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Corby — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Corby was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 10,268 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Corby from 1983 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1983–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1983 William Powell (Conservative) 20,827 42.6% William Homewood (Labour) 3,168 (6.5 pts) 77.5%
1987 William Powell (Conservative) 23,323 44.3% Harry Feather (Labour) 1,805 (3.4 pts) 79.6%
1992 William Powell (Conservative) 25,203 44.5% Harry Feather (Labour) 342 (0.6 pts) 82.9%
1997 Phil Hope (Labour) 29,888 55.4% William Powell (Conservative) 11,860 (22.0 pts) 77.9%
2001 Phil Hope (Labour) 23,283 49.3% Andrew Griffith (Conservative) 5,700 (12.1 pts) 65.3%
2005 Phil Hope (Labour) 20,913 43.1% Andrew Griffith (Conservative) 1,517 (3.1 pts) 66.5%
2010 Louise Bagshawe (Conservative) 22,886 42.2% Phil Hope (Labour) 1,895 (3.5 pts) 69.7%
2015 Tom Pursglove (Conservative) 24,023 42.8% Andy Sawford (Labour) 2,412 (4.3 pts) 70.6%
2017 Tom Pursglove (Conservative) 29,534 49.2% Beth Miller (Labour) 2,690 (4.5 pts) 72.4%
2019 Tom Pursglove (Conservative) 33,410 55.2% Beth Miller (Labour) 10,268 (17.0 pts) 70.5%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Powell Conservative 20,82742.6% Yes
William Homewood Labour 17,65936.1% No
Terrence Whittington Liberal 9,90520.3% No
Rosy Stanning Green 5051.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Powell Conservative 23,32344.3% Yes
Harry Feather Labour 21,51840.9% No
Terrence Whittington Liberal 7,80514.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Powell Conservative 25,20344.5% Yes
Harry Feather Labour 24,86143.9% No
Melvyn Roffe Liberal Democrat 5,79210.2% No
Judith Wood Liberal 7841.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Phil Hope Labour 29,88855.4% Yes
William Powell Conservative 18,02833.4% No
Ian Hankison Liberal Democrat 4,0457.5% No
Sebastian Riley-Smith Referendum Party 1,3562.5% No
Ian Gillman UKIP 5070.9% No
Jane Bence Natural Law 1330.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Phil Hope Labour 23,28349.3% Yes
Andrew Griffith Conservative 17,58337.2% No
Kevin Scudder Liberal Democrat 4,75110.1% No
Ian Gillman UKIP 8551.8% No
Andrew Dickson Socialist Labour 7501.6% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Phil Hope Labour 20,91343.1% Yes
Andrew Griffith Conservative 19,39640.0% No
David Radcliffe Liberal Democrat 6,18412.7% No
Iam Gillman UKIP 1,2782.6% No
Steven Carey Socialist Labour 4991.0% No
John Morris Independent 2570.5% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Louise Bagshawe Conservative 22,88642.2% Yes
Phil Hope Labour 20,99138.7% No
Portia Wilson Liberal Democrat 7,83414.4% No
Roy Davies BNP 2,5254.7% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Pursglove Conservative 24,02342.8% Yes
Andy Sawford Labour 21,61138.5% No
Margot Parker UKIP 7,70813.7% No
Peter Harris Liberal Democrat 1,4582.6% No
Jonathan Hornett Green 1,3742.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Pursglove Conservative 29,53449.2% Yes
Beth Miller Labour 26,84444.7% No
Chris Stanbra Liberal Democrat 1,5452.6% No
Sam Watts UKIP 1,4952.5% No
Steven Scrutton Green 5791.0% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Pursglove Conservative 33,41055.2% Yes
Beth Miller Labour 23,14238.3% No
Chris Stanbra Liberal Democrat 3,9236.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1983: Conservative margin 6.5 pts 1987: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1992: Conservative margin 0.6 pts 1997: Labour margin 22.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 12.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 3.1 pts 2010: Conservative margin 3.5 pts 2015: Conservative margin 4.3 pts 2017: Conservative margin 4.5 pts 2019: Conservative margin 17.0 pts 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Corby has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Corby in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Corby in 2019 with 33,410 votes (55.2%), a majority of 10,268 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Corby since 1983?

Since 1983, Corby has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Corby?

The closest result on record for Corby was 1992, when Conservative beat Labour by just 342 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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