2002 Waveney District Council election

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The 2002 Waveney Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. [1] The Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. [2]

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Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 35.1%. [3]

2002 Waveney District Council election [3] [4]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 21Decrease2.svg 643.802143.827,09745.7+8.3
  Conservative 21Increase2.svg 643.802143.818,84031.8-7.8
  Liberal Democrats 3Steady2.svg6.3036.38,38414.1-4.1
  Independent 3Steady2.svg6.3036.33,2355.5+0.7
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,0231.7N/A
  Socialist Alliance 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03670.6N/A
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03190.5N/A

Ward results

Beccles North

Beccles North (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative C Punt 626
Labour A Thwaites 614
Labour M Blunt534
Conservative M Wade519
Green G Elliott230
Independent C Scott222
Liberal Democrats U Bentley204
Turnout 2,94941.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Beccles South

Beccles South (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J Walmesley 451
Labour M Adams 411
Conservative S Cole305
UKIP B Aylett196
Liberal Democrats A Briggs159
Liberal Democrats S Went111
Green M McGee91
Turnout 1,72425.4
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Blything

Blything [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W Mawer 479 68.6
Labour L Watling21931.4
Majority26037.2
Turnout 69840.7
Conservative hold Swing

Bungay

Bungay (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Jermy 726
Conservative J Groom 659
Labour L Derges568
Conservative D Allum469
Liberal Democrats W Curry184
Green R Vinton170
Turnout 2,77639.0
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Carlton

Carlton (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S Ardley 458
Conservative B Reader 434
Labour J Ford326
Labour M Swan240
Liberal Democrats B Howe140
Turnout 1,59825.0
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Carlton Colville

Carlton Colville (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Bell 655
Conservative S Sayer 567
Conservative K Grant 551
Labour R Jack548
Labour I Kelly491
Labour R Chapman486
Liberal Democrats J Marsden204
Turnout 3,50226.2
Conservative hold
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gunton and Corton

Gunton and Corton (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative S Chilvers 927
Conservative M Rudd 863
Labour H Blowers507
Labour M Turner297
Liberal Democrats A Moles185
Green M Narburgh166
Turnout 2,94543.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Halesworth

Halesworth (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P Flegg 756
Conservative R Niblett 697
Labour E Leverett680
Labour P Whitlow548
Liberal Democrats H Watts196
Turnout 2,87741.9
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Harbour

Harbour (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent R Ford 898
Independent I Turrell 643
Labour I Graham 622
Labour A Turner588
Independent N Keable582
Labour P Widdowson471
Liberal Democrats J Thain325
Liberal Democrats P Meadez281
Conservative M Ardley232
Socialist Alliance R Mallin120
Turnout 4,76233.1
Independent hold
Independent gain from Labour
Labour hold

Kessingland

Kessingland (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N Hodges 726
Labour R Breach 627
Conservative K Sale507
Conservative P Joslin454
Liberal Democrats L Lakes167
Turnout 2,48136.4
Labour hold
Labour gain from Conservative

Kirkley

Kirkley (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats A Shepherd 886
Liberal Democrats D Young 850
Liberal Democrats G Baxter 796
Labour S Balls694
Labour E Skepelhorn652
Labour S Masterson632
Conservative J Corbett193
Turnout 4,70333.5
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Lothingland

Lothingland [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B Hunter 291 45.8
Conservative J Fraser25339.8
Liberal Democrats A Thomas9114.3
Majority386.0
Turnout 63537.5
Labour hold Swing

Normanston

Normanston (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F Jones 883
Labour K Patience 786
Labour D Thomas 680
Conservative A Mylan339
Liberal Democrats P Holmes-Thrower293
Green S Sizer188
Socialist Alliance N Bird128
Turnout 3,29727.3
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Oulton

Oulton (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J Hinton 527
Conservative A Borrett 439
Conservative S Ames416
Labour A Thomson406
Liberal Democrats A Tibbitt203
Turnout 1,99135.2
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C Law 610
Conservative S Keller 546
Labour M Rodgers528
Labour I Melvin460
Liberal Democrats A Martin223
Turnout 2,36735.2
Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative hold

Pakefield

Pakefield (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T Kelly 979
Labour M Pitchers 913
Labour R Thorne 893
Liberal Democrats J Van Pelt603
Liberal Democrats R Dyball531
Conservative V Pulford505
Liberal Democrats B Batchelder499
Turnout 4,92337.0
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Southwold and Reydon

Southwold and Reydon (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent M Ladd 890
Conservative P Austin 877
Conservative K Keable720
Labour A Clarke246
Labour J Wagner240
Turnout 2,97353.1
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

St. Margaret's

St Margarets (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W Devereux 913
Labour J Winterton 818
Labour R Winterton 784
Conservative S Foulger518
Liberal Democrats L Batchelder421
Socialist Alliance M Palmer119
Turnout 3,57329.0
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

The Saints

The Saints [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M Rose 450 58.6
Green A Abbott11314.7
Labour C Caswell11114.5
Liberal Democrats R Pumer9412.2
Majority33743.9
Turnout 76844.6
Conservative hold

Wainford

Wainford [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M Bee 376 52.5
Liberal Democrats N Bromley14820.7
Labour J Seal12717.7
Green N Elliott659.1
Majority22831.8
Turnout 71641.7
Conservative hold Swing

Whitton

Whitton (3) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D Castleton 1,030
Labour S Spore 910
Labour A Skipper 905
Conservative B Bee555
Liberal Democrats S Tonge417
Turnout 3,81731.7
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Worlingham

Worlingham (2) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative S Jones 743
Conservative D Francis 712
Labour J Taylor495
Labour P Shelly361
Liberal Democrats D O'Neil173
UKIP B Poole123
Turnout 2,60741.5
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wrentham

Wrentham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J Goldsmith 430 73.8
Labour Whatrup15326.2
Majority27747.6
Turnout 58333.9
Conservative win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ "Waveney". BBC News Online . Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Full results". Financial Times . 3 May 2002. p. 7.
  3. 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 "District Election Results: District Election 2nd May 2002". Waveney District Council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Election results; Local Election". The Times . 4 May 2002. p. 16.
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