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]
Overall turnout in the election was 35.1%. [3]
2002 Waveney District Council election [3] [4] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 21 | 6 | 43.8 | 0 | 21 | 43.8 | 27,097 | 45.7 | +8.3 | |
Conservative | 21 | 6 | 43.8 | 0 | 21 | 43.8 | 18,840 | 31.8 | -7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 | 8,384 | 14.1 | -4.1 | ||
Independent | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 | 3,235 | 5.5 | +0.7 | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,023 | 1.7 | N/A | ||
Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 367 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 319 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Conservative | C Punt | 626 | |||
Labour | A Thwaites | 614 | |||
Labour | M Blunt | 534 | |||
Conservative | M Wade | 519 | |||
Green | G Elliott | 230 | |||
Independent | C Scott | 222 | |||
Liberal Democrats | U Bentley | 204 | |||
Turnout | 2,949 | 41.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Labour | J Walmesley | 451 | |||
Labour | M Adams | 411 | |||
Conservative | S Cole | 305 | |||
UKIP | B Aylett | 196 | |||
Liberal Democrats | A Briggs | 159 | |||
Liberal Democrats | S Went | 111 | |||
Green | M McGee | 91 | |||
Turnout | 1,724 | 25.4 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W Mawer | 479 | 68.6 | ||
Labour | L Watling | 219 | 31.4 | ||
Majority | 260 | 37.2 | |||
Turnout | 698 | 40.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D Jermy | 726 | |||
Conservative | J Groom | 659 | |||
Labour | L Derges | 568 | |||
Conservative | D Allum | 469 | |||
Liberal Democrats | W Curry | 184 | |||
Green | R Vinton | 170 | |||
Turnout | 2,776 | 39.0 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S Ardley | 458 | |||
Conservative | B Reader | 434 | |||
Labour | J Ford | 326 | |||
Labour | M Swan | 240 | |||
Liberal Democrats | B Howe | 140 | |||
Turnout | 1,598 | 25.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R Bell | 655 | |||
Conservative | S Sayer | 567 | |||
Conservative | K Grant | 551 | |||
Labour | R Jack | 548 | |||
Labour | I Kelly | 491 | |||
Labour | R Chapman | 486 | |||
Liberal Democrats | J Marsden | 204 | |||
Turnout | 3,502 | 26.2 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S Chilvers | 927 | |||
Conservative | M Rudd | 863 | |||
Labour | H Blowers | 507 | |||
Labour | M Turner | 297 | |||
Liberal Democrats | A Moles | 185 | |||
Green | M Narburgh | 166 | |||
Turnout | 2,945 | 43.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P Flegg | 756 | |||
Conservative | R Niblett | 697 | |||
Labour | E Leverett | 680 | |||
Labour | P Whitlow | 548 | |||
Liberal Democrats | H Watts | 196 | |||
Turnout | 2,877 | 41.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | R Ford | 898 | |||
Independent | I Turrell | 643 | |||
Labour | I Graham | 622 | |||
Labour | A Turner | 588 | |||
Independent | N Keable | 582 | |||
Labour | P Widdowson | 471 | |||
Liberal Democrats | J Thain | 325 | |||
Liberal Democrats | P Meadez | 281 | |||
Conservative | M Ardley | 232 | |||
Socialist Alliance | R Mallin | 120 | |||
Turnout | 4,762 | 33.1 | |||
Independent hold | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N Hodges | 726 | |||
Labour | R Breach | 627 | |||
Conservative | K Sale | 507 | |||
Conservative | P Joslin | 454 | |||
Liberal Democrats | L Lakes | 167 | |||
Turnout | 2,481 | 36.4 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | A Shepherd | 886 | |||
Liberal Democrats | D Young | 850 | |||
Liberal Democrats | G Baxter | 796 | |||
Labour | S Balls | 694 | |||
Labour | E Skepelhorn | 652 | |||
Labour | S Masterson | 632 | |||
Conservative | J Corbett | 193 | |||
Turnout | 4,703 | 33.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Hunter | 291 | 45.8 | ||
Conservative | J Fraser | 253 | 39.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A Thomas | 91 | 14.3 | ||
Majority | 38 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 635 | 37.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F Jones | 883 | |||
Labour | K Patience | 786 | |||
Labour | D Thomas | 680 | |||
Conservative | A Mylan | 339 | |||
Liberal Democrats | P Holmes-Thrower | 293 | |||
Green | S Sizer | 188 | |||
Socialist Alliance | N Bird | 128 | |||
Turnout | 3,297 | 27.3 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Hinton | 527 | |||
Conservative | A Borrett | 439 | |||
Conservative | S Ames | 416 | |||
Labour | A Thomson | 406 | |||
Liberal Democrats | A Tibbitt | 203 | |||
Turnout | 1,991 | 35.2 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C Law | 610 | |||
Conservative | S Keller | 546 | |||
Labour | M Rodgers | 528 | |||
Labour | I Melvin | 460 | |||
Liberal Democrats | A Martin | 223 | |||
Turnout | 2,367 | 35.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T Kelly | 979 | |||
Labour | M Pitchers | 913 | |||
Labour | R Thorne | 893 | |||
Liberal Democrats | J Van Pelt | 603 | |||
Liberal Democrats | R Dyball | 531 | |||
Conservative | V Pulford | 505 | |||
Liberal Democrats | B Batchelder | 499 | |||
Turnout | 4,923 | 37.0 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M Ladd | 890 | |||
Conservative | P Austin | 877 | |||
Conservative | K Keable | 720 | |||
Labour | A Clarke | 246 | |||
Labour | J Wagner | 240 | |||
Turnout | 2,973 | 53.1 | |||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W Devereux | 913 | |||
Labour | J Winterton | 818 | |||
Labour | R Winterton | 784 | |||
Conservative | S Foulger | 518 | |||
Liberal Democrats | L Batchelder | 421 | |||
Socialist Alliance | M Palmer | 119 | |||
Turnout | 3,573 | 29.0 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Rose | 450 | 58.6 | ||
Green | A Abbott | 113 | 14.7 | ||
Labour | C Caswell | 111 | 14.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | R Pumer | 94 | 12.2 | ||
Majority | 337 | 43.9 | |||
Turnout | 768 | 44.6 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Bee | 376 | 52.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | N Bromley | 148 | 20.7 | ||
Labour | J Seal | 127 | 17.7 | ||
Green | N Elliott | 65 | 9.1 | ||
Majority | 228 | 31.8 | |||
Turnout | 716 | 41.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Castleton | 1,030 | |||
Labour | S Spore | 910 | |||
Labour | A Skipper | 905 | |||
Conservative | B Bee | 555 | |||
Liberal Democrats | S Tonge | 417 | |||
Turnout | 3,817 | 31.7 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S Jones | 743 | |||
Conservative | D Francis | 712 | |||
Labour | J Taylor | 495 | |||
Labour | P Shelly | 361 | |||
Liberal Democrats | D O'Neil | 173 | |||
UKIP | B Poole | 123 | |||
Turnout | 2,607 | 41.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Goldsmith | 430 | 73.8 | ||
Labour | Whatrup | 153 | 26.2 | ||
Majority | 277 | 47.6 | |||
Turnout | 583 | 33.9 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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