Daventry District Council election, 2002

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Elections to Daventry District Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 35%.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

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Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 12 6 0 +6 92.3 59.4 7,741
  Labour 1 0 3 -3 7.7 30.0 3,913
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 2 -2 0 10.6 1,385
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0

Ward results

Abbey North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Peccioli 695 55.9
Labour Gareth Pritchard 549 44.1
Majority 146 11.8
Turnout 1,244
Conservative hold Swing
Barby and Kilsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Katherine Hemmings 594 45.0
Liberal Democrat Catherine Lomax 571 43.3
Labour Ann Frost 155 11.7
Majority 23 1.7
Turnout 1,320
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Brampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ken Melling 425 79.9
Labour Anthony Sparrowhawk 107 20.1
Majority 318 59.8
Turnout 532
Conservative hold Swing
Brixworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nicholas Bunting 797 51.2
Liberal Democrat Leslie Tyrer 551 35.4
Labour Mark Mulcahey 208 13.4
Majority 246 15.8
Turnout 1,556
Conservative hold Swing
Byfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gayl Coleridge 526 74.6
Labour Gillian Pitt 179 25.4
Majority 347 49.2
Turnout 705
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Drayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Nigel Carr 499 53.1
Conservative Barry Howard 440 46.9
Majority 59 6.2
Turnout 939
Labour hold Swing
Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Hills 592 52.2
Labour Maureen Luke 543 47.8
Majority 49 4.4
Turnout 1,135
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Long Buckby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Osborne 888 60.0
Labour Chris Myers 591 40.0
Majority 297 20.0
Turnout 1,479
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Moulton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Daniel Cribbin 718 59.4
Liberal Democrat Edna Tyrer 263 21.8
Labour Brian Luck 227 18.8
Majority 455 37.6
Turnout 1,208
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Spratton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chris Cox 372 57.4
Labour Suzanne McDonald-Walker 276 42.6
Majority 96 14.8
Turnout 648
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
West Haddon and Guilsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Chris Millar 649 79.8
Labour Jane Cartlidge 164 20.2
Majority 485 59.6
Turnout 813
Conservative hold Swing
Woodford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Liz Griffin 521 63.1
Labour Christine Fitchett 305 36.9
Majority 216 26.2
Turnout 826
Conservative hold Swing
Yelvertoft
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ida Taylor 524 82.6
Labour John Moger 110 17.4
Majority 414 65.2
Turnout 634
Conservative hold Swing

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