Government and Politics
Northampton is administered by both Northampton Borough Council, run from May 2007 for the first time by the Liberal Democrats and from 2011 by the Conservatives, and also Northamptonshire County Council. From 2005 the latter has been controlled by the Conservative Party. The Borough Council runs services such as housing, waste collection and smaller planning items in the Borough. The County Council looks after social services, education and libraries in the whole county. Since April 2006 major planning decisions such as large housing schemes and new roads have been the responsibility of the WNDC.
Northampton is represented in Parliament by three MPs:
- Brian Binley, Conservative, (Northampton South)
- Michael Ellis, Conservative, (Northampton North)
- Andrea Leadsom, Conservative, (South Northamptonshire)
Northampton's constituency boundaries changed significantly for the 2010 General Election with the creation of a new constituency, South Northamptonshire, which includes large residential areas in the south of Northampton borough, including East and West Hunsbury and Upton.
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