2002 Chester City Council election

2002 Chester City Council election
21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council ; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 2002 Chester City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election; ; No overall control

Last updated January 30, 2025

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

Summary

Election result

2002 Chester City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	8	1	38.1	12	20	33.3	8,811	34.4	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	6	1	28.6	14	20	33.3	6,472	25.3	–5.5
	Conservative	7		33.3	10	17	28.3	10,057	39.3	–0.3
	Independent	0		0.0	3	3	5.0	274	1.1	N/A

Ward results

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lillian Price*	919	74.8	+9.7
	Conservative	Charles Isaac	310	25.2	–0.9
Majority			609	49.6	+10.6
Turnout			1,229	22.2	+3.5
Registered electors			5,537
	Labour hold		Swing	5.3

Blacon Lodge

Blacon Lodge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marie Nelson*	743	78.8	+13.5
	Conservative	John Burke	200	21.2	–3.1
Majority			543	57.6	+16.6
Turnout			943	23.9	+4.0
Registered electors			3,943
	Labour hold		Swing	8.3

Boughton

Boughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Harrison	598	59.7	–0.1
	Conservative	Alexandra van der Zwan	277	27.6	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Prydderch	127	12.7	–1.8
Majority			321	32.0	N/A
Turnout			1,002	35.4	+1.8
Registered electors			2,831
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

Christleton

Christleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Bailey*	749	54.1	–3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Katrina Hughes	424	30.6	+16.4
	Labour	Christine Davies	212	15.3	–13.4
Majority			325	23.5	N/A
Turnout			1,385	40.8	+1.2
Registered electors			3,391
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.7

City & St. Annes

City & St. Annes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gwyneth Cooper*	429	56.1	+4.9
	Conservative	Peter Morris	210	27.5	–5.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Simpson	90	11.8	+3.2
	Independent	Dora Taylor	36	4.7	–2.5
Majority			219	28.6	+10.4
Turnout			765	28.9	–0.7
Registered electors			2,645
	Labour hold		Swing	5.2

College

College
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Rudd*	476	52.0	–2.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Mead	228	24.9	+5.2
	Conservative	Joan Price	211	23.1	–2.7
Majority			248	27.1	–1.7
Turnout			915	20.0	–0.1
Registered electors			4,577
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

Curzon & Westminster

Curzon & Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Poole*	940	64.0	–5.0
	Labour	Zoe Langmead	357	24.3	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Prydderch	171	11.6	+2.8
Majority			583	39.7	N/A
Turnout			1,468	43.5	–1.6
Registered electors			3,372
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.5

Elton

Elton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Bennett*	460	55.2	–10.0
	Conservative	Andrew Merrill	289	34.7	–0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Yakan	84	10.1	N/A
Majority			171	20.5	N/A
Turnout			833	25.3	–5.1
Registered electors			3,289
	Labour hold		Swing	5.0

Handbridge & St. Marys

Handbridge & St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ruth Davidson*	926	50.0	+10.3
	Conservative	Philip Edwards	760	41.0	–12.0
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Jones	166	9.0	+1.8
Majority			166	9.0	N/A
Turnout			1,852	54.2	+0.1
Registered electors			3,418
	Labour hold		Swing	11.2

Hoole All Saints

Hoole All Saints
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Thompson	502	53.1	–8.0
	Independent	Steven Howe	238	25.2	N/A
	Labour	Boudewina Meijer	205	21.7	–17.2
Majority			264	27.9	N/A
Turnout			945	41.9	+1.5
Registered electors			2,553
	Liberal Democrats hold

Kelsall

Kelsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Castle	707	47.3	+19.0
	Conservative	Hugo Deynem*	687	45.9	+15.6
	Labour	Jill Byrne	102	6.8	–1.0
Majority			20	1.3	N/A
Turnout			1,496	52.0	+10.8
Registered electors			2,877
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	3.4

Lache Park

Lache Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Mercer*	773	60.6	+8.4
	Conservative	Max Drury	503	39.4	–1.1
Majority			270	21.2	+9.5
Turnout			1,276	28.5	+2.0
Registered electors			4,474
	Labour hold		Swing	4.8

Mollington

Mollington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Crowe*	465	79.2	+8.1
	Labour	Deborah Forrester-Roberts	70	11.9	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Mead	52	8.9	–11.4
Majority			395	67.3	+16.4
Turnout			587	38.6	–1.1
Registered electors			1,521
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Newton St. Michaels

Newton St. Michaels
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gaynor Ralph	513	45.3	–2.8
	Labour	Peter Griffiths	404	35.7	+7.0
	Conservative	Miriam Ebo	215	19.0	–4.2
Majority			109	9.6	–9.8
Turnout			1,132	42.7	+3.8
Registered electors			2,650
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.9

Saughall

Saughall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Storrar*	628	54.8	+4.4
	Labour	Thomas Andrews	419	36.6	–6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Jordan	98	8.6	+2.3
Majority			209	18.3	+11.2
Turnout			1,145	39.3	–7.4
Registered electors			2,912
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.6

Tarvin

Tarvin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Plenderleath*	833	72.1	+1.6
	Labour	Anthony Pegrum	194	16.8	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Hyde	129	11.2	–2.4
Majority			639	55.3	+0.6
Turnout			1,156	34.3	+1.2
Registered electors			3,373
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.3

Tilston

Tilston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Ritchie	631	88.6	±0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Vera Roberts	55	7.7	+2.5
	Labour	Ethel Price	26	3.7	–2.5
Majority			576	80.9	–1.5
Turnout			712	44.0	+1.5
Registered electors			1,616
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.3

Upton Grange

Upton Grange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Evans*	1,000	50.0	+3.1
	Conservative	Gerald Rose	622	31.1	–1.1
	Labour	Brenda Southward	377	18.9	–2.0
Majority			378	18.9	+4.1
Turnout			1,999	39.1	+3.6
Registered electors			5,118
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.1

Upton Westlea

Upton Westlea
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Mosley	655	45.9	+5.0
	Labour	Steven Duffus*	588	41.2	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Capstick	183	12.8	–3.8
Majority			67	4.7	N/A
Turnout			1,426	46.5	+11.0
Registered electors			3,069
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	3.2

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross (2 seats due to by-election)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Holding*	996	58.0
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Cheetham	947	55.2
	Conservative	Peter Moore-Dutton	459	26.7
	Conservative	Charles Dodman	413	24.1
	Labour	Anne Qualter	271	15.8
	Labour	Sara Barnsley	262	15.3
Turnout			1,716	38.5
Registered electors			4,456
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

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References

↑ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 23 March 2024.

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v t e Council elections in Cheshire
Cheshire East Council	2008 2011 2015 2019 2023
Cheshire West and Chester Council	2008 2011 2015 2019 2023
Halton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Warrington Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2021 2024
Cheshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 Abolished
Chester City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Congleton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Macclesfield Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Vale Royal Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
See also: Wards, Boundary changes

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