2002 Cherwell District Council election

The 2002 Cherwell District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 2.^[1] The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.^[2]

The election saw the two independent councillors and one independent Socialist councillor stand down from the council after deciding not to seek re-election.^[3] When the candidates were announced, five Conservatives including the leader of the council, George Reynolds, were unopposed in the election.^[4] The results saw the Conservative Party consolidate their control of the council after winning 37 of the 50 seats on the council including all of the seats in Bicester.^[5]^[6]

Election result

Cherwell Local Election Result 2002^[6]^[7]
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	37	+4	74.0	51.3	28,899	-0.2%
Labour	11	-1	22.0	31.7	17,876	+2.5%
Liberal Democrats	2	-2	4.0	16.0	9,023	-3.3%
Green	0	0	0	0.6	319	+0.6%
Independent	0	-2	0	0.4	212	+0.4%
Independent Labour	0	-1	0	0	0	0

Ward results

Adderbury^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Harper	unopposed

Ambrosden and Chesterton^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A Fulljames	513	64.9
	Liberal Democrats	C Bearder	197	24.9
	Labour	M Lynch	81	10.2
Majority			316	40.0
Turnout			791

The Astons and Heyfords (2)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	J Macnamara	715
	Conservative	T Miall	610
	Liberal Democrats	R Makepeace	538
	Liberal Democrats	P Makepeace	502
	Labour	M Stuart	158
Turnout			2,523

Banbury Calthorpe (2)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	E Macleod	609
	Conservative	A Milne Home	607
	Labour	T Conrad	421
	Labour	M Weir	349
Turnout			1,986

Banbury Easington (3)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	K Mallon	1,172
	Conservative	C Blackwell	1,154
	Conservative	B Smith	1,108
	Labour	D Bullock	512
	Liberal Democrats	D Nash	477
	Labour	B Dhesi	471
	Labour	K Harper	434
Turnout			5,328

Banbury Grimsbury and Castle (3)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	R Collins	810
	Labour	N Mepham	748
	Labour	S Mold	721
	Conservative	C Bonner	619
	Conservative	A Carney	564
	Conservative	J Vine	522
Turnout			3,984

Banbury Hardwick (3)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	E Milne	524
	Conservative	M Fermoy	498
	Conservative	N Turner	447
	Labour	M Hunt	373
	Labour	R Mold	285
	Independent	C Rowe	212
Turnout			2,339

Banbury Neithrop (2)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	R Doy	613
	Labour	S Dhesi	585
	Conservative	B Scutter	312
	Conservative	G Wills	306
Turnout			1,816

Banbury Ruscote (3)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	G Parish	831
	Labour	P Cartledge	770
	Labour	J Justice	761
	Conservative	K Strangewood	575
	Conservative	P Tompson	477
	Conservative	T Wren	475
Turnout			3,889

Bicester East (2)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	G Archer	600
	Conservative	A Kempton	551
	Labour	J Hanna	543
	Labour	A Roberts	473
	Liberal Democrats	O Afilaka	157
Turnout			2,324

Bicester North (2)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	L Pratt	781
	Conservative	E Gilmore	743
	Labour	S Moss	310
	Liberal Democrats	A Murray	256
	Labour	A Koumas	255
Turnout			2,345

Bicester South (2)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	L Stratford	480
	Conservative	R Stratford	419
	Liberal Democrats	N Cotter	267
	Labour	N Cherry	212
Turnout			1,378

Bicester Town (2)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	D Pickford	621
	Conservative	D Edwards	611
	Labour	W Spencer	471
	Labour	D Wood	438
	Liberal Democrats	N Walton	178
	Liberal Democrats	D Connett	171
Turnout			2,490

Bicester West (3)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	N Bolster	934
	Conservative	D Spencer	902
	Conservative	R Hurle	880
	Labour	L Sibley	819
	Labour	P Pointer	706
	Labour	A Hasted	643
	Liberal Democrats	R Wills	277
	Liberal Democrats	D Atsoparthis	214
	Liberal Democrats	P Johnson	206
Turnout			5,581

Bloxham and Bodicote (2)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	E Heath	1,210
	Conservative	L Smart	1,117
	Liberal Democrats	P Davis	642
	Liberal Democrats	A Kaye	605
Turnout			3,574

Caversfield^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C Fulljames	451	75.0
	Liberal Democrats	W Bruder	80	13.3
	Labour	M Blacker	70	11.6
Majority			371	61.7
Turnout			601

Cropredy^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Higham	unopposed

Deddington^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P O'Sullivan	578	59.3
	Liberal Democrats	M Squires	396	40.7
Majority			282	18.6
Turnout			974

Fringford^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B Wood	526	70.3
	Liberal Democrats	R Rookwood	222	29.7
Majority			304	40.6
Turnout			748

Hook Norton^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D Gasson	unopposed

Kidlington North (2)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	C Pack	568
	Liberal Democrats	J Wyse	544
	Conservative	S Goodgame	464
	Conservative	M Young	450
	Labour	J Ruiz	368
	Labour	C Witcher	347
	Green	J Warren	144
Turnout			2,885

Kidlington South (3)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	A Hornsby-Smith	982
	Labour	R Laynes	982
	Labour	J Stansby	901
	Conservative	O Kelland	587
	Conservative	B Carter	583
	Conservative	J Lord	522
	Liberal Democrats	D Rae	394
	Liberal Democrats	A Graham	382
	Liberal Democrats	V Robinson	303
Turnout			5,636

Kirtlington^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N Godwin	510	57.0
	Liberal Democrats	B Wing	385	43.0
Majority			125	14.0
Turnout			895

Launton^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D Hughes	670	77.0
	Liberal Democrats	R Brown	200	23.0
Majority			470	54.0
Turnout			870

Otmoor^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T Hallchurch	459	60.4
	Liberal Democrats	E Yardley	301	39.6
Majority			158	20.8
Turnout			760

Sibford^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Reynolds	unopposed

Wroxton^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L Mansell	unopposed

Yarnton, Gosford and Water Eaton (2)^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	M Hastings	735
	Conservative	V Billington	708
	Liberal Democrats	M Gibbard	316
	Liberal Democrats	A Craddock	245
	Labour	C Arakelian	226
	Labour	G Taylor	207
	Green	N Goodwin	175
Turnout			2,612

References

^ "Cherwell". BBC News. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
^ "Local Elections: Results". The Guardian. 3 May 2002. p. 9.
^ "Independents decide not to seek re-election". Oxford Mail. 30 March 2002. Retrieved 20 October 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
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^ "Tories strengthen grip". Oxford Mail. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 20 October 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b "Conservatives take control with 37 seats". Oxford Mail. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 20 October 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Election results; Local Election". The Times. 4 May 2002. p. 16.
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