Corby (UK Parliament constituency)

Corby
County constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map

Boundary of Corby in Northamptonshire.

Outline map

Location of Northamptonshire within England.
County Northamptonshire
Electorate 79,468 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements Corby, Oundle, Raunds, Thrapston and Irthlingborough
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament Tom Pursglove (Conservative)
Created from Kettering and Wellingborough
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency East Midlands

Corby is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since May 2015 by Tom Pursglove of the Conservative Party.[n 2]

History

The seat was created due to population increases in the county for the 1983 general election. Since creation it has been a marginal seat alternating between Labour and the Conservative representatives with marginal majorities relative to national averages on all but two occasions, the 1997 Labour landslide and the 2012 by-election. On 6 August 2012, MP for the seat since 2010 Louise Mensch announced she was resigning, triggering a by-election held on 15 November 2012. Labour's Andy Sawford won, becoming the first Labour MP for the seat since Phil Hope was defeated in 2010, and only the second in the seat's history. This was Labour's first by-election win from a Conservative since the Wirral South by-election, 1997, won by Ben Chapman. At the 2015 general election, the Conservatives recovered the seat.

Boundaries

1983-2010: The District of Corby, and the District of East Northamptonshire wards of Barnwell, Brigstock, Drayton, Forest, Irthlingborough, King's Cliffe, Lower Nene, Margaret Beaufort, Oundle, Raunds, Ringstead, Stanwick, Thrapston, Willibrook, and Woodford.

2010-present: The Borough of Corby, and the District of 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.

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Kettering and Wellingborough. It 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, with Labour's vote strongest in the town of Corby itself, against the solidly Conservative rural areas of East Northamptonshire.[2]

The constituency is often called "Corby and East Northamptonshire", but the Parliamentary Constituencies Order[3] and Whitaker's Almanack both make it clear that its official name is "Corby".

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember[4] Party
1983 William Powell Conservative
1997 Phil Hope Labour
2010 Louise Mensch[5] Conservative
2012 by-election Andy Sawford Labour
2015 Tom Pursglove Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Corby[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Tom Pursglove 24,023 42.8 +0.6
Labour Co-op Andy Sawford 21,611 38.5 -0.2
UKIP Margot Parker 7,708 13.7 N/A
Liberal Democrat Peter Harris 1,458 2.6 -11.8
Green Jonathan Hornett 1,374 2.4 N/A
Majority 2,412 4.3 +0.7
Turnout 56,174 70.4 +1.2
Conservative hold Swing +0.4
Corby by-election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Andy Sawford 17,267 48.4 +9.8
Conservative Christine Emmett 9,476 26.6 −15.6
UKIP Margot Parker 5,108 14.3 N/A
Liberal Democrat Jill Hope 1,770 4.96 −9.5
BNP Gordon Riddell 614 1.7 −3.0
English Democrat David Wickham 432 1.2 N/A
Green Jonathan Hornett 378 1.1 N/A
Independent Ian Gillman 212 0.6 N/A
Cannabis Law Reform Peter Reynolds 137 0.4 N/A
Elvis Loves Pets David Bishop 99 0.3 N/A
Independent Mr Mozzarella 73 0.2 N/A
Young People's Party Rohen Kapur 39 0.1 N/A
Democracy 2015 Adam Lotun 35 0.1 N/A
United People's Party Christopher Scotton 25 0.1 N/A
Turnout 35,665 44.8 −24.4
Majority 7,791 21.8
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing +12.57
General Election 2010: Corby[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Louise Bagshawe 22,886 42.2 +2.3
Labour Phil Hope 20,935 38.6 −4.5
Liberal Democrat Portia Wilson 7,834 14.5 +1.7
BNP Roy Davies 2,525 4.7 N/A
Majority 1,951 3.6
Turnout 54,180 69.2 +3.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3.4

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Corby[9]
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
UKIP 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[10]
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
UKIP 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

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Corby[11]
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 Sebastian Riley-Smith 1,356 2.5 N/A
UKIP 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[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Rhys Powell 25,203 44.5 +0.2
Labour Harry Alexander Feather 24,861 43.9 +3.0
Liberal Democrat Melvyn Roffe 5,792 10.2 −4.6
Liberal Ms. Judith 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

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Corby[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Rhys Powell 23,323 44.3 +1.7
Labour Harry Alexander Feather 21,518 40.9 +4.8
Liberal Terrence Glyn 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[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Rhys Powell 20,827 42.6 N/A
Labour William Homewood 17,659 36.1 N/A
Liberal Terrence Glyn Whittington 9,905 20.3 N/A
Ecology Miss Rosy J. Stanning 505 1.0 N/A
Majority 3,168 6.5 N/A
Turnout 48,896 77.5 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. ↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Corby". ukpollingreport.co.uk.
  3. ↑ http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1681/schedule/made order
  4. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
  5. ↑ Known at the time of her election as Louise Bagshawe
  6. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ↑ of Persons Nominated, Corby Borough Council
  9. ↑ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
  14. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

Coordinates: 52°29′N 0°32′W / 52.48°N 0.53°W / 52.48; -0.53

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