2002 Merton London Borough Council election

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2002 Merton London Borough Council election
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All 60 council seats on Merton London Borough Council
Turnout34.2% (Decrease2.svg3.8%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Merton Park Residents
Last election39 seats, 44.2%12 seats, 32.9%3 seats, 3.4%
Seats won32253
Seat changeDecrease2.svg7Increase2.svg13Steady2.svg
Popular vote47,08148,1884,334
Percentage37.1%38.0%3.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg7.1%Increase2.svg5.1%Steady2.svg
Merton London UK local election 2002 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2002 Merton council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Merton Park Ward Residents Association in white.
Council leader before election

Andrew Judge
Labour

Council leader after election

Andrew Judge
Labour

Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 2 May 2002. This was on the same day as other local elections in England. [1] These elections were held under new ward boundaries, which increased the number of councillors to sixty from fifty-seven. [1] Labour remained in overall control of the council with a reduced majority. [1]

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Results

Between the last election and the polling day, an unusual number of seat changes had occurred. At a by-election in West Barnes on 9 November 2000, the Conservatives gained a seat from the Liberal Democrats. Of the 39 Labour councillors elected in 1998, one defected to the Green Party, three defected to independent Labour, one resigned from the party and one seat had become vacant in 2002. This meant that, on the eve of the election, Labour had 33 seats to the Conservatives' 13 and the Liberal Democrats had 2. [1]

The Labour Party maintained its overall majority control in the borough, but its majority was reduced to four seats. The Conservatives made significant gains and indeed polled a higher vote share than Labour, despite winning fewer seats. The Liberal Democrats failed to hold onto the newly-redrawn ward of West Barnes, losing their three seats in the ward to the Conservatives. [1]

The Merton Park Ward Residents' Association maintained its three councillors in Merton Park. [1]

Merton Local Election Result 2002 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 25Increase2.svg1341.7%38.0%48,188Increase2.svg5.1%
  Labour 32Decrease2.svg753.3%37.1%47,081Decrease2.svg7.1%
  Merton Park Residents 305.0%3.4%4,334Steady2.svg
  Liberal Democrats 0Decrease2.svg30%11.1%14,063Decrease2.svg3.4%
  Green 000%7.3%9,279Increase2.svg2.5%
 Wimbledon Park Independent Residents000%1.7%2,198n/a
  UKIP 000%0.7%851n/a
  Independent 000%0.5%644n/a
  BNP 000%0.2%302Decrease2.svg0.1%

Results by Ward

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Su Assinen* 766 39.9
Labour Pauline Abrams 765 39.8
Labour Mick Fitzgerald 710 37.0
Conservative Stephen Ashcroft64433.5
Conservative Anne Bottell61331.9
Conservative Gordon Raymond53828.0
Liberal Democrats Catherine Brown32016.6
Liberal Democrats John O'Boyle30115.7
Liberal Democrats Celia Lee26013.5
Green Jacqueline Barrow23312.1
Green John Barrow1809.3
Green Conal Cunningham1668.6
Turnout 1,92727.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cannon Hill

Cannon Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Deborah Shears 1,396 47.7
Conservative Fiona Bryce 1,341 45.8
Conservative David Shellhorn 1,277 43.6
Labour Stephen Alambritis89330.5
Labour Henry MacAuley80327.4
Labour Charles Lucas*78526.8
Liberal Democrats Blaise Eglington35112.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Spalding33311.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Ladmore31910.9
Independent Despina Steiert2157.3
UKIP Graham Mills1756.0
Green Francis Cluer1535.2
Green Catherine Fallowfield1194.1
Green Giles Fallowfield983.3
Turnout 2,92842.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Colliers Wood

Colliers Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nicholas Draper 1,328 51.6
Labour Sheila Knight* 1,306 50.8
Labour George Reynolds* 1,254 48.8
Green Thomas Walsh94036.5
Green Alan Johnson81331.6
Green Rajeev Thacker75229.2
Conservative Philip Beard1797.0
Conservative Joan Boyes1586.1
Conservative John Lewis1455.6
Turnout 2,57237.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cricket Green

Cricket Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Munn* 1,160 55.1
Labour Russell Makin* 1,120 53.2
Labour Judith Saunders* 1,012 48.1
Conservative Sally Hammond 55726.5
Conservative Rhoda McCorquodale53125.2
Conservative Gordon Southcott48122.9
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Pizey32115.3
Green Louise Deere21610.3
Green Michael Deere1808.6
Turnout 2,10430.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Dundonald

