2002 Derby City Council election

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2002 Derby Council election
  2000 2 May 2002 2003  

all 51 seats to Derby City Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election296
Seats before296
Seats won2712
Seats after2712
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg6
Popular vote58,23043,462
Percentage38.0%28.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg6

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Conservative Independent
Last election90
Seats before81
Seats won111
Seats after111
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Increase2.svg1
Popular vote48,5023,098
Percentage31.6%2.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg3Increase2.svg1

Derby City Council election 2002 map.svg

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2002 Derby City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes since the last election in 2000 had increased the number of seats by 7. [1] The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. [2]

Contents

Election result

2002 Derby Local Election Result [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 27Decrease2.svg252.938.058,230
  Liberal Democrats 12Increase2.svg623.528.443,462
  Conservative 11Increase2.svg321.631.648,502
  Independent 1Steady2.svg2.02.03,098

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward Abbey ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Abbey ward
Abbey (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Maurice Burgess 1,512
Liberal Democrats Ann Jackman 1,464
Liberal Democrats Bryan Lowe 1,307
Labour Michael Fuller1,071
Labour Michael Walker964
Labour Jogindar Johal908
Conservative Valerie Clare365
Conservative Adrian Pegg349
Conservative Douglas Sice314
Turnout 8,254

Allestree

Location of Allestree ward Allestree ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Allestree ward
Allestree (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Roy Webb 2,726
Conservative Philip Hickson 2,621
Conservative John Leatherbarrow 2,529
Labour Thomas Bradley1,274
Labour David Byrne1,159
Labour Keith Normington920
Liberal Democrats Roger Jackson721
Liberal Democrats Robin Pratt559
Liberal Democrats John-Paul Keane488
Turnout 12,997

Alvaston

Location of Alvaston ward Alvaston ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Alvaston ward
Alvaston (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jonathan Bayliss 1,489
Labour Alan Graves 1,219
Labour Christopher Wynn 1,136
Conservative Pauline Jennings664
Liberal Democrats Cara Copestick605
Conservative Colin Pallett573
Conservative Barry Pearn542
Liberal Democrats Audrey Savage424
Liberal Democrats William Savage383
Turnout 7,035

Arboretum

Location of Arboretum ward Arboretum ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Arboretum ward
Arboretum (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Abdul Rehman 1,463
Labour Ashiq Hussain 1,356
Labour Fareed Hussain 1,338
Conservative Ahmad Javed893
Conservative Mohammed Yaqub770
Conservative Christopher Charlesworth759
Liberal Democrats Paul Whitaker592
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Rashid477
Liberal Democrats Divine Mensah461
Turnout 8,109

Blagreaves

Location of Blagreaves ward Blagreaves ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Blagreaves ward
Blagreaves (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Skelton 2,330
Liberal Democrats Ann Crosby 2,170
Liberal Democrats Robert Troup 2,086
Labour Lisa Higginbottom1,148
Labour Pat Hill1,113
Labour Mouhammad Daullah980
Conservative Janice Lee592
Conservative Margaret Sandford493
Conservative Tafseer Iqbal425
Turnout 11,337

Boulton

Location of Boulton ward Boulton ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Boulton ward
Boulton (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Ronald Blanksby 1,406
Labour Barbara Jackson 1,214
Independent Ronald Allen 1,144
Labour Hardyal Dhindsa 1,134
Independent Anthony Bethell1,027
Independent Melvyn Borrington927
Conservative Sean Conway734
Conservative David Jennings556
Conservative Matlub Hussain453
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Cowley305
Liberal Democrats Craig Head228
Liberal Democrats Hilary Edwards212
Turnout 9,340

Chaddesden

Location of Chaddesten ward Chaddesten ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Chaddesten ward
Chaddesden (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sara Bolton 1,587
Labour John Ahern 1,573
Labour Anne MacDonald 1,555
Conservative John Taylor1,000
Conservative Vincent Mills991
Conservative Harold Johnson889
Liberal Democrats Les Alcock438
Liberal Democrats Leigh Alcock322
Liberal Democrats Terrence Payne300
Turnout 8,655

