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Corby

Shows the general election results for Corby, which is a constituency in Northamptonshire. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 83,020 and a turnout of 72.3%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

CON
Conservative Hold
Tom Pursglove
Majority
2,690
Electorate
83,020
Turnout
72.3%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Con 49.2%
Lab 44.7%
LD 2.6%
UKIP 2.5%
Green 1.0%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Tom Pursglove  Con 29,534 49.2 6.5
Beth Miller  Lab 26,844 44.7 6.3
Chris Stanbra * LD 1,545 2.6 0.0
Sam Watts * UKIP 1,495 2.5 -11.2
Steven Scrutton * Green 579 1.0 -1.5
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD UKIP Green BNP Oth
2005 40.0% 43.1% 12.7% 2.6% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6%
2010 42.2% 38.7% 14.4% 0.0% 0.0% 4.7% 0.0%
2015 42.8% 38.5% 2.6% 13.7% 2.4% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 49.2% 44.7% 2.6% 2.5% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
565 Corby 4.5%
650 North East Fife 0.0%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
493 Corby 49.2%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
170 Corby 72.3%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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