Dundonald
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Bird 792 35.5
Conservative Corinna O'Brien-Edge 769 34.5
Labour Amanda Ramsay 756 33.9
Labour Michael Brunt*75133.7
Labour Stuart Pickover*72932.7
Conservative Paul Wigham71632.1
Liberal Democrats Anne Blanchard45520.4
Green Christina Langley33014.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Oxford32814.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Harbron32214.4
Independent Julia Goldsmith23810.7
Independent Rathy Alagaratnam1918.6
Turnout 2,23133.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Figge's Marsh

Figge's Marsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geraldine Stanford* 1,052 54.4
Labour Danny Connellan* 988 51.1
Labour Andrew Judge* 939 48.6
Conservative David Hart48325.0
Conservative James Walsh43022.2
Conservative Robert Marven42522.0
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Geldart32516.8
Green Janette Wilkin19910.3
Green Simon Wilkin1377.1
Turnout 1,93328.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Graveney

Graveney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Kirby* 1,197 58.9
Labour Joe Abrams* 1,193 58.7
Labour John Dehaney 1,087 53.5
Conservative John Stephenson43621.5
Conservative Joy Woods42320.8
Conservative Mohammad Qureshi40620.0
Liberal Democrats Eamonn Clifford32415.9
Green Emma-Ruth Crowhurst2009.8
Green Mark Adri-Soejoko1607.9
Turnout 2,03229.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hillside

Hillside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Harwood* 1,053 53.1
Conservative David Williams* 1,031 52.0
Conservative David Simpson 982 49.5
Labour Linda Thomas44422.4
Labour Geeta Nargund42021.2
Labour Stephen Thomas39519.9
Liberal Democrats Joan Pyke-Lees38719.5
Liberal Democrats Philippa Willott36618.5
Liberal Democrats Steve Bradley36318.3
Green Nicholas Robins24312.3
Turnout 1,98330.2
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Lavender Fields

Lavender Fields
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Dunn 886 56.4
Labour Mark Allison 873 55.6
Labour Edith Macauley* 760 48.4
Conservative Alfred Acott37824.1
Conservative June Hayles36723.4
Conservative Eugene Byrne35822.8
Liberal Democrats Bernard Conway22714.4
Green Jennifer Barker22414.3
Green John Barker17110.9
Turnout 1,57124.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Longthornton

Longthornton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Austin 1,180 49.7
Labour David Chung 1,107 46.7
Labour Leighton Veale 963 40.6
Conservative David Robinson92138.8
Conservative Louisa Hatcher89737.8
Conservative Ronald Cox88637.4
Liberal Democrats Pauline Barry28111.8
Green Jonathan Halls1837.7
Turnout 2,37235.8
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Lower Morden

Lower Morden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maurice Groves* 1,378 53.8
Conservative Terence Sullivan 1,183 46.2
Conservative Leslie Mutch 1,180 46.1
Labour Elizabeth Daughters68226.6
Labour Alan Hodgson62124.3
Labour Muhammod Rahman53721.0
UKIP Adrian Roberts38515.0
Liberal Democrats Patricia Pearce34513.5
Green Giles Barrow2339.1
Green Anthony Hewitt1234.8
Green Leslie Johnson1074.2
Turnout 2,56039.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Merton Park

Merton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Merton Park Residents Jillian Ashton 1,499 54.2
Merton Park Residents Peter Southgate 1,420 51.4
Merton Park Residents John Nelson-Jones* 1,415 51.2
Conservative David Edge76527.7
Conservative Richard Chellew73126.4
Conservative Richard Mernane71625.9
Labour Richard Nichols40914.8
Labour Michael Reddin37313.5
Labour Robert Powell35512.8
Green Naomi Adams2017.3
UKIP Andrew Mills1274.6
Turnout 2,76541.8
Merton Park Residents hold Swing
Merton Park Residents hold Swing
Merton Park Residents hold Swing

Pollards Hill

Pollards Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Cole* 1,167 53.4
Labour Michael Tilcock 1,153 52.8
Labour Martin Whelton 1,026 47.0
Conservative Margaret Neville69031.6
Conservative Kenneth Butt63128.9
Conservative Paul Goulden60227.6
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Wren25711.8
Green Robin Bannister2059.4
Turnout 2,18431.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Ravensbury

Ravensbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Jones* 946 49.8
Labour Peter McCabe* 909 47.8
Labour Tony Giles 894 47.1
Conservative Barbara Mansfield58330.7
Conservative Jeffrey Gunn54028.4
Conservative Reginald Martin52727.7
Liberal Democrats Danielle Toyer34318.1
Green Paul Barasi*20510.8
Turnout 1,90029.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Raynes Park

