Election for Corby Town Council, Corby West ward - Thursday 1 October 2026

Election for Corby Town Council, Corby West ward - Thursday 1 October 2026

Residents of the Corby West ward will be able to vote in the election taking place on Thursday 1 October 2026.

For any queries in connection with the by-election, please contact the elections team at 01536 805115 or email [email protected].

Election of a Councillor for Corby Town Council, Corby West ward

Number of Councillors to be elected: One

  1. An election is to be held for a Councillor for the above named ward of Corby Town Council.
  2. Nomination papers may be obtained during normal office hours from the offices of the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX, or online at The Electoral Commission or by emailing [email protected], or by telephoning 01536 805115. The Returning Officer will, at the request of any elector, prepare a nomination paper for signature.
  3. Nomination papers must be delivered by hand to the Returning Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by no later than 4pm on Friday 4 September 2026.
  4. The times during which the Returning Officer will accept delivery of nomination papers are as follows:
    Day and date - Any working day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays) from Thursday 27 August 2026 until Friday 4 September 2026.
    Time for submission of nomination papers - from 9.30am until 4pm
  5. An appointment should be made in advance for the delivery of nomination papers by telephoning
    01536 805115 or by emailing [email protected].
  6. An informal check of nomination papers may be requested prior to formal submission. Nomination papers to be checked informally should be scanned as a pdf file and submitted by email to [email protected] by no later than 4pm on Thursday 3 September 2026. Formal submission of nomination papers must be made by hand as detailed at points 3 and 4 above.
  7. If any election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday 1 October 2026.
  8. Applications to register to vote must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 12 midnight on Tuesday 15 September 2026. Apply to register to vote.
  9. Applications, amendments or cancellations of postal votes and amendments or cancellations of proxy votes must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 5pm on Wednesday 16 September 2026. Apply for a postal vote.
  10. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 5pm on Wednesday 23 September 2026. Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate.
  11. New applications to vote by proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 5pm on Wednesday 23 September 2026. Apply for a proxy vote.
  12. Applications to vote by emergency proxy at this election must reach the Electoral Registration Officer at Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX by 5pm on Thursday 1 October 2026.

Date of publication: Wednesday 26 August 2026

Adele Wylie
Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX

Local government election

Local authority name: Corby Town Council
Name of ward: Corby West
Date of election: Thursday 1 October 2026

The following people have been or stand nominated for election to this parish. Those who no longer stand nominated have a comment in the right hand column:

Candidate nameAddress of candidateDescription of candidateReason why candidate no longer nominated

Bailey

Alex Brian

(address in North Northamptonshire)Liberal Democrat 

Dalziel

Alison

27 Yardley Close, Corby, NN17 2YELabour Party 

Forster

Lee

286 Willow Brook Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2TXGreen Party 

Lumsden

Julie

(address in North Northamptonshire)Reform UK 

Adele Wylie
Returning Officer
Dated: Friday 4 September 2026

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX

Notice of poll and situation of polling stations – Corby West Ward, Corby Town Council – Thursday 1 October 2026

Notice is hereby given that:

  1. A poll for the election of a Councillor for Corby Town Council, Corby West Ward will be held on Thursday 1 October 2026, between the hours of 7:00 am and 10:00 pm.
  2. The number of Councillors to be elected is one.
  3. The names, home addresses and descriptions of the Candidates remaining validly nominated for election and the names of all persons signing the Candidates nomination paper are as follows:
Name of CandidateHome AddressDescription (if any)

Names of Signatories

Proposers(+), Seconders(++) & Assentors

BAILEY

Alex Brian

(address in North Northamptonshire)Liberal DemocratA McGuire (+)A McGuire (++)

DALZIEL

Alison

27 Yardley Close, Corby, NN17 2YELabour PartyIan Cameron (+)Ray Beeby (++)

FORSTER

Lee

286 Willow Brook Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2TXGreen PartyDaniel Grigg (+)Corinna Milligan (++)

LUMSDEN

Julie

(address in North Northamptonshire)Reform UKDavid Donnelly (+)Graham Butlin (++)
  1. The situation of Polling Stations and the description of persons entitled to vote thereat are as follows:
Situation of Polling StationStation NumberRanges of electoral register numbers of persons entitled to vote thereat
Arran Community Centre, Mull Drive, Corby 1CWA-1 to CWA-1788
Ennerdale Community Centre, Ennerdale Road, Corby 2CWB-1 to CWB-1236
Studfall Junior School, Rowlett Road, Corby 3CWC-1 to CWC-2717
Corby United Reformed Church, Elizabeth Street, Corby 4CWD-1 to CWD-1121
Woodnewton (A Learning Community), Rowlett Road, Corby 5CWE-2 to CWE-2333
Arran Community Centre, Mull Drive, Corby 6CWF-1 to CWF-1298/2

Date of publication: Wednesday 23 September 2026

Adele Wylie
Returning Officer

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX.

I, Adele Wylie, being the Returning Officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each Candidate at the said election is as follows:

Name of candidateDescription (if any)Number of votes
Bailey, Alex BrianLiberal Democrat131
Dalziel, AlisonLabour Party759 (Elected)
Forster, LeeGreen Party182
Lumsden, JulieReform UK651
The number of ballot papers rejected was as followsNumber of ballot papers
A - want of an official mark0
B - voting for more Candidates than voter was entitled to4
C - writing or mark by which voter could be identified0
D - being unmarked or wholly void for uncertainty7
E - rejected in part0
Total11
  • Vacant seats: 1 
  • Electorate: 10,383
  • Ballot papers issued: 1,734
  • Turnout: 16.7%

And I do hereby declare that Alison Dalziel is duly elected.

Adele Wylie
Returning Officer
Dated: Friday 2 October 2026

Printed and published by the Returning Officer, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX

Last updated 02 October 2026