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Corby and East Northamptonshire

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Lee Barron
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
78,770
Turnout
63.0%
Majority
6,331

Where is Corby and East Northamptonshire?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Corby and East Northamptonshire Wellingborough and Rushden Kettering Rutland and Stamford North West Cambridgeshire North Bedfordshire Huntingdon Bedford Northampton North Peterborough Milton Keynes North Northampton South Grantham and Bourne Mid Bedfordshire Melton and Syston Daventry Harborough, Oadby and Wigston Milton Keynes Central North East Cambridgeshire St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire Leicester East Hitchin Leicester South South Holland and The Deepings Buckingham and Bletchley South Northamptonshire South Leicestershire Leicester West Rushcliffe Mid Leicestershire Cambridge North East Hertfordshire Loughborough Newark South Cambridgeshire Rugby Nottingham South Ely and East Cambridgeshire Broxtowe Boston and Skegness Hinckley and Bosworth Erewash North West Leicestershire Coventry East Nuneaton Coventry South Warwick and Leamington Kenilworth and Southam Derby South Coventry North West Banbury South Derbyshire North West Essex Mid Derbyshire Derby North North Warwickshire and Bedworth South West Norfolk West Suffolk Meriden and Solihull East North West Norfolk Braintree Tamworth Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North Stratford-on-Avon Sutton Coldfield Derbyshire Dales Lichfield Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket Burton and Uttoxeter South Suffolk North Cotswolds England
Corby and East Northamptonshire

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Corby and East Northamptonshire combines the large town of Corby with a broad rural area extending east and south through North Northamptonshire. It includes communities such as Oundle, Thrapston and Raunds as well as many smaller villages. Corby is by far the largest urban centre and has a modern industrial and residential character shaped by its twentieth-century growth. Beyond the town, the constituency becomes predominantly rural, with market towns and villages separated by farmland and river valleys. The eastern side reaches toward the Cambridgeshire border, while the southern part follows the Nene valley. The seat therefore brings together a substantial planned town with a wide traditional countryside hinterland.

Description last reviewed 1 September 2026.

Current MP

Lee Barron MP

Labour

Represents Corby and East Northamptonshire in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
6,331
Turnout
63.0%
Full candidate result (6 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Lee BarronElectedLabour21,02042.4%3.9%
Tom PursgloveConservative14,68929.6%-25.0%
Eddie McDonaldReform UK8,76017.7%
Lee ForsterGreen Party2,5075.1%
Chris LoftsLiberal Democrat2,1914.4%-2.4%
Karen BlottIndependent4220.9%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for Corby and East Northamptonshire, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population120,984
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast Midlands

Age profile

0 to 1723.1% · 27,975 people
18 to 246.2% · 7,542 people
25 to 3412.6% · 15,214 people
35 to 4920.5% · 24,847 people
50 to 6419.8% · 23,995 people
65 and over17.7% · 21,411 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

47,039 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners64.5% · 30,320 households
Private renters18.0% · 8,457 households
Social renters16.5% · 7,745 households
Other tenure1.1% · 517 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

47,040 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households25.1% · 11,791 households
Families with dependent children31.3% · 14,744 households
Other single-family households38.9% · 18,315 households
Other household types4.7% · 2,190 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

116,591 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot7.2% · 8,428 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little9.6% · 11,154 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act83.2% · 97,009 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency429
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency419
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency332
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency282
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency244
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency186
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency163
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency143
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded54
Total awarded£1,726,660

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 26 June 2026

COABC Women & Girls Project

Corby Olympic Amateur Boxing Club

£3,297

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will provide inclusive beginner friendly boxing sessions designed specifically for women, supported by tailored equipment to support high quality safe training in an inclusive and welcoming environment. Funding will contribute towards various different punch bags and promotional costs.

National Lottery grantAwarded 24 June 2026

FAB Futures: Young Leaders & Peer Action Programme

Bemorefab Children's Cancer Charity

£40,500

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Bemorefab Children's Cancer Charity - Children & Young People - #iwill Fund 2025 Strand 2

National Lottery grantAwarded 18 June 2026

Make More FAB – Creative and Outdoor Wellbeing for Children Facing Cancer

Bemorefab Children's Cancer Charity

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Bemorefab Children's Cancer Charity - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 18 June 2026

Empowering Women

Corby CAN Community Interest Company

£8,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Corby CAN Community Interest Company - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 2 June 2026

Beyond the Stars R&D

Grant to individual

£12,745

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Beyond the Stars R&D - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

49 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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