Corby (UK Parliament constituency)

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Corby
County constituency

Corby shown within Northamptonshire, and Northamptonshire shown within England
Created: 1983
MP: Phil Hope
Party: Labour Co-operative
Type: House of Commons
County: Northamptonshire
EP constituency: East Midlands

Corby is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is currently a marginal seat between Labour and the Conservatives.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency is named after the town of Corby in Northamptonshire, and also covers most of the local government district of East Northamptonshire. The seat is a highly marginal contest between the Tories and Labour. Corby itself is the most Labour-voting area; many speak with a Scottish accent after the migration of workers in the 1930s from north of the border to the town's former steelworks; the rest of the constituency, including a number of smaller towns including Irthlingborough, Thrapston, Raunds and Oundle (Home of the famous public school) and the rural villages, is mostly Conservative.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Northamptonshire, the Boundary Commission for England has created a new seat in the county, meaning consequential changes to the existing constituencies.

The electoral wards used to create the modified constituency are;

  • The borough of Corby
  • The East Northamptonshire wards of Barnwell, Dryden, Fineshade, Irthlingborough, King’s Forest, Lower Nene, Lyveden, Oundle, Prebendal, Raunds Saxon, Raunds Windmill, Ringstead, Stanwick, Thrapston and Woodford.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1983 William Rhys Powell Conservative
1987
1992
1997 Phil Hope Labour Co-operative
2001
2005

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Corby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Phil Hope 20,913 43.1 -6.2
Conservative Andrew Griffith 19,396 40.0 +2.7
Liberal Democrat David Radcliffe 6,184 12.7 +2.7
UK Independence Ian Gillman 1,278 2.6 +0.8
Socialist Labour Steven Carey 499 1.0 -0.6
Independent John Morris 257 0.5
Majority 1,517 3.1
Turnout 47,727 65.6 +0.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing 4.5
General Election 2001: Corby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Phil Hope 23,283 49.3 -6.1
Conservative Andrew Griffith 17,583 37.2 +3.8
Liberal Democrat Kevin Scudder 4,751 10.1 +2.6
UK Independence Ian Gillman 855 1.8 +0.9
Socialist Labour Andrew Dickson 750 1.6 N/A
Majority 5,700 12.1
Turnout 47,222 65.0 -12.6
Labour Co-op hold Swing 5.0
General Election 1997: Corby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Phil Hope 29,888 55.4 +11.5
Conservative William Rhys Powell 18,028 33.4 -11.1
Liberal Democrat Ian Hankison 4,045 7.5 -2.7
Referendum Party Sebastian Riley-Smith 1,356 2.5 N/A
UK Independence Ian Gillman 507 0.9 N/A
Natural Law Jane Bence 133 0.2 N/A
Majority 11,860 22.0
Turnout 53,957 77.9 -5.0
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing -11.3
General Election 1992: Corby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Rhys Powell 25,203 44.5 +0.2
Labour Harry Feather 24,861 43.9 +3.0
Liberal Democrat Melvyn Rolfe 5,792 10.2 -4.6
Liberal J.I. Wood 784 1.4 N/A
Majority 342 0.6 -2.8
Turnout 56,640 82.9 +3.3
Conservative hold Swing -1.4
General Election 1987: Corby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Rhys Powell 23,323 44.3 +1.7
Labour Harry Feather 21,518 40.9 +4.8
Liberal T.G. Whittington 7,805 14.8 -5.5
Majority 1,805 3.4 -3.1
Turnout 52,646 79.6 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing -1.5
General Election 1983: Corby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Rhys Powell 20,827 42.6
Labour William Homewood 17,659 36.1
Liberal T.G. Whittington 9,905 20.3
Ecology R.J. Stanning 505 1.0
Majority 3,168 6.5
Turnout 48,896 77.5
Conservative win (new constituency)

[edit] See also

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Constituencies in the East Midlands
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