997
  
  * Cause: Unknown
  * Holding Party: Conservative
  
  Kettering Borough Council by-election, Desborough Loatland ward: 6 November 1997 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | | 338 | 43.4 | +22.8 |
  | | Labour | | 331 | 41.5 | -14.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | 129 | 16.2 | -7.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 1.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 798 | 27.8 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  