The Council traditionally meets in the library building on the third Thursday evening of each month starting at 7 o'clock. In August there is no scheduled meeting, and in December the meeting is on the second Thursday. There is one standing Committee (the Personnel Committee) and the Council may appoint Advisory Working Parties and Advisory Committees for specific purposes from time to time.
You can find your other elected representatives by following the links (these links to sites outside Desborough Town Council’s control).
Member of Parliament
The MP covering Desborough (part of the Kettering Constituency) is Rosie Wrighting MP (she is not a member of Desborough Town Council).
North Northamptonshire Council
Desborough also has three Councillors on North Northamptonshire Council (NNC):-
- Councillor Mark Dearing (he is not a member of Desborough Town Council);
- Councillor David Howes (he is not a member of Desborough Town Council); and,
- Councillor Bill McElhinney (he is also a member of Desborough Town Council).
You can contact any of these for NNC issues previously dealt with by either Kettering Borough Council or Northamptonshire County Council (e.g. housing, highways, education, environmental health, cemeteries, refuse, recycling, adult social care, children's services, and planning).
Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire
The Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire is Danielle Stone.
Desborough Town Councillors

Cllr Dean Cornwall
Chair of the Council, Loatland Ward
Chair of the Council Co-opted 20/05/2021 Labour Party 20 Victoria…
Cllr.Dean.Cornwall@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Jim French
Vice-Chair of the Council, St. Giles Ward
Conservative Party 239 Rushton Road Desborough Link to Register of…
CllrJim.French@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Ritesh Bhatt
Loatland Ward
Co-opted 21/11/2024 Link to Register of Members Interests on North…
Cllr.Ritesh.Bhatt@DesboroughTownCouncil.Gov.UK
Cllr Andy Coleman
Loatland Ward
Labour Party 40 Thistle Drive Desborough NN14 2JL Link…
Cllr.Andy.Coleman@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Jon Gardiner
St. Giles Ward
Labour Party 36 Leys Avenue Desborough NN14 2PY Link…
Cllr.Jon.Gardiner@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Tim Healy
Loatland Ward
Labour Party 2 Heathcote Grove Desborough NN14 2XF Link…
Cllr.Tim.Healy@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr David Larmour
Loatland Ward
Co-opted 20/05/2021 Labour Party Link to Register of Members Interests…
CllrDavidLarmour@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Bill McElhinney
Loatland Ward
Conservative Party 16 Ironwood Avenue Desborough NN14 2JJ Link…
Cllr.Bill.McElhinney@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Sue Roberts
St Giles Ward
Conservative Party 26 Regent Street Desborough Link to…
Cllr.Sue.Roberts@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Phil Sawford
St. Giles Ward
Labour Party 46 Federation Avenue Desborough NN14 2NX …
CllrPhilip.Sawford@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Alan Window
St Giles Ward
Liberal Democrat 1 Foxlands Desborough NN14 2UA Link…
Cllr.Alan.Window@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Helen Wood
St. Giles Ward
Labour Party Link to Register of Members Interests on…
Cllr.Helen.Wood@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk