2002 Carlisle City Council election

Map of the results of the 2002 Carlisle City Council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2002.

The 2002 Carlisle City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Carlisle District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. ^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 27
• Labour 18
• Liberal Democrats 5
• Independent 2 ^[1]

Election result

The Conservatives retained a majority on the council, despite losing 2 seats to Labour. ^[2] Overall turnout at the election was 31.7%. ^[3]

Carlisle local election result 2002 ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	8			+2	47.1	43.9	9,850
	Conservative	7			-2	41.2	42.9	9,627
	Liberal Democrats	2			0	11.8	11.0	2,471
	Independent	0			0	0	2.1	468
	Legalise Cannabis	0			0	0	0.1	26

Ward results

Belah ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sandra Fisher	936	60.3
	Labour	Roger Horne	617	39.7
Majority			319	20.5
Turnout			1,553

Belle Vue ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Rutherford	574	48.4
	Conservative	Neville Lishman	450	37.9
	Liberal Democrats	Olwyn Luckley	137	11.5
	Legalise Cannabis	Colin Paisley	26	2.2
Majority			124	10.4
Turnout			1,187

Botcherby ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Glendinning	761	63.1
	Conservative	Teresa Cartner	445	36.9
Majority			316	26.2
Turnout			1,206

Brampton ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Mitchelson	744	71.1
	Labour	John Hale	302	28.9
Majority			442	42.3
Turnout			1,046

Castle ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Guest	549	49.1
	Labour	Thomas Johnson	373	33.4
	Conservative	Clark Vasay	195	17.5
Majority			176	15.8
Turnout			1,117

Currock ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Heather Bradley	817	77.7
	Conservative	Teresa Preston	235	22.3
Majority			582	55.3
Turnout			1,052

Dalston ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lucy Crookdale	766	48.4
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Allison	537	33.9
	Labour	Raymond Warwick	281	17.7
Majority			229	14.5
Turnout			1,584

Denton Holme ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Atkinson	833	67.5
	Conservative	Anthony Fontes	217	17.6
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Stevenson	184	14.9
Majority			616	49.9
Turnout			1,234

Harraby ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joseph Weedall	868	62.1
	Conservative	Michelle Gwillim	529	37.9
Majority			339	24.3
Turnout			1,397

Longtown and Rockliffe ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raynor Bloxham	528	59.2
	Labour	Robert Dodds	364	40.8
Majority			164	18.4
Turnout			892

Morton ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Farmer	907	51.0
	Labour	Grant Warwick	691	38.8
	Conservative	Henry Stordy	182	10.2
Majority			216	12.1
Turnout			1,780

St. Aidans ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Quilter	881	59.8
	Conservative	John Lee	593	40.2
Majority			288	19.5
Turnout			1,474

Stanwix Rural ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marilyn Bowman	803	77.6
	Labour	Alex Faulds	232	22.4
Majority			571	55.2
Turnout			1,035

Stanwix Urban ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Mallinson	1,126	65.8
	Labour	Keith Aitken	585	34.2
Majority			541	31.6
Turnout			1,711

Upperby ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Wilson	942	69.2
	Conservative	Richard Hyslop	419	30.8
Majority			523	38.4
Turnout			1,361

Wetheral ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Donald Joscelyne	751	61.6
	Independent	Robert Wickings	468	38.4
Majority			283	23.2
Turnout			1,219

Yewdale ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Stothard	729	45.7
	Conservative	Elizabeth Blackadder	708	44.4
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Langstone	157	9.8
Majority			21	1.3
Turnout			1,594

References

1. "Carlisle". BBC News. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
2. "BNP shock for North". BBC News. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
3. "2003 facts and figures" (PDF). Carlisle City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
4. "Carlisle". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
5. "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002" (PDF). House of Commons Library . Retrieved 28 November 2011.