2002 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2002 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Campaign

Before the election the Labour Party controlled the council with 55 seats, compared to 8 Conservatives, 7 Liberal Democrats and 1 independent. [3] A further seat was vacant after the recent death of Labour councillor Fred Smith. [3]

Candidates in the election included five independents who were standing in protest at a decision by the council to close a swimming pool in Tipton and a nearby leisure centre. [4] [5] The Tipton area also saw 2 candidates from the British National Party standing in the wards of Princes End and Tipton Green. [3]

Election result

The results saw Labour easily keep its strong majority on the council after winning 19 of the 24 seats contested. [6] Neither the British National Party, nor the candidate from the Freedom Party managed to win a seat on the council, [7] but the British National Party did win 24% in Princes End ward. [8]

Sandwell local election result 2002 [9] [10]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 19+179.251.631,948+5.3%
  Conservative 3+112.527.517,054-7.0%
  Liberal Democrats 2-18.311.26,967-1.9%
  Independent 0-103.42,116-0.8%
  Socialist Labour 0003.11,897+3.1%
 Freedom Party0001.71,070+1.7%
  BNP 0001.4870+1.4%
  UKIP 0000.022+0.0%

Ward results

Abbey [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steven Eling1,49154.3−6.3
Conservative John McHard72426.4−0.9
Liberal Democrats Roger Prior39714.5+2.4
Socialist Labour Malcolm Connigale1334.8+4.8
Majority 76727.9−5.4
Turnout 2,745
Blackheath [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Walker1,37554.1+10.3
Conservative Mary Docker91936.2+13.6
Liberal Democrats Walter Bowdler2469.7+2.4
Majority 45618.0+0.6
Turnout 2,540
Bristnall [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lois Griffin1,38454.0+0.6
Conservative Terry Grainger1,01439.6−7.0
Socialist Labour Sukhjinder Clair1636.4+6.4
Majority 37014.4+7.6
Turnout 2,561
Charlemont [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Hughes1,10038.7−10.3
Liberal Democrats Anthony Underhill1,00935.5+4.7
Labour Babu Patel73025.7+5.5
Majority 913.2−14.9
Turnout 2,839
Cradley Heath and Old Hill [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glenis Webb1,46262.1+8.6
Conservative James Musk89437.9+1.4
Majority 56824.1+7.1
Turnout 2,356
Friar Park [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce Edis1,06862.7+11.8
Conservative Janet Williams47127.6−10.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Reed1659.7−1.5
Majority 59735.0+21.9
Turnout 1,704
Great Barr [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sadie Smith1,39344.4+3.7
Labour Sharron Devonport89528.5+8.8
Conservative Robert Lawrence84727.0−10.5
Majority 49815.9+12.8
Turnout 3,135
Great Bridge [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Derek Rowley1,10547.4−1.4
Independent Fred Perry81735.0+35.0
Conservative Philip Mansell40917.5−15.7
Majority 28812.4−3.2
Turnout 2,331
Greets Green and Lyng [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gurchuran Sudhu1,16958.5−3.2
Conservative Rosemarie Campbell47123.6−5.3
Liberal Democrats Philip Roberts35817.9+8.5
Majority 69834.9+2.0
Turnout 1,998
Hateley Heath [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Terry Williams98948.2+13.6
Liberal Democrats Mary Wilson79938.9−9.1
Conservative Gaynor Skeldon26512.9−4.5
Majority 1909.3
Turnout 2,053
Langley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Sullivan1,60155.3+8.2
Conservative Roland Hill91531.6−8.6
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Reid2859.8−2.8
Socialist Labour Jasvir Gill963.3+3.3
Majority 68623.7+16.8
Turnout 2,897
Newton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Fowler1,44045.2−7.4
Labour Simon Hackett1,20937.9+14.1
Conservative Anthony Ward48515.2−8.4
Socialist Labour Baldeesh Singh541.7+1.7
Majority 2317.2−21.6
