2002 Havant Borough Council election

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2002 Havant Borough Council election
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All 38 seats to Havant Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats after2396
Popular vote34,31512,82215,693
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Results by Ward
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

Conservative

The 2002 Havant Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 4. [1] The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. [2]

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Election result

The Conservatives won a majority on the council, taking 23 of the 38 seats on the council. [3] Labour dropped from 11 to 9 seats, while the Liberal Democrats fell to 6 seats from 8 previously. [3] The 3 Independent councillors had stood down at the election, while the boundary changes were reported to have cost Labour 4 seats. [3] Turnout was up on the 2000 election, but dropped to a low of just 14.6% in Warren Park ward. [3]

Havant local election result 2002 [2] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 23+360.552.634,315+2.4
  Labour 9-223.719.712,822+3.8
  Liberal Democrats 6-215.824.115,693-5.2
  Green 000.03.22,077+3.2
  Independent 0-30.00.4289-4.0

Ward results

Barncroft

Barncroft (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ralph Cousins416
Labour Ronald Hoyle406
Liberal Democrats Peter Lake235
Conservative Sheila Culley195
Conservative Carol Wynne164
Turnout 1,41618.9

Battins

Battins (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Hanan529
Labour Paul Hansford476
Conservative Jane Rayner267
Conservative Ian Beagley238
Liberal Democrats Cecil Sargent212
Turnout 1,72220.3

Bedhampton

Bedhampton (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ronald Bellinger1,408
Liberal Democrats Stephen Marshall1,224
Liberal Democrats Anthony Welch1,134
Conservative Kenneth Harris1,127
Conservative Angela Guest1,111
Conservative Mark Ward1,066
Labour William Fish285
Labour Carl Roberts258
Labour John Jackson254
Green Terry Mitchell140
Turnout 8,00740.9

Bondsfields

Bondfields (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barry Gardner803
Labour Terence Hart741
Conservative Mary Brown226
Conservative Jennifer Wride209
Liberal Democrats Valerie Gatenby187
Turnout 2,16623.6

Cowplain

Cowplain (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Briggs1,170
Conservative David Keast1,056
Conservative Marjorie Smallcorn999
Liberal Democrats Valerie Hartridge961
Liberal Democrats Flora Ponsonby766
Turnout 4,95227.9

Emsworth

Emsworth (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Gillett1,842
Conservative David Colson1,788
Conservative Virginia Wilson-Smith1,727
Liberal Democrats Hugh Benzie1,056
Liberal Democrats Gillian Cosslett849
Liberal Democrats John Cosslett803
Labour Anna Fitter429
Labour William Gilchrist412
Labour Phillip Rees308
Green Michael Wood243
Turnout 9,45742.8

Hart Plain

Hart Plain (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ronald Purkis896
Liberal Democrats Sheila Troke875
Conservative Leonard Shaw800
Conservative Jacqueline Branson758
Liberal Democrats Christine Pylee750
Conservative Gopa Chakrabarti673
Independent Kevin Ratcliffe289
Turnout 5,04125.0

Hayling East

Hayling East (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon Erlebach1,381
Conservative David Collins1,311
Conservative Sheila Pearce1,311
Labour Michael Clarke561
Labour Lesley Marsden519
Labour Sheila Mealy500
Liberal Democrats John Clouting355
Green Frederick Gibson289
Turnout 6,22732.8

Hayling West

Hayling West (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Pearce1,590
Conservative Victor Pierce-Jones1,565
Conservative David Weymouth1,426
Labour Susan Underwood433
Labour Graham Manning425
Labour Andrew Stacey409
Liberal Democrats Jill Allum390
Green Gillian Leek286
Turnout 6,52434.6

Purbrook

Purbrook (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gwendoline Blackett1,500
Conservative David Farrow1,413
Conservative Hilary Farrow1,312
Labour William Wheeler485
Labour Howard Sherlock478
Liberal Democrats Rodney Crawford467
Labour Nicola Sherlock458
Turnout 6,11330.8

St. Faiths

St. Faiths (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative June Fulcher1,531
Conservative David Guest1,393
Conservative Raymond Bolton1,389
Liberal Democrats Dennis West949
Liberal Democrats Liam Hutchings926
Green Timothy Dawes726
Liberal Democrats Roy Middleton692
Labour Beryl Francis430
Labour Alan Price341
Labour Derek Smith279
Turnout 8,65645.4

Stakes

Stakes (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Olwyn Kennedy747
Conservative Nigel Tarrant688
Labour Margaret Beauvoisin634
Liberal Democrats Leslie Voice428
Green Kevin Jacks393
Labour Kim Vassallo385
Labour Ronald Russell379
Turnout 3,65421.4

Warren Park

Warren Park (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Brown407
Labour Virginia Steel382
Conservative Thelma Carpenter178
Conservative Clive Colson164
Liberal Democrats Michael Ponsonby130
Turnout 1,26114.6

Waterloo

Waterloo (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Coleunopposed
Conservative Kenneth Mossunopposed
Conservative Geoffrey Tartunopposed

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Election results - Local Elections". The Times . NewsBank. 3 May 2002. p. 6.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Tories tighten control on redrawn borough". The News . 7 May 2002. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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