2002 Hull City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2002 Hull council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Independents in light grey. Kingston upon Hull UK 2002 Local Election map.png
Map of the results of the 2002 Hull council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Independents in light grey.

The 2002 Hull City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 1. [1] The Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. [2]

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Campaign

Hull was seen as one of the key contests in the 2002 local elections with the Liberal Democrats seen as the main challengers to Labour. [3] Labour had run Hull continuously since 1945, apart from a brief period from 1969 to 1971 when the Conservatives had taken control, but they were seen as vulnerable in this election. [3] As well as the Liberal Democrats, who with 10 seats were the main opposition before the election, the Conservatives stood in 31 of the 59 seats that were being contested. [3] Divisions within the local Labour party also meant some councillors stood in the election as independents. [3]

The Labour administration received criticism from the opposition and by the district auditor for the poor quality of services provided in Hull. [3] The opposition also attacked Labour for their use of the £255 million recently gained by Hull council after the part sale of Kingston Communications. [3]

Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats become the largest party on the council with Labour falling from 44 seats before the election to only 24 afterwards. [4]

Hull Local Election Result 2002 [2] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 29+1949.246.151,802
  Labour 24-2040.739.143,957
  Independent 406.86.37,131
  Conservative 203.47.18,015
  Green 000.00.7789
  UKIP 000.00.3377
  Socialist Alternative 000.00.2208
  Socialist Alliance 000.00.1153

