Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 9 | -3 | 64.3 | 49.0 | 7,590 | ||||
| Conservative | 4 | +2 | 28.6 | 41.0 | 6,347 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | +1 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 1,558 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Diane Roberts | 772 | 82.1 | ||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Bryan | 168 | 17.9 | ||
| Majority | 604 | 64.2 | |||
| Turnout | 940 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gareth Anderson | 662 | 45.0 | ||
| Labour | Barbara Shephard | 617 | 41.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Handley | 193 | 13.1 | ||
| Majority | 45 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,472 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Judith Pugh | 584 | 61.9 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Kevan | 274 | 29.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Shipman | 86 | 9.1 | ||
| Majority | 310 | 32.9 | |||
| Turnout | 944 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Moira Andrews | 887 | 71.1 | ||
| Labour | Susan Davies | 361 | 28.9 | ||
| Majority | 526 | 42.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,248 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patricia Dowling | 425 | 65.2 | ||
| Conservative | Janice Farquharson | 134 | 20.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Handley | 93 | 14.3 | ||
| Majority | 291 | 44.6 | |||
| Turnout | 652 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Marlow | 507 | 42.7 | ||
| Conservative | Edna Lewis | 355 | 29.9 | ||
| Labour | David Rudd | 326 | 27.4 | ||
| Majority | 152 | 12.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,188 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patricia Merrick | 729 | 55.5 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Brundrit | 332 | 25.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael English | 253 | 19.3 | ||
| Majority | 397 | 30.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,314 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Garroch | 712 | 81.4 | ||
| Conservative | Nicholas Hebson | 163 | 18.6 | ||
| Majority | 549 | 62.8 | |||
| Turnout | 875 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Ormerod | 467 | 47.8 | ||
| Conservative | Karl Hardwick | 361 | 36.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Hilary Chrusciezl | 150 | 15.3 | ||
| Majority | 106 | 10.9 | |||
| Turnout | 978 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tamara Hill | 638 | 56.7 | ||
| Conservative | Simon Eardley | 330 | 29.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Falconer | 158 | 14.0 | ||
| Majority | 308 | 27.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,126 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Susan Kettle | 468 | 48.3 | ||
| Labour | George Foster | 383 | 39.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Joanna Pemberton | 118 | 12.2 | ||
| Majority | 85 | 8.8 | |||
| Turnout | 969 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kenneth Spain | 587 | 80.9 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Hughes | 139 | 19.1 | ||
| Majority | 448 | 61.8 | |||
| Turnout | 726 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mike McCusker | 764 | 52.2 | ||
| Conservative | Jonathan Starkey | 699 | 47.8 | ||
| Majority | 65 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,463 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Hogg | 1,375 | 85.9 | ||
| Labour | Catherine Sherlock | 225 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,150 | 71.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,600 | ||||
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Ellesmere Port and Neston was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district with borough status in Cheshire, England. It covered the southern part of the Wirral Peninsula, namely that part which is not included in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral.
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