Cheltenham Borough Council election, 2002

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The 2002 Cheltenham Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seat by 1. [1] The Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from the Conservative party. [2]

Cheltenham Place in England

Cheltenham is a regency spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham has been a health and holiday spa town resort since the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 and has a number of internationally renowned and historic schools.

Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district. In Scotland, similarly chartered communities were known as royal burghs, although the status is no longer granted.

Gloucestershire County of England

Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean.

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Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats gain control after winning an extra 10 councillors. [3]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Cheltenham Local Election Result 2002 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 21+1052.544.325,006+7.6%
  Conservative 13-1032.540.923,086-7.0%
  People Against Bureaucracy Action Group 4-110.08.94,999+2.6%
  Labour 205.05.02,804-3.6%
  Green 0001.0556+0.6%

Ward results

All Saints (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Christine Franklin813
Liberal Democrat Stephen Jordan800
Conservative John Newman463
Conservative Paul Simons456
Labour Brenda Moody116
Turnout 2,64833.7
Battledown (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul McLain711
Conservative Hedley Thompson711
Liberal Democrat Susan Needs701
Liberal Democrat Alan White699
Labour David Evans97
Turnout 2,91942.6
Benhall & The Reddings (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Nigel Britter1,082
Liberal Democrat Andrew Rickell948
Conservative Jacqueline Fletcher836
Conservative Timothy Harman720
Turnout 3,58645.7
Charlton Kings (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jennifer Moreton981
Conservative Duncan Smith903
Liberal Democrat Stephen Harvey715
Liberal Democrat Heather Turner500
Green Celia Bear133
Labour Lorna Steers123
Turnout 3,35541.6
Charlton Park (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Chaplin1,179
Conservative John Melville-Smith1,109
Liberal Democrat John Finnemore567
Liberal Democrat Anthony Oliver542
Labour David Addison93
Turnout 3,49046.4
College (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Garth Barnes772
Liberal Democrat Lloyd Surgenor736
Conservative Penelope Hall628
Conservative Robert Evans621
Green Christopher Chatfield120
Labour Gillian Howells85
Turnout 2,96237.6
Hesters Way (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Lydia Bishop614
Liberal Democrat Wendy Young584
Conservative Daphne Allen186
Conservative Lesley Silvester170
Labour Robert Wells131
Turnout 1,68523.0
Lansdown (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barbara Driver746
Conservative Diggory Seacome725
Liberal Democrat Michael Storm288
Liberal Democrat Martin Horwood274
Green Keith Bessant140
Labour Katya Vines88
Turnout 2,26130.0
Leckhampton (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kenneth Buckland1,186
Conservative Robin MacDonald1,181
Liberal Democrat Dermot Clarke977
Liberal Democrat John Coleman949
Turnout 4,29355.0
Oakley (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Martin Hale610
Labour Diana Hale583
Liberal Democrat Barrie Anderson254
Liberal Democrat Sandra Wheeler202
Conservative Clare Huckett187
Conservative Sophie Preston-Hall182
Turnout 2,01826.4
Park (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Garnham996
Conservative Gerald Gearing951
Liberal Democrat Michael Pictor744
Liberal Democrat William Whelan650
Turnout 3,34140.0
Pittville (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People Against Bureaucracy Action GroupDiane Hibbert752
People Against Bureaucracy Action GroupDavid Prince723
Conservative Gary Bowden574
Conservative John Hopwood502
Liberal Democrat Colin Hay268
Liberal Democrat Kirstie Clish-Green257
Labour Edward Hemmings156
Turnout 3,23240.5
Prestbury (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
People Against Bureaucracy Action GroupLeslie Godwin1,187
People Against Bureaucracy Action GroupMalcolm Stennett1,171
Conservative Martin Locke488
Conservative Paul Ryder383
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Jones202
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Whalley99
Green Caroline Griffiths93
Turnout 3,62340.7
Springbank (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Christopher Morris603
Liberal Democrat Simon Wheeler547
Conservative James Stevenson196
Conservative Antony Sygerycz157
Labour Clive Harriss151
Turnout 1,65421.9
St. Mark's (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sandra Holliday709
Liberal Democrat Clive Lloyd698
Conservative Michael Horton301
Conservative Andrew Wall274
Labour Andre Curtis157
Turnout 2,13926.0
St. Paul's (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Andrew McKinlay523
Liberal Democrat Christopher Coleman441
Conservative Christopher Anstey104
Labour William Fawcett94
Conservative Patrick Corbyn86
Green Jennifer Stone70
Turnout 1,31816.9
St. Peter's (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Pat Thornton535
Liberal Democrat James Stuart-Smith462
Conservative Roger Marchant426
Conservative Robert Bird333
Labour Robert Irons152
Turnout 1,90823.8
Swindon Village (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat James Ledeux725
Liberal Democrat Robert Jones699
People Against Bureaucracy Action GroupJoanna McVeagh598
People Against Bureaucracy Action GroupPeter Allen568
Conservative Anthony Fletcher178
Conservative Terence Gould170
Turnout 2,93833.1
Up Hatherley (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Zoe Forbes1,015
Liberal Democrat David Fidgeon1,002
Conservative Eric Baylis708
Conservative Alan Nicholson589
Turnout 3,31442.6
Warden Hill (2) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Rowena Hay945
Conservative Anne Regan911
Conservative Christine Ryder878
Liberal Democrat John Oates865
Labour Christopher Bailey168
Turnout 3,76745.3

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References

  1. ↑ "Cheltenham". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2010-10-22.
  2. ↑ "Local Elections: Results - Cabinet big guns suffer setbacks on home turf". The Independent . 2002-05-03. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Borough council elections x 2 seats per ward 2nd May, 2002" (PDF). Cheltenham Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "Election results; Local Election". The Times. 2002-05-04. p. 16.
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