2011 Corby Borough Council election

The 2011 Corby Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Corby Borough Council in England.^[2] This was on the same day as other UK local elections. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1979.

2011 Corby Borough Council election ^[1]

← 2007 5 May 2011 2015 →
All 29 seats in the Corby Borough Council 15 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 16 seats, 44.1% 8 seats, 39.3% 5 seats, 15.1% Seats won 22 4 3 Seat change 6 4 2 Popular vote 10,305 5,082 2,435 Percentage 56.0% 27.6% 13.2% Swing 11.9% 11.7% 1.9%
Map showing the results of the 2011 Corby Borough Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Ward-by-Ward Results

Beanfield Ward (2 seats)

Location of Beanfield ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: Beanfield Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ann Brown	911	41.9
	Labour	Mary Butcher	634	38.4
	Conservative	Mathew Howitt	324	19.6
Turnout			2, 006	42.28
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Central Ward (1 seat)

Location of Central ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: Central Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Noble	447
	Conservative	John Gouldson	175
Turnout			1,585	39.43
	Labour hold

Danesholme Ward (2 seats)

Location of Danesholme ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: Danesholme Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Stanbra	566
	Labour	Peter Petch	545
	Labour	William Taylor	484
	Liberal Democrats	Barry O'Brien	388
	Conservative	Jim McTaggart	301
Turnout			1,718	45.42
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

East Ward (3 seats)

Location of East ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: East Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mark Pengelly	1,336
	Labour	Patricia Fawcett	1,306
	Labour	Lucy Goult	1,107
	Conservative	Kevin Watt	498
	BNP	Gordon Riddell	205
Turnout			4,452	41.18
	Labour hold

Exeter Ward (1 seat)

Location of Exeter ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: Exeter Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Lawrence Ferguson	407
	Conservative	Sam Griffiths	118
Turnout			525	34.49
	Labour hold

Great Oakley (1 seat)

Location of Great Oakley ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: Great Oakley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Eyusuf Chaudhury	500
	Conservative	Ray Jackson	360
	Conservative	Alison Rushton	54
Turnout			914	48.80
	Labour gain from Conservative

Kingswood Ward (3 seats)

Location of Kingswood ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: Kingswood Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John McGhee	1,052
	Labour	Pail Beattie	1,027
	Labour	Maureen Forshaw	1,015
	Conservative	David McInnes	413
	Conservative	Yvonne Von Bujtar	332
Turnout			3,839	34.81
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Lodge Park (2 seats)

Location of Lodge Park ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: Lodge Park Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Gail McDade	685
	Labour	Bob Eyles	663
	Conservative	Christopher Woolmer	408
Turnout			1,756	45.64
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Oakley Vale Ward (3 seats)

Location of Oakley Vale ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: Oakley Vale Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Judy Cain	1,005
	Labour	Mohammad Rahman	810
	Conservative	David Sims	644
	Conservative	Glenn Smith	606
	Conservative	Eve Howitt	572
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Rushton	248
Turnout			3,885	30.67
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Conservative hold

Rowlett Ward (2 seats)

Location of Rowlett ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: Rowlett Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jean Addison	978
	Labour	Willie Latta	858
	Conservative	Harry Simpson	289
	BNP	Annette Carroll	170
Turnout			2,295	40.50
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Rural West Ward (1 seat)

Location of Rural West ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: Rural West Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Riley	470
	Conservative	Marcus Simpson	300
Turnout			1,440	55.28
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Shire Lodge (2 seats)

Location of Shire Lodge ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: Shire Lodge Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Tom Beattie	905
	Labour	Raymond Beeby	753
	Conservative	Mark Taitt	278
Turnout			1,936	35.07
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stanion and Corby Village Ward (2 seats)

Location of Stanion and Corby Village ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: Stanion and Corby Village Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Stan Heggs	467
	Conservative	Ray Lilley	440
	Labour	Margey Whalley	418
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Grant	128
Turnout			1,453	48.06
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Tower Hill Ward (2 seats)

Location of Tower Hill ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: Tower Hill Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Anthony Dady	758	21.7
	Labour	Peter McEwan	675	23.5
	Liberal Democrats	Eddie McGeown	454	24.0
	Conservative	Lucy Grant	271	15.8
	Conservative	Laura Howitt	215	15.1
Turnout			2,373	43.55
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour hold

Weldon and Gretton Ward (2 seats)

Location of Weldon and Gretton ward

Corby Borough Council Elections 2011: Weldon and Gretton Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Bromhall	515
	Conservative	Rob McKellar	417
	Liberal Democrats	Terri Meechan	358
	Labour	Martyn Reuby	358
	Conservative	Laura-Jane Rawligs	332
	UKIP	Fred Parker	189
Turnout			2,169	50.35
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Liberal Democrats hold