Abington and Phippsville (ward)

Abington and Phippsville
ward
West Northamptonshire Council
Boundary of Abington and Phippsville in Northampton from 2013.
Population13,599
Electorate8,792
Major settlementsAbington, Phippsville
Current ward
Created2021 (2021)
CouncillorZoe Smith (Labour)
CouncillorBob Purser (Labour)
Number of councillors2

Abington and Phippsville is an electoral ward in Northampton, England. It is represented in Westminster by Lucy Rigby, the MP for Northampton North. The population of the ward was 13,599 at the 2021 census.[1]

The ward was preceded mostly by the ward of Abington, which existed as a County Council ward until 2013, and as a Town Council ward until 2025.

Councillors

Northampton Borough Council

Two councillors served the ward.

Abington ward, 1999–2021
Election Councillor Councillor
1999 Arthur McCutcheon (Lab) Vivienne Dams (Lab)
2003 Irene Markham (Lib Dem) Brian Hoare (Lib Dem)
2007 Irene Markham (Lib Dem) Brian Hoare (Lib Dem)
2011 Tony Ansell (Conservative) Iftikhar Choudary (Lab)
2015 Tony Ansell (Conservative) Zoe Smith (Lab)
Council abolished

Northampton Town Council

Abington (TC) ward, 2021–2025
Election Councillor Councillor
2021 Bob Purser (Lab) Walter-Wlodek Tarasiewicz (Lab)
Abington and Phippsville (TC) ward, 2025–present
Election Councillor Councillor
2025 Katie Evans (Lab) Clive Millman (Lab)

Northamptonshire County Council

Abington ward, 2001–2013
Election Councillor
2001 M. Boss (Lab)
2005 Brian Hoare (Lib Dem)
2009 Rebecca Harding (Lib Dem)
Abington and Phippsville ward, 2013–2017
Election Councillor
2013 Danielle Stone (Lab)
2017 Danielle Stone (Lab)

West Northamptonshire Council

Abington and Phippsville, 2021–present
Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2021 Zoe Smith (Lab) Bob Purser (Lab) Walter-Wlodek Tarasiewicz (Lab)
2025 Zoe Smith (Lab) Bob Purser (Lab) Representation reduced to two members

Elections in 2010s

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Ansell 1,661
Labour Zoe Smith 1,567
Labour Jamal Alwahabi 1,366
Conservative Iftikhar Choudary 888
Green Drew Gray 719
Liberal Democrats Jill Panebianco 339
Liberal Democrats Regina Rogolska 185
Turnout 4,286 58.86
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Ansell* 939
Labour Iftikhar Choudary* 752
Conservative William Grover 681
Labour Denise O'Hora 670
Liberal Democrats Brian Hoare 638
Liberal Democrats Irene Markham 609
Green Jacqueline Higgs 137
Green Maximilian Patzer 46
Turnout 2,586 38.89
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Elections in 2000s

May 2007

2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Markham 949
Liberal Democrats Brian Hoare 929
Labour Steve O'Connor 413
Labour Trevor Owen 372
Conservative Ray Kelly 364
Conservative Brian Sargeant 318
Green Jac Higgs 213
Green Marcus Rock 183
Turnout 3,741
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2003

2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Irene Markham 986
Liberal Democrats Brian Hoare 893
Labour Trevor Owen 578
Labour Vivienne Dams 573
Conservative Juliette Ashby 446
Conservative Barry Stoker 414
Turnout 3,890 31.6

Elections in 1990s

May 1999

1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur McCutcheon 884
Labour Vivienne Dams 870
Conservative Keith Cumberpatch 492
Conservative Robert Mackley 492
Liberal Democrats Irene Markham 322
Liberal Democrats Philip Oakman 255
UKIP Dusan Torbica 56
Turnout 3,371 26.6

References

  1. ^ "Abington and Phippsville (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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