Raynes Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Brierly* 1,294 49.4
Conservative Horst Bullinger 1,186 45.2
Conservative Michael Cheng 1,131 43.1
Liberal Democrats Sally Harlow80930.9
Liberal Democrats Gail Moss76429.1
Liberal Democrats Kamaljit Sood62623.9
Labour Michael Somerville42216.1
Labour Geoffrey Roberts41916.0
Labour Stefano Scalzo39515.1
Green Richard Evans2328.8
Green Jean Curry1555.9
Green Brian Parkin1274.8
Turnout 2,62238.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St Helier

St Helier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Pearce* 958 44.7
Labour Maxi Martin* 947 44.2
Labour Mickey Spacey* 840 39.2
Conservative Joan Goodacre53224.8
Conservative Sydney Quick51924.2
Conservative Ronald Wilson50923.8
Liberal Democrats Joyce Smith32415.1
BNP Danny Ford30214.1
Green Susan Boulding1929.0
Green Stephen Boulding1788.3
UKIP Christopher Byrne1647.7
Turnout 2,14332.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Trinity

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dorothy Kilsby 805 37.7
Conservative Christopher McLaughlin 799 37.4
Labour Andrew Coles 781 36.5
Conservative Maria Miller78036.5
Labour Vivien Guy*77136.1
Labour Mohammad Karim*68732.1
Liberal Democrats Colette Mulchrone31214.6
Liberal Democrats Bonita Ralph29313.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Shoebridge27012.6
Green Jennifer Barrow24611.5
Green Lisa Ingram2039.5
Green Hector Ingram1999.3
Turnout 2,13833.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Village

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Hammond 1,667 70.0
Conservative John Bowcott 1,662 69.8
Conservative Samantha George* 1,629 68.4
Labour William Bottriell32113.5
Labour Michelle McNicol30312.7
Labour David Ives29912.6
Liberal Democrats Gerald Blanchard29012.2
Liberal Democrats Alison Edelsten28512.0
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Tyler25910.9
Green Rupert Stevens1667.0
Turnout 2,38237.8
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

West Barnes

West Barnes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gillian Lewis-Lavender* 1,198 43.5
Conservative William Brierly 1,174 42.6
Conservative Angela Caldara 1,106 40.1
Liberal Democrats Iain Dysart*1,05438.2
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Harris*91333.1
Liberal Democrats Louise Pugh85631.0
Labour David Filby46616.9
Labour Margaret Layton42215.3
Labour Angela Manser36113.1
Green Michael Bell1575.7
Green Mark Davidson1354.9
Green David Patterson913.3
Turnout 2,75740.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wimbledon Park

Wimbledon Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elisabeth Mitchell 1,058 37.8
Conservative Oonagh Moulton 1,018 36.3
Conservative Tariq Ahmad 982 35.1
Wimbledon Park Ward Independent ResidentsStephen Saul78227.9
Labour Elizabeth Nelson74326.5
Wimbledon Park Ward Independent ResidentsJohn White72325.8
Wimbledon Park Ward Independent ResidentsMark Thompson*69324.7
Labour Syed Rizvi64323.0
Labour Kenneth Wilshire59821.3
Liberal Democrats John Houlihan2569.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Tibbetts2348.4
Green Ernest Dennis2047.3
Green Sarah Miskin1314.7
Green Nicholas Miskin923.3
Turnout 2,80140.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

By-Elections

Ravensbury by-election, 6 March 2003 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Alambritis 1,014 46.4 -0.7
Conservative Barbara J. Mansfield94243.1+12.4
UKIP Adrian K. J. Roberts1165.3N/A
Green Richard M. Evans1125.1-5.7
Majority723.3-13.1
Turnout 2,18433.7+4.7
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Tony Giles.

Lower Morden by-election, 10 June 2004 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald W. Wilson 1,401 49.9 +3.8
Labour Terence J. Daniels57620.5-6.1
UKIP Adrian K. J. Roberts39214.0-1.0
Liberal Democrats Lina Akbar2629.3-4.2
Green Giles T. Barrow1756.2-2.9
Majority82529.4+9.9
Turnout 2,80643.9
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Leslie D. Mutch.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Merton Council Elections 2002" (PDF). Merton Electoral Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Merton Council Elections 2002" (PDF). Merton Electoral Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ravensbury ward by-election - 6 March 2003" (PDF). Merton Council. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "Lower Morden by-election results". Merton Council. 11 June 2004. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
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