Elections to Tamworth Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
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After the election, the composition of the council was
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 22 | +5 | 73.3 | 51.4 | 20,130 | +14.5% | |||
Conservative | 8 | -5 | 26.7 | 43.4 | 16,986 | -9.9% | |||
Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 1,422 | -6.3% | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 621 | +1.6% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Garner | 685 | |||
Conservative | Evelyn Rowe | 644 | |||
Labour | Michael Smith | 637 | |||
Labour | Michael Cooper | 612 | |||
Conservative | John Wells | 608 | |||
Labour | Richard McDermid | 589 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Zoe Blake | 232 | |||
Turnout | 4,007 | 23 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nigel Brindley | 658 | |||
Labour | David Foster | 630 | |||
Labour | Kenneth Lewis | 608 | |||
Conservative | Mary Oates | 472 | |||
Conservative | John Lees | 460 | |||
Conservative | James Ward | 442 | |||
Turnout | 3,270 | 21 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Norchi | 893 | |||
Labour | Philip Dix | 846 | |||
Labour | Peter Seekings | 822 | |||
Conservative | Diane Wells | 520 | |||
Conservative | Frrancis Worrell | 508 | |||
Conservative | Ronald Gibson | 485 | |||
Turnout | 4,074 | 27 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marion Couchman | 722 | |||
Labour | John Faulkner | 721 | |||
Labour | Ian Trenfield | 693 | |||
Conservative | Marie Booth | 556 | |||
Conservative | Ian Cooper | 553 | |||
Conservative | Alan Lees | 504 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jennifer Pinkett | 272 | |||
Independent | Ian Gibbons | 205 | |||
Turnout | 4,226 | 28 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ronald Birbeck | 566 | |||
Labour | Dennis Powick | 518 | |||
Labour | Stephen Savage | 507 | |||
Independent | Christopher Cook | 416 | |||
Conservative | Diane Reece | 278 | |||
Conservative | James McKay | 277 | |||
Conservative | Paul White | 234 | |||
Turnout | 2,796 | 20 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Fuller | 747 | |||
Labour | John Garforth | 726 | |||
Labour | Gerald Latham | 704 | |||
Conservative | Maureen Gant | 699 | |||
Conservative | Wyonnie Boughton | 658 | |||
Conservative | Geoffrey Parsons | 646 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Geoffrey Blake | 294 | |||
Turnout | 4,474 | 30 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Gant | 1,085 | |||
Conservative | Ronald Cook | 1,013 | |||
Conservative | Bruce Boughton | 771 | |||
Labour | Derek Thompson | 674 | |||
Labour | Garry Hirons | 606 | |||
Labour | Karen Hirons | 603 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jennifer Blake | 335 | |||
Turnout | 5,087 | 38 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Clarke | 582 | |||
Labour | John Tucker | 516 | |||
Labour | Brian Granger | 495 | |||
Conservative | Andrew James | 383 | |||
Conservative | Michael Oates | 370 | |||
Conservative | Debra James | 367 | |||
Turnout | 2,713 | 17 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Jones | 741 | |||
Conservative | Jeremy Oates | 717 | |||
Conservative | Gerald Pinner | 717 | |||
Labour | Patricia Dix | 702 | |||
Labour | Audrey Poulton | 651 | |||
Labour | Kevan Garratt | 648 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Roger Jones | 289 | |||
Turnout | 4,465 | 30 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mary Lewis | 844 | |||
Labour | Joan Jenkins | 835 | |||
Labour | Alan Smith | 775 | |||
Conservative | Brian Beale | 569 | |||
Conservative | Christine Fidler | 522 | |||
Conservative | Marguarite Jones | 502 | |||
Turnout | 4,047 | 25 |
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