2002 Cambridge City Council election

The 2002 Cambridge City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections.

2 May 2002 (2002-05-02)
15 out of 42 seats 22 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative Last election 22 17 3 Seats before 22 17 3 Seats won 9 5 1 Seats after 23 17 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 12,294 8,821 6,455 Percentage 40.6 29.1 21.3
Winner of each seat at the 2002 Cambridge City Council election

Results summary

2002 Cambridge City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	9	1	60.0	14	23	54.8	12,294	40.6
	Labour	5		33.3	12	17	40.5	8,821	29.1
	Conservative	1	1	6.7	1	2	4.8	6,455	21.3
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	2,220	7.3
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	255	0.8
	Socialist Alliance	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	145	0.5
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	74	0.2

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Caroline Hart	571	58.6
	Conservative	Simon Mitton	180	18.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Keating	113	11.6
	Green	John Collins	60	6.2
	Independent	Mungai Mbaya	51	5.2
Majority			391	40.1
Turnout			975	20.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Arbury

Arbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Todd-Jones	828	41.0
	Liberal Democrats	Rupert Moss-Eccardt	579	28.7
	Conservative	Robert Boorman	513	25.4
	Green	Shayne Mitchell	73	3.6
	Socialist Alliance	Diana Minns	27	1.3
Majority			249	12.3
Turnout			2,020	39.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David White	1,121	51.4
	Conservative	Rhona Boorman	458	21.0
	Labour	Gillian Richardson	412	18.9
	Green	Stephen Lawrence	188	8.6
Majority			663	30.4
Turnout			2,179	31.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Stuart	1,174	49.3
	Labour	Stuart Newbold	948	39.8
	Liberal Democrats	Frances Amrani	196	8.2
	Green	Daryl Tayar	64	2.7
Majority			226	9.5
Turnout			2,382	44.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coleridge

Coleridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ruth Bagnall	938	50.6
	Conservative	Martin Hall	454	24.5
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Monroe	267	14.4
	Green	Damian Docherty	94	5.1
	UKIP	Albert Watts	53	2.9
	Socialist Alliance	Simon Sedgwick-Jell	46	2.5
Majority			484	26.1
Turnout			1,852	31.7
	Labour hold		Swing

East Chesterton

East Chesterton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Bailey	974	40.5
	Labour	Sarah Woodall	858	35.7
	Conservative	Mamanur Rashid	319	13.3
	Green	Neil Hewett	129	5.4
	UKIP	Barry Hudson	124	5.2
Majority			116	4.8
Turnout			2,404	33.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maria Bell	550	54.6
	Conservative	Cyril Weinman	235	23.3
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn Bradford	157	15.6
	Green	Gerhard Goldbeck-Wood	65	6.5
Majority			315	31.3
Turnout			1,007	21.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Market

Market

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joye Rosenstiel	879	57.0
	Conservative	Samuel Chamberlain	239	15.5
	Labour	Michael Sargeant	238	15.4
	Green	Martin Lucas-Smith	187	12.1
Majority			640	41.5
Turnout			1,543	22.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Newnham

Newnham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sian Reid	1,134	55.5
	Labour	Patricia Wright	372	18.2
	Conservative	Richard Normington	326	15.9
	Green	Tandy Harrison	190	9.3
	Independent	Nigel Douglas	23	1.1
Majority			762	37.3
Turnout			2,045	26.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Petersfield

Petersfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Blencowe	964	40.4
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Wilkins	579	24.3
	Green	Margaret Wright	514	21.5
	Conservative	Lee Glendon	257	10.8
	Socialist Alliance	Jonathan Walker	72	3.0
Majority			385	16.1
Turnout			2,386	30.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Queen Edith's

Queen Edith's (2 seats due to by-election)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Taylor	1,564	62.7
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Baker	1,424	57.1
	Conservative	Keith Henry	473	19.0
	Conservative	James Ray	409	16.4
	Labour	Frances Harper	342	13.7
	Labour	Jean Stevens	258	10.3
	Green	Robert Milsom	160	6.4
	UKIP	Helene Davies	78	3.1
Turnout			2,494	41.4
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Romsey

Romsey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Smart	1,118	44.8
	Labour	Paul Sales	867	40.1
	Green	Vicky Russell	194	9.0
	Conservative	Vivian Ellis	131	6.1
Majority			251	4.7
Turnout			2,310	35.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Trumpington

Trumpington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Pinnington	1,118	47.5
	Conservative	Hannah Towns	937	39.8
	Labour	Rosemary Turner	201	8.5
	Green	Brian Westcott	100	4.2
Majority			181	7.7
Turnout			2,356	39.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

West Chesterton

West Chesterton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Nimmo-Smith	1,071	51.1
	Labour	Patrick Schicker	474	22.6
	Conservative	James Strachan	350	16.7
	Green	Stephen Peake	202	9.6
Majority			597	28.5
Turnout			2,097	34.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing