2002 Cheltenham Borough Council election

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The 2002 Cheltenham Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 1. [1] The Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party. [2]

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Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats gain control after winning an extra 10 councillors. [3]

Cheltenham Local Election Result 2002 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 21+1052.544.325,006+7.6
  Conservative 13-1032.540.923,086-7.0
  PAB 4-110.08.94,999+2.6
  Labour 205.05.02,804-3.6
  Green 0001.0556+0.6

Ward results

All Saints (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Franklin 813 58.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Jordan 800 57.9
Conservative John Newman46333.5
Conservative Paul Simons*45633.0
Labour Brenda Moody1168.4
Turnout 1,38133.7
Battledown (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul McLain* 711 46.5
Conservative Hedley Thompson* 711 46.5
Liberal Democrats Susan Needs70145.9
Liberal Democrats Alan White69945.7
Labour David Evans976.3
Turnout 1,52842.6
Benhall & The Reddings (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Britter 1,082 58.6
Liberal Democrats Andrew Rickell 948 51.3
Conservative Jacqueline Fletcher*83645.3
Conservative Timothy Harman72039.0
Turnout 1,84745.7
Charlton Kings (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jennifer Moreton* 981 55.2
Conservative Duncan Smith* 903 50.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Harvey71540.2
Liberal Democrats Heather Turner50028.1
Green Celia Bear1337.5
Labour Lorna Steers1236.9
Turnout 1,77741.6
Charlton Park (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Chaplin* 1,179 64.1
Conservative John Melville-Smith* 1,109 60.3
Liberal Democrats John Finnemore56730.8
Liberal Democrats Anthony Oliver54229.5
Labour David Addison935.1
Turnout 1,83946.4
College (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Garth Barnes 772 50.4
Liberal Democrats Lloyd Surgenor 736 48.1
Conservative Penelope Hall62841.0
Conservative Robert Evans62140.6
Green Christopher Chatfield1207.8
Labour Gillian Howells855.6
Turnout 1,53137.6
Hesters Way (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lydia Bishop 614 67.5
Liberal Democrats Wendy Young 584 64.2
Conservative Daphne Allen18620.5
Conservative Lesley Silvester17018.7
Labour Robert Wells13114.4
Turnout 90923.0
Lansdown (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Driver* 746 63.1
Conservative Diggory Seacome* 725 61.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Storm28824.4
Liberal Democrats Martin Horwood 27423.2
Green Keith Bessant14011.8
Labour Katya Vines887.4
Turnout 1,18230.0
Leckhampton (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Buckland* 1,186 54.1
Conservative Robin MacDonald* 1,181 53.9
Liberal Democrats Dermot Clarke97744.6
Liberal Democrats John Coleman94943.3
Turnout 2,19355.0
Oakley (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Hale* 610 56.6
Labour Diana Hale* 583 54.1
Liberal Democrats Barrie Anderson25423.6
Liberal Democrats Sandra Wheeler20218.8
Conservative Clare Huckett18717.4
Conservative Sophie Preston-Hall18216.9
Turnout 1,07726.4
Park (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Garnham* 996 56.3
Conservative Gerald Gearing* 951 53.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Pictor74442.0
Liberal Democrats William Whelan65036.7
Turnout 1,77040.0
Pittville (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAB Diane Hibbert* 752 44.6
PAB David Prince* 723 42.9
Conservative Gary Bowden*57434.0
Conservative John Hopwood50229.8
Liberal Democrats Colin Hay26815.9
Liberal Democrats Kirstie Clish-Green25715.2
Labour Edward Hemmings1569.2
Turnout 1,68740.5
Prestbury (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAB Leslie Godwin* 1,187 63.5
PAB Malcolm Stennett* 1,171 62.7
Conservative Martin Locke48826.1
Conservative Paul Ryder38320.5
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Jones20210.8
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Whalley995.3
Green Caroline Griffiths935.0
Turnout 1,86840.7
Springbank (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Morris 603 64.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Wheeler 547 58.5
Conservative James Stevenson19621.0
Conservative Antony Sygerycz15716.8
Labour Clive Harriss15116.1
Turnout 93521.9
St. Mark's (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sandra Holliday* 709 62.1
Liberal Democrats Clive Lloyd* 698 61.1
Conservative Michael Horton30126.4
Conservative Andrew Wall27424.0
Labour Andre Curtis15713.7
Turnout 1,14226.0
St. Paul's (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew McKinlay* 523 70.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Coleman 441 59.5
Conservative Christopher Anstey10414.0
Labour William Fawcett9412.7
Conservative Patrick Corbyn8611.6
Green Jennifer Stone709.4
Turnout 74116.9
St. Peter's (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pat Thornton* 535 51.9
Liberal Democrats James Stuart-Smith* 462 44.9
Conservative Roger Marchant42641.4
Conservative Robert Bird33332.3
Labour Robert Irons15214.8
Turnout 1,03023.8
Swindon Village (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Ledeux 725 49.3
Liberal Democrats Robert Jones 699 47.6
PAB Joanna McVeagh*59840.7
PAB Peter Allen56838.6
Conservative Anthony Fletcher17812.1
Conservative Terence Gould17011.6
Turnout 1,47033.1
Up Hatherley (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Zoe Forbes 1,015 57.0
Liberal Democrats David Fidgeon 1,002 56.3
Conservative Eric Baylis*70839.8
Conservative Alan Nicholson58933.1
Turnout 1,78142.6
Warden Hill (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rowena Hay 945 48.2
Conservative Anne Regan 911 46.5
Conservative Christine Ryder*87844.8
Liberal Democrats John Oates86544.1
Labour Christopher Bailey1688.6
Turnout 1,96145.3

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References

  1. ↑ "Cheltenham". BBC News . Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Local Elections: Results - Cabinet big guns suffer setbacks on home turf". The Independent . 3 May 2002. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Borough council elections x 2 seats per ward 2nd May, 2002" (PDF). Cheltenham Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Election results; Local Election". The Times . 4 May 2002. p. 16.
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