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2003 Corby Borough Council election

2003 UK local government election

2003 Corby Borough Council election

Summary

2003 UK local government election

Field	Value
election_name	2003 Corby Borough Council election
<ref name	summary2003
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%
map_image	Corby UK local election 2003 map.svg
map_caption	Map showing the results of the 2003 Corby Borough Council elections.
title	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	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		Independent (politician)}}"		Total	60	16,740	29	Electorate	Turnout
[](labour-party-uk)	29	7,118	40.3	18	62.1	-9
[](conservative-party-uk)	18	6,397	36.2	9	31.0	+8
[](liberal-democrats-uk)	10	3,189	18.0	2	+1
[](independent-politician)	3	967	5.5	0	6.9	0

(Vote counts shown are ward averages)

Ward-by-Ward Results

Central Ward (3 seats)

Location of Central ward in Corby

Ward Summary	Party	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Labour Party (UK)}}"		Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		Total Votes Cast	1,695	Electorate	Turnout
[](conservative-party-uk)	639	37.7	1	+1
[](labour-party-uk)	612	36.1	2	-1
[](liberal-democrats-uk)	444	26.2	0	0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Danesholme Ward (3 seats)

Location of Danesholme ward

Ward Summary	Party	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Labour Party (UK)}}"		Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		Total Votes Cast	1,898	Electorate	Turnout
[](conservative-party-uk)	705	37.1	2	+2
[](labour-party-uk)	597	31.5	0	-3
[](liberal-democrats-uk)	596	31.4	1	+1

(Vote count shown is ward average)

East Ward (2 seats)

Location of East ward

Ward Summary	Party	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Total Votes Cast	832	Electorate	Turnout
[](labour-party-uk)	567	68.1	2	0
[](conservative-party-uk)	265	31.9	0	0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Hazlewood Ward (3 seats)

Location of Hazlewood ward

Ward Summary	Party	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		Total Votes Cast	1,695	Electorate	Turnout
[](labour-party-uk)	781	46.1	3	0
[](conservative-party-uk)	474	27.9	0	0
[](liberal-democrats-uk)	440	26.0	0	0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Hillside Ward (1 seat)

Location of Hillside ward

Ward Summary	Party	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Total Votes Cast	613	Electorate	Turnout
[](labour-party-uk)	229	37.4	1	0
[](liberal-democrats-uk)	213	34.7	0	0
[](conservative-party-uk)	171	27.9	0	0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Kingswood Ward (3 seats)

Location of Kingswood ward

Ward Summary	Party	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		Total Votes Cast	743	Electorate	2,534	Turnout	29.3%
[](labour-party-uk)	671	42.2	3	0
[](conservative-party-uk)	502	31.6	0	0
[](liberal-democrats-uk)	416	26.2	0	0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Lloyds Ward (3 seats)

Location of Lloyds ward

Ward Summary	Party	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Total Votes Cast	1,796	Electorate	Turnout
[](labour-party-uk)	956	53.2	2	-1
[](conservative-party-uk)	841	46.8	1	+1

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Lodge Park (3 seats)

Location of Lodge Park ward

Ward Summary	Party	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Labour Party (UK)}}"		Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		Total Votes Cast	2,138	Electorate	Turnout
[](conservative-party-uk)	892	41.7	1	+1
[](labour-party-uk)	665	31.1	2	-1
[](liberal-democrats-uk)	581	27.2	0	0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rural East Ward (2 seats)

Location of Rural East ward

Ward Summary	Party	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Independent (politician)}}"		Labour Party (UK)}}"		Total Votes Cast	1,120	Electorate	Turnout
[](conservative-party-uk)	675	60.3	2	+1
[](independent-politician)	232	20.7	0	0
[](labour-party-uk)	213	19.0	0	-1

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rural North Ward (1 seats)

Location of Rural North ward

Ward Summary	Party	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change	Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Labour Party (UK)}}"		Total Votes Cast	626	Electorate	Turnout
[](liberal-democrats-uk)	265	42.3	1	+1
[](conservative-party-uk)	250	39.9	0	0
[](labour-party-uk)	111	17.7	0	-1

(Vote count shown is ward average)

Rural West Ward (1 seat)

Location of Rural West ward

Ward Summary	Party	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		Labour Party (UK)}}"		Total Votes Cast	617	Electorate	Turnout
[](conservative-party-uk)	338	54.8	1	+1
[](liberal-democrats-uk)	143	23.2	0	-1
[](labour-party-uk)	136	22.0	0	0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

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

Shire Lodge (2 seats)

Location of Shire Lodge ward

Ward Summary	Party	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Independent (politician)}}"		Total Votes Cast	1,231	Electorate	Turnout
[](labour-party-uk)	478	38.8	1	-1
[](conservative-party-uk)	442	35.9	1	+1
[](independent-politician)	311	25.3	0	0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

West Ward (2 seats)

Location of West ward

Ward Summary	Party	Votes	% Votes	Seats	Change	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Independent (politician)}}"		Total Votes Cast	893	Electorate	Turnout
[](labour-party-uk)	469	52.5	2	0
[](independent-politician)	424	47.5	0	0

(Vote count shown is ward average)

References

References

"Local Election Summaries 2003". The Elections Centre.
"Corby Borough Council". Political Science Resources.

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