2002 Penwith District Council election

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Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 40.3%

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Results

Penwith Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 6+254.537.24,539
  Conservative 2018.223.92,917
  Independent 1-29.128.63,489
  Labour 109.17.4897
  Mebyon Kernow 109.12.1260
  UKIP 000.00.791

One Labour and one Mebyon Kernow candidate were elected unopposed

By ward

Hayle-Gwithian
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Terry Lello94653.1
Independent Jeremy Joslin83746.9
Majority1096.2
Turnout 1,78337.0
Lelant and Carbis Bay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Penhaligon86663.6
Liberal Democrats Victoria White27119.9
Labour Terence Murray22516.5
Majority59543.7
Turnout 1,36241.0
Ludgvan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Alice Bailey1,40585.4
Independent Peter Mates24014.6
Majority1,16570.8
Turnout 1,64539.7
Penzance Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Mebyon Kernow Philip Rendleunopposed
Penzance East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline White70346.8
Labour Robin Gregory34523.0
Conservative Pauline Reynolds22014.6
Independent Ruth Lewarne1389.2
UKIP Jeffrey Mager543.6
Independent Joby Jackson432.9
Majority35823.8
Turnout 1,50338.0
Penzance North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mario Fonk79062.7
Conservative Godfrey Penhaligon29823.7
Independent Paul Nicholson17213.7
Majority49239.0
Turnout 1,26037.8
Penzance South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Payneunopposed
Penzance West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Reed47938.2
Independent Sam Ryan30824.6
Conservative James Champion30724.5
Independent Malcolm Lawrence1239.8
UKIP Michael Faulkner373.0
Majority17113.6
Turnout 1,25446.7
Perranuthnoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Sanderson49256.7
Conservative Kenneth Wood37543.3
Majority11713.4
Turnout 86750.5
St Ives North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Mitchell85882.8
Conservative Margaret Milton17817.2
Majority68065.6
Turnout 1,03635.8
St Just
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Eddy67342.8
Labour Cornelius Olivier32720.8
Mebyon Kernow Andrew Moyle26016.5
Independent Hilary Eddy22314.2
UKIP Rose Smith915.8
Majority34622.0
Turnout 1,57443.9

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