2002 Cambridge City Council election

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The 2002 Cambridge City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections.

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15 out of 42 seats
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative
Last election22173
Seats before22173
Seats won951
Seats after23172
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote12,2948,8216,455
Percentage40.629.121.3

Results summary

2002 Cambridge City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 9Increase2.svg 160.0142354.812,29440.6
  Labour 5Steady2.svg33.3121740.58,82129.1
  Conservative 1Decrease2.svg 16.7124.86,45521.3
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02,2207.3
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02550.8
  Socialist Alliance 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01450.5
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0740.2

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Hart 571 58.6
Conservative Simon Mitton18018.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Keating11311.6
Green John Collins606.2
Independent Mungai Mbaya515.2
Majority39140.1
Turnout 97520.6
Labour hold Swing

Arbury

Arbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Todd-Jones 828 41.0
Liberal Democrats Rupert Moss-Eccardt57928.7
Conservative Robert Boorman51325.4
Green Shayne Mitchell733.6
Socialist Alliance Diana Minns271.3
Majority24912.3
Turnout 2,02039.8
Labour hold Swing

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David White 1,121 51.4
Conservative Rhona Boorman45821.0
Labour Gillian Richardson41218.9
Green Stephen Lawrence1888.6
Majority66330.4
Turnout 2,17931.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Stuart 1,174 49.3
Labour Stuart Newbold94839.8
Liberal Democrats Frances Amrani1968.2
Green Daryl Tayar642.7
Majority2269.5
Turnout 2,38244.1
Conservative hold Swing

Coleridge

Coleridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ruth Bagnall 938 50.6
Conservative Martin Hall45424.5
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Monroe26714.4
Green Damian Docherty945.1
UKIP Albert Watts532.9
Socialist Alliance Simon Sedgwick-Jell462.5
Majority48426.1
Turnout 1,85231.7
Labour hold Swing

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Bailey 974 40.5
Labour Sarah Woodall85835.7
Conservative Mamanur Rashid31913.3
Green Neil Hewett1295.4
UKIP Barry Hudson1245.2
Majority1164.8
Turnout 2,40433.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maria Bell 550 54.6
Conservative Cyril Weinman23523.3
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Bradford15715.6
Green Gerhard Goldbeck-Wood656.5
Majority31531.3
Turnout 1,00721.3
Labour hold Swing

Market

Market
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joye Rosenstiel 879 57.0
Conservative Samuel Chamberlain23915.5
Labour Michael Sargeant23815.4
Green Martin Lucas-Smith18712.1
Majority64041.5
Turnout 1,54322.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Newnham

Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sian Reid 1,134 55.5
Labour Patricia Wright37218.2
Conservative Richard Normington32615.9
Green Tandy Harrison1909.3
Independent Nigel Douglas231.1
Majority76237.3
Turnout 2,04526.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Petersfield

Petersfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Blencowe 964 40.4
Liberal Democrats Kevin Wilkins57924.3
Green Margaret Wright51421.5
Conservative Lee Glendon25710.8
Socialist Alliance Jonathan Walker723.0
Majority38516.1
Turnout 2,38630.6
Labour hold Swing

Queen Edith's

Queen Edith's (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Amanda Taylor 1,564 62.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Baker 1,424 57.1
Conservative Keith Henry47319.0
Conservative James Ray40916.4
Labour Frances Harper34213.7
Labour Jean Stevens25810.3
Green Robert Milsom1606.4
UKIP Helene Davies783.1
Turnout 2,49441.4
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Romsey

Romsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Smart 1,118 44.8
Labour Paul Sales86740.1
Green Vicky Russell1949.0
Conservative Vivian Ellis1316.1
Majority2514.7
Turnout 2,31035.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Trumpington

Trumpington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Pinnington 1,118 47.5
Conservative Hannah Towns93739.8
Labour Rosemary Turner2018.5
Green Brian Westcott1004.2
Majority1817.7
Turnout 2,35639.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Nimmo-Smith 1,071 51.1
Labour Patrick Schicker47422.6
Conservative James Strachan35016.7
Green Stephen Peake2029.6
Majority59728.5
Turnout 2,09734.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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