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 David Howes (he is not a member of Desborough Town Council);
- Councillor Harry David Howes (he is also 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 Bill McElhinney
Town Mayor
Conservative Party 16 Ironwood Avenue Desborough NN14 2JJ Link…
Cllr.Bill.McElhinney@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Jim French
Deputy Town Mayor
Conservative Party 239 Rushton Road, Desborough Link to Register of…
CllrJim.French@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Ritesh Bhatt
Labour Party 3 Sales Street, Desborough Link to Register…
Cllr.Ritesh.Bhatt@DesboroughTownCouncil.Gov.UK
Cllr Andy Coleman
Labour Party 40 Thistle Drive, Desborough Link to Register of…
Cllr.Andy.Coleman@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Dean Cornwall
Labour Party 20 Victoria Street, Desborough Link to Register of…
Cllr.Dean.Cornwall@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Tim Healy
Labour Party Flat 4, 20 King Street, Desborough Link to…
Cllr.Tim.Healy@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Harry Howes
Conservative Party Link to Register of Members Interests on North…
Cllr.Harry.Howes@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Sharon Kennedy
Conservative Party 1A School Lane, Wilbarston Link to Register…
Cllr.Sharon.Kennedy@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Sue Murray
Conservative Party 2 The Hawthorns, Desborough Link to Register of…
Cllr.Sue.Murray@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Donna Varley
Conservative Party 11 Pevrel Place, Desborough Link to Register…
Cllr.Donna.Varley@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Dave Ward
Conservative Party 9 New Street, Desborough Link to Register of…
Cllr.Dave.Ward@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk
Cllr Alan Window
St Giles Ward
Liberal Democrat 1 Foxlands, Desborough Link to Register of Members…
Cllr.Alan.Window@DesboroughTownCouncil.gov.uk