2002 Hart District Council election

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2002 Hart District Council election
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All 35 seats to Hart District Council
18 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats before17125
Seats after22103
Popular vote14,47029.60013,228
Percentage62.9%28.6%8.6%
Hart UK local election 2002 map.svg
Results by Ward
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2002 Hart Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. [1] The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. [2]

Contents

Campaign

The election saw 10 sitting councillors decide not to seek re-election including 3 former chairmen of the council. [3] 6 Conservatives were unopposed in the election in the wards of Crondall, Eversley, Long Sutton and Odiham, while several Independents stood for the council. [3] The independents included Archie Gillespie, a former Liberal Democrat standing as an independent after being deselected, former councillor Stephen Gorys and an "anti roadblock campaigner" Denis Gotel. [3]

During the campaign a Conservative candidate in Hartley Wintney, Andrew Davies, withdrew meaning only one Conservative would be standing in the ward against Independent Susan Band and 2 Liberal Democrats. [4]

Election results

The results saw the Conservatives gain a majority on the council after winning 22 seats on the council. [5] The Liberal Democrats were reduced to only 10 seats concentrated in their strongholds of Yateley and Hawley. [5] Meanwhile, 3 independents were successful in being elected, 2 in Fleet and 1 in Hartley Wintney. [5] Overall turnout in the election was 29.89%. [6]

Hart Local Election Result 2002 [2] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 22+662.945.614,470-11.1
  Liberal Democrats 10-328.641.613,228+11.7
  Independent 3-38.68.82,803+2.3
  Labour 000.03.61,141-3.3
  Green 000.00.4118+0.4

Ward results

Blackwater and Hawley

Blackwater and Hawley (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Blewett56560.5
Liberal Democrats David Neighbour544
Conservative James Pugmore36939.5
Turnout 1,47825.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Church Crookham East

Church Crookham East (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hutcheson73958.1
Conservative Deborah Moss678
Liberal Democrats Roger Carter53341.9
Liberal Democrats Adrian Emmanuel501
Turnout 1,71232.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Church Crookham West

Church Crookham West (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Poulton74660.4
Conservative Lorraine Fullbrook 722
Liberal Democrats Paul Collins49039.6
Liberal Democrats Rodney Fisher402
Turnout 2,36031.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Crondall

Crondall (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman Lambertunopposed
Conservative Brian Levershaunopposed
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Eversley

Eversley [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hugo Eastwoodunopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Fleet Central

Fleet Central (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Denis Gotel69538.8
Conservative Carol Leversha63535.4
Conservative John Stocks600
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Smith34519.2
Green Lars Mosesson1186.6
Turnout 2,39331.4
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Fleet Courtmoor

Fleet Courtmoor (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Stephen Gorys78939.0
Conservative Peter Carr60830.0
Conservative Colin Hazell521
Liberal Democrats Nicola Dommett41320.4
Labour Sheila Stone21510.6
Turnout 2,54636.1
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Fleet North

Fleet North (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Parker44161.3
Conservative William Barrell395
Liberal Democrats Erica Axam27838.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Robinson210
Turnout 1,32426.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Fleet Pondtail

Fleet Pondtail (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sharyn Wheale69747.9
Conservative Janet Pearson614
Liberal Democrats Susan Fisher49934.3
Labour Hugh Meredith25817.7
Turnout 2,06833.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Fleet West

Fleet West (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Hunt80471.8
Conservative Sean Holden782
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Donkin31628.2
Turnout 1,90230.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Frogmore and Darby Green

Frogmore and Darby Green (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Harward79754.1
Liberal Democrats Vivien Street708
Independent Archibald Gillespie34623.5
Conservative James Lawrence23315.8
Labour John Davies976.6
Labour Joyce Still94
Turnout 2,27528.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Hartley Wintney

Hartley Wintney (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Susan Band97345.8
Conservative Mark Fullbrook82438.8
Liberal Democrats Penelope Gale32615.4
Liberal Democrats Raymond Johnson266
Turnout 2,38933.8
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hook

Hook (3) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Glen98854.0
Conservative Michael Haffey937
Conservative Andrew Henderson913
Liberal Democrats Fergus Kirkham84046.0
Liberal Democrats David Evans724
Liberal Democrats Anthony Over709
Turnout 5,11131.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Long Sutton

Long Sutton [6] (unopposed)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Wallisunopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Odiham

Odiham (2) [6] (unopposed)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Benfordunopposed
Conservative Roger Jonesunopposed
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Yateley East

Yateley East (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bailey73465.4
Liberal Democrats Graham Cockarill698
Conservative Erica Newbury30927.5
Conservative Joan Fullbrook291
Labour John Davis807.1
Labour Kulwant Lit54
Turnout 2,16626.5
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Yateley North

Yateley North (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Keane61559.4
Liberal Democrats David Simpson504
Conservative Edward Dawson33632.5
Labour Keith Spendlove848.1
Labour Kim Spendlove75
Turnout 1,61423.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Yateley West

Yateley West (2) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Hammersley62459.1
Liberal Democrats Myra Billings587
Conservative Maxwell Fullbrook28827.3
Labour Mary Jenkins14313.6
Labour Sophie Shepherd41
Turnout 1,68323.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Hart". BBC News Online . Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Election results; Local Elections". The Times . 3 May 2002. p. 6.
  3. 1 2 3 "Challenge of the mavericks". gethampshire. 11 April 2002. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Boost for Susan". gethampshire. 18 April 2002. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Independents are back in Fleet". gethampshire. 9 May 2002. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "Election Results for 4 May 2002". Hart District Council. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
Preceded by
2000 Hart Council election 		Hart local elections Succeeded by
2003 Hart Council election
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