2002 Croydon London Borough Council election

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Croydon Council Election, 2002
  1998 4 May 2002 2006  

All 70 seats to Croydon London Borough Council
36 seats needed for a majority
Turnout34.5%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderHugh MalyanDudley MeadIan Atkins
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since199919981998
Leader's seatUpper NorwoodSelsdon & BallardsCoulsdon East
Last election38 seats, 38.2%31 seats, 47.5%1 seat, 12.1%
Seats won37321
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote31,87137,90827,608
Percentage38.0%45.2%12.2%

Croydon London UK local election 2002 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2002 Croydon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red, Labour Co-operative in dark red and Liberal Democrats in yellow

Leader of the Council. before election

Hugh Malyan
Labour

Elected Leader

Hugh Malyan
Labour

Elections to Croydon Council in London, England were held on 4 May 2002. The council was up for election for the first time since the 1998 election. The Labour Party managed to keep control of the council which it had done since 1994 when it took power from the Conservative Party. This year Labour held Croydon with a smaller majority, only clinging onto power through a tiny number of votes in its marginal wards - one councillor won by just eight votes.

Contents

37 Labour councillors, 32 Conservative councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor were elected, maintaining Labour control of the Council. Subsequently, one Conservative councillor defected to Labour, defected back to the Conservatives, became an independent and then a Liberal Democrat.

Election result

Croydon Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 32+145.745.237,908
  Labour 37-152.938.031,871
  Liberal Democrats 11.412.210,257
  Independent 01.71,469
 People's Choice01.21,012
  UKIP 01.1948
  Green 00.3278
  Monster Raving Loony 00.2209
37132
LabourLDCon

Ward results

Addiscombe

Addiscombe (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Amanda N. Campbell 2,140
Labour Co-op Mark Watson 1,968
Labour Co-op Sean Fitzsimons 1,940
Conservative Desmond J. Wright1,383
Conservative Alexander C.C. Camden1,366
Conservative Ronald W. Richens1,329
People's ChoiceStephen P. Collins453
People's ChoiceCarol West404
People's ChoiceStephen D.A. Collins387
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Ashburton

Ashburton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edwin S. Arram 2,005
Conservative Avril E.M. Slipper 1,999
Conservative Derek R. Loughborough 1,967
Labour Stephen J. Harris1,662
Labour Hugh M. Allwood1,598
Labour George Ayres1,584
People's ChoiceJack Windus240
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bensham Manor

Bensham Manor (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Alexander Burridge 2,096
Labour Co-op Paula M. Shaw 2,035
Labour Co-op Greta Sohoye 1,887
Conservative Florence M. Evans668
Conservative Roger C. Taylor656
Conservative William A. Proudfoot580
UKIP James R. Feisenberger163
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Broad Green

Broad Green (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Collins 1,737
Labour Timothy Godfrey 1,634
Labour Michael S.P. Selvanayagam 1,594
Conservative Ian J. Parker591
Conservative Keith B. Pearson514
Conservative Jill Thomas492
UKIP Christopher N. Pearce264
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Coulsdon East

Coulsdon East (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian R. Atkins 2,485
Conservative Christopher Wright 2,445
Conservative Brian A. Udell 2,330
Liberal Democrats David J. Howard2,305
Conservative Valerie H. Dunmore2,304
Liberal Democrats Steven H. Gauge2,271
Labour Julie Candy294
Labour Maggie Conway292
Labour Ruth E. Bannister279
Majority
Turnout
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Coulsdon West

Coulsdon West (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David J. Osland 2,083
Conservative Anna Hawkins 2,081
Conservative Gavin Barwell 2,040
Labour Raymond W. Berry788
Labour Wayne J.P. Lawlor729
Labour Aslam M. Hoda710
Liberal Democrats Kathleen V. Austin595
Liberal Democrats Avril S. Bristow592
Liberal Democrats Linda M. Evans582
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Croham

Croham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maria R. Gatland 2,100
Conservative Jason S. Perry 2,008
Conservative Michael A. Neal 1,984
Liberal Democrats Graham T. Dare1,232
Liberal Democrats Sarah J. Newton1,192
Liberal Democrats Gavin T. Howard-Jones1,171
Labour Laura T. Doughty681
Labour Stephen C. Moyse647
Labour Louise F. Szpera583
UKIP Brian P. Alchorn106
UKIP Kathleen Garner93
Peoples ChoiceEvelyn J. Lane90
Peoples ChoiceDonald Pearce71
Peoples ChoiceMark R.L. Samuel58
Majority
Turnout 4,12138.7Decrease2.svg 1.3%
Registered electors 10,639
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert W. Coatman 1,816
Conservative Patricia F. L. Knight 1,752
Conservative Audrey-Marie N. Yates 1,636
Labour Simon A. Hall1,417
Labour Dominic G. O’Donnell1,381
Labour Paul R. M. Dickinson1,316
Liberal Democrats Robert Beadle486
Liberal Democrats Joanna A. Whitehouse473
Monster Raving Loony John S. Cartwright209
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Fieldway

Fieldway (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op James L. Walker 1,007
Labour Co-op Mary M. Walker 934
Conservative George A. Cowling529
Conservative Joy M. Hamblett497
Majority
Turnout
Labour Co-op hold Swing
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Heathfield

Heathfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Pelling 2,445
Conservative Margaret V. Mead 2,411
Conservative Enley Taylor 2,192
Labour Andrew W. Bradstock986
Labour Moira O’Donnell956
Labour Mohammad Aslam843
UKIP Alan G. Harker288
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kenley

