On 1st April 2021, West Northamptonshire Council was formed. West Northamptonshire Council is the new, single unitary council responsible for providing a range of public services to residents and businesses in the areas of Northampton, Daventry and South Northamptonshire – therefore including all my constituents in Northampton North.
West Northamptonshire Council has replaced Northamptonshire County Council and Northampton Borough Council (as well as Daventry District Council and South Northamptonshire Council), and now delivers all the services which were previously provided by these councils; in addition to many of the services which were previously provided by Northamptonshire County Council.
The following services are provided by West Northamptonshire Council and links to contact them online are given here:
- Collection of Household Waste and street cleaning: Bins, recycling and street cleaning | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk).
- Parking, roads and transport, including how to report a highway problem, pay/appeal a parking fine and bus timetables/passes: Parking, roads and transport | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk).
- Housing support, including information on the Housing Register and Homelessness: Housing | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk).
- Planning services and applications: Planning and building control | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk).
- Education, including schools places admissions and support: Schools and education | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk).
- Adult Social Services: Adult social services | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk).
- Environmental Health: Community safety and emergencies | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk).
- Coronavirus (Covid-19) Information and support, including business support and testing: Coronavirus (COVID-19) | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk).
Information about West Northamptonshire Council and the variety of support and services they offer can be found here: West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk).
Information about how you can get in contact with West Northamptonshire can be found here: Contact us | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk).
Should residents need to contact the Council about any of these issues, please do consult the links attached. Please do also feel free to write to me at my email address (michael.ellis.mp@parliament.uk) with any issues you may have and I will happily help.