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West Northamptonshire Council Election 2021: Live from the count

Live coverage as counting begins for the historic first election for the West Northamptonshire Council

By David Summers, Alastair Ulke, Carly Odell and Megan Hillery

Published 7th May 2021, 11:19 BST

Updated 10th May 2021, 11:28 BST

The Wing complex at Silverstone Circuit

The Wing complex at Silverstone Circuit

The Chron news team - reporting live from The Wing complex at Silverstone Circuit - will bring you all the latest news, results and reaction throughout the day and into the evening as counting gets under way on this historical day (May 7).

Polling stations across the county closed at 10pm last night and the election will see candidates across the 31 wards in Northampton, Daventry and South Northamptonshire come together to form the new West Northamptonshire Council unitary authority.

Follow all the action here live with the Chron. Keep refreshing for all the latest updates.

West Northamptonshire Council Election 2021: Live updates, results and reaction

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The first elections for the new unitary authority
Chronicle & Echo reporters are at the count throughout the day

Fri, 07 May, 2021, 09:13 BST

Good morning, today, our reporters will be bringing you all the results from the West Northamptonshire Council election. The count is due to begin at Silverstone circuit at noon today. We’ll be publishing all the results here, as they happen.

West Northamptonshire Council Polling stations

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