2003 Corby Borough Council election

Last updated August 13, 2025

2003 Corby Borough Council election ^[1]

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All 29 seats in the Corby Borough Council
15 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Last election	27 seats, 62.4%	1 seat, 21.4%	1 seat, 7.9%
Seats won	18	9	2
Seat change	9	8	1
Popular vote	7,118	6,397	3,189
Percentage	40.3%	36.2%	18.0%
Swing	22.1%	14.8%	10.1%

Corby UK local election 2003 map.svg

Map showing the results of the 2003 Corby Borough Council elections.

Council control before election

Council control after election

The 2003 Corby Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Corby Borough Council in Northamptonshire, England. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1979.

Contents

Results summary
Ward-by-Ward Results
Central Ward (3 seats)
Danesholme Ward (3 seats)
East Ward (2 seats)
Hazlewood Ward (3 seats)
Hillside Ward (1 seat)
Kingswood Ward (3 seats)
Lloyds Ward (3 seats)
Lodge Park (3 seats)
Rural East Ward (2 seats)
Rural North Ward (1 seats)
Rural West Ward (1 seat)
Shire Lodge (2 seats)
West Ward (2 seats)
See also
References

Results summary

The overall results, using average ward votes for the total number of votes cast, were as follows:

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Summary Results
Party		Candidates	Votes	% Votes	Seats	% Seats	Change
	Labour	29	7,118	40.3	18	62.1	-9
	Conservative	18	6,397	36.2	9	31.0	+8
	Liberal Democrats	10	3,189	18.0	2	+1
	Independent	3	967	5.5	0	6.9	0
Total		60	16,740		29
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote counts shown are ward averages)

Ward-by-Ward Results

Central Ward (3 seats)

Location of Central ward in Corby Central ward in Corby 1999.svg — Location of Central ward in Corby

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: All Saints Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Noble	661	21.9
	Conservative	Michael Rodden	639	21.9
	Labour	John O'Neill	595	20.4
	Labour	Robert Hearne	579	19.8
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Barratt	444	15.2

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	639	37.7	1	+1
	Labour	612	36.1	2	-1
	Liberal Democrats	444	26.2	0	0
Total Votes Cast		1,695
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Danesholme Ward (3 seats)

Location of Danesholme ward Danesholme ward in Corby 1999.svg — Location of Danesholme ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Danesholme Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Raymond Jackson	720	14.4
	Conservative	Raymond Boyd	690	13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Stanbra	687	13.8
	Labour	Alexis Hill	638	12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Shelley	623	12.5
	Labour	Keith Hudson	619	12.4
	Labour	Joseph Spooner	534	10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Jones	478	9.6

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	705	37.1	2	+2
	Labour	597	31.5	0	-3
	Liberal Democrats	596	31.4	1	+1
Total Votes Cast		1,898
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

East Ward (2 seats)

Location of East ward East ward in Corby 1999.svg — Location of East ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: East Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mark Pengelly	669	40.2
	Labour	Betty Wade	464	27.9
	Conservative	Brian Cummings	302	18.2
	Conservative	Bernard Howard	228	13.7

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	567	68.1	2	0
	Conservative	265	31.9	0	0
Total Votes Cast		832
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Hazlewood Ward (3 seats)

Location of Hazlewood ward Hazelwood ward in Corby 1999.svg — Location of Hazlewood ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Hazlewood Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter McEwan	810	21.7
	Labour	Ann Ferns	785	21.0
	Labour	Robert Scott	748	20.1
	Conservative	Robert Tustin	477	12.8
	Conservative	Clive Reed	470	12.6
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Parker	440	11.8

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	781	46.1	3	0
	Conservative	474	27.9	0	0
	Liberal Democrats	440	26.0	0	0
Total Votes Cast		1,695
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Hillside Ward (1 seat)

Location of Hillside ward Hillside ward in Corby 1999.svg — Location of Hillside ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Hillside Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Edwin Gordon	229	37.4
	Liberal Democrats	Dominic Maguire	213	34.7
	Conservative	William Owen	171	27.9

