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n. Chiefly British, pl., -neys.
A small grove; a copse.

[Obsolete French espinoi, from Old French espinei, thorny place, from Vulgar Latin *spīnēta, pl. of Latin spīnētum, thorn hedge, from spīna, thorn.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (British) a copse that shelters game

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Spinney Ward (Kettering Borough Council)
Spinney Ward
Spinney within Kettering Borough
Kettering
Kettering Borough within Northamptonshire		 EnglandNorthamptonshire.png
Northamptonshire within England

Spinney is a 2-member ward within Kettering Borough Council, in Northamptonshire, England.

It was established in boundary changes before the 1999 elections. The ward was last fought at Borough Council level in the 2003 local council elections, in which both seats were held by the Conservatives.

The current councillors are Cllr. Bob Civil and Cllr. Matthew Lynch.

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Councillors

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003

Kettering Borough Council Elections 1999

Election results

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003

Kettering Borough Council Elections 2003: Spinney Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Civil (E) 446 33.1 +5.5
Conservative Matt Lynch (E) 394 29.3 +7.1
Liberal Democrat John Turnbull 157 11.7 -5.8
Liberal Democrat Chris McGlynn 147 10.9 -1.8
Labour Adrian Chambers 109 8.1 -2.2
Labour Alfred Elderton 94 7.0 -2.8
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes % Change Seats Change
Conservative 420 62.4 +29.2 2 0
Liberal Democrat 152 22.6 -19.1 0 0
Labour 102 15.1 -10.1 0 0
Total Votes Cast 674
Electorate 3,230
Turnout 20.9%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Kettering Borough Council Elections 1999

This seat was established in boundary changes implemented at the time of this election

Kettering Borough Council Elections 1999: Spinney Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Civil (E) 568 27.6
Conservative Matt Lynch (E) 457 22.2
Liberal Democrat Terry Freeman 359 17.4
Liberal Democrat Stuart Simons 261 12.7
Labour Alfred Elderton 212 10.3
Labour David Williams 202 9.8
Ward Summary
Party Votes % Votes Seats Change
Conservative 513 49.8 2
Liberal Democrat 310 30.1 0
Labour 207 20.1 0
Total Votes Cast 839
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

See also

Preceded by
Ise Valley Ward
(with Millbrook Ward)		 ward of Kettering Borough Council
1999-2007		 Succeeded by
Ise Lodge Ward
(with Millbrook Ward)
and Barton Ward (revised)
(with Barton Ward (previous))


Politics in Kettering
Wards of Kettering Borough Council (2007-Present)

Conservative (13): Barton | Brambleside | Desborough Loatland | Desborough St Giles | Ise Lodge | Pipers' Hill | Queen Eleanor & Buccleuch | Rothwell | Slade | St. Michael's & Wicksteed | St. Peter's | Welland
Labour (3): Avondale Grange | Northfield | William Knibb
Mixed (Conservative and Labour) (1): All Saints
Mixed (Conservative and Independent) (2): Burton Latimer
Elections to Kettering Borough Council

1973 | 1976 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | By-Elections

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Translations: Spinney
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - krat, småskov

Nederlands (Dutch)
struik

Français (French)
n. - (GB) bosquet

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gehölz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (Βρετ.) αλσύλλιο, δασάκι

Italiano (Italian)
sottobosco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - matagal (m)

Русский (Russian)
купа деревьев, рощица

Español (Spanish)
n. - soto, matorral, bosquecillo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skogssnår, småskog

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
灌木林, 矮林

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 灌木林, 矮林

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 덤불, 잡목 숲

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 雑木林, 木立, やぶ, 茂み

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غابه صغيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חורשה‬

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