Corby Borough Council Elections 2003

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The last local elections for Corby Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Corby, were held on 1st May 2003 and were won by Labour, who retained overall control. 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	Change
	Labour	29	6,483	38.6	18	-9
	Conservative	18	6,192	37.1	9	+8
	Liberal Democrats	10	3,098	18.6	2	+1
	Independent	3	967	5.8	0	0
Total		60	16,740		29
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote counts shown are ward averages)

Contents 1 Ward-by-Ward Results 1.1 Central Ward (3 seats) 1.2 Danesholme Ward (3 seats) 1.3 East Ward (2 seats) 1.4 Hazlewood Ward (3 seats) 1.5 Hillside Ward (1 seat) 1.6 Kingswood Ward (3 seats) 1.7 Lloyds Ward (3 seats) 1.8 Lodge Park (3 seats) 1.9 Rural East Ward (2 seats) 1.10 Rural North Ward (1 seats) 1.11 Rural West Ward (1 seat) 1.12 Shire Lodge (2 seats) 1.13 West Ward (2 seats) 2 See also

[edit] Ward-by-Ward Results

[edit] Central Ward (3 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: All Saints Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Noble (E)	661	21.9
	Conservative	Michael Rodden (E)	639	21.9
	Labour	John O'Neill (E)	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
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Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

[edit] Danesholme Ward (3 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Danesholme Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Jackson (E)	720	14.4
	Conservative	Raymond Boyd (E)	690	13.8
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Stanbra (E)	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
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Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

[edit] East Ward (2 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: East Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Pengelly (E)	669	40.2
	Labour	Betty Wade (E)	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
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Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

[edit] Hazlewood Ward (3 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Hazlewood Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter McEwan (E)	810	21.7
	Labour	Ann Ferns (E)	785	21.0
	Labour	Robert Scott (E)	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
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Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

[edit] Hillside Ward (1 seat)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Hillside Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edwin Gordon (E)	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
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Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

[edit] Kingswood Ward (3 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Kingswood Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Forshaw (E)	719	20.9
	Labour	Willie Smith (E)	650	18.9
	Labour	Bryan Massie (E)	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)

[edit] Lloyds Ward (3 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Lloyds Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jimmy Kane (E)	1133	24.9
	Labour	Patricia Fawcett (E)	961	21.1
	Conservative	Sally Jones (E)	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
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Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

[edit] Lodge Park (3 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Lodge Park Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christopher Woolmer (E)	892	25.7
	Labour	Jean Addison (E)	708	20.4
	Labour	David Harley (E)	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
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(Vote count shown is ward average)

[edit] Rural East Ward (2 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Rural East Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stanley Heggs (E)	761	37.9
	Conservative	Andrew Howard (E)	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
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(Vote count shown is ward average)

[edit] Rural North Ward (1 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Rural North Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Bromhall (E)	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
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Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

[edit] Rural West Ward (1 seat)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Rural West Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Rutt (E)	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
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(Vote count shown is ward average)

(Background: Bob Rutt defected from the Liberal Democrats after the 1999 Borough Council elections)

[edit] Shire Lodge (2 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: Shire Lodge Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raymond Beeby (E)	544	31.8
	Conservative	Alexander Torrie (E)	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
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Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

[edit] West Ward (2 seats)

Corby Borough Council Elections 2003: West Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Latta (E)	500	36.7
	Labour	Thomas Beattie (E)	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
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Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

[edit] See also

• Corby (UK Parliament constituency)