Before (end of 2004) (73 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 39 · Conservative 33 · Liberal Democrats 1 · Other 0
After (end of 2005) (73 seats, Elections Centre)
Conservative 45 · Labour 21 · Liberal Democrats 7 · Other 0
Ward results
Brixworth1 seat
| Chris Millar | Conservative | 3,581 ✓ |
| Christopher Grethe | Labour | 1,550 |
Castle1 seat
| Rosemarie Dickie | Labour | 1,503 ✓ |
| Edward Barham | Conservative | 766 |
| Grant Bowles | Liberal Democrats | 752 |
| Peter Harrisson | — | 157 |
Central1 seat
| Mark Bullock | Labour | 2,275 ✓ |
| Robert John Tustin | Conservative | 640 |
| Francesca O'Brien | Liberal Democrats | 544 |
Daventry West1 seat
| Olwen Loud | Labour | 2,293 ✓ |
| Annette Dunn | Conservative | 1,982 |
Grange1 seat
| Royston Mayhew | Labour | 2,165 ✓ |
| Mark Tebbutt | Conservative | 932 |
Greens Norton1 seat
| Ben Smith | Conservative | 3,482 ✓ |
| Charles Parkin | Labour | 1,440 |
Hackleton1 seat
| Brian Binley | Conservative | 2,895 ✓ |
| Steve Winder | Labour | 1,021 |
| Marianne Taylor | Liberal Democrats | 777 |
Kettering Central1 seat
| Eileen Kathleen Hales | Labour | 2,314 ✓ |
| Larry Henson | Conservative | 1,707 |
Kettering Rural1 seat
| James Harker | Conservative | 3,908 ✓ |
| Elizabeth Poole | Labour | 1,965 |
Kingswood1 seat
| John McGhee | Labour | 2,086 ✓ |
| Yvonne von Bujtar | Conservative | 804 |
| Richard Michael Jones | Liberal Democrats | 622 |
Long Buckby1 seat
| Richard Amos | Conservative | 2,829 ✓ |
| Chris Myers | Labour | 1,550 |
Moulton1 seat
| Judith Shephard | Conservative | 2,872 ✓ |
| Mark Maryan | Labour | 1,358 |
Parklands1 seat
| Brandon Eldred | Conservative | 1,873 ✓ |
| Ifty Choudary | Labour | 1,288 |
| Malcolm Mildren | Liberal Democrats | 1,132 |
Redwell1 seat
| Matthew Waters | Conservative | 2,132 ✓ |
| Neville Marsden | Labour | 1,508 |
| Penelope Wilkins | Liberal Democrats | 619 |
Roade1 seat
| Bunny Ingram | Conservative | 2,944 ✓ |
| Richard Johnson | Labour | 1,491 |
| Richard Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 945 |
Rothwell1 seat
| Alan Pote | Conservative | 1,944 ✓ |
| David Whyte | Labour | 1,825 |
| Jonathan Alan West | Labour | 2,404 ✓ |
| Mark Raymond Lynch | Conservative | 2,114 |
St James1 seat
| Terence Wire | Labour | 1,558 ✓ |
| Ian McCann | Conservative | 1,317 |
| Sam Collins | Liberal Democrats | 746 |
Towcester1 seat
| Rosemary Bromwich | Conservative | 2,004 ✓ |
| Oliver Low | Liberal Democrats | 1,195 |
| Drisc Angela Wardle | Labour | 1,115 |
