2002 Broxbourne Borough Council election

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Results of the 2002 Broxbourne Borough Council election

The Broxbourne Council election, 2002 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England. [1]

Contents

Composition of expiring seats before election

WardPartyIncumbent ElectedIncumbentStanding again?
BroxbourneConservative1999Joyce BallYes
Bury GreenConservative1999Dennis ClaytonYes
Cheshunt CentralConservative2000Moyra O'NeillYes [a]
Cheshunt NorthConservative1999Kay LeeseYes
Flamstead EndConservative1999David Hadley SmithNo
Goffs OakConservative1999Elizabeth ClaytonYes
Hoddesdon NorthConservative1999William CooperNo
Hoddesdon TownConservative2002Kenneth AylingYes
RosedaleConservative1999Paul SeebyYes [b]
Rye ParkLabour1999Neil HarveyNo
TheobaldsConservative2001Alan SmithYes [c]
Waltham CrossLabour1999Linda DambrauskasNo
Wormley / TurnfordConservative1999Gordon NicholsonYes
  1. Moyra O'Neill stood in Rye Park Ward in 2002 after being previously elected to Cheshunt Central Ward in the November 2000 by-election.
  2. Paul Seeby stood in Flamstead End Ward in 2002.
  3. Alan Smith stood in Hoddesdon North Ward in 2002 after being originally elected to Theobalds Ward in the November 2001 by-election.

Election results

Broxbourne Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1411087.5061.2910,948
  Labour 101-16.2526.234,686
  Liberal Democrats 000007.281,301
  Independent 110+16.254.24757
  BNP 000000.96170

Results summary

An election was held in all of the 13 wards on 2 May 2002.

16 council seats were involved with 2 seats being voted for in Goffs Oak Ward and 3 seats in Hoddesdon Town Ward.

Martin Greensmyth won the Bury Green Ward for the Independent "Bury Green Residents"

The new political balance of the council following this election was:

Ward results

Broxbourne Ward Result 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joyce Ball92964.78
Liberal Democrats Kirstie De Rivaz27519.18
Labour Michael Hanks23016.04
Majority654
Turnout 1,434
Conservative hold Swing
Bury Green Ward Result 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Martin Greensmyth75746.73
Conservative Dennis Clayton56434.81
Labour Alexander McInnes29918.46
Majority193
Turnout 1,620
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Cheshunt Central Ward Result 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Brown97562.98
Labour Ronald McCole38224.68
Liberal Democrats Michael Gould19112.34
Majority593
Turnout 1,548
Conservative hold Swing
Cheshunt North Ward Result 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kay Leese75256.75
Labour Edward Hopwood40330.42
BNP John Cope17012.83
Majority349
Turnout 1,325
Conservative hold Swing
Flamstead End Ward Result 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Seeby89772.69
Labour Brian Mercer33727.31
Majority560
Turnout 1,234
Conservative hold Swing
Goffs Oak Ward Result 2 Seats 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth ClaytonUnopp.
Conservative Russell ThomasUnopp.
Conservative hold Swing
Majority
Turnout
Hoddesdon North Ward Result 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Smith1,04675.63
Labour Arthur Hillyard42124.37
Majority709
Turnout 1,383
Conservative hold Swing
Hoddesdon Town Ward Result 3 Seats 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Ayling74122.05
Conservative Robert Bick71321.21
Conservative Brian Perry68620.41
Liberal Democrats Anthony Fey34110.15
Labour Hugh Kelly33510.15
Liberal Democrats Peter Huse2758.18
Liberal Democrats Andrew Porrer2647.85
Conservative hold Swing
Rosedale Ward Result 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Stone50968.78
Labour Christopher Simonovitch23131.22
Majority278
Turnout 740
Conservative hold Swing
Rye Park Ward Result 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Moyra O'Neill72953.10
Labour Annette Marples64446.90
Majority85
Turnout 1,373
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Theobalds Ward Result 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carol Crump1,05570.85
Labour Richard Greenhill43429.15
Majority621
Turnout 1,489
Conservative hold Swing
Waltham Cross Ward Result 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Aitkin60053.00
Conservative James Burdett53247.00
Majority68
Turnout 1,132
Labour hold Swing
Wormley / Turnford Ward Result 2 May 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon Nicholson82067.05
Labour Sylvia Courtnage40332.95
Majority417
Turnout 1,223
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). Broxbourne Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). Plymouth: The Elections Centre. p. 10. Retrieved 7 July 2022.