2002 Portsmouth City Council election

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2002 Portsmouth City Council election
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  2000 2 May 2002 2003  

All 42 seats to Portsmouth City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats won151413
Popular vote45,76538,01136,208

Portsmouth UK local election 2002 map.svg
Results by Ward

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

Elections to Portsmouth City Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seats by 3. The council stayed under no overall control, with the Conservatives as the largest party with 15 seats.

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Election result

Portsmouth Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 15-135.7137.5745,765
  Labour 14-133.3331.2138,011
  Liberal Democrats 13+530.9529.7336,208
  Green 0000.74907
  Socialist Alliance 0000.40498
  Independent 0000.32397

Ward results

Baffins

Baffins (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nicola Bentley 1,667 41.08
Liberal Democrats Michael Andrewes 1,507
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Goble 1,507
Conservative David Banks1,31832.48
Conservative Robert Pettigrew1,312
Conservative Andrew Pursglove1,201
Labour Thomas Clayton78019.22
Labour Erica Halvorsen725
Labour Stuart Vine690
Green Sarah Coote2927.19
Majority3498.60
Turnout 4,057
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Central Southsea

Southsea Central (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lee Hunt 1,447 36.22
Labour Michael Blandford 1,397 34.96
Labour Mark Button 1,374
Conservative Peter Montague1,297
Conservative Linda Symes1,257
Labour John Ferrett1,226
Liberal Democrats Benn Berry63915.99
Liberal Democrats Edward Couldwell509
Liberal Democrats John Wearn460
Green Andrea Smith2596.48
Socialist Alliance Timothy Evans1604.00
Socialist Alliance Paul Thatcher141
Socialist Alliance Michael Skiggs136
Independent Daniel Marshman932.32
Turnout 3,995
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Hancock 1,242 45.09
Labour Peter Guthrie 1,206 43.79
Labour John McIntyre 1,154
Labour Lauren Semke1,140
Liberal Democrats James Bowen976
Liberal Democrats Steven Wylie926
Conservative Ellen Hurst30611.11
Conservative Pamela Lacey305
Conservative Valerie Measures291
Turnout 2,754
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Copnor

Copnor (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Park 1,446 47.56
Conservative Malcolm Hey 1,386
Conservative Alan Langford 1,269
Labour Barbara Sparrow1,06034.86
Labour Gavin Wade954
Labour John Spiegelhalter929
Liberal Democrats Linda Burton53417.56
Liberal Democrats Shirley Lunn423
Liberal Democrats Roland Rendle376
Majority38612.69
Turnout 3,040
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cosham

Cosham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carolyn Lowndes 1,441 48.37
Labour Graham Heaney 1,425
Labour David Horne 1,367
Conservative Dominic Fairfax1,10036.92
Conservative Lee Mason1,087
Conservative Sylvia Jarman1,053
Liberal Democrats Alan Webb43814.70
Liberal Democrats Paul Stallard398
Liberal Democrats Wendy Stallard370
Majority34111.44
Turnout 2,979
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Drayton and Farlington

Drayton and Farlington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Bosher 2,402 55.70
Conservative Barry Maine 2,344
Conservative Robin Sparshatt 2,338
Labour Phyllis Rapson1,03724.04
Labour Sonia Relf968
Liberal Democrats Patrick Whittle87320.24
Labour Geoff Wade819
Liberal Democrats Matthew Jensen618
Liberal Democrats Paul Burton605
Majority1,36531.65
Turnout 4,312
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Eastney and Craneswater

Eastney and Craneswater (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Terry Hall 1,422 45.67
Liberal Democrats Anthony Martin 1,358
Liberal Democrats Frederick Charlton 1,357
Conservative Andrew Storey1,22839.44
Conservative Selina Corkerton1,21939.15
Conservative Nicholas Lacey1,200
Labour Anthony Basker46314.87
Labour June Clarkson445
Labour John Pilkington391
Majority1,42245.67
Turnout 3,113
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Fratton

Fratton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Hancock 1,767 61.16
Liberal Democrats Philip Shaddock 1,518
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Scott 1,452
Labour Beverley Hancock59520.59
Conservative Irene Strange46516.09
Labour Nicholas Durrant438
Conservative Deborah Tomes432
Conservative Barbara White420
Labour Keith Roberts374
Socialist Alliance Jonathan Molyneux622.14
Majority1,17240.56
Turnout 2,889
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Hilsea

Hilsea (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Blair 1,408 45.20
Conservative Jezz Baker 1,278 41.02
Conservative Alistair Thompson 1,250
Labour Donna Abrahart1,248
Conservative Jessica Mott1,245
Labour Michael Tiller1,171
Liberal Democrats Patricia Strawbridge42913.77
Liberal Democrats Norma Skerratt424
Liberal Democrats Hugh Mason359
Turnout 3,115
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Milton

Milton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Caroline Scott 1,763 50.71
Liberal Democrats Alexander Bentley 1,760
Liberal Democrats Nigel Sizer 1,494
Conservative Gerald Shimbart92826.69
Conservative Michael Lowery880
Conservative Peter Wright823
Labour Frances Fox48113.83
Labour Kenneth Ferrett445
Labour Wendy Hunt374
Independent Marie Adams3048.74
Majority83524.02
Turnout 3,476
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Nelson

Nelson (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jason Fazackarley 1,261 52.76
Labour Patricia Bateman 1,242
Labour Leo Madden 1,238
Conservative David Plater70429.45
Conservative Barbara Maine675
Conservative Sandra Plater635
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Evens42517.78
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Guy392
Liberal Democrats John Ramsbottom327
Majority55723.30
Turnout 2,390
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Paulsgrove

Paulsgrove (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Patey 1,514 60.12
Labour Andrew Silvester 1,220
Labour Keith Crabbe 1,188
Conservative Luke Stubbs71228.27
Conservative Christopher Jarman672
Conservative Philip Ludlam649
Liberal Democrats Fred Holliday29211.59
Liberal Democrats Mike Price291
Liberal Democrats Moreena Mohammed-Campey171
Majority80231.85
Turnout 2,518
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Jude

St Jude (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elaine Baker 1,108 41.71
Conservative George Semmens 1,057
Conservative Malcolm Chewter 1,047
Liberal Democrats David Butler76928.95
Liberal Democrats Patricia Inkpen686
Liberal Democrats James Inkpen681
Labour Matthew Gummerson42315.92
Labour Gerrard Blair399
Labour John Stevenson393
Green Richard Lines35613.40
Majority33912.76
Turnout 2,656
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St Thomas

St Thomas (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Worley 1,363 45.81
Conservative Stephen Wemyss 1,340
Conservative Elaine Shimbart 1,276
Liberal Democrats Finni Golden1,07035.96
Liberal Democrats Roisin Kehoe-Pank977
Liberal Democrats Leslie Stevens956
Labour Alwin Oliver54218.21
Labour Stephen Reid537
Labour Roger Thomas529
Majority2939.84
Turnout 2,975
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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Preceded by
2000 Portsmouth City Council election
Portsmouth City Council elections Succeeded by
2003 Portsmouth City Council election