Labour was in control of the town council from 1978 to 2003.

Labour Councillors campaigned for –

• A Nursery Unit at Loatland School
• Parking provision for the bowling club
• The refurbishment of The Gaultney’ to provide 10 self-contained flats
• The installation of a lift in Hazeland House
• Replacement of the Millennium Bridge to re-open the footpath to Rothwell
• The £11.5 million bypass which has taken a lot of heavy traffic out of the town
• Beech Close sheltered accommodation built (now closed)
• The refurbishment of Montsaye swimming pool
• The introduction of CCTV cameras in the town centre
• Lobbied for the original grant for Marlow House
• Extension and refurbishment at Havelock Junior School
• Flats built in Gold Street
• Bungalows built in Victoria Street
• Government funding to buy the Lawrences site
• and more

The Conservatives were in control of the town council from 2003 to 2018.

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Independents for Desborough were in control from 2018 to 2021.

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Labour back in control 2021 – present

• One way traffic system in Gladstone Street
• New and upgraded CCTV cameras at 12 locations in the town
• New play equipment in Braybrooke Road Park
• Neighbourhood plan to go out for public consultation (autumn 2024)
• Parish Precept frozen for four years
• Electric vehicle charging points (Victoria Street)
• New supermarket opened
• Events committee (taken over role of the Town Centre Partnership)