title: Corby Borough Council elections
text: # Corby Borough Council elections
  
  Corby Borough Council was elected every four years. The council was abolished in 2021, with the area becoming part of North Northamptonshire.
  
  ## Political control
  
  From the first elections to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2021, political control of the council was held by the following parties:
  
  | Party in control | Years |
  | - | - |
  | Labour | 1973–1976 |
  | Conservative | 1976–1979 |
  | Labour | 1979–2021 |
  
  ### Leadership
  
  The leaders of the council from 2005 until the council's abolition in 2021 were:
  
  | Councillor | Party | Party | From | To |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pat Fawcett | | Labour | 2005 | Dec 2011 |
  | Tom Beattie | | Labour | 8 Dec 2011 | 31 Mar 2021 |
  
  ## Council elections
  
  * 1973 Corby District Council election
  * 1976 Corby District Council election (New ward boundaries)
  * 1979 Corby District Council election
  * 1983 Corby District Council election
  * 1987 Corby District Council election
  * 1991 Corby District Council election
  * 1995 Corby Borough Council election
  * 1999 Corby Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
  * 2003 Corby Borough Council election
  * 2007 Corby Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
  * 2011 Corby Borough Council election
  * 2015 Corby Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
  
  The scheduled 2019 elections were cancelled due to the creation of the new North Northamptonshire unitary authority in 2021.
  
  ## Election results
  
  | | Overall control | | Labour | | Conservative | | Lib Dem | | Independent |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2015 | Labour | 24 | 24 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
  | 2011 | Labour | 22 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
  | 2007 | Labour | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
  | 2003 | Labour | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
  | 1999 | Labour | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
  | 1995 | Labour | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
  | 1991 | Labour | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
  | 1987 | Labour | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
  | 1983 | Labour | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
  | 1979 | Labour | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
  | 1976 | Conservative | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
  | 1973 | Labour | 29 | 29 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
  
  * 1 2 Includes 1 "Independent Socialist".
  
  ## Borough result maps
  
  * 1976 results map
  * 1979 results map
  * 1983 results map
  * 1987 results map
  * 1991 results map
  * 1995 results map
  * 1999 results map
  * 2003 results map
  * 2007 results map
  * 2011 results map
  * 2015 results map
  
  ## By-election results
  
  ### 1995-1999
  
  Rural East By-Election 17 October 1996 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | | 512 | 50.4 | |
  | | Labour | | 369 | 36.4 | -3.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | 134 | 13.2 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 14.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,015 | 51.5 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### 1999-2003
  
  Danesholme By-Election 7 June 2001 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | | 1,345 | 46.0 | -3.0 |
  | | Conservative | | 735 | 25.1 | +1.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | 502 | 17.2 | -9.7 |
  | | Independent | | 342 | 11.7 | +11.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 610 | 20.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,924 | 65.5 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Central By-Election 30 August 2001 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | | 542 | 72.9 | -4.0 |
  | | Conservative | | 201 | 27.1 | +4.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 45.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 743 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Lodge Park By-Election 16 May 2002 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | | 471 | 38.7 | +9.1 |
  | | Labour | | 380 | 31.2 | -39.2 |
  | | Independent | | 272 | 22.4 | +22.4 |
  | | Socialist Labour | | 94 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 7.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,217 | 29.1 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2007-2011
  
  Oakley Vale By-Election 21 February 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Becky Miller-Barton | 405 | 49.9 | +6.6 |
  | | Labour | Madeline Whiteman | 267 | 32.9 | -0.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Scott Ponton | 140 | 17.2 | +3.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 17.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 812 | 18.7 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2011-2015
  
  East By-Election 12 July 2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Seán Kettle | 1,063 | 71.2 | +5.7 |
  | | Conservative | Kevin Watt | 252 | 16.9 | -7.5 |
  | | BNP | Gordon Riddell | 141 | 9.4 | -0.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Julie Grant | 37 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 811 | 54.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,493 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  Kingswood By-Election 7 November 2013 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Elise Elliston | 722 | 63.3 | -8.5 |
  | | UKIP | Peter McGowan | 246 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
  | | Conservative | Phil Ewers | 154 | 13.5 | -14.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Julie Grant | 18 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 41.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,140 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2015-2021
  
  Kingswood and Hazel Leys By-Election 19 February 2017 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Isabel McNab | 610 | 64.6 | +10.3 |
  | | Conservative | Stan Heggs | 252 | 26.7 | +12.5 |
  | | Green | Michael Mahon | 82 | 8.7 | -1.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 37.9 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 944 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  