Politics
The Council consists of 16 elected Councillors and elects a Mayor and Deputy Mayor at the Annual Meeting of the Council in May of each year. The current council is as follows, with the Mayor being Mrs. S A Mantle and the Deputy Mayor, Mr A Dunn.
- M P Beesley
- A Dunn
- Mrs K M Dunn
- R J Gell (1)
- Mrs. C Ingram
- B Jackson
- D C Lawson MBE (2)
- Mrs. S A Mantle
- Mrs V M Newbery
- A M T Reading
- Mrs A M Sauntson (1)
- P Tomas
- Mrs M E Tuffnail
- G Whiting
- Mrs P H Whiting (1)
- S H Wiles
(1) Denotes District Councillor - East Northamptonshire Council (2) Denotes County Councillor - Northamptonshire County Council
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