Chellaston

Location of Chellaston ward Chellaston ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Chellaston ward
Chellaston (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Paul Willitts 1,351
Conservative Lesley Skelton 1,336
Labour David Whitehead 1,319
Conservative Nicholas Van Grudgings1,262
Labour Elizabeth Woolley947
Labour Mnjit Mann874
Liberal Democrats Eric Ashburner379
Liberal Democrats Michael Hardy343
Liberal Democrats Christine Yates334
Turnout 8,145

Darley

Location of Darley ward Darley ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Darley ward
Darley (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Martin Repton 1,375
Labour Valerie Beech 1,366
Labour Michael Futers 1,343
Conservative Simon Hart1,194
Conservative Graham Else1,169
Conservative Balbir Samra995
Liberal Democrats Joan Travis697
Liberal Democrats Simon King680
Liberal Democrats Bezz Berry673
Turnout 9,492

Derwent

Location of Derwent ward Derwent ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Derwent ward
Derwent (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Roberts 1,093
Labour Margaret Redfern 981
Labour Suman Gupta 820
Conservative Philip Lucas518
Conservative Kevin Pearn434
Conservative Christopher Ballantyne364
Liberal Democrats Rafe Nauen300
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Hartley290
Liberal Democrats Susan Troup222
Turnout 5,022

Littleover

Location of Littleover ward Littleover ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Littleover ward
Littleover (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Lucy Care 2,695
Liberal Democrats Leslie Allen 2,448
Liberal Democrats Michael Carr 2,408
Conservative Alan Griffiths742
Labour Alan Mullarkey692
Conservative Virginia Lemmings690
Conservative Dennis Horgan671
Labour Joe Naitta590
Labour Masud Akhtar580
Turnout 11,519

Mackworth

Location of Mackworth ward Mackworth ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Mackworth ward
Mackworth (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Raymond Baxter 1,496
Labour Richard Gerrard 1,275
Labour Loony Wilsoncroft 1,145
Conservative Frank Harwood633
Conservative Gay Evans615
Conservative Richard Pearn592
Liberal Democrats Lor Brown402
Liberal Democrats Philip Clayden328
Liberal Democrats Stuart Handley308
Turnout 6,794

Mickleover

Location of Mickleover ward Mickleover ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Mickleover ward
Mickleover (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Anders Hanson 3,077
Liberal Democrats Hilary Jones 2,953
Liberal Democrats Margaret Hird 2,953
Conservative Christine Pearn1,320
Conservative Keith Webley1,285
Conservative Julie Hadjiska1,249
Labour Philip Taylor687
Labour Steven Poyser601
Labour Lennin Shillingford568
Turnout 14,761

Normanton

Location of Normanton ward Normanton ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Normanton ward
Normanton (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Chris Williamson 1,712
Labour Ashok Kalia1,576
Labour Amar Nath1,566
Conservative Mohammad Ali854
Conservative Amjid Ibrahim801
Conservative Jawaid Iqbal735
Liberal Democrats Glenda Howcroft549
Liberal Democrats Lloyd Newby528
Liberal Democrats Jhameel Sharif460
Turnout 8,781

Oakwood

Location of Oakwood ward Oakwood ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Oakwood ward
Oakwood (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Pauline Latham 1,362
Conservative Richard Smalley 1,341
Conservative Paul West 1,341
Labour Jack Andrews941
Labour Janet Till912
Labour Philip Woodhead911
Liberal Democrats Charles Baker419
Liberal Democrats Patricia Turner242
Liberal Democrats David Turner228
Turnout 7,697

Sinfin

Location of Sinfin ward Sinfin ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Sinfin ward
Sinfin (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Robin Turner 1,180
Labour Hardial Dhamrait 1,004
Labour Prem Chera 1,001
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Driscoll419
Liberal Democrats Margaret Skelton366
Conservative Grace Smith360
Conservative David Hart356
Conservative Mohammed Adris306
Liberal Democrats Narinder Singh278
Turnout 5,270

Spondon

Location of Spondon ward Spondon ward in Derby 2002.svg
Location of Spondon ward
Spondon (3) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Colin Brown 1,824
Conservative Evonne Berry 1,818
Conservative Peter Berry 1,746
Labour Michael Byrne1,316
Labour Richard Morgan1,236
Labour Leon Taylor1,116
Liberal Democrats Patrick Peat536
Liberal Democrats Ian Care289
Liberal Democrats Robert Charlesworth274
Turnout 10,155

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