Woking Borough Council election, 2002

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Map of the results of the 2002 Woking council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2002. Woking UK local election 2002 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2002 Woking council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Labour in red. Wards in grey were not contested in 2002.

The 2002 Woking Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Woking Borough Council in Surrey, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1] Overall turnout in the election was 33.28%, down from 34.32% in 2000. [2]

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a centrist, liberal political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently led by Vince Cable. It has 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party served as junior partners in a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Election result

Woking Local Election Result 2002 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 610+146.244.98,488-0.1%
  Liberal Democrat 601-146.239.57,483+2.7%
  Labour 10007.713.82,605-2.0%
  UKIP 000001.1211+1.1%
  Independent 000000.7137-1.8%

Ward results

Byfleet [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Todd95348.1
Liberal Democrat Anne Roberts78739.7
Labour Michael Roberts24112.2
Majority1668.4
Turnout 1,98136.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Goldsworth East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Cross79749.8
Conservative Bellord48830.5
Labour Ford31619.7
Majority30919.3
Turnout 1,60129.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Goldsworth West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Landon48558.2
Conservative Lawrence26631.9
Labour Wand8310.0
Majority21926.3
Turnout 83422.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hermitage and Knaphill South (2) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Howard695
Liberal Democrat Liddington643
Conservative Fisher366
Conservative Assi317
Labour Carman159
Labour Martin147
Turnout 2,32730.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Horsell West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sanderson1,17448.1
Conservative Atkins1,04742.9
Labour Worgan1315.4
UKIP Shaw883.6
Majority1275.2
Turnout 2,44046.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Knaphill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Hayes-Allen84945.2
Liberal Democrat Shoraka81643.5
Labour Allan21311.3
Majority331.7
Turnout 1,87828.7
Conservative hold Swing
Maybury and Sheerwater [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Pope95059.1
Conservative Roe29318.2
Liberal Democrat Morales22714.1
Independent Osman1378.5
Majority65740.9
Turnout 1,60724.8
Labour hold Swing
Mayford and Sutton Green [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Palmer65375.0-0.5
Liberal Democrat Leach15117.3-1.0
UKIP Davey343.9+3.9
Labour Kendall333.8-2.5
Majority50257.7+0.5
Turnout 87144.9
Conservative hold Swing
Mount Hermon East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bittleston72860.6
Liberal Democrat Wilson32927.4
Labour Kennedy907.5
UKIP Squire544.5
Majority39933.2
Turnout 1,20134.1
Conservative hold Swing
Mount Hermon West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Smith75650.5
Conservative Hopkins63542.4
Labour Kapor724.8
UKIP Squire352.3
Majority1218.1
Turnout 1,49840.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St Johns and Hook Heath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kingsbury85669.1
Liberal Democrat Kremer30824.9
Labour Bramall746.0
Majority54844.2
Turnout 1,23835.2
Conservative hold Swing
West Byfleet [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Popham1,03771.6
Liberal Democrat Grimshaw31521.8
Labour Byrne966.6
Majority72249.8
Turnout 1,44836.9
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "Woking". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Election various wards Thursday 2 May 2002: Results" (PDF). Woking Borough Council. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  3. 1 2 "Election results; Local Election". The Times. 2002-05-04. p. 16.