2002 Eastbourne Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2002 Eastbourne Borough Council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. Eastbourne UK local election 2002 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2002 Eastbourne Borough Council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue.

The 2002 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 3. [1] The Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party. [2]

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Background

Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 18 seats, compared to 12 for the Liberal Democrats. [3] The whole council was elected after boundary changes reduced the number of wards from 10 to 9 and the number of councillors from 30 to 27. [3]

Election result

The Liberal Democrats gained a majority of 3 on the council with 15 seats, compared to 12 for the Conservatives. [4] Over a quarter of the Liberal Democrat councillors elected were new to the role, [5] with the Liberal Democrat gains in Old Town and St Anthony's wards being reported as crucial to them taking control. [4] [6] Overall turnout at the election was 33.9%, [7] up from 30.9% in 2000. [8]

The Liberal Democrat success was put down to controversy over the Old Town library, issues such as anti-social behaviour and abandoned cars, and boundary changes. [4]

Eastbourne local election result 2002 [9] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 15+355.649.332,996+13.9
  Conservative 12-644.441.427,700-15.7
  Labour 000.05.03,356-1.3
  Green 000.03.32,241+2.9
  Independent 000.00.5321+0.5
  UKIP 000.00.5303+0.5

Ward results

Devonshire (3 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Beryl Healy1,600
Liberal Democrats Beryl Teso1,480
Liberal Democrats Neil Stanley1,462
Conservative Martin Charlton515
Conservative Sandra Elkin500
Conservative Diane Leagas453
Green Daniel Richardson269
Labour Peter Tucker223
Turnout 6,50227.9
Hampden Park (3 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Pooley1,278
Liberal Democrats Michael Thompson1,149
Liberal Democrats Olive Woodall1,145
Labour Nora Ring523
Labour David Brinson514
Labour Martin Falkner451
Conservative Jeanie Sowerby328
Conservative Pamela Cook321
Conservative Russell Riseley312
Green Leslie Dalton114
Green Finbar O'Shea112
Green Richard Luxford79
Turnout 6,32629.2
Langney (3 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Berry1,255
Liberal Democrats Irene Sims1,178
Liberal Democrats Robert Slater1,118
Conservative Alexander Richards596
Conservative Iain Andrews574
Conservative Thomas Walters554
Labour John Morrison139
Labour Jonathan Pettigrew109
Green Christine Quarrington86
Turnout 5,60925.8
Meads (3 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Stevens2,001
Conservative Barry Taylor1,967
Conservative David Elkin1,949
Liberal Democrats Beverley Berry731
Liberal Democrats Margaret Ticehurst686
Liberal Democrats Kevin Aylott662
Green Clive Gross351
Labour John Pettigrew280
UKIP Kenneth Alderton174
UKIP Royston Maryan129
Turnout 8,93038.9
Old Town (3 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Albert Leggett2,161
Liberal Democrats Maurice Skilton2,153
Liberal Democrats John Creaven1,942
Conservative Ian Lucas1,252
Conservative Simon Herbert1,166
Conservative John Stanbury1,156
Green Liam Stevens408
Labour Robert Rossetter216
Independent Michael Phipp146
Turnout 10,60045.0
Ratton (3 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Belsey1,641
Conservative Barbara Goodall1,628
Conservative Sandie Howlett1,564
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Harris806
Liberal Democrats Penelope Cunliffe-Lister793
Liberal Democrats Mary Shmoller661
Labour David Buck295
Green Nancy Dalton242
Turnout 7,63035.4
St Anthony's (3 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Tutt2,005
Liberal Democrats John Harris1,987
Liberal Democrats Norman Marsh1,907
Conservative Sheila Charlton827
Conservative John Davidson762
Conservative John Wilton705
Labour Helen Sedgewick221
Green Robert Sier164
Turnout 8,57835.8
Sovereign (3 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patrick Bowker1,001
Conservative Christopher Williams970
Conservative Patrick Warner925
Liberal Democrats Alan Carroll648
Liberal Democrats Michael Bloom638
Liberal Democrats Richard Ellis632
Independent Linus Gunning175
Labour Jacqueline Pilkington172
Green Jocelyn McCarthy124
Turnout 5,28531.8
Upperton (3 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Marsden1,390
Conservative Robert Lacey1,332
Conservative Ann Murray1,311
Liberal Democrats Troy Tester989
Liberal Democrats Brian Whitby966
Liberal Democrats Stuart Pritcher964
Green Susan Montague292
Labour Michael Tucker213
Turnout 7,45734.0

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