2002 Gloucester City Council election

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The 2002 Gloucester City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England. There were boundary changes within Gloucester with Quedgeley being added to Gloucester and became a No Overall Control council, previously Labour-led. [1] [2]

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Results

Gloucester City Council election, 2002 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 14+240.610391
  Labour 12-730.77836
  Liberal Democrats 10+326.66788
  UKIP 0-10.9225
  Socialist 0-10.5139
  Independent 0-10.4103
  CPA 0-10.383

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey (3) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Gravells 1,457 64.8
Conservative Robert Gardiner 1,337
Conservative Michael Rentell 1,266
Labour Jonathon Gill46220.6
Labour Hayley Base385
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Trigg32814.6
Labour Anne Whitworth325
Liberal Democrats Natalie West317
Turnout
Conservative win (new seat)

Barnwood

Barnwood (3) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip McLellan 1,293 50.1
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Mitchell 1,143
Liberal Democrats Stephen Reeve 1,088
Labour Rosalinde Etheridge64925.2
Conservative John Carr63724.7
Conservative Elizabeth Noakes636
Conservative Stuart Wilson608
Labour Harjit Gill596
Labour Judith Robinson574
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Barton and Tredworth

Barton and Tredworth (3) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carol Francis 850 65.7
Labour Rose Workman 803
Labour Bernard O'Neill 750
Conservative Leonard Proctor30523.6
Conservative Hubert Harrison297
Conservative Philip German286
Socialist Catherine Bailey13910.7
Socialist John Ewers107
Socialist Gary Jones84
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Elmbridge

Elmbridge (2) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Witts 760 42.3
Liberal Democrats Roger Smith 666
Labour Terence Haines55230.7
Labour David Cook542
Conservative Doreen Watts48627.0
Conservative Susan Mclung476
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Grange

Grange (2) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Hanman 793 53.0
Labour Brian Large 702 47.0
Labour Kay Mills679
Conservative Philip Awford658
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Hucclecote

Hucclecote (3) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats William Crowther 1,588 62.2
Liberal Democrats Susan Blakeley 1,533
Liberal Democrats Declan Wilson 1,357
Conservative Maurice Barrett63024.7
Conservative Leslie Jones547
Conservative Paul Morgan502
Labour Mark Dempsey33713.2
Labour Garry Mills282
Labour Steven Richards240
Turnout 3274
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Kingsholm and Wotton

Kingsholm and Wotton (2) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Hilton 786 42.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Power 687
Conservative Robert Moreland638
Conservative Eric Ede63034.3
Labour Sarah Everett34018.5
Labour Susan Hitchings320
CPA Jonathan Ingleby834.5
Turnout 1958
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Longlevens

Longlevens (3) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul James 1,511 48.1
Conservative Philip Beer 1,465
Conservative Mark Hawthorne 1,367
Liberal Democrats Veronica Phillips124639.6
Liberal Democrats Thomas Croucher1118
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Higgins1001
Labour Mary Cooke38612.3
Labour David Cosstick329
Conservative Jeremy Fisher307
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Matson and Robinswood

Matson and Robinswood (3) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen McHale 842 51.4
Labour Mary Smith 792
Labour Kevin Stephens 776
Conservative Eleanor Browning57034.8
Conservative Duncan Hall559
Conservative Linda Morgan535
UKIP Alexis Fernandes22513.7
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Moreland

Moreland (3) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicholas Durrant 896 56.5
Labour Mark Hobbs 884
Labour Geraldene Gillespie 838
Conservative Royston Beckett69043.5
Conservative Susan Gordon560
Conservative Terence King533
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Podsmead

Podsmead (1) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Lawlor 375 67.7
Conservative Peter Robinson17932.3
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Quedgeley Fieldcourt

Quedgeley Fieldcourt (2) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacqueline Hall 520 43.4
Conservative Susan Lewis 449
Liberal Democrats Julian Powell30825.7
Liberal Democrats Anna Mozol290
Labour Redvers Thomas26722.3
Labour Allan Trigg216
Independent Jean Hanks1038.6
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Quedgeley Severn Vale

Quedgeley Severn Vale (2) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Lewis 676 67.1
Conservative Martyn White 613
Labour Stephen Hoddy33132.9
Labour David Purchase270
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Tuffley

Tuffley (2) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Crawford 675 50.2
Labour Janet Lugg 670 49.8
Labour Rosalind Onians649
Conservative Anne Suddards-Moss612
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Westgate

Westgate (2) 2002 [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pamela Tracey 632 49.1
Conservative Stephen Morgan 563
Liberal Democrats Gordon Heath47937.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Meads386
Labour Terry Barrett17713.7
Labour Evan Garwood170
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "The City of Gloucester (Electoral Changes) Order 2001". Legislation.gov. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "2002 local elections - Gloucester". BBC News. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Local Election Results 2002 Gloucester". Andrew Teale. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002" (PDF). Research Briefings. 9 May 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Gloucester City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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