2002 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

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2002 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election
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all 60 seats to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout34.3
 First partySecond party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won2517
Popular vote38,34423,289
Percentage45.827.8
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Seats won153
Popular vote18,3123,702
Percentage21.94.4
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 2002 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seats by 3. [1] The council stayed under no overall control. [2]

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Background

Before the election the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties had run the council together for the previous 7 years. [3] Since the 2000 election both the parties had 15 seats, so they had 4 cabinet seats each and shared the leadership of the council for 6 months each. [3]

Boundary changes increased the number of seats to 60 from the previous 57. [3] This meant all of the seats were being contested instead of the usual one third of the council. [3]

The Conservatives hoped to take control of the council and the local party was supported by visits from the national Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith and the party chairman David Davis. [3] The Conservatives said their campaign focused on issues such as youth crime, but were accused by the Liberal Democrat leader of the council, Brian Gurden, of running a negative campaign. [3]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives remain the largest party, but they remained on 25 seats. [3] As a result, the Liberal Democrat and Labour coalition remained in control of the council with 32 of the 60 seats between them. [3]

The Liberal Democrats made a net gain of 2 seats, after picking up 3 seats and losing 1. [3] This included taking seats in Eastrop and Tadley North from other parties and meant the Liberal Democrats had 17 seats, compared to 15 for Labour. [3] This meant Liberal Democrat Brian Gurden remained as leader of the council. [3]

Meanwhile, both sitting independent councillors were re-elected and a third, Ian Tilbury, gained a seat in Overton. [3] 4 sitting councillors were defeated at the election, 3 Labour, Pam Lonie, Carl Reader and Rose Wellman, and 1 Conservative, Robert Musson. [4] Overall turnout in the election was 34.3%, [5] an increase from 29% in 2000. [3]

Basingstoke and Deane Local Election Result 2002 [5] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 25041.745.838,344
  Liberal Democrats 17+228.327.823,289
  Labour 15025.021.918,312
  Independent 3+15.04.43,702

