Eastleigh Borough Council election, 2002

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Elections to Eastleigh Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

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Election result

Eastleigh Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 31 +2 70.5 48.8 34,920
  Conservative 9 0 20.5 32.0 22,909
  Labour 4 -2 9.1 18.8 13,429
  UKIP 0 0 0 0.4 257
  Independent 0 0 0 0.1 87

Ward results

Bishopstoke East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Trevor Mignot 795
Liberal Democrat Angela Roling 702
Labour Mary Shepherd 330
Labour Gwendoline Borrill 322
Conservative Anthony Blackman 274
Conservative John Milne 271
Turnout 2,694 32.2
Bishopstoke West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Anne Winstanley 888
Liberal Democrat Andrew Moore 792
Labour Susan Toher 731
Labour Ian Pemberton 658
Conservative Eveline Milne 189
Conservative Simon Winter 186
Turnout 3,444 42.6
Botley (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Catherine Fraser 783
Liberal Democrat Rupert Kyrle 762
Conservative Andrew Gardiner 556
Conservative Susan Hall 554
Labour David Hewitt 146
Labour Beth Richards 137
Turnout 2,938 37.8
Bursledon & Old Netley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Hugh Millar 972
Liberal Democrat Julie Davis 956
Liberal Democrat Antonia Craig 931
Conservative Heather Moneypenny 715
Conservative Ronald Bramhall 642
Conservative Alan Holt 630
Labour Rodney Commins 185
Labour James Miller 142
Labour Elsie Truscott 131
Turnout 5,304 33.4
Chandler's Ford East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Hughes 724
Conservative Ernest Pullen 700
Liberal Democrat William Furness 523
Liberal Democrat Colin Bull 504
Labour Neil Cornmell 178
Labour John Howells 153
UKIP Ann Bays 44
Turnout 2,826 38.9
Chandler's Ford West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alan Broadhurst 840
Liberal Democrat Andrew Wray 832
Conservative Barry Light 600
Conservative Ronald Ashton 577
Labour Graham Joslin 156
Labour Philip Grice 155
Turnout 3,160 39.2
Eastleigh Central (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Wayne Irish 937
Liberal Democrat Glynn Davies-Dear 913
Labour William Luffman 892
Liberal Democrat Steven Sollitt 887
Labour Christine Hadley 853
Labour Christopher Abraham 814
Conservative Nick Arnold 153
Conservative Anne Ingram 134
Conservative Richard Hall 128
Independent Alan Sneddon 87
UKIP Timothy Cuell 79
Turnout 5,877 33.3
Eastleigh North (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Maureen Sollitt 958
Liberal Democrat Christopher Thomas 899
Liberal Democrat Peter Wall 849
Labour Sharon Saunders 630
Labour Barry Saunders 596
Labour Lynda Ayres 580
Conservative Minna Ashton 421
Conservative Kenneth Tyson 372
Conservative John Milne 347
Turnout 5,652 32.7
Eastleigh South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Peter Luffman 1,007
Labour Marilyn Birks 959
Labour Gillian Connell 929
Liberal Democrat Adam Johnson 598
Liberal Democrat Julie Tompkins 571
Liberal Democrat Daniel Wright 556
Conservative Jacqueline Welch 237
Conservative Margaret Palmer 234
Conservative Paul Elswood 229
UKIP Stephen Challis 73
Turnout 5,393 31.9
Fair Oak & Horton Heath (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Philip Spearey 1,208
Liberal Democrat Eleanor Unsted 1,117
Liberal Democrat Roger Smith 1,116
Conservative Steven Broomfield 611
Conservative Martin Briggs 522
Conservative Ronnie Grassie 496
Labour John Sorley 190
Labour Berenice Bowles 183
Labour John Bowles 182
Turnout 5,625 30.6
Hamble-le-Rice & Butlocks Heath (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Pepper 821
Conservative Bernie Wright 708
Liberal Democrat Malcolm Cross 676
Liberal Democrat David Collingwood 659
Labour Christine Hammond 114
Labour Terry Hammond 114
UKIP Beryl Humphrey 61
Turnout 3,153 40.0
Hedge End St Johns (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jerry Hall 986
Liberal Democrat Jane Welsh 942
Liberal Democrat June Hughes 926
Conservative Anthony Roberts 911
Liberal Democrat David Thomas 862
Conservative Debra Aldridge 759
Labour Paul Christopher 206
Labour Geoffrey Kosted 206
Labour Philip White 189
Turnout 5,987 35.5
Hedge End Grange Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Louise Bloom 750
Liberal Democrat Derek Pretty 695
Conservative Paul Philp 526
Conservative Simon Hill 457
Turnout 2,428 31.1
Hedge End Wildern (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Keith House 704
Liberal Democrat Sharon Mintoff 641
Conservative Michael McKay 299
Conservative Amerik Kooner 204
Labour Frank Blake 120
Labour Francis Vickers 96
Turnout 2,064 26.3
Hiltingbury East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Caldwell 1,259
Conservative Godfrey Olson 1,223
Liberal Democrat Pamela Holden-Brown 705
Liberal Democrat Haulwen Broadhurst 599
Labour Gwyneth Hubert 137
Labour Michael Tibble 112
Turnout 4,035 51.2
Hiltingbury West (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Colin Davidovitz 1,000
Conservative Doreen Wllfare 869
Liberal Democrat Grahame Smith 840
Liberal Democrat Margaret Kyrle 832
Labour Beryl Addison 88
Labour Kevin Butt 72
Turnout 3,701 48.5
Netley Abbey (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Airey 874
Liberal Democrat George Wintle 746
Conservative Sophie Harris 273
Conservative Peter Madsen 254
Labour Moira Cam 223
Labour Matthew Crocker 181
Turnout 2,551 32.9
West End North (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Carol Boulton 613
Liberal Democrat Martin Kyrle 593
Conservative Patricia Wiggins 467
Conservative Roger Cathery 425
Labour Norman Hart 166
Turnout 2,264 31.3
West End South (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter Humphreys 697
Liberal Democrat David Goodall 677
Conservative Neville Dickinson 487
Conservative Colin Murphy 479
Labour Nancy Smith 166
Turnout 2,506 30.1
Preceded by
Eastleigh Council election, 2000
Eastleigh local elections Succeeded by
Eastleigh Council election, 2003

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