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%
Map showing the results of the 2003 Corby Borough Council elections.
Council control before election
Labour
Council control after election
Labour
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.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.
^ abcdefghijklm"Corby Borough Council". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2009.