2002 Coventry City Council election

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The 2002 Coventry City Council election to the Coventry City Council was held on 3 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council.

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Election result

Coventry Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 110-4-4
  Conservative 6+40+4
  Socialist Alternative 1000
  Liberal Democrats 0000
  Independent 0000
 Others00000.00

Council Composition

The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table: [1] [2]

PartyPrevious councilStaying councillorsSeats up for electionElection resultNew council
Labour 3520151131
Conservative 15132619
Socialist Alternative 32113
Liberal Democrats 11001
Independent 00000
Other00000
Total5436181854

Ward results

Bablake ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Gazey2,34957.53%
Labour Beverley Patton1,20529.51%
Liberal Democrats Gilbert Penlington52912.96%
Majority114428.02%
Turnout 4083
Conservative hold Swing
Binley and Willenhall ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Chater1,83452.00%
Conservative Linda Reece1,40039.69%
Socialist Alternative Rebecca Tustain2938.31%
Majority43412.31%
Turnout 3257
Labour hold Swing
Cheylesmore ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Foster1,66652.00%
Labour Marilyn Mutton1,24538.86%
Liberal Democrats Vincent McKee50115.64%
Majority42113.14%
Turnout 3204
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Earlsdon ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Taylor2,47950.44%
Labour Lindsley Harvard1,52831.09%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Dyke65913.41%
Socialist Alternative Pearl Chick2495.07%
Majority95119.35%
Turnout 4915
Conservative hold Swing
Foleshill ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malkiat Auluck2,010
Conservative Shabbir Ahmed1,617
Socialist Alternative Lakshman Hensman213
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Henley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Patton1,387
Conservative Ian Jamie890
Socialist Alternative Martha Young381
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Holbrook ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Lancaster2,017
Conservative Harjinder Sehmi1,028
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Longford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Collins1,664
Conservative Heather Rutter764
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Sewards341
Socialist Alternative Martin Reynolds243
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Lower Stoke ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John McNicholas1,394
Conservative Margaret Rigby988
Socialist Alternative Jane Ashwell397
Liberal Democrats Conrad Benefield337
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Radford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keiran Mulhall1,347
Liberal Democrats Peter Simpson609
Conservative David Chapman545
MarxistDavid Anderson131
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Sherbourne ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gary Ridley1,354
Labour Eric Linton1,293
Liberal Democrats Brian Lewis584
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St Michael's ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Socialist Alternative David Nellist1,417
Labour James O'’Boyle1,022
Conservative Jane Westerman237
Majority
Turnout
Socialist Alternative hold Swing
Upper Stoke ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sucha Bains1,666
Liberal Democrats Russell Field1,655
Conservative James Griffin306
Majority11
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Wainbody ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Youett2,163
Conservative John Blundell961
Liberal Democrats Francis Lockett765
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Westwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Waugh1,281
Conservative Nigel Lee1,098
Socialist Alternative Mary Manley364
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Whoberley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hillier1,685
Labour John Fletcher1,580
Socialist Alternative Mark Power450
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Woodlands ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christian Cliffe2,168
Labour Joseph Clifford1,653
Liberal Democrats Stephen Howarth705
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wyken ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Suzanna Dixon1,373
Labour Colleen Fletcher1,521
Liberal Democrats Wiliam Haymes619
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. "Coventry City Council Online [Archive]". 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. "BBC News Vote 2002 Local Elections". BBC News. Retrieved 2 July 2012.