Turnout 3,188
Old Warley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Meacham1,26643.6−17.7
Labour Michael Davis1,20241.4+2.7
Independent Deborah Blewitt43715.0+15.0
Majority 642.2−20.5
Turnout 2,905
Oldbury [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Babu Bawa1,35851.9−8.2
Conservative Jeanette Hill57121.8−3.2
Socialist Labour Amarjit Singh36113.8+13.8
Liberal Democrats Diane Gorton32912.6−2.4
Majority 78730.0−5.1
Turnout 2,619
Princes End [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Howes89440.6−4.2
Conservative Richard Geddes54324.7−22.0
BNP John Salvage53624.3+24.3
Independent Robert Roper1285.8+5.8
Independent Alison Jones793.6+3.6
UKIP Kevin Walker221.0+1.0
Majority 35115.9
Turnout 2,202
Rowley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Price1,57865.7+10.1
Conservative Joanne Hadley82534.3+6.1
Majority 75331.3+3.9
Turnout 2,403
Smethwick [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Horton1,84777.1+10.5
Conservative Ewart Johnson54922.9−10.5
Majority 1,29854.2+20.9
Turnout 2,396
Soho and Victoria [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Rouf1,17872.8+2.6
Socialist Labour Rajinder Kumar26016.1+16.1
Conservative William Shipman18111.2−18.6
Majority 91856.7+16.3
Turnout 1,619
St Paul's [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gurinder Josan 2,09568.8+24.0
Socialist Labour Ranjit Tagger56918.7+18.7
Conservative Manjit Lall38112.5−0.1
Majority 1,52650.1+47.8
Turnout 3,045
Tipton Green [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Jones2,03045.7+1.5
Freedom PartyStephen Edwards1,07024.1+24.1
Conservative Ian Davies46110.4−16.3
Independent Malcolm Beckley3948.9+8.9
BNP Kenneth Salvage3347.5−16.2
Socialist Labour Surinder Sandhu1543.5+3.5
Majority 96021.6+4.1
Turnout 4,443
Tividale [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hinton1,20550.4+3.6
Conservative Steven Hockley67628.3−10.9
Independent Michael Davenport26110.9+10.9
Liberal Democrats Roger Bradley24710.3−3.7
Majority 52922.1+14.5
Turnout 2,389
Wednesbury North [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Archer1,63468.6+6.4
Labour Elaine Giles74831.4−6.4
Majority 88637.2+12.8
Turnout 2,382
Wednesbury South [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Melia1,41058.7+6.3
Conservative Alan Nugent99141.3−0.7
Majority 41917.5+7.1
Turnout 2,401
West Bromwich Central [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Turton1,92568.9+7.5
Conservative Bhajan Shoker46216.5−10.3
Liberal Democrats Samantha Ford29910.7−1.2
Socialist Labour Dharam Pal1073.8+3.8
Majority 1,46352.4+17.8
Turnout 2,793

References

  1. ↑ "Sandwell". BBC News Online . Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Full results". Financial Times . 4 May 2002. p. 7.
  3. 1 2 3 Johnson, Steve (1 May 2002). "Uphill job to oust Labour; But Tories hope for gains". Birmingham Mail .
  4. ↑ Johnson, Steve (3 April 2002). "Poll fight by mother; ; Leisure protester stands". Birmingham Mail .
  5. ↑ Johnson, Adrian (24 April 2002). "Society: frontline: Links: In deep water: Adrian Johnson on why the planned closure of a rundown pool in the West Midlands has provoked a political backlash". The Guardian . p. 14.
  6. ↑ "Local Election Results 2002: Labour ward off the right; Majority retained against BNP challenge". Birmingham Mail . 3 May 2002. p. 17.
  7. ↑ "Local Election Results 2002: No headway for far right". Birmingham Mail . 3 May 2002. p. 20.
  8. ↑ Travis, Alan (9 May 2002). "Comment & Analysis: Analysis: The devil is in the detail: It is not just Burnley and Oldham we should be worrying about - the British National party made progress in 16 other areas too". The Guardian . p. 15.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Sandwell". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  10. ↑ "Election results; Local Election". The Times . 4 May 2002. p. 16.
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