Watford Borough Council election, 2002

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Elections to Watford Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. At the same time an election for a directly elected mayor was held, which was won by the Liberal Democrat Dorothy Thornhill.

Watford Town & Borough in England

Watford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles (24 km) northwest of central London.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

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Mayoral election

Watford Mayoral Election 2 May 2002 [1]
Party Candidate 1st round 2nd round
 First round votes  Transfer votes 
Total Of round Transfers Total Of round
Liberal Democrat Dorothy Thornhill 10,954 49.4% 2,519 13,473 {{{totalpercent}}}
Labour Vince Muspratt 4,899 22.1% 370 5,269 {{{totalpercent}}}
Conservative Gary Ling 4,746 21.4%
Green Stephen Rackett 851 3.8%
Socialist Alliance Paul Woodward 390 1.8%
Fat Cat Tristram Cooke 330 1.5%
Liberal Democrat win

Council election result

Watford Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrat 6 +3 50.0 43.9 10,021
  Labour 4 -3 33.3 24.2 5,527
  Conservative 2 +1 16.7 25.6 5,837
  Green 0 0 0 3.9 886
  Independent 0 -1 0 2.2 492
  Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0.3 60

Ward results

Callowland
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Daniel Scott 488 32.8
Liberal Democrat Paul Salter 466 31.3
Green Stephen Rackett 284 19.1
Conservative Carl Robertson 249 16.7
Majority 22 1.5
Turnout 1,487
Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Christopher Leslie 853 49.1
Labour John Dowdle 616 35.4
Conservative Shirley Hugill 176 10.1
Green Christine Stockwel 93 5.4
Majority 237 13.7
Turnout 1,738
Holywell
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Janet Baddeley 1,025 56.9
Labour Steven Palmer 568 31.6
Conservative David Ealey 147 8.2
Socialist Alliance Andrew O'Brien 60 3.3
Majority 457 25.3
Turnout 1,800
Leggatts
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Keith Crout 691 36.0
Conservative Sally Punter 650 33.9
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Wyatt 519 27.0
Green Carol Skinner 59 3.1
Majority 41 2.1
Turnout 1,919
Meriden
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Geoffrey O'Connell 613 37.2
Liberal Democrat Susan Greenslade 575 34.9
Conservative Pamela Bell 460 27.9
Majority 38 2.3
Turnout 1,648
Nascot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Gordon 1,101 47.8
Liberal Democrat Timothy Wyatt 709 30.8
Independent Janice Brown 492 21.4
Majority 392 17.0
Turnout 2,302
Oxhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Iain Sharpe 1,481 67.4
Conservative Alan Luto 414 18.8
Labour Nnagbogu Akubue 232 10.6
Green Andrew McBean 71 3.2
Majority 1,067 48.6
Turnout 2,198
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Timothy Williams 1,207 51.6
Liberal Democrat Mark Crowne 795 34.0
Labour Frances Hince 256 10.9
Green Elaine Edwards 80 3.4
Majority 412 17.6
Turnout 2,338
Stanborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Joyce Richmond 1,222 64.7
Conservative Roger Frost 318 16.8
Labour Stephen Anglesey 291 15.4
Green Ian West 58 3.1
Majority 904 47.9
Turnout 1,889
Tudor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Lindsey Scudder 705 36.5
Conservative Richard Southern 636 32.9
Labour Sheila Rosser 524 27.1
Green Clive Skinner 66 3.4
Majority 69 3.6
Turnout 1,931
Vicarage
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Brian Graham 826 44.5
Liberal Democrat Shahnaz Ali 595 32.0
Conservative Khalid Khan 299 16.1
Green Paul Sandford 137 7.4
Majority 231 12.5
Turnout 1,857
Woodside
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Eleanor Burtenshaw 1,076 62.7
Labour Marion Chambers 422 24.6
Conservative Grace Cordell 180 10.5
Green Faye Cullen 38 2.2
Majority 654 38.1
Turnout 1,716

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References

  1. "Election Results - Mayoral 2 May 2002". Watford Borough Council. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 19 January 2013.