2002 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

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The 2002 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 2. [1] The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [2]

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Campaign

All of the seats on the council were contested after boundary changes had reduced the number of seats from 55 to 53. [3] Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with an overall majority of 1 seat. [3]

The Liberal Democrats were the main opposition on the council and contested 46 of the 53 seats. [4] They attacked the Conservatives for increasing council tax since taking control in 2000, while cutting grants to various groups and moving the council offices to a rented site. [4] The Conservatives however defended their record saying that the move in council offices would save money and that they had introduced a new bus pass allowing cheaper travel. [5] Other issues raised in the election included social housing, the environment, speeding traffic and recycling. [5]

The results were counted electronically as part of a pilot scheme, [3] while voters were able to use electronic voting in 140 electronic polling booths. [6] This was expected to lead to results being declared much earlier than in many areas, with some expected within minutes of polls closing. [5] However while turnout was quite high at around 40%, the results were delayed after the computers did not perform as well as expected. [7]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives retain an overall majority of just 1 seat on the council. [7] They made gains in Ettington, Snitterfield and the new ward of Stockton and Napton, but lost seats in Studley and Harbury. [7] The Liberal Democrats made gains primarily at the expense of Independents, who lost the most seats in the election. [7] Meanwhile, Labour retained their 2 seats in Southam, but failed to make any gains. [7]

Stratford-on-Avon Local Election Result 2002 [2] [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 27-150.943.329,117-11.2
  Liberal Democrats 21+239.641.828,115+13.3
  Independent 3-35.77.75,198-2.7
  Labour 203.86.74,501+0.7
  Green 000.00.5358-0.1

Ward results

Alcester (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Juned1,435
Liberal Democrats Clifford Meade1,149
Liberal Democrats Pamela Price1,085
Conservative William Malin568
Conservative Keith Greenaway449
Turnout 4,686
Aston Cantlow [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Lawrence40355.1
Liberal Democrats Shahid Juned32844.9
Majority7510.2
Turnout 731
Bardon [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Winterburn42960.2
Liberal Democrats Jack Crimp22331.3
Independent Ronald Mole618.6
Majority20628.9
Turnout 713
Bidford and Salford (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Daren Pemberton899
Independent Kim James678
Conservative Brian Slaughter650
Liberal Democrats John Sandle646
Conservative David Harrison558
Liberal Democrats John Insoll531
Turnout 3,962
Brailes [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Seccombe58073.0
Liberal Democrats Sheila Ribbans21427.0
Majority36646.0
Turnout 794
Burton Dassett [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Hampson43870.2
Liberal Democrats Edward Nash18629.8
Majority25240.4
Turnout 624
Claverdon [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Harrison56781.8
Liberal Democrats Brian Wright12618.2
Majority44163.6
Turnout 693
Ettington [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Isobel Seccomber45355.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony Gerwitz36244.4
Majority9111.2
Turnout 815
Fenny Compton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Williams54361.1
Independent Jennifer Cranfield34638.9
Majority19722.2
Turnout 889
Harbury (2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Patrick695
Liberal Democrats Shenagh Booth678
Conservative Eric Dally653
Conservative James Turner639
Labour Jack Heath153
Labour Bernard Price119
Turnout 2,937
Henley (2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Hastilow939
Conservative Ann Haddon864
Liberal Democrats Anastasia Wright576
Liberal Democrats Karyl Rees432
Turnout 2,811
Kineton (2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Higgs877
Liberal Democrats Louise Giblin749
Conservative Christopher Mills616
Conservative Richard Hurley587
Labour Richard Ashworth128
Turnout 2,957
Kinwarton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lynn Blowring47957.0
Conservative Sylvia Hyde36143.0
Majority11814.0
Turnout 840
Long Compton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Adams65073.9
Liberal Democrats Virginia Mason22926.1
Majority42147.8
Turnout 879
Long Itchington [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Stevens57472.3
Labour Rhona Hazell22027.7
Majority35444.6
Turnout 794
Quinton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Brain50552.3
Liberal Democrats Judith Lockhart46047.7
Majority454.6
Turnout 965
Sambourne [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leslie Topham32870.2
Liberal Democrats Timothy Knapman13929.8
Majority18940.4
Turnout 467
Shipston (2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Russell729
Liberal Democrats Bob White728
Conservative Stephen Gray700
Liberal Democrats Bob Brabyn615
Turnout 2,772
Snitterfield [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Hobbs61577.9
Liberal Democrats Larry Coltman17422.1
Majority44155.8
Turnout 789
Southam (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Akelster926
Labour Carol Pratt771
Labour James Taylor747
Labour Peter Thomas727
Turnout 3,171
Stockton and Napton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Garrett29543.6
Labour Peter Hartland20330.0
Liberal Democrats Charles Williams17826.3
Majority9213.6
Turnout 676
Stratford Alveston (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stuart Beese1,040
Conservative Lynda Organ962
Conservative Frederick Parrott883
Liberal Democrats Joan McFarlane788
Liberal Democrats Trevor Honychurch711
Liberal Democrats Judith Riley683
Turnout 5,067
Stratford Avenue and New Town (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maureen Beckett861
Conservative Juliet Short740
Liberal Democrats Bill Lowe664
Conservative Joyce Chadwick630
Liberal Democrats Alan Hawkins628
Independent Keith Floyd606
Conservative Richard Mayes527
Labour Karen Parnell115
Labour Desmond Thurlby86
Turnout 4,857
Stratford Guild and Hathaway (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ron Cockings1,008
Liberal Democrats Tom Baxter956
Liberal Democrats Clive Thomas888
Conservative Giovanni Renna882
Conservative Roy Lodge795
Conservative Caron Cottam692
Labour Janice Sewell231
Labour Doreen Wright171
Turnout 5,623
Stratford Mount Pleasant (2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Bates796
Liberal Democrats Peter Moorse663
Independent Valerie Adams373
Conservative Nigel Penn299
Labour Matthew Stephens101
Labour Ewan Wainwright72
Turnout 2,304
Studley (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Wright885
Conservative William McCarthy780
Liberal Democrats Tony Cronin774
Liberal Democrats Sally Macreavy691
Conservative Desmond Maries625
Conservative Heather Wersocki558
Labour Clive Rickhards372
Labour Michael Gerrard285
Turnout 4,970
Tanworth (2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Dixon759
Conservative John Lawley683
Independent Peter Brown459
Liberal Democrats Andrew Cooley191
Turnout 2,092
Tredington [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Saint58771.9
Liberal Democrats Matthew Booth22928.1
Majority35843.8
Turnout 816
Vale of the Red Horse [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Pilkington61472.7
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Ratcliffe23027.3
Majority38445.4
Turnout 844
Welford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Barnes68274.8
Conservative Henry Cottam23025.2
Majority45249.6
Turnout 912
Wellesbourne (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Roger Wright1,529
Liberal Democrats Priscilla Cook895
Independent Philip Coton719
Liberal Democrats Patricia Williams699
Conservative Edward Duckworth649
Conservative Richard Kingston563
Independent David Morris427
Green Michael Davies358
Turnout 5,839

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