Kenley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janice A. Buttinger 2,274
Conservative Steven L.V. Hollands 2,196
Conservative Stephen J. O’Connell 2,185
Liberal Democrats Angela M. Catto647
Liberal Democrats Jeremy M. Hargreaves579
Liberal Democrats Susan B. Gauge543
Labour Barry P. Buttigieg528
Labour Zenia R.S. Jamison480
Labour Sherwan H. Chowdhury479
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

New Addington

New Addington (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brenda P. Kirby 1,040
Labour Christopher Ward 928
Conservative Peter T. Kirby815
Conservative Kathryn J. Stewart796
Liberal Democrats Robin Sullivan136
Liberal Democrats Susannah R. Sullivan125
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Norbury

Norbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret R. Mansell 2,254
Labour Shafi Khan 2,227
Labour Peter W. Hopson 2,147
Conservative Susan E. Bennett2,014
Conservative Gloria J. Hutchens2,004
Conservative Rukhsana T. Sheikh1,885
Independent Frederick A. Sherlock652
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Purley

Purley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham J. Bass 2,099
Conservative Derek G. Millard 2,056
Conservative Donald S. Speakman 1,985
Labour Beata Brooks696
Labour Suren D. Pandita-Gunawardena658
Liberal Democrats Gordon E. Burnett654
Labour Barry G. Paterson642
Liberal Democrats Pamela A. Randall604
Liberal Democrats Mervyn R. Gatland566
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Sanderstead

Sanderstead (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynne C. Hale 2,797
Conservative Eric Shaw 2,740
Conservative Timothy S. Pollard 2,678
Labour Richard B. Young537
Liberal Democrats Michael T.A. Bishopp531
Labour Elizabeth M. Wolf517
Labour Robert C.E. Brooks511
Liberal Democrats Michael K. Frith491
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey V. Gauge470
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Selhurst

Selhurst (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Toni E. Letts 1,685
Labour Nuala O’Neill 1,641
Labour Michael G. Ryan 1,535
Conservative Barbara Drake597
Conservative Jane Parker558
Conservative Helen S. Pollard540
Liberal Democrats Mark A. Green367
Liberal Democrats Pamela A. Hutcheson335
Liberal Democrats Lynn H. Roulstone332
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Selsdon & Ballards

Selsdon & Ballards (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dudley S. Mead 2,692
Conservative Philip J. Thomas 2,602
Conservative Julian E. Storey 2,562
Labour Ashton L. Anderson619
Liberal Democrats John M. Jefkins616
Labour John C. Simkins611
Liberal Democrats Margaret L. Burnett561
Labour Rae F.E. Goonetilleke552
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Shirley

Shirley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet A. Marshall 2,372
Conservative Michael D. Fisher 2,040
Conservative Richard R. Chatterjee 1,978
Labour Sarah Jones 1,343
Labour Richard M. Plackett1,205
Labour David L. Davies1,135
Liberal Democrats Patricia F. West448
Liberal Democrats Ejnar Sorensen413
Liberal Democrats Paul F. West407
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

South Norwood

South Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Avis 1,574
Labour Michael Jewitt 1,471
Labour Andrew S.K. Bagnall 1,392
Conservative Pauline Miles1,011
Conservative Helena M. Kowalska991
Conservative John L. Tooze787
Liberal Democrats Julie Hardy-McBride469
Liberal Democrats Graham Axford450
Liberal Democrats Jan Perry442
Green Brian Fewster278
UKIP Ronald L.J. Newman127
UKIP Alan G. Smith104
UKIP Claire J. Smith95
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Thornton Heath

Thornton Heath (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Clouder 1,794
Labour Adrian S. Dennis 1,759
Labour Louisa P. Woodley 1,648
Conservative Malcolm Felberg757
Conservative Andrew R. Price691
Conservative David H. Young662
Liberal Democrats Beryl R. Pocock376
Liberal Democrats Elaine Fillingham373
Liberal Democrats Christopher M. Pocock334
Independent Ronald G. Dalton234
Independent Shabir Ismail173
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Upper Norwood

Upper Norwood (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick T. Ryan 1,998
Labour Hugh D. Malyan 1,961
Labour Ian G. Payne 1,828
Conservative Luke S. Clancy1,246
Conservative Quentin J. Hawkins1,173
Conservative Tirena Gunter1,164
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Morley432
Liberal Democrats John Cornell400
People's ChoiceJohn Gladden229
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Waddon

Waddon (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alison J. Butler 1,609
Labour Charlotte M. McAree 1,585
Labour Paul J. Smith 1,532
Conservative Jonathan M. Driver1524
Conservative Rex A.J. Calvert1522
Conservative Philip P. Gamble1475
Liberal Democrats Joan Leck413
Liberal Democrats Suzanne U. Roquette401
Liberal Democrats Patricia Gauge394
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Thornton

West Thornton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raj Chandarana 1,691
Labour Bernadette Khan 1,547
Labour Martin A. Tiedemann 1,506
Conservative George A. Fibley704
Conservative Parshotam L. Bhagat675
Conservative Christopher P. Leese586
Liberal Democrats Saeed A. Malik313
Liberal Democrats Christopher A. Reilly306
Liberal Democrats Susan L. Watson296
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Woodside

Woodside (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Karen Jewitt 1,824
Labour Anthony J. Newman 1,774
Labour Paul W. Scott 1,623
Conservative Benjamin J. Grainger941
Conservative Lindsay P. Frost938
Conservative Joan M. North891
Independent Brian P. Finegan583
Independent Christina M. Salter525
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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