More than 2,000 council seats up for grabs next month

There are elections to two new unitaries and hundreds of parish councils in May

By Sarah Ward

The council offices at Corby Cube

Today is the final day of Northamptonshire’s eight councils.

It was decided by the Government three years ago that the existing local authorities should shut down (after the financial collapse of Conservative run Northamptonshire County Council) and since then moves have been made to form two new unitary coun…