2003 Corby Borough Council election explained

Election Name:	2003 Corby Borough Council election^[1]
Country:	England
Type:	Parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Party Colour:	yes
Previous Election:	1999 Corby Borough Council election
Previous Year:	1999
Next Election:	2007 Corby Borough Council election
Next Year:	2007
Seats For Election:	All 29 seats in the Corby Borough Council
Majority Seats:	15
Election Date:	1 May 2003
Party1:	Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:	27 seats, 62.4%
Seats1:	18
Seat Change1:	9
Popular Vote1:	7,118
Percentage1:	40.3%
Swing1:	22.1%
Party2:	Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election2:	1 seat, 21.4%
Seats2:	9
Seat Change2:	8
Popular Vote2:	6,397
Percentage2:	36.2%
Swing2:	14.8%
Party3:	Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election3:	1 seat, 7.9%
Seats3:	2
Seat Change3:	1
Popular Vote3:	3,189
Percentage3:	18.0%
Swing3:	10.1%
Council control
Posttitle:	Council control after election
Before Election:	Labour
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
		29	7,118	40.3	18	62.1	align="center"	-9
		18	6,397	36.2	9	31.0	+8
		10	3,189	18.0	2	+1
		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)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		639	37.7	1	+1
		612	36.1	2	align="center"	-1
		444	26.2	0	0
Total Votes Cast		1,695
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Danesholme Ward (3 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		705	37.1	2	+2
		597	31.5	0	align="center"	-3
		596	31.4	1	+1
Total Votes Cast		1,898
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

East Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		567	68.1	2	0
		265	31.9	0	0
Total Votes Cast		832
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Hazlewood Ward (3 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		781	46.1	3	0
		474	27.9	0	0
		440	26.0	0	0
Total Votes Cast		1,695
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Hillside Ward (1 seat)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		229	37.4	1	0
		213	34.7	0	0
		171	27.9	0	0
Total Votes Cast		613
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Kingswood Ward (3 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		671	42.2	3	0
		502	31.6	0	0
		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)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		956	53.2	2	align="center"	-1
		841	46.8	1	+1
Total Votes Cast		1,796
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Lodge Park (3 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		892	41.7	1	+1
		665	31.1	2	align="center"	-1
		581	27.2	0	0
Total Votes Cast		2,138
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rural East Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		675	60.3	2	+1
		232	20.7	0	0
		213	19.0	0	align="center"	-1
Total Votes Cast		1,120
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rural North Ward (1 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		265	42.3	1	+1
		250	39.9	0	0
		111	17.7	0	align="center"	-1
Total Votes Cast		626
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rural West Ward (1 seat)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		338	54.8	1	+1
		143	23.2	0	align="center"	-1
		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)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		478	38.8	1	align="center"	-1
		442	35.9	1	+1
		311	25.3	0	0
Total Votes Cast		1,231
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

West Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		469	52.5	2	0
		424	47.5	0	0
Total Votes Cast		893
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote count shown is ward average)

See also

Corby (UK Parliament constituency)

Notes and References

Web site: Local Election Summaries 2003. The Elections Centre. 28 June 2019.