2002 Daventry District Council election

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Elections to Daventry District Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 35%.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1260+692.359.47,741
  Labour 103-37.730.03,913
  Liberal Democrats 002-2010.61,385
  Independent 001-1000

Ward results

Abbey North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Peccioli69555.9
Labour Gareth Pritchard54944.1
Majority14611.8
Turnout 1,244
Conservative hold Swing
Barby and Kilsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Katherine Hemmings59445.0
Liberal Democrats Catherine Lomax57143.3
Labour Ann Frost15511.7
Majority231.7
Turnout 1,320
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Brampton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ken Melling42579.9
Labour Anthony Sparrowhawk10720.1
Majority31859.8
Turnout 532
Conservative hold Swing
Brixworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Bunting79751.2
Liberal Democrats Leslie Tyrer55135.4
Labour Mark Mulcahey20813.4
Majority24615.8
Turnout 1,556
Conservative hold Swing
Byfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gayl Coleridge52674.6
Labour Gillian Pitt17925.4
Majority34749.2
Turnout 705
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Drayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Carr49953.1
Conservative Barry Howard44046.9
Majority596.2
Turnout 939
Labour hold Swing
Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Hills59252.2
Labour Maureen Luke54347.8
Majority494.4
Turnout 1,135
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Long Buckby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Osborne88860.0
Labour Chris Myers59140.0
Majority29720.0
Turnout 1,479
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Moulton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Cribbin71859.4
Liberal Democrats Edna Tyrer26321.8
Labour Brian Luck22718.8
Majority45537.6
Turnout 1,208
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Spratton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Cox37257.4
Labour Suzanne McDonald-Walker27642.6
Majority9614.8
Turnout 648
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
West Haddon and Guilsborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Millar64979.8
Labour Jane Cartlidge16420.2
Majority48559.6
Turnout 813
Conservative hold Swing
Woodford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Liz Griffin52163.1
Labour Christine Fitchett30536.9
Majority21626.2
Turnout 826
Conservative hold Swing
Yelvertoft
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ida Taylor52482.6
Labour John Moger11017.4
Majority41465.2
Turnout 634
Conservative hold Swing

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