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Spinney (ward)

former electoral ward in Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 31, 2026
Entity authorityQ7577602 ↗
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Spinney is a two-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 most recent councillors prior to the ward's abolition were Cllr. Bob Civil and Cllr. Matthew Lynch.

Councillors

Kettering Borough Council elections 2003

Cllr. Bob Civil (Conservative)

Cllr. Matthew Lynch (Conservative)

Kettering Borough Council elections 1999

Cllr. Bob Civil (Conservative)

Cllr.

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The public source identifies “Spinney (ward)” as former electoral ward in Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Spinney, ward and former.

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This entry incorporates text from “Spinney (ward)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.