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	229	37.4	1	0
	Liberal Democrats	213	34.7	0	0
	Conservative	171	27.9	0	0
Total Votes Cast		613
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Kingswood Ward (3 seats)

Location of Kingswood ward Kingswood ward in Corby 1999.svg — Location of Kingswood ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Kingswood Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Maureen Forshaw	719	20.9
	Labour	Willie Smith	650	18.9
	Labour	Bryan Massie	644	18.8
	Conservative	Yvonne Von Bujtar	562	16.4
	Conservative	Suman Sood	441	12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Latham	416	12.1

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	671	42.2	3	0
	Conservative	502	31.6	0	0
	Liberal Democrats	416	26.2	0	0
Total Votes Cast		743
Electorate		2,534
Turnout		29.3%

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Lloyds Ward (3 seats)

Location of Lloyds ward Lloyds ward in Corby 1999.svg — Location of Lloyds ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Lloyds Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jimmy Kane	1,133	24.9
	Labour	Patricia Fawcett	961	21.1
	Conservative	Sally Jones	843	18.5
	Conservative	Stanley Fleming	838	18.4
	Labour	Samuel Hagen	773	17.0

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	956	53.2	2	-1
	Conservative	841	46.8	1	+1
Total Votes Cast		1,796
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Lodge Park (3 seats)

Location of Lodge Park ward Lloyds Park ward in Corby 1999.svg — Location of Lodge Park ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Lodge Park Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Christopher Woolmer	892	25.7
	Labour	Jean Addison	708	20.4
	Labour	David Harley	652	18.8
	Labour	Mark Hill	634	18.3
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Connachie	581	16.8

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	892	41.7	1	+1
	Labour	665	31.1	2	-1
	Liberal Democrats	581	27.2	0	0
Total Votes Cast		2,138
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rural East Ward (2 seats)

Location of Rural East ward Rural East ward in Corby 1999.svg — Location of Rural East ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Rural East Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stanley Heggs	761	37.9
	Conservative	Andrew Howard	588	29.3
	Labour	John Kane	260	13.0
	Independent	George Reed	232	11.6
	Labour	Ashok Nathwani	166	8.3

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	675	60.3	2	+1
	Independent	232	20.7	0	0
	Labour	213	19.0	0	-1
Total Votes Cast		1,120
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rural North Ward (1 seats)

Location of Rural North ward Rural North ward in Corby 1999.svg — Location of Rural North ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Rural North Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Bromhall	265	42.3
	Conservative	Paul Seaton	250	39.9
	Labour	John Anderson	111	17.7

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Liberal Democrats	265	42.3	1	+1
	Conservative	250	39.9	0	0
	Labour	111	17.7	0	-1
Total Votes Cast		626
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rural West Ward (1 seat)

Location of Rural West ward Rural West ward in Corby 1999.svg — Location of Rural West ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Rural West Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Bob Rutt	338	54.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sidney Beecroft	143	23.2
	Labour	Gary McNeil	136	22.0

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	338	54.8	1	+1
	Liberal Democrats	143	23.2	0	-1
	Labour	136	22.0	0	0
Total Votes Cast		617
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

(Background: Bob Rutt defected from the Liberal Democrats after the 1999 Borough Council elections)

Shire Lodge (2 seats)

Location of Shire Lodge ward Shire Lodge ward in Corby 1999.svg — Location of Shire Lodge ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Shire Lodge Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Raymond Beeby	544	31.8
	Conservative	Alexander Torrie	442	25.9
	Labour	Graham Bold	412	24.1
	Independent	John Wood-Cowling	311	18.2

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	478	38.8	1	-1
	Conservative	442	35.9	1	+1
	Independent	311	25.3	0	0
Total Votes Cast		1,231
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

West Ward (2 seats)

Location of West ward West ward in Corby 1999.svg — Location of West ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: West Ward^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William Latta	500	36.7
	Labour	Thomas Beattie	437	32.1
	Independent	Raymond Telfer	424	31.2

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	469	52.5	2	0
	Independent	424	47.5	0	0
Total Votes Cast		893
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

See also

Corby (UK Parliament constituency)

References

↑ "Local Election Summaries 2003". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Corby Borough Council". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2009.

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