2002 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Gateshead Council in Tyne and Wear, England were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. [1]

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The election took place with all postal voting in an attempt to increase voter turnout. [2] This followed a successful trial in two wards in the previous election in 2000. [3] As a result of the trial turnout rose from 30% to 57.4%, which was higher than Gateshead saw in the 2001 general election. [4]

Only one seat changed hands in the election, with the Liberal Democrats making one gain from Labour. [5]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Gateshead local election result 2002 [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1601-172.756.949,121
  Liberal Democrats 610+127.328.724,792
  Conservative 000008.77,535
  Liberal 000003.12,697
  BNP 000001.0865
  Green 000000.9755
  Independent 000000.6552
  Socialist Alliance 000000.179

Ward results

Bede [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Eagle1,87276.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Bex39816.2
Conservative Ruth Fearby1827.4
Majority 1,47460.1
Turnout 2,452
Bensham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Donovan1,88570.8
Liberal Democrats Susan Armstrong2629.8
Conservative Ada Callanan2529.5
BNP Kevin Scott1856.9
Socialist Alliance David Morton793.0
Majority 1,62361.0
Turnout 2,663
Birtley [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Weatherley1,96553.2
Liberal Mark Davidson1,50840.8
Conservative Barbara Nye2216.0
Majority 45712.4
Turnout 3,694
Blaydon [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Malcolm Brain2,24364.5
Liberal Democrats June McFarling96227.7
Conservative Mark Watson2727.8
Majority 1,28136.8
Turnout 3,477
Chopwell and Rowlands Gill [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry Bulmer2,64557.7
Liberal Democrats Eileen Blythe1,28528.0
Conservative David Moor3367.3
Green Pamela Woolner3176.9
Majority 1,36029.7
Turnout 4,583
Chowdene [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Spring2,82169.1
Conservative Raymond Swadling67016.4
Liberal Democrats Glenys Goodwill59014.5
Majority 2,15152.7
Turnout 4,081
Crawcrook and Greenside [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Derek Anderson2,36952.2
Labour Jack Graham1,93342.6
Conservative Leonard Davidson2385.2
Majority 4369.6
Turnout 4,540
Deckham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Joyce1,96968.1
Liberal Democrats George Conder48016.6
Conservative Karen Sludden44315.3
Majority 1,48951.5
Turnout 2,892
Dunston [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Bollands2,93268.7
Liberal Democrats Mary Heslop45810.7
Green Isabel Blanchflower43810.3
Conservative John Callanan43710.2
Majority 2,47458.0
Turnout 4,265
Felling [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Dick2,34977.7
Conservative Trevor Murray34411.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Ball33110.9
Majority 2,00566.3
Turnout 3,024
High Fell [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Batty2,31369.3
Independent William Maddison55216.5
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Bird2798.4
Conservative June Murray1935.8
Majority 1,76152.8
Turnout 3,337
Lamesley [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicholas O'Neil2,10558.9
Liberal Catherine Rainbow1,18933.3
Conservative Charles Sludden2817.9
Majority 91625.6
Turnout 3,575
Leam [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Ronan2,95673.9
Liberal Democrats Norman Spours68317.1
Conservative Maureen Moor3599.0
Majority 2,27356.8
Turnout 3,998
Low Fell [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Jevon2,73457.8
Labour Peter Wilson1,41029.8
Conservative Paul Sterling58612.4
Majority 1,32428.0
Turnout 4,730
Pelaw and Heworth [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Doreen Boyes1,98648.8
Labour Roberts Goldsworthy1,91047.0
Conservative Elaine McMaster1714.2
Majority 761.8
Turnout 4,067
Ryton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine McHatton2,94561.6
Labour Dane Roberts1,59033.2
Conservative Antoinette Sterling2475.2
Majority 1,35528.4
Turnout 4,782
Saltwell [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Henry2,07665.3
Liberal Democrats Herbert Anderson40012.6
Conservative Mark Hardy35511.2
BNP George Bainbridge34911.0
Majority 1,67652.7
Turnout 3,180
Teams [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Rice2,58067.3
Liberal Democrats James Blythe52213.6
Conservative Margaret Bell40310.5
BNP Michael Dafter3318.6
Majority 2,05853.7
Turnout 3,836
Whickham North [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Maughan2,47248.8
Labour Frank Earl2,20143.4
Conservative Elaine Robertson3937.8
Majority 2715.4
Turnout 5,066
Whickham South [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marilyn Ord3,16458.5
Labour Gary Haley1,66730.8
Conservative Peter Ross57610.7
Majority 1,49427.7
Turnout 5,407
Winlaton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Lynn2,28253.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Stokel1,78242.0
Conservative Ann Bohill1784.2
Majority 50011.8
Turnout 4,242
Wrekendyke [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Green3,41775.8
Liberal Democrats John Diston69015.3
Conservative John McNeil3988.8
Majority 2,72760.5
Turnout 4,505

References

  1. ↑ "Gateshead". BBC Online . Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  2. ↑ Unwin, Bruce (8 April 2002). "Line-up lists closed for council seats campaigners". The Northern Echo. p. 6.
  3. ↑ "Voters can go to the polls early". The Northern Echo. 24 April 2002. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Monkey threatens election sensation". The Northern Echo. 3 May 2002. p. 1.
  5. ↑ Tapping, Colin (4 May 2002). "Labour suffers disappointment in triplicate at mayoral elections". The Northern Echo. p. 9.
  6. 1 2 "Election results; Local Elections". The Times. 3 May 2002. p. 6.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Gateshead". AndrewTeale. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
Preceded by
2000 Gateshead Council election 		Gateshead local elections Succeeded by
2003 Gateshead Council election
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