Northampton Borough Council elections

Northampton Borough Council was the local authority for Northampton in Northamptonshire, England and was elected every four years. From the last boundary changes in 1999, 47 councillors were elected from 23 wards. The borough council was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of West Northamptonshire.

Political control
From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was held by the following parties:

Leadership
The mayor of Northampton was the ceremonial figurehead for the borough council, and tended to be held by a different person each year. Political leadership was provided instead by the leader of the council. The leaders from 2002 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:

Jonathan Nunn subsequently became the first leader of the replacement West Northamptonshire Council.

Council elections

 * 1973 Northampton Borough Council election
 * 1976 Northampton Borough Council election
 * 1979 Northampton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
 * 1983 Northampton Borough Council election
 * 1987 Northampton Borough Council election
 * 1991 Northampton Borough Council election
 * 1995 Northampton Borough Council election
 * 1999 Northampton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 4)
 * 2003 Northampton Borough Council election
 * 2007 Northampton Borough Council election
 * 2011 Northampton Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
 * 2015 Northampton Borough Council election