Coventry City Council election, 2002

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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 City and Metropolitan borough in England

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.

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Election result

Coventry Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %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

Council Composition

The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table: [1] [2]

PartyPrevious councilStaying councillorsSeats up for electionElection resultNew 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

Ward results

Bablake ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Binley and Willenhall ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Cheylesmore ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Earlsdon ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
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
Foleshill ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Malkiat Auluck 2,010
Conservative Shabbir Ahmed 1,617
Socialist Alternative Lakshman Hensman 213
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Henley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Brian Patton 1,387
Conservative Ian Jamie 890
Socialist Alternative Martha Young 381
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Holbrook ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margaret Lancaster 2,017
Conservative Harjinder Sehmi 1,028
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Longford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sheila Collins 1,664
Conservative Heather Rutter 764
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Sewards 341
Socialist Alternative Martin Reynolds 243
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Lower Stoke ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John McNicholas 1,394
Conservative Margaret Rigby 988
Socialist Alternative Jane Ashwell 397
Liberal Democrat Conrad Benefield 337
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Radford ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Keiran Mulhall 1,347
Liberal Democrat Peter Simpson 609
Conservative David Chapman 545
Marxist David Anderson 131
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Sherbourne ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gary Ridley 1,354
Labour Eric Linton 1,293
Liberal Democrat Brian Lewis 584
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St Michael's ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Socialist Alternative David Nellist 1,417
Labour James O'’Boyle 1,022
Conservative Jane Westerman 237
Majority
Turnout
Socialist Alternative hold Swing
Upper Stoke ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sucha Bains 1,666
Liberal Democrat Russell Field 1,655
Conservative James Griffin 306
Majority 11
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Wainbody ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Christopher Youett 2,163
Conservative John Blundell 961
Liberal Democrat Francis Lockett 765
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Westwood ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Arthur Waugh 1,281
Conservative Nigel Lee 1,098
Socialist Alternative Mary Manley 364
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Whoberley ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Hillier 1,685
Labour John Fletcher 1,580
Socialist Alternative Mark Power 450
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Woodlands ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christian Cliffe 2,168
Labour Joseph Clifford 1,653
Liberal Democrat Stephen Howarth 705
Majority
Turnout
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wyken ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Suzanna Dixon 1,373
Labour Colleen Fletcher 1,521
Liberal Democrat Wiliam Haymes 619
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. "Coventry City Council Online [Archive]". 2003. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  2. "BBC News Vote 2002 Local Elections". BBC News. Retrieved 2 July 2012.