2002 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election

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Elections to Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election following boundary changes, and the Labour Party retained control of the council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council Election 2002 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 26260+2653.926,010
  Conservative 880+842.020,264
  Liberal Democrats 00002.51,216
  Liberal 00001.0500
  Independent 00000.5229

The breakdown of councillor terms as a result of the election is shown below. The seats of the councillors with two year terms were contested in the 2004 council election.

AffiliationTerm Length
2 Years4 Years
Labour Party 1313
Conservative Party 44

Ward results

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Abbey Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Harris910
Labour Annette McMaster894
Conservative Patricia Grant400
Conservative Faye McLeod390
Independent Razwan Amin229
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Arbury Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Hicks573
Labour John Preedy546
Conservative David Bryden434
Conservative Alan Farnell433
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Attleborough Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adrian James770
Labour Colin Richards742
Conservative Clive Stringer681
Conservative Martin Heatley676
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Barpool Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Francis McGale620
Labour Kieron Murphy570
Conservative John Quartermain380
Liberal Frank Smith273
Liberal Frank Mills227
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Bede Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Bradley914
Labour Richard Grant885
Conservative Barry Lobbett475
Conservative Steven O’Neill424
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Bulkington Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Desmond O’Brien1,192
Conservative John Ross1,119
Labour Gerald Hancock886
Labour David Ensor810
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Camp Hill Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dennis Harvey704
Labour Michael McMahon584
Conservative Stanley Snow420
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Exhall Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Hancox1,086
Labour Don Navarro976
Conservative Reg Lovick575
Conservative Margaret O’Neill524
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Galley Common Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robin Hood718
Labour Maurice Kedwards694
Conservative Bryan Grant471
Conservative Mark Grant457
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Heath Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Glass757
Labour Ian Lloyd753
Conservative Stephen Ward371
Conservative Ian Llewellyn-Nash358
Liberal Democrats Paul Behan306
Liberal Democrats Peter Lee229
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Kingswood Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Geoff Ashford683
Labour Patricia Henry633
Conservative Sonja Wilson428
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Poplar Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Copland751
Labour William Hancox744
Conservative Ann Crutchlow361
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Slough Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Lloyd911
Labour Roma Taylor887
Conservative Jim O'Brien672
Conservative Alan Robinson589
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: St. Nicolas Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harry Cawthorne1,272
Conservative Thomas Wilson1,178
Labour Jane Howard697
Labour James Hannan602
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Weddington Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Smith1,276
Conservative Jeffrey Clarke1,206
Labour Walter Summer876
Labour Sandra Bradley757
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Wembrook Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Sheppard960
Labour Julie Jackson934
Conservative Marcus Jones 444
Conservative John Waine424
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Whitestone Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Neil Colledge1,344
Conservative Nicholas Grant1,261
Liberal Democrats Sarah Hall681
Labour Philip Johnson645
Labour Daniel De’Ath538
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. "Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. "Local Election Results 2002 - Nuneaton and Bedworth". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 20 February 2024.