Constituency view

Corby and East Northamptonshire

East Midlands, England

Lab gain from Con

Current MP

Current representation

Lee Barron

Labour

Male

Previous MP: Tom Pursglove (Conservative) - defeated 2024

Majority6,331

Turnout63.0%

Electorate78,770

Valid votes49,589

2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour21,020 - 42.4%

Conservative14,689 - 29.6%

Reform8,760 - 17.7%

Green2,507 - 5.1%

Lib Dem2,191 - 4.4%

Other422 - 0.9%

Benefits bill · 2025/26

£238,666,760

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£1,973 total benefits bill per resident · 13% below average

Corby and East Northamptonshire: £1,973
England and Wales average: £2,259

Ranked 330 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill	£238,666,760	253/575
Change over 2 years	+18.3%
Median local wage (2025)	£35,507	+14.7%

Universal Credit£135,825,462
£1,123 per resident · 11,973 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 3,815 · 1 in 20 working-age adults
Personal Independence Payment£58,866,355
£487 per resident · 7,806 claimants (+15.6% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 2,646 · 34% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 4,325
Disability Living Allowance£15,048,828
£124 per resident · 2,518 claimants
Housing Benefit£12,363,689
£102 per resident · 1,898 claimants
Employment Support Allowance£8,678,030
£72 per resident · 1,398 claimants
Carer's Allowance£7,884,396
£65 per resident · 1,818 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021

White 93.2%White British 81.0%Asian 1.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.7%Other 0.8%

England & Wales (2021)

White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%

2011

White 96.3%White British 88.4%Asian 1.2%Black, African or Caribbean 1.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.2%Other 0.2%

England & Wales (2011)

White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%

2001

White 98.4%White British 94.8%Asian 0.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.6%Other 0.1%

England & Wales (2001)

White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%

1991

White 99.0%White British N/AAsian 0.6%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.2%

England & Wales (1991)

White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Corby and East Northamptonshire (2021)

UK 83.3%Other EU 11.0%Other countries 5.7%

England & Wales (2021)

UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%

Corby and East Northamptonshire (2011)

UK 89.4%Other EU 5.7%Other countries 4.9%

England & Wales (2011)

UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%

Corby and East Northamptonshire (2001)

UK 94.9%Other EU 1.1%Other countries 4.1%

England & Wales (2001)

UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%

Corby and East Northamptonshire (1991)

UK 95.7%Other EU 2.6%Other countries 1.7%

England & Wales (1991)

UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

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Corby and East Northamptonshire

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Comparison

How this seat compares

Metric	Corby and East Northamptonshire	National	Difference	Rank
% White	93.2%	83.0%	+10.1pp	292/650
% White British	81.0%	74.4%	+6.6pp	352/632
% Asian	1.8%	8.6%	-6.8pp	446/650
% Black, African or Caribbean	2.5%	3.7%	-1.2pp	213/650
% Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.7%	2.7%	-1.0pp	376/650
% Other ethnic group	0.8%	2.0%	-1.2pp	345/650
% UK-born	83.3%	84.0%	-0.7pp	450/650
% Non-UK-born	16.7%	16.0%	+0.7pp	201/650
% Other EU-born	11.0%	6.0%	+5.0pp	65/650
% Other countries-born	5.7%	10.1%	-4.3pp	330/650
% Christian	50.3%	46.7%	+3.6pp	189/575
% Muslim	0.6%	6.3%	-5.7pp	424/575
% Hindu	0.4%	1.6%	-1.2pp	345/575
% Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6pp	235/575
% Jewish	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4pp	322/575
% Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	-0.2pp	448/575
% Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.1pp	361/575
% No religion	42.1%	37.0%	+5.1pp	174/575
% Religion not stated	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5pp	396/575
% Has any religion	52.4%	57.0%	-4.6pp	382/575

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Corby and East Northamptonshire

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.