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Elections to Coventry City Council were held on 3 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council.
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.
The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 11 | 0 | -4 | -4 | |||||
Conservative | 6 | +4 | 0 | +4 | |||||
Socialist Alternative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table: [1] [2]
Party | Previous council | Staying councillors | Seats up for election | Election result | New council | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 35 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 31 | |
Conservative | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 19 | |
Socialist Alternative | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Liberal Democrat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 54 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Gazey | 2,349 | 57.53% | ||
Labour | Beverley Patton | 1,205 | 29.51% | ||
Liberal Democrat | Gilbert Penlington | 529 | 12.96% | ||
Majority | 1144 | 28.02% | |||
Turnout | 4083 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Chater | 1,834 | 52.00% | ||
Conservative | Linda Reece | 1,400 | 39.69% | ||
Socialist Alternative | Rebecca Tustain | 293 | 8.31% | ||
Majority | 434 | 12.31% | |||
Turnout | 3257 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Foster | 1,666 | 52.00% | ||
Labour | Marilyn Mutton | 1,245 | 38.86% | ||
Liberal Democrat | Vincent McKee | 501 | 15.64% | ||
Majority | 421 | 13.14% | |||
Turnout | 3204 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Taylor | 2,479 | 50.44% | ||
Labour | Lindsley Harvard | 1,528 | 31.09% | ||
Liberal Democrat | Adrian Dyke | 659 | 13.41% | ||
Socialist Alternative | Pearl Chick | 249 | 5.07% | ||
Majority | 951 | 19.35% | |||
Turnout | 4915 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Malkiat Auluck | 2,010 | |||
Conservative | Shabbir Ahmed | 1,617 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Lakshman Hensman | 213 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Patton | 1,387 | |||
Conservative | Ian Jamie | 890 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Martha Young | 381 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Lancaster | 2,017 | |||
Conservative | Harjinder Sehmi | 1,028 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Collins | 1,664 | |||
Conservative | Heather Rutter | 764 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Sewards | 341 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Martin Reynolds | 243 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McNicholas | 1,394 | |||
Conservative | Margaret Rigby | 988 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Jane Ashwell | 397 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Conrad Benefield | 337 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keiran Mulhall | 1,347 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Simpson | 609 | |||
Conservative | David Chapman | 545 | |||
Marxist | David Anderson | 131 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Ridley | 1,354 | |||
Labour | Eric Linton | 1,293 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Brian Lewis | 584 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist Alternative | David Nellist | 1,417 | |||
Labour | James O'Boyle | 1,022 | |||
Conservative | Jane Westerman | 237 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Socialist Alternative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sucha Bains | 1,666 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Russell Field | 1,655 | |||
Conservative | James Griffin | 306 | |||
Majority | 11 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Youett | 2,163 | |||
Conservative | John Blundell | 961 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Francis Lockett | 765 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Waugh | 1,281 | |||
Conservative | Nigel Lee | 1,098 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Mary Manley | 364 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hillier | 1,685 | |||
Labour | John Fletcher | 1,580 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Mark Power | 450 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christian Cliffe | 2,168 | |||
Labour | Joseph Clifford | 1,653 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Howarth | 705 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Suzanna Dixon | 1,373 | |||
Labour | Colleen Fletcher | 1,521 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Wiliam Haymes | 619 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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