Worcester City Council election, 2002

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The 2002 Worcester City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Worcester District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

Worcester Cathedral City and non-metropolitan district in England

Worcester is a city in Worcestershire, England, 31 miles (50 km) southwest of Birmingham, 101 miles (163 km) west-northwest of London, 27 miles (43 km) north of Gloucester and 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Hereford. The population is approximately 100,000. The River Severn flanks the western side of the city centre, which is overlooked by Worcester Cathedral.

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

Worcestershire County of England

Worcestershire is a county in the West Midlands of England. Between 1974 and 1998, it was merged with the neighbouring county of Herefordshire as Hereford and Worcester.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

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Campaign

Before the election no party had a majority, but the Conservatives provided the leader of the council after gaining 5 seats in the 2000 election. [3] Both the Conservatives and Labour had 15 seats, along with 5 independents and 1 Liberal Democrat. [4] The election saw 12 seats being contested with Labour defending 7, the Conservatives 3 and the Liberal Democrats and independents 1 each. [3] Labour only contested 11 of the seats after their candidate in Claines ward was dropped by the party over a letter he wrote to the local paper. [5]

Election result

The results saw Worcester remain a hung council but with the Conservatives becoming clearly the largest party. [6] They gained 3 seats from Labour in All Saints, St Clement and St Martin wards. [6]

Worcester Local Election Result 2002 [7] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 630+350.044.49,857
  Labour 403-333.338.18,455
  Liberal Democrat 10008.311.52,545
  Independent 10008.36.01,330

Ward results

All Saints [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mohammed Altaf95656.8
Labour Nazrul Islam72643.2
Majority23013.6
Turnout 1,682
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bedwardine [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Derek Prodger1,09359.8
Labour David Candler52128.5
Liberal Democrat Iain MacBriar21311.7
Majority57231.3
Turnout 1,827
Conservative hold Swing
Claines [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Susan Askin1,46558.2
Conservative William Elsy1,05141.8
Majority41416.4
Turnout 2,516
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Holy Trinity [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Roger Berry55557.5
Conservative Lucy Hodgson25626.5
Independent Adrian Hughes15516.0
Majority29931.0
Turnout 966
Labour hold Swing
Nunnery [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Michael Francis74944.9
Labour Dawn-Marie Turner66539.9
Conservative Gerard Francomb25315.2
Majority845.0
Turnout 1,667
Independent hold Swing
St Barnabas [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Barlow69679.2
Conservative Mumtaz Ali18320.8
Majority51358.4
Turnout 879
Labour hold Swing
St Clement [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Barry MacKenzie-Williams1,03450.1
Labour Andrew Watson1,02949.9
Majority50.2
Turnout 2,063
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St John [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Marc Baylis80552.5
Independent Colin Layland42627.8
Conservative Colin Phillips30219.7
Majority37924.7
Turnout 1,533
Labour hold Swing
St Martin [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Imray1,50451.3
Labour June Tyler1,42948.7
Majority752.6
Turnout 2,933
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
St Nicholas [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Raymond Turner89954.9
Conservative David Tibbutt73945.1
Majority1609.8
Turnout 1,638
Labour hold Swing
St Peter [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Frank Tarbuck1,41251.7
Labour Pauline Smith75927.8
Liberal Democrat Paul Griffiths56020.5
Majority65323.9
Turnout 2,731
Conservative hold Swing
St Stephen [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gareth Jones1,07461.3
Labour Ali Asghar37121.2
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Smith30717.5
Majority70340.1
Turnout 1,752
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Worcester". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  2. 1 2 "Election results; Local Election". The Times. 2002-05-04. p. 16.
  3. 1 2 "Labour control on a knife-edge; Mail focus on the May 2 local council elections". Birmingham Mail. 2002-04-12. p. 8.
  4. ↑ Probert, Sarah (2002-04-30). "Local Elections 2002: Balance of power teeters on knife-edge". Birmingham Post. p. 4.
  5. ↑ "Labour in spin over axing". Malvern Gazette . 2002-04-18. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  6. 1 2 Smith, Sue (2002-05-03). "Local Election Results 2002: Protest's healthy majority". Birmingham Mail. p. 17.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Worcester". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
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