Corby and East Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Corby and East Northamptonshire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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County | Northamptonshire |
Electorate | 76,748 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Corby, Irthlingborough, Raunds, Thrapston and Oundle |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 (renamed in 2024) |
Member of Parliament | Lee Barron (Labour) |
Created from | Kettering and Wellingborough |
Corby and East Northamptonshire is a constituency[n 1] in the English county of Northamptonshire. It is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since July 2024 by Lee Barron, of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Prior to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the constituency was known as Corby. The 2024 general election was the first general election in which the 'Corby and East Northamptonshire' constituency was contested following the boundary changes of 2023.[2]
History
[edit]From 1832 – 1918, the village of Corby was part of the North Northamptonshire constituency, which consisted of most of the Soke of Peterborough, the towns of Oundle and Thrapston and the surrounding villages and hamlets of north-eastern Northamptonshire.[3]
The North Northamptonshire constituency boundaries were changed slightly in 1885, with some of the constituency being transferred to the newly created Mid Northamptonshire constituency. However, Corby remained within the revised constituency of North Northamptonshire.[4]
The North Northamptonshire constituency was abolished in 1918 for that year's general election, and from 1918 – 1950, Corby was part of the Peterborough constituency. The Peterborough constituency consisted of most of the former North Northamptonshire constituency – including the Soke of Peterborough, Corby, Oundle, Thrapston and surrounding villages.[5]
Boundary changes for the 1950 general election saw Corby transferred to the Kettering constituency; Corby remained part of the Kettering constituency until 1983. The Parliamentary seat of 'Corby' was created due to population increases in and around the town of Corby for the 1983 general election. Since creation, the Corby constituency 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. The first Member of Parliament elected for the constituency in 1983 was William Powell, who represented the Conservatives for three sessions of Parliament until 1997. Labour then held the seat until 2010.
On 6 August 2012, MP for the seat since 2010 Louise Mensch (formerly Louise Bagshawe) 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 1997 Wirral South by-election. At the 2015 general election Tom Pursglove standing for the Conservatives won with a small majority. He won again with a similar margin in 2017 and in 2019 Tom Pursglove took the seat for the third time, but with a majority of over 10,000, turning Corby into a non-marginal seat by Conservative Party standards.
At the 2024 general election, the seat was gained by Labour's Lee Barron amidst their national landslide victory, continuing the seat's bellwether streak of voting for the party that won nationally at every general election since its creation in 1983.
Boundaries
[edit]Historic (Corby)
[edit]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.
2010–2021: 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.
2021–2024: With effect from 1 April 2021, the Borough of Corby and the District of East Northamptonshire were abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of North Northamptonshire.[6] From that date, the constituency comprised the District of North Northamptonshire wards of Corby Rural, Corby West, Irthlingborough, Kingswood, Lloyds, Oakley, Oundle, Raunds and Thrapston.
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 much of the local government district of East Northamptonshire, but excluding Rushden and Higham Ferrers which are in the Wellingborough constituency. 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.[7]
The constituency was sometimes informally called "Corby and East Northamptonshire",[8] but the 2007 Parliamentary Constituencies Order[9] and Whitaker's Almanack both make it clear that, until 2024, its official name was "Corby".
Current (Corby and East Northamptonshire)
[edit]Following to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following wards of the District of North Northamptonshire:
- Corby Rural (part); Corby West; Irthlingborough (part); Kingswood; Lloyds; Oakley; Oundle; Raunds; Thrapston.[10]
- Parts of the Corby Rural and Irthlingborough wards were transferred to Kettering, and Wellingborough and Rushden respectively.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Kettering and Wellingborough prior to 1983
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lee Barron | 21,020 | 42.4 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Tom Pursglove | 14,689 | 29.6 | −25.6 | |
Reform UK | Edward McDonald | 8,760 | 17.7 | new | |
Green | Lee Forster | 2,507 | 5.1 | new | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Lofts | 2,191 | 4.4 | −2.4 | |
Independent | Karen Blott | 422 | 0.9 | new | |
Majority | 6,331 | 12.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 49,589 | 63.8 | −6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 78,787 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tom Pursglove | 33,410 | 55.2 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Beth Miller | 23,142 | 38.3 | −6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Stanbra | 3,923 | 6.5 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 10,268 | 16.9 | +12.4 | ||
Turnout | 60,475 | 70.2 | −2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.25 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tom Pursglove | 29,534 | 49.2 | +6.4 | |
Labour | Beth Miller | 26,844 | 44.7 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Chris Stanbra | 1,545 | 2.6 | 0.0 | |
