| Kettering Borough Council | |
 Shown within Northamptonshire |
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| Geography | |
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| Status: | Borough |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Northamptonshire |
| Area: Total: |
Ranked 157th 233.5 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Kettering |
| ONS code: | 34UE |
| Demographics | |
| Population: Total (2008 est.): Density: |
Ranked 254th 90,700 388 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 96.7% White 1.7% S.Asian |
| Politics | |
| Kettering Borough Council http://www.kettering.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Conservative |
| MPs: | Philip Hollobone |
Kettering is a local government district and borough in Northamptonshire, England. It is named after its main town Kettering where the council is based. It borders onto the District of Harborough in the neighbouring county of Leicestershire, the Borough of Corby, the District of East Northamptonshire, the District of Daventry and the Borough of Wellingborough. The village of Cranford was used to film the US blockbuster "Nanny Mcphee" starring local Lucy Naylor as Nanny Mcphee.
Settlements and parishes
Other than Kettering itself, the borough includes:
- Ashley
- Barton Seagrave, Brampton Ash, Braybrooke, Broughton, Burton Latimer
- Cranford, Cransley
- Desborough, Dingley
- Geddington, Grafton Underwood
- Harrington
- Loddington
- Mawsley Village
- Newton and Little Oakley
- Orton
- Pytchley
- Rothwell, Rushton
- Stoke Albany, Sutton Bassett
- Thorpe Malsor
- Warkton, Weekley, Weston by Welland, Wilbarston
Local elections
The last local elections for Kettering Borough Council were held on Thursday 1 May 2003. The Conservatives were the overall winner, securing 30 out of the 45 contested seats and obtaining overall control.
Further information: Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003
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