2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Coat of arms of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.png
  2000 2 May 2002 2003  

21 seats up for election
 First partySecond party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats before3321
Seats won116
Seats after3319
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg2

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Conservative Heald Green Ratepayers
Seats before63
Seats won31
Seats after83
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Steady2.svg

Stockport council results map 2002.png
Map showing the results the 2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, yellow shows the Liberal Democrats and purple the Heald Green Ratepayers.

The 2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2002 as part of the wider local elections. [1] Twenty-one seats were up for election across every ward in Stockport and it resulted in the Liberal Democrats having a majority of seats on the council. The Liberal Democrats held this majority until the 2011 local elections. [2]

Contents

Results by ward

Bramhall East Ward

Bramhall East Ward [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Johnson 2,996 54.0
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bodsworth2,22640.1
Labour Keith Fenwick3285.9
Majority
Turnout 5,55043.6
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2002 | LOCAL ELECTIONS". news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. "COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2011: Liberal Democrats lose control of Stockport council | Mancunian Matters". www.mancunianmatters.co.uk.
  3. "Election results for Bramhall East, 1 May 2003". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. May 1, 2003.