Ward results

Basing (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Reid1,51119.6
Liberal Democrats Patricia Read1,38718.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Day1,26016.3
Conservative Stephen Marks1,19515.5
Conservative James Holder1,18115.3
Conservative Hazel Kennedy1,17315.2
Turnout 7,70741.7
Baughurst [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sheila Allen49665.4
Liberal Democrats Robert Winfield26234.6
Majority23430.9
Turnout 75839.1
Brighton Hill North (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Rowland597
Liberal Democrats Brian Gurden592
Conservative Deborah Burns326
Conservative Lynda Coyde326
Labour Mark Bennett145
Labour Charles James130
Turnout 2,11629.2
Brighton Hill South (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Barnes495
Labour Thomas Millar480
Liberal Democrats Kevin Oxlade474
Labour Carl Reader460
Conservative Richard Court241
Conservative Jill Reed204
Turnout 2,35429.2
Brookvale & Kings Furlong (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Shaw744
Liberal Democrats Doris Jones731
Labour Daryl Rennie268
Labour Pamela Lonie252
Conservative Christine Heath241
Conservative Michael Cohen232
Turnout 2,46832.1
Buckskin (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Antony Jones577
Labour David Potter554
Conservative Stephen McIntyre-Stewart302
Conservative Peter Dalton280
Turnout 1,71325.6
Burghclere [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Clegg57481.8
Liberal Democrats Anthony Davies12818.2
Majority44663.5
Turnout 70235.7
Calleva (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marilyn Tucker841
Conservative Roger Gardiner839
Liberal Democrats Roger Barnard236
Liberal Democrats Joyce Protheroe212
Labour Leslie Clarke189
Labour Katherine Cumming181
Turnout 2,49830.4
Chineham (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Martin Biermann1,101
Conservative Elaine Still858
Conservative John Downes675
Conservative Thomas Bursnall614
Liberal Democrats Susan Martin240
Labour Eileen Cavanagh209
Liberal Democrats Angela Old194
Labour Upali Wickremeratne154
Turnout 4,04533.5
East Woodhay [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Ross53872.2
Liberal Democrats Philip Knight20727.8
Majority33144.4
Turnout 74534.6
Eastrop (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Parker616
Liberal Democrats Erica Shaw570
Conservative Ronald Collins397
Conservative Christopher Jones375
Labour Julie Johnson185
Labour Terence Jones172
Turnout 2,31537.7
Grove (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ronald Hussey1,304
Liberal Democrats Alexander Green1,216
Conservative Penelope Bates805
Conservative Richard Clewer767
Turnout 4,09246.7
Hatch Warren & Beggarwood (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Heath894
Conservative Dan Putty884
Conservative Harold Robinson791
Liberal Democrats Mary Shelley236
Labour Philip Courtenay235
Labour Mark Jeffery218
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Oliver205
Labour Clarence Street192
Liberal Democrats Peter Janes191
Turnout 3,84623.8
Highclere and Bourne [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Timothy Jardine72566.0
Liberal Democrats Keith Watts37334.0
Majority35232.1
Turnout 1,09847.4
Kempshott (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wilhelmine Court1,467
Conservative Rita Burgess1,369
Conservative Peter Lewington1,353
Labour Richard Davey598
Labour Helen Jeffery429
Labour Philip Devine415
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Crawford411
Liberal Democrats Nicola Hicken378
Turnout 6,42038.5
Kingslere (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Denness879
Conservative Rose Wellman809
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Peplow263
Liberal Democrats Roger Ward194
Labour John Jackson140
Labour Robert Cross133
Turnout 2,41832.3
Norden (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Hood909
Labour Laura James906
Labour Paul Harvey796
Conservative Nigel McNair-Scott404
Liberal Democrats Peter Harris389
Conservative Jervoise Loveys363
Conservative Gordon Pirie339
Turnout 4,10625.8
Oakley and North Waltham (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cecilia Morrison1,448
Conservative Gweneth Richardson1,353
Conservative Paul Findlow1,333
Independent Marvin Gregory681
Liberal Democrats Jane Baker432
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Lessware360
Labour Joy Potter262
Labour Warwick Dady252
Turnout 6,12139.8
Overton, Laverstoke & Steventon (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paula Baker976
Independent Ian Tilbury859
Liberal Democrats Williams Sloane594
Conservative Melvin Byles407
Conservative Christopher Van Der Noot242
Independent Stanley Bray159
Labour Elizabeth Freemantle90
Labour David Cavanagh89
Turnout 3,41647.2
Pamber [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Chapman62073.7
Labour Stephen Rothman22126.3
Majority39947.4
Turnout 84139.0
Popley East (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Donnelly467
Labour Andrew McCormick412
Conservative Carol Gould179
Conservative Rebecca Downes174
Liberal Democrats Richard Damant146
Liberal Democrats Sheena Grassi118
Turnout 1,49621.3
Popley West (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Frankum477
Labour Paul Frankum388
Conservative Graham Conner176
Conservative Karen Dignan156
Liberal Democrats Michael Berwick-Gooding141
Turnout 1,33826.5
Rooksdown [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Susan Peters18969.7
Labour Stanley Parry8230.3
Majority10739.5
Turnout 27130.7
Sherborne St John [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Leek68480.9
Labour Katherine Lomas16119.1
Majority52361.9
Turnout 84535.7
South Ham (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gerald Taynor1,068
Labour Colin Regan1,058
Labour Sean Keating1,028
Conservative Anthony Kirby455
Conservative Justin Hereford453
Conservative Christopher Ling431
Liberal Democrats Janet Renwick211
Liberal Democrats Gavin Pomfret170
Liberal Democrats Stephen Whitechurch157
Turnout 5,03129.3
Tadley North (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Warwick Lovegrove995
Liberal Democrats Josephine Slimin928
Conservative Robert Musson723
Conservative Stephen West686
Turnout 3,33237.8
Tadley South (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Leeks902
Conservative Terence Faulkner724
Labour James Gibb310
Turnout 1,93628.5
Upton Grey and The Candovers [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Ruffell65770.4
Liberal Democrats Leonard Clover14615.6
Labour John Rogers13013.9
Majority51154.8
Turnout 93343.5
Whitchurch (2) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Wall956
Liberal Democrats Gillian Nethercott905
Conservative Therese Coffey463
Conservative Lucinda Henzell-Thomas436
Labour Pauline Courtenay96
Labour Patricia Wickremeratne68
Turnout 2,92438.7
Wicklebury (3) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Connor971
Labour Lea Jeff907
Conservative Jonathan Curry874
Conservative Hayley Eachus873
Conservative Andrew Giles851
Labour Gary Watts848
Liberal Democrats Roger Blackmore-Squires248
Liberal Democrats Stephen Adams190
Turnout 5,76238.3

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  2. 1 2 "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 9 May 2002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
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  4. ↑ "Joint administration stays put". Southern Daily Echo . 7 May 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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