UKIP | Sam Watts | 1,495 | 2.5 | −11.2 | |
Green | Steven Scrutton | 579 | 1.0 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 2,690 | 4.5 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 59,637 | 72.8 | +2.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tom Pursglove | 24,023 | 42.8 | +0.6 | |
Labour Co-op | Andy Sawford | 21,611 | 38.5 | −0.1 | |
UKIP | Margot Parker | 7,708 | 13.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Harris | 1,458 | 2.6 | −11.9 | |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Jill Hope | 1,770 | 5.0 | −9.5 | |
BNP | Gordon Riddell | 614 | 1.7 | −3.0 | |
English Democrat | David Wickham | 432 | 1.2 | New | |
Green | Jonathan Hornett | 378 | 1.1 | New | |
Independent | Ian Gillman | 212 | 0.6 | New | |
Cannabis Law Reform | Peter Reynolds | 137 | 0.4 | New | |
Elvis Loves Pets | David Bishop | 99 | 0.3 | New | |
Independent | Mr Mozzarella | 73 | 0.2 | New | |
Young People's Party | Rohen Kapur | 39 | 0.1 | New | |
Democracy 2015 | Adam Lotun | 35 | 0.1 | New | |
United People's Party | Christopher Scotton | 25 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 7,791 | 21.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 35,665 | 44.8 | −24.4 | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.57 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Louise Bagshawe | 22,886 | 42.2 | +2.3 | |
Labour Co-op | Phil Hope | 20,991 | 38.6 | −4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Portia Wilson | 7,834 | 14.5 | +1.7 | |
BNP | Roy Davies | 2,525 | 4.7 | New | |
Majority | 1,895 | 3.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 54,180 | 69.2 | +3.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | +3.4 |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Phil Hope | 20,913 | 43.1 | −6.2 | |
Conservative | Andrew Griffith | 19,396 | 40.0 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Radcliffe | 6,184 | 12.7 | +2.6 | |
UKIP | Ian Gillman | 1,278 | 2.6 | +0.8 | |
Socialist Labour | Steven Carey | 499 | 1.0 | −0.6 | |
Independent | John Morris | 257 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,517 | 3.1 | −9.0 | ||
Turnout | 48,527 | 65.6 | +0.6 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Phil Hope | 23,283 | 49.3 | −6.1 | |
Conservative | Andrew Griffith | 17,583 | 37.2 | +3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Scudder | 4,751 | 10.1 | +2.6 | |
UKIP | Ian Gillman | 855 | 1.8 | +0.9 | |
Socialist Labour | Andrew Dickson | 750 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 5,700 | 12.1 | −9.9 | ||
Turnout | 47,222 | 65.0 | −12.9 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -5.0 |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Phil Hope | 29,888 | 55.4 | +11.5 | |
Conservative | William Powell | 18,028 | 33.4 | −11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Hankison | 4,045 | 7.5 | −2.7 | |
Referendum | Sebastian Riley-Smith | 1,356 | 2.5 | New | |
UKIP | Ian Gillman | 507 | 0.9 | New | |
Natural Law | Jane Bence | 133 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 11,860 | 22.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 53,957 | 77.9 | −5.0 | ||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Powell | 25,203 | 44.5 | +0.2 | |
Labour | Harry Feather | 24,861 | 43.9 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Melvyn Roffe | 5,792 | 10.2 | −4.6 | |
Liberal | Judith I. Wood | 784 | 1.4 | New | |
Majority | 342 | 0.6 | −2.8 | ||
Turnout | 56,640 | 82.9 | +3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.4 |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Powell | 23,323 | 44.3 | +1.7 | |
Labour | Harry Feather | 21,518 | 40.9 | +4.8 | |
Liberal | Terrence 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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Powell | 20,827 | 42.6 | ||
Labour | William Homewood | 17,659 | 36.1 | ||
Liberal | Terrence Whittington | 9,905 | 20.3 | ||
Ecology | Rosy J. Stanning | 505 | 1.0 | ||
Majority | 3,168 | 6.5 | |||
Turnout | 48,896 | 77.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – East Midlands". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – East Midlands | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2 & 3 William IV. Cap. XLV: An Act to amend the Representation of the People in England and Wales". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1832. pp. 154–206. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "The statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 48 & 49 Victoria. Ch. 23: Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, Schedule 7". London: His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1885. pp. 166–167. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ S., Craig, Fred W. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885–1972;. Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0900178094. OCLC 539011.
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- ^ "UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Corby". ukpollingreport.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ Coupe, Kerry (14 November 2019). "General Election 2019: Corby and East Northamptonshire candidates announced". Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 1 East Midlands.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 5)
- ^ "Corby and East Northamptonshire - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Declaration of Results UKPE 2019". Corby.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Statement of Persons Nominated[permanent dead link], Corby Borough Council
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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External links
[edit]- Corby UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Corby UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Corby and East Northamptonshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK