Tamworth Borough Council election, 2002

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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

Election result

Tamworth Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 22+573.351.420,130+14.5%
  Conservative 8-526.743.416,986-9.9%
  Liberal Democrat 0003.61,422-6.3%
  Independent 0001.6621+1.6%

Ward results

Amington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Garner685
Conservative Evelyn Rowe644
Labour Michael Smith637
Labour Michael Cooper612
Conservative John Wells608
Labour Richard McDermid589
Liberal Democrat Zoe Blake232
Turnout 4,00723
Belgrave (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Nigel Brindley658
Labour David Foster630
Labour Kenneth Lewis608
Conservative Mary Oates472
Conservative John Lees460
Conservative James Ward442
Turnout 3,27021
Bolehall (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kenneth Norchi893
Labour Philip Dix846
Labour Peter Seekings822
Conservative Diane Wells520
Conservative Frrancis Worrell508
Conservative Ronald Gibson485
Turnout 4,07427
Castle (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Marion Couchman722
Labour John Faulkner721
Labour Ian Trenfield693
Conservative Marie Booth556
Conservative Ian Cooper553
Conservative Alan Lees504
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Pinkett272
Independent Ian Gibbons205
Turnout 4,22628
Glascote (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ronald Birbeck566
Labour Dennis Powick518
Labour Stephen Savage507
Independent Christopher Cook416
Conservative Diane Reece278
Conservative James McKay277
Conservative Paul White234
Turnout 2,79620
Mercian (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour William Fuller747
Labour John Garforth726
Labour Gerald Latham704
Conservative Maureen Gant699
Conservative Wyonnie Boughton658
Conservative Geoffrey Parsons646
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Blake294
Turnout 4,47430
Spital (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kenneth Gant1,085
Conservative Ronald Cook1,013
Conservative Bruce Boughton771
Labour Derek Thompson674
Labour Garry Hirons606
Labour Karen Hirons603
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Blake335
Turnout 5,08738
Stonydelph (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margaret Clarke582
Labour John Tucker516
Labour Brian Granger495
Conservative Andrew James383
Conservative Michael Oates370
Conservative Debra James367
Turnout 2,71317
Trinity (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Derek Jones741
Conservative Jeremy Oates717
Conservative Gerald Pinner717
Labour Patricia Dix702
Labour Audrey Poulton651
Labour Kevan Garratt648
Liberal Democrat Roger Jones289
Turnout 4,46530
Wilnecote (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mary Lewis844
Labour Joan Jenkins835
Labour Alan Smith775
Conservative Brian Beale569
Conservative Christine Fidler522
Conservative Marguarite Jones502
Turnout 4,04725

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