2007 Corby Borough Council election explained

Election Name:	2007 Corby Borough Council election^[1]
Country:	England
Type:	Parliamentary
Ongoing:	no
Party Colour:	yes
Previous Election:	2003 Corby Borough Council election
Previous Year:	2003
Next Election:	2011 Corby Borough Council election
Next Year:	2011
Seats For Election:	All 29 seats in the Corby Borough Council
Majority Seats:	15
Election Date:	3 May 2007
Party1:	Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:	18 seats, 40.3%
Seats1:	16
Seat Change1:	2
Popular Vote1:	6,605
Percentage1:	44.1%
Swing1:	3.8%
Party2:	Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election2:	9 seats, 36.2%
Seats2:	8
Seat Change2:	1
Popular Vote2:	5,877
Percentage2:	39.3%
Swing2:	3.1%
Party3:	Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election3:	2 seats, 18.0%
Seats3:	5
Seat Change3:	3
Popular Vote3:	2,260
Percentage3:	15.1%
Swing3:	2.9%
Council control
Posttitle:	Council control after election
Before Election:	Labour
After Election:	Labour

Elections for Corby Borough Council, which covers the Borough of Corby, were held on 3 May 2007. Labour retained overall control of the council. There had been a number of boundary changes since the 2003 elections. The overall results, using average ward votes for the total number of votes cast, were as follows:

Corby Borough Council Elections 2007: Summary Results
Party		Candidates	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		27	6,419	44.5	16	align="center"	-2
		25	5,721	39.7	8	align="center"	-1
		8	2,156	14.9	5	+3
		1	129	0.9	0	0
		1	90	0.6	0	0
Total		62	14,425		29
Electorate
Turnout

(Vote counts shown are ward averages)

Ward-by-Ward Results

Beanfield Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		665	67.2	2
		325	32.8	0
Total Votes Cast		988
Electorate		2828
Turnout		34.9

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Central Ward (1 seat)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		312	54.5	1
		261	45.5	0
Total Votes Cast		573
Electorate		1547
Turnout		37.0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Danesholme Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		617	49.5	2
		367	29.5	0
		262	21.0	0
Total Votes Cast		1246
Electorate		3076
Turnout		41.4

(Vote count shown is ward average)

East Ward (3 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		875	60.1	3
		582	39.9	0
Total Votes Cast		1,457
Electorate		4802
Turnout		34.0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Exeter Ward (1 seat)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		294	71.2	1
		119	28.8	0	0
Total Votes Cast		413
Electorate		1445
Turnout		28.8

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Great Oakley (1 seat)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		433	65.3	1	0
		230	34.7	0	0
Total Votes Cast		671
Electorate		1560
Turnout		43.0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Kingswood Ward (3 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		688	46.3	3
		454	30.5	0
		345	23.2	0
Total Votes Cast		1,487
Electorate		4,427
Turnout		30.0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Lodge Park (2 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		488	51.2	1
		466	48.8	1
Total Votes Cast		954
Electorate		2,623
Turnout		37.3

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Oakley Vale Ward (3 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		401	41.9	3
		326	34.0	0
		141	14.7	0
		90	9.4	0
Total Votes Cast		958
Electorate		3,636
Turnout		25.8

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rowlett Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		656	62.5	2
		394	37.5	0
Total Votes Cast		1,050
Electorate		3,338
Turnout		34.1

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rural West Ward (1 seat)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		439	62.0	1
		129	18.2	0
		80	11.3	0
		60	8.5	0
Total Votes Cast		708
Electorate		1,382
Turnout		51.3

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Shire Lodge (2 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		575	64.6	2
		316	35.4	0
Total Votes Cast		892
Electorate		3,366
Turnout		28.8

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Stanion and Corby Village Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		539	66.3	2
		274	33.7	0
Total Votes Cast		813
Electorate		1,762
Turnout		44.7

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Tower Hill Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		455	38.7	1
		428	36.4	1
		293	24.9	0
Total Votes Cast		1,176
Electorate		3,021
Turnout		36.2

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Weldon and Gretton Ward (2 seats)

Ward Summary
Party		Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change
		538	47.4	2
		437	38.5	0
		161	14.2	0
Total Votes Cast		1,136
Electorate		2,515
Turnout		46.7

(Vote count shown is ward average)

See also

Corby (UK Parliament constituency)

Notes and References

Web site: Local Election Summaries 2007. The Elections Centre. 28 June 2019.