Corby Borough Council elections

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Corby Borough Council was elected every four years. The council was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of North Northamptonshire.

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Political control

The first election was held in 1973. The council then acted as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until 1 April 1974 when it formally came into being. From 1974 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was as follows: [1]

Party in controlYears
Labour 1974–1976
Conservative 1976–1979
Labour 1979–2021

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2005 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Pat Fawcett [2] Labour 2005Dec 2011
Tom Beattie [3] [4] Labour 8 Dec 201131 Mar 2021

Council elections

The scheduled 2019 elections were cancelled due to the creation of the new North Northamptonshire unitary authority in 2021.

Election results

Overall control Labour Conservative Lib Dem Independent
2015Labour245--
2011Labour2243-
2007Labour1685-
2003Labour1892-
1999Labour2711-
1995Labour2412-
1991Labour23121
1987Labour232-2
1983Labour243--
1979Labour233-1
1976Conservative1016-1 [a]
1973Labour291-3 [a]
  1. 1 2 Includes 1 "Independent Socialist".

Borough result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Rural East By-Election 17 October 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 51250.4
Labour 36936.4−3.0
Liberal Democrats 13413.2
Majority 14314.0
Turnout 1,01551.5
Conservative hold Swing

1999-2003

Danesholme By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,34546.0−3.0
Conservative 73525.1+1.1
Liberal Democrats 50217.2−9.7
Independent 34211.7+11.7
Majority 61020.9
Turnout 2,92465.5
Labour hold Swing
Central By-Election 30 August 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 54272.9−4.0
Conservative 20127.1+4.0
Majority 34145.8
Turnout 743
Labour hold Swing
Lodge Park By-Election 16 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 47138.7+9.1
Labour 38031.2−39.2
Independent 27222.4+22.4
Socialist Labour 947.7+7.7
Majority 917.5
Turnout 1,21729.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2007-2011

Oakley Vale By-Election 21 February 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Becky Miller-Barton40549.9+6.6
Labour Madeline Whiteman26732.9−0.5
Liberal Democrats Scott Ponton14017.2+3.0
Majority 13817.0
Turnout 81218.7
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

East By-Election 12 July 2012 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Seán Kettle1,06371.2+5.7
Conservative Kevin Watt25216.9−7.5
BNP Gordon Riddell1419.4−0.7
Liberal Democrats Julie Grant372.5+2.5
Majority 81154.3
Turnout 1,493
Labour hold Swing
Kingswood By-Election 7 November 2013 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elise Elliston72263.3−8.5
UKIP Peter McGowan24621.6+21.6
Conservative Phil Ewers15413.5−14.7
Liberal Democrats Julie Grant181.6+1.6
Majority 47641.8
Turnout 1,140
Labour hold Swing

2015-2021

Kingswood and Hazel Leys By-Election 19 February 2017 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Isabel McNab61064.6+10.3
Conservative Stan Heggs25226.7+12.5
Green Michael Mahon828.7−1.1
Majority 35837.9
Turnout 944
Labour hold Swing
Beanfield By-Election 10 October 2019 [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alison Dalziel81856.0−5.1
Conservative Ray Boyd49734.0+17.4
Liberal Democrats Chris Stanbra14710.0+10.0
Majority 32122.0
Turnout 1,462
Labour hold Swing
Weldon and Gretton By-Election 12 December 2019 [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexandra Wellings1,57444.4+5.8
Labour Ann Wallington1,22334.5+11.4
Independent Lee Forster38110.7+10.7
Liberal Democrats Terri Meechan36910.4=5.7
Majority 3519.9
Turnout 3,547
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 21 May 2025. (Put "Corby" in search box to see specific results.)
  2. ↑ "Tributes as ex-Corby council leader Pat Fawcett dies". BBC News. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "New Corby leader Tom Beattie wants to create jobs". BBC News. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Bagley, Alison (27 November 2020). "Corby Council leader Tom honoured with top award". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Corby (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Corby (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Corby (Electoral Changes) Order 2006. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  8. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Corby (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kingswood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Kingswood and Hazel Leys Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Beanfield - Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Corby.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Corby local election: The 3 candidates in Beanfield". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Weldon & Gretton by-election". Corby and East Northants Conservatives. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "Weldon and Gretton Ward - Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Corby Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2024. Alt URL
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