Politics
The Corby constituency contains parts of traditionally Conservative East Northamptonshire that balance the traditionally Labour town of Corby leading to a marginal constituency that has gone to the party forming the national government in every general election since the creation of the constituency in 1983. In the 2005 General Election, Labour won Corby by a majority of just over 1,000. At the 2010 General Election, the sitting Labour MP Phil Hope lost this seat to Louise Bagshawe, the Conservative Party candidate, who is now Louise Mensch after her marriage. Corby Borough Council has been controlled by the Labour party since 1979. In 2011 the council had 22 Labour representatives, 4 Conservatives and 3 Liberal Democrats.
The 2012 by-election triggered by the resignation of Louise Mensch after two years at her post was won by Labour's Andy Sawford by a large majority. The by-election was of large national and international media interest due the nature of the constituency being a swing-state. During the wait for the results announcement, "Corby" briefly trended worldwide on Twitter. Notably, UKIP ranked in third place in the by-election whilst Liberal Democrats positioned fourth, losing their deposit in the process.
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