Kettering: New Boundaries 2018 Calculation

Kettering: Overview

Projection: CON seat

Implied MP at 2017:Philip Hollobone  (CON)
County/Area:Northamptonshire (East Midlands)
Electorate:74,750
Turnout:69.0%

PartyImplied 2017 VotesImplied 2017 Share
CON29,95558.1%
LAB18,69236.2%
LIB1,6913.3%
Green1,1442.2%
UKIP890.2%
CON Majority11,26321.8%

See overview of other seats in East Midlands.



Introduction

This page shows the detail of the calculations performed to estimate the general election result for 2017 had the new boundaries for Kettering been in force at that time. The basic idea of the calculation is to look at the district council wards which make up the new seat, and estimate how they voted in 2017. This estimate is based on the recent local election results in those wards, with adjustments made to allow for different turnouts and different voting patterns for local and general elections.

In many cases, wards are divided between several old constituencies or between new constituencies. So the same ward may be shown more than once, but the electorate shown will reflect that ward sub-section.

Election results from a recent local election are given. This is usually the local election closest to 2015 from the period 2012-2015. For multiple-member wards, the votes shown are the sum of the votes cast for all candidates of each party. A negative number indicates candidate(s) elected unopposed.

Calculation method

There are two problems with using the raw (actual) local election results to imply general election results ward-by-ward. Firstly, turnout can be different between local and general elections, which means that the total number of local votes cast does not equal the number of votes cast in each old seat at the general election. To correct for this, we adjust the local votes to match the general election turnout. Each ward's result is scaled, whilst keeping constant the percentage support for each party, so that the total turnout adds up to the old seat's general election turnout. All wards in the old seat are assumed to have the same percentage turnout.

Secondly, even though we now have the correct number of votes in the old seat, the party totals will not match the general election result. Some parties do better at the local election than the general election, and others do vice versa. We call these strong and weak parties respectively. The next step is to transfer votes from strong parties to weak parties. This is done by taking votes proportionally away from strong parties and putting them in a transfer pool. For instance if a party got 12,500 local votes, but only 10,000 general election votes, it will lose 20% over all the wards. These votes in each ward will be put in the ward's transfer pool and allocated to the weak parties. Weak parties will get votes transferred to them in proportion to the votes they need over the old seat. For instance, if two weak parties need 4,000 and 1,000 votes respectively, the first party will get 80% of each ward's transfer pool and the second party will get 20% of each ward's transfer pool. The transfer of votes between parties is done using the Electoral Calculus Transition Model.

More details of the calculation formulas are available.

Kettering: Map

Boundary Lines courtesy of Ordnance Survey OpenData © Crown copyright 2015, Map © OpenStreetMap contributors

List of old seats forming part of Kettering

The old seat(s) needed are:

Old seat: Kettering

The table shows the transfer-adjusted results for each ward in the old seat of Kettering, as well as showing which new seat each ward is in.

Old seat: KetteringTransfer-adjusted Results
DistrictWardElectorate
2017
New SeatCON
Votes
LAB
Votes
LIB
Votes
UKIP
Votes
Green
Votes
NAT
Votes
MIN
Votes
OTH
Votes
Total
Votes
KetteringAll Saints5,060Kettering2,2291,80416601280004,327
KetteringAvondale Grange3,534Kettering1,2211,417900740002,802
KetteringBarton4,145Kettering1,793736940610002,684
KetteringBrambleside3,517Kettering1,633824790540002,590
KetteringBurton Latimer6,329Kettering2,3061,4591140510003,930
KetteringDesborough Loatland4,230Kettering1,8651,043690350003,012
KetteringDesborough St Giles3,865Kettering1,620870810700002,641
KetteringIse Lodge5,376Kettering2,4241,1281210790003,752
KetteringNorthfield1,785Kettering666765620470001,540
KetteringPipers Hill3,830Kettering1,4991,1131070800002,799
KetteringQueen Eleanor and Buccleuch1,972Kettering871405310300001,337
KetteringRothwell5,939Kettering2,2491,6031530540004,059
KetteringSlade4,519Kettering2,252832880730003,245
KetteringSt Michael's and Wicksteed5,137Kettering2,0391,62313701090003,908
KetteringSt Peter's3,478Kettering1,7487021010730002,624
KetteringWelland2,174Kettering1,038322230160001,399
KetteringWilliam Knibb3,389Kettering1,1621,4101010820002,755
 Total68,279 28,61518,0561,61701,11600049,404

The full details of these calculations are given on the Kettering seat details page. Click on "Show workings".

