Any party with at least two Councillors on the County Council forms a political group. A group has a right to certain levels of administrative support, depending on its size. A group with at least 8 members is provided by law with a political assistant, who assists the group to carry out its functions.
The current groups and their contact details are as follows:
Conservative Group
Group Leader and Leader of the Council: Councillor Jim Harker
Group Business Manager: Councillor Michael Tye
Tel: 01933 311110
Email: mtye@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Political Assistant: Stuart McCartney
Tel: 01604 236235
Email: smccartney@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Executive Secretary: Tel: (01604) 236982
Email: mwhite@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Labour Group
Group Leader: Councillor John McGhee
Group Business Manager: Councillor Terry Wire
Tel: 01604 589022
Email: twire@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Political Assistant: Michael O'Leary
Tel: 01604 237386
Email: moleary@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Executive Secretary: Anne Robinson
Tel: 01604 237127
Email: anrobinson@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Liberal Democrat Group
Group Leader: Councillor Brian Hoare
Group Business Manager: Councillor David Garlick
Tel: 01604 784634
Email: dgarlick@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Political Assistant: Graham Mabbutt
Tel: 01604 237396
Email: gmabbutt@northamptonshire.gov.uk