Corby Borough Council election, 2007

Last updated March 21, 2019

Elections for Corby Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Corby, were held on 3 May 2007. Labour retained overall control of the council. There had been a number of boundary changes since the 2003 elections. The overall results, using average ward votes for the total number of votes cast, were as follows:

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Corby is a town and borough in the county of Northamptonshire, England.

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Contents

Ward-by-Ward Results
Beanfield Ward (2 seats)
Central Ward (1 seat)
Danesholme Ward (2 seats)
East Ward (3 seats)
Exeter Ward (1 seat)
Great Oakley (1 seat)
Kingswood Ward (3 seats)
Lodge Park (2 seats)
Oakley Vale Ward (3 seats)
Rowlett Ward (2 seats)
Rural West Ward (1 seat)
Shire Lodge (2 seats)
Stanion and Corby Village Ward (2 seats)
Tower Hill Ward (2 seats)
Weldon and Gretton Ward (2 seats)
See also

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Summary Results
Party		Candidates	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	27	6,419	44.5	16	-2
	Conservative	25	5,721	39.7	8	-1
	Liberal Democrat	8	2,156	14.9	5	+3
	Green	1	129	0.9	0	0
	Independent	1	90	0.6	0	0
Total		62	14,425		29
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote counts shown are ward averages)

Ward-by-Ward Results

Beanfield Ward (2 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Beanfield Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Ann Brown (E)	695	41.9
	Labour	Mary Butcher (E)	634	38.4
	Conservative	Clive Reed	324	19.6

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	665	67.2	2
	Conservative	325	32.8	0
Total Votes Cast		988
Electorate		2828
Turnout		34.9

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Central Ward (1 seat)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Central Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	James Noble (E)	312	54.5
	Conservative	Michael Rodden	261	44.5

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	312	54.5	1
	Conservative	261	45.5	0
Total Votes Cast		573
Electorate		1547
Turnout		37.0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Danesholme Ward (2 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Danesholme Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Stanbra (E)	652	26.2
	Liberal Democrat	Barry O'Brien (E)	582	23.4
	Labour	Simon Green	373	15.0
	Labour	Eddie Gordon	361	14.5
	Conservative	Ray Boyd	276	11.0
	Conservative	Julie Welsh	247	9.9

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Liberal Democrat	617	49.5	2
	Labour	367	29.5	0
	Conservative	262	21.0	0
Total Votes Cast		1246
Electorate		3076
Turnout		41.4

(Vote count shown is ward average)

East Ward (3 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: East Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Mark Pengelly (E)	908	20.8
	Labour	Pat Fawcett (E)	890	20.4
	Labour	David Harley (E)	827	18.9
	Conservative	Jenny Cummings	607	13.9
	Conservative	Kevin Watt	573	13.1
	Conservative	Karen Parker	566	12.9

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	875	60.1	3
	Conservative	582	39.9	0
Total Votes Cast		1,457
Electorate		4802
Turnout		34.0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Exeter Ward (1 seat)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Exeter Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	John O'Neill (E)	294	71.2
	Conservative	Jan Segal	119	28.8

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	294	71.2	1
	Conservative	119	28.8	0	0
Total Votes Cast		413
Electorate		1445
Turnout		28.8

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Great Oakley (1 seat)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Great Oakley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ray Jackson (E)	433	65.3
	Labour	Aileen McKellar	230	34.7

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	433	65.3	0	0
	Labour	230	34.7	3	0
Total Votes Cast		671
Electorate		1560
Turnout		43.0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Kingswood Ward (3 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Kingswood Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	John McGhee (E)	708	24.7
	Labour	Maureen Forshaw (E)	705	24.6
	Labour	Bryan Massie (E)	651	22.7
	Conservative	Sean Finnegan	454	15.8
	Liberal Democrat	Mohammed Chaudhury	345	12.1

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	688	46.3	3
	Conservative	454	30.5	0
	Liberal Democrat	345	23.2	0
Total Votes Cast		1,487
Electorate		4,427
Turnout		30.0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Lodge Park (2 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Lodge Park Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Bob Eyles (E)	511	35.4
	Conservative	Christopher Woolmer (E)	466	32.3
	Labour	Mark Hill	465	32.2

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	488	51.2	1
	Conservative	466	48.8	1
Total Votes Cast		954
Electorate		2,623
Turnout		37.3

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Oakley Vale Ward (3 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Oakley Vale Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Abby Marshall (E)	429	17.8
	Conservative	Eve Howitt (E)	413	17.1
	Conservative	David Sims (E)	360	14.9
	Labour	Keith Hudson	331	13.7
	Labour	Sam Hagen	329	13.6
	Labour	Madeline Whiteman	319	13.2
	Liberal Democrat	Cathy O'Brien	141	5.8
	Independent	Don Maguire	90	3.7

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	401	41.9	3
	Labour	326	34.0	0
	Liberal Democrat	141	14.7	0
	Independent	90	9.4	0
Total Votes Cast		958
Electorate		3,636
Turnout		25.8

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rowlett Ward (2 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Rowlett Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Jean Addison (E)	682
	Labour	Willie Latta (E)	630
	Conservative	Stan Fleming	424
	Conservative	Lynn Wilson	364

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	656	62.5	2
	Conservative	394	37.5	0
Total Votes Cast		1,050
Electorate		3,338
Turnout		34.1

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rural West Ward (1 seat)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Rural West Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Bob Rutt (E)	439	62.0
	Green	Bob Riley	129	18.2
	Labour	Gary McNeil	80	11.3
	Liberal Democrat	Sidney Beecroft	60	8.5

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	439	62.0	1
	Green	129	18.2	0
	Labour	80	11.3	0
	Liberal Democrat	60	8.5	0
Total Votes Cast		708
Electorate		1,382
Turnout		51.3

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Shire Lodge (2 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Shire Lodge Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tom Beattie (E)	601	33.7
	Labour	Ray Beeby (E)	548	30.8
	Conservative	Sandy Torrie	345	19.4
	Conservative	Richard Seaby	287	16.1

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Labour	575	64.6	2
	Conservative	316	35.4	0
Total Votes Cast		892
Electorate		3,366
Turnout		28.8

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Stanion and Corby Village Ward (2 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Stanion and Corby Village Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Ray Lilley (E)	551	40.8
	Conservative	Stan Heggs (E)	527	39.0
	Labour	Dennis Taylor	274	20.3

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Conservative	539	66.3	2
	Labour	274	33.7	0
Total Votes Cast		813
Electorate		1,762
Turnout		44.7

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Tower Hill Ward (2 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Tower Hill Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Eddie McGeown (E)	455	24.0
	Labour	Peter McEwan (E)	445	23.5
	Labour	Bob Scott	411	21.7
	Conservative	Becky Barton	300	15.8
	Conservative	Becky Barton	286	15.1

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Liberal Democrat	455	38.7	1
	Labour	428	36.4	1
	Conservative	293	24.9	0
Total Votes Cast		1,176
Electorate		3,021
Turnout		36.2

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Weldon and Gretton Ward (2 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Weldon and Gretton Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	Phil Bromhall (E)	607	28.8
	Liberal Democrat	Terri Meechan (E)	469	22.2
	Conservative	Tony Segal	449	21.3
	Conservative	Andrew Howard	424	20.1
	Labour	Nikki Nissim	161	7.6

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
	Liberal Democrat	538	47.4	2
	Conservative	437	38.5	0
	Labour	161	14.2	0
Total Votes Cast		1,136
Electorate		2,515
Turnout		46.7

(Vote count shown is ward average)

See also

Corby (UK Parliament constituency)

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