Old seat: Wellingborough

The table shows the transfer-adjusted results for each ward in the old seat of Wellingborough, as well as showing which new seat each ward is in.

Old seat: WellingboroughTransfer-adjusted Results
DistrictWardElectorate
2017
New SeatCON
Votes
LAB
Votes
LIB
Votes
UKIP
Votes
Green
Votes
NAT
Votes
MIN
Votes
OTH
Votes
Total
Votes
East NorthamptonshireHigham Ferrers Chichele2,940Wellingborough and Rushden1,3694686836260001,967
East NorthamptonshireHigham Ferrers Lancaster3,463Wellingborough and Rushden1,7755016542260002,409
East NorthamptonshireRushden Bates3,581Wellingborough and Rushden1,5606818195260002,443
East NorthamptonshireRushden Hayden5,306Wellingborough and Rushden1,8831,369144143500003,589
East NorthamptonshireRushden Pemberton4,834Wellingborough and Rushden1,9131,214129137450003,438
East NorthamptonshireRushden Sartoris3,100Wellingborough and Rushden1,3175468079250002,047
East NorthamptonshireRushden Spencer4,739Wellingborough and Rushden2,077827116124410003,185
WellingboroughBozeat1,646Wellingborough and Rushden7102722717120001,038
WellingboroughBrickhill2,977Wellingborough and Rushden1,0956937883720002,021
WellingboroughCroyland4,423Wellingborough and Rushden1,7311,41782641160003,410
WellingboroughFinedon3,210Kettering1,3406367489280002,167
WellingboroughGreat Doddington and Wilby1,503Wellingborough and Rushden613244384012000947
WellingboroughHarrowden and Sywell1,832Daventry and Lutterworth8462322419120001,133
WellingboroughHatton2,954Wellingborough and Rushden1,1166617579260001,957
WellingboroughIrchester4,371Wellingborough and Rushden1,5071,115112112360002,882
WellingboroughIsebrook1,111Wellingborough and Rushden432373324039000916
WellingboroughQueensway4,257Wellingborough and Rushden1,4461,7981221511360003,653
WellingboroughRedwell4,898Wellingborough and Rushden2,244809134131400003,358
WellingboroughRixon4,397Wellingborough and Rushden1,8891,459105141390003,633
WellingboroughSwanspool2,858Wellingborough and Rushden1,0539396344270002,126
WellingboroughVictoria3,458Wellingborough and Rushden1,1891,42080103960002,888
WellingboroughWollaston3,053Wellingborough and Rushden1,4734445336250002,031
 Total74,911 30,57818,1181,7821,80595500053,238

The full details of these calculations are given on the Wellingborough seat details page. Click on "Show workings".

New seat: Kettering

The new seat of Kettering is made up of the following wards, with the transfer-adjusted votes shown.

New seat: Kettering
DistrictWardElectorate
2017
Old Seat CON
Votes
LAB
Votes
LIB
Votes
UKIP
Votes
Green
Votes
NAT
Votes
MIN
Votes
OTH
Votes
Total
Votes
KetteringAll Saints6,264Kettering2,2291,80416601280004,327
KetteringAvondale Grange4,056Kettering1,2211,417900740002,802
KetteringBarton3,886Kettering1,793736940610002,684
KetteringBrambleside3,749Kettering1,633824790540002,590
KetteringBurton Latimer5,689Kettering2,3061,4591140510003,930
KetteringDesborough Loatland4,361Kettering1,8651,043690350003,012
KetteringDesborough St Giles3,825Kettering1,620870810700002,641
KetteringIse Lodge5,433Kettering2,4241,1281210790003,752
KetteringNorthfield2,230Kettering666765620470001,540
KetteringPipers Hill4,052Kettering1,4991,1131070800002,799
KetteringQueen Eleanor and Buccleuch1,935Kettering871405310300001,337
KetteringRothwell5,876Kettering2,2491,6031530540004,059
KetteringSlade4,697Kettering2,252832880730003,245
KetteringSt Michael's and Wicksteed5,656Kettering2,0391,62313701090003,908
KetteringSt Peter's3,800Kettering1,7487021010730002,624
KetteringWelland2,026Kettering1,038322230160001,399
KetteringWilliam Knibb3,988Kettering1,1621,4101010820002,755
WellingboroughFinedon3,227Wellingborough1,3406367489280002,167
 Total74,750 29,95518,6921,691891,14400051,571

And these are the implied results for 2017 for the new seat of Kettering. Please note that the wards used are those of 2015 in order to be consistent with those used by the Boundary Commissions.


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