Ward results

Avenue (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simone Butterworth 1,670
Liberal Democrats John Robinson 1,441
Liberal Democrats David Woods 1,421
Labour Glennis Lee962
Labour Nicholas Robinson874
Labour Brian Wadforth715
Green Louise Muston361
Green Raymond Atkin281
Socialist Alternative Ernest Roustoby208
Conservative Patrick Belding189
Conservative Basil Bulmer186
Conservative Sheila Airey169
Turnout 8,477
Beverley (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Geraldine Gough 1,524
Liberal Democrats David McCobb 1,510
Labour Gordon Caselton640
Labour David Stevens565
Conservative John Abbot395
Conservative Andrew Forster380
Turnout 5,014
Boothferry (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Ellis 1,591
Liberal Democrats Keith Toon 1,488
Liberal Democrats Karen Woods 1,468
Labour Michael Whiting851
Labour Roy Windle798
Labour Charles Glover784
Conservative Diane Bradley364
Conservative Kathleen Percy300
Conservative Jonathan Fry287
Turnout 7,931
Bransholme East (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nadene Burton 1,981
Liberal Democrats Anita Harrison 1,004
Labour Harold Neilson459
Labour Harry Woodford440
Conservative Jean Fenwick37
Conservative Janet Baxter34
Turnout 3,955
Bransholme West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leonard Bird 663 62.0
Liberal Democrats Robert Harrison31229.2
Socialist Alliance Patricia Cain-Penrose948.8
Majority35132.8
Turnout 1,069
Bricknell (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Fareham 1,436
Conservative Andrew Percy 1,341
Liberal Democrats Garry Oglesby841
Liberal Democrats Richard Welton779
Labour Susan Wiley500
Labour Andrew Dorton485
Turnout 5,382
Derringham (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Chris Jarvis 1,320
Independent John Considine 1,128
Independent Clare Page 996
Labour Brian Wilkinson753
Labour John Shipley703
Labour Kay Vandenbriele664
UKIP John Cornforth279
Liberal Democrats David Green228
Liberal Democrats Bridget Kelly185
Liberal Democrats Philip Evans174
Conservative Peter White167
Conservative Zena Rowley157
Turnout 6,754
Drypool (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Toker 1,683
Liberal Democrats Michael Kemp 1,540
Liberal Democrats Maureen Obridge 1,534
Labour Nellie Stephenson912
Labour John Shields874
Labour Brian Smelt874
Turnout 7,417
Holderness (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Baker 1,753
Liberal Democrats John Nicholson 1,662
Liberal Democrats Katharine Hancock 1,642
Labour James Mulgrove926
Labour John Ranby767
Labour Neil Perkins743
Conservative Albert Greendale271
Turnout 7,764
Ings (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Clark 1,139
Labour Garry White 1,110
Labour Brian Petch 1,071
Liberal Democrats James Morrell902
Liberal Democrats George Taylor881
Liberal Democrats Mervyn Taylor830
Turnout 5,933
Kings Park (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elaine Garland 998
Liberal Democrats Carl Minns 867
Labour William Haughey397
Labour John Nicholson335
Conservative Wayne Hanson53
Conservative David Whellan38
Turnout 2,688
Longhill (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alice Hewitt 1,081
Labour Ann Stanley 1,038
Labour John Black 975
Liberal Democrats Christine Watkinson705
Liberal Democrats Anthony Holdstock644
Liberal Democrats Philip Wilcox568
Independent Peter Martin228
Independent Barrie Goforth129
Turnout 5,368
Marfleet (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Norman Kendrew 1,057
Labour Sheila Waudby 921
Labour Brenda Petch 843
Liberal Democrats Allen Healand428
Liberal Democrats Pauline Dibnah414
Liberal Democrats Angela Kay375
Turnout 4,038
Myton (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Branson 1,167
Labour Daren Hale 1,102
Labour Colin Inglis 1,079
Liberal Democrats Mirian Benson470
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Turner353
Liberal Democrats Anthony Sloan338
Conservative Richard McConnell233
Turnout 4,742
Newington (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bryan Bradley 623
Labour Katrina Peat 595
Labour Kathryn Lavery 577
Independent David Harris394
Independent Ivor Davies343
Independent George Harker305
Liberal Democrats Beverley Whiting241
Liberal Democrats Michael Wrigley239
Liberal Democrats Wendy Wrigley221
Conservative Reginald Britton139
Conservative David Thompson108
Turnout 3,785
Newland (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Ross 1,013
Liberal Democrats Mark Collinson 1,008
Labour Daniel Brown548
Labour Patrick Walker482
Green James Russell147
Conservative Peter Caswell134
Conservative Ramesh Chhabra101
Turnout 3,433
Orchard Park and Greenwood (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Terence Geraghty 900
Labour Steven Bayes 822
Labour Trevor Larsen 771
Independent Tony Fee721
Labour David Playle672
Independent Louis Barron609
Liberal Democrats Andrew Brown336
Liberal Democrats Janet Whiting253
Turnout 5,084
Pickering (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Angela Wastling 1,133
Liberal Democrats Barry Dibnah 1,063
Liberal Democrats Ann Godden 1,031
Labour Julie Lowery1,016
Labour Malcolm Fields966
Labour Tracy Windle964
Conservative Colin Baxter246
Conservative Antony Cox237
Conservative John Sharp229
Independent Michael Nash58
Turnout 6,943
St Andrew's (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nadine Fudge 500
Liberal Democrats Albert Penna 497
Labour Norah Ransford461
Liberal Democrats Florence Toon447
Conservative Robert Cook81
Turnout 1,986
Southcoates East (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Gemmell 697
Labour Thomas McVie 651
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hull298
Liberal Democrats Arthur Walker298
Socialist Alliance Keith Ellis59
Turnout 2,003
Southcoates West (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Brady 682
Labour Mary Glew 543
Liberal Democrats Julie Flower350
Liberal Democrats Peter Rossington340
Turnout 1,915
Sutton (3) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Hepton 1,641
Liberal Democrats Kalvin Neal 1,638
Liberal Democrats Tracey Neal 1,628
Labour Kenneth Turner911
Labour John Webster898
Labour Nigel Welton816
Conservative Peter Abraham170
Conservative Norman Hall170
Conservative Andrew Dunlin164
Turnout 8,036
University (2) [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine Randall 973
Liberal Democrats Chris Randall 950
Labour Rodney Evans658
Labour John Stanley621
Conservative Helen Horrobin101
Conservative Stanley Thompson98
UKIP Benjamin Green49
UKIP Tineke Robinson49
Turnout 3,499

References

  1. ↑ "Kingston-upon-Hull". BBC News Online . Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Election results; Local Elections". The Times . 3 May 2002. p. 6. ISSN   0140-0460.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hurst, Greg (16 April 2002). "Lib Dems seek gains in Labour stronghold". The Times . p. 11. ISSN   0140-0460.
  4. ↑ Morris, Nigel (3 May 2002). "Local Elections: Results - Cabinet big guns suffer setbacks on home turf". The Independent . p. 6. ISSN   0951-9467.
  5. ↑ "Local Elections: Results". The Guardian . 3 May 2002. p. 9. ISSN   0261-3077.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Kingston upon Hull". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
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