2002 Eastleigh Borough Council election

Elections to Eastleigh Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.

Election result

Eastleigh Local Election Result 2002
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Liberal Democrats	31	+2	70.5	48.8	34,920
Conservative	9	0	20.5	32.0	22,909
Labour	4	-2	9.1	18.8	13,429
UKIP	0	0	0	0.4	257
Independent	0	0	0	0.1	87

Ward results

Bishopstoke East (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Mignot	795
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Roling	702
	Labour	Mary Shepherd	330
	Labour	Gwendoline Borrill	322
	Conservative	Anthony Blackman	274
	Conservative	John Milne	271
Turnout			2,694	32.2

Bishopstoke West (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Winstanley	888
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Moore	792
	Labour	Susan Toher	731
	Labour	Ian Pemberton	658
	Conservative	Eveline Milne	189
	Conservative	Simon Winter	186
Turnout			3,444	42.6

Botley (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Fraser	783
	Liberal Democrats	Rupert Kyrle	762
	Conservative	Andrew Gardiner	556
	Conservative	Susan Hall	554
	Labour	David Hewitt	146
	Labour	Beth Richards	137
Turnout			2,938	37.8

Bursledon & Old Netley (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Millar	972
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Davis	956
	Liberal Democrats	Antonia Craig	931
	Conservative	Heather Moneypenny	715
	Conservative	Ronald Bramhall	642
	Conservative	Alan Holt	630
	Labour	Rodney Commins	185
	Labour	James Miller	142
	Labour	Elsie Truscott	131
Turnout			5,304	33.4

Chandler's Ford East (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Hughes	724
	Conservative	Ernest Pullen	700
	Liberal Democrats	William Furness	523
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Bull	504
	Labour	Neil Cornmell	178
	Labour	John Howells	153
	UKIP	Ann Bays	44
Turnout			2,826	38.9

Chandler's Ford West (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Broadhurst	840
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Wray	832
	Conservative	Barry Light	600
	Conservative	Ronald Ashton	577
	Labour	Graham Joslin	156
	Labour	Philip Grice	155
Turnout			3,160	39.2

Eastleigh Central (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Wayne Irish	937
	Liberal Democrats	Glynn Davies-Dear	913
	Labour	William Luffman	892
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Sollitt	887
	Labour	Christine Hadley	853
	Labour	Christopher Abraham	814
	Conservative	Nick Arnold	153
	Conservative	Anne Ingram	134
	Conservative	Richard Hall	128
	Independent	Alan Sneddon	87
	UKIP	Timothy Cuell	79
Turnout			5,877	33.3

Eastleigh North (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Sollitt	958
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Thomas	899
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Wall	849
	Labour	Sharon Saunders	630
	Labour	Barry Saunders	596
	Labour	Lynda Ayres	580
	Conservative	Minna Ashton	421
	Conservative	Kenneth Tyson	372
	Conservative	John Milne	347
Turnout			5,652	32.7

Eastleigh South (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter Luffman	1,007
	Labour	Marilyn Birks	959
	Labour	Gillian Connell	929
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Johnson	598
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Tompkins	571
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Wright	556
	Conservative	Jacqueline Welch	237
	Conservative	Margaret Palmer	234
	Conservative	Paul Elswood	229
	UKIP	Stephen Challis	73
Turnout			5,393	31.9

Fair Oak & Horton Heath (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Spearey	1,208
	Liberal Democrats	Eleanor Unsted	1,117
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Smith	1,116
	Conservative	Steven Broomfield	611
	Conservative	Martin Briggs	522
	Conservative	Ronnie Grassie	496
	Labour	John Sorley	190
	Labour	Berenice Bowles	183
	Labour	John Bowles	182
Turnout			5,625	30.6

Hamble-le-Rice & Butlocks Heath (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Pepper	821
	Conservative	Bernie Wright	708
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Cross	676
	Liberal Democrats	David Collingwood	659
	Labour	Christine Hammond	114
	Labour	Terry Hammond	114
	UKIP	Beryl Humphrey	61
Turnout			3,153	40.0

Hedge End St Johns (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jerry Hall	986
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Welsh	942
	Liberal Democrats	June Hughes	926
	Conservative	Anthony Roberts	911
	Liberal Democrats	David Thomas	862
	Conservative	Debra Aldridge	759
	Labour	Paul Christopher	206
	Labour	Geoffrey Kosted	206
	Labour	Philip White	189
Turnout			5,987	35.5

Hedge End Grange Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Louise Bloom	750
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Pretty	695
	Conservative	Paul Philp	526
	Conservative	Simon Hill	457
Turnout			2,428	31.1

Hedge End Wildern (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith House	704
	Liberal Democrats	Sharon Mintoff	641
	Conservative	Michael McKay	299
	Conservative	Amerik Kooner	204
	Labour	Frank Blake	120
	Labour	Francis Vickers	96
Turnout			2,064	26.3

Hiltingbury East (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Caldwell	1,259
	Conservative	Godfrey Olson	1,223
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Holden-Brown	705
	Liberal Democrats	Haulwen Broadhurst	599
	Labour	Gwyneth Hubert	137
	Labour	Michael Tibble	112
Turnout			4,035	51.2

Hiltingbury West (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Colin Davidovitz	1,000
	Conservative	Doreen Wllfare	869
	Liberal Democrats	Grahame Smith	840
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Kyrle	832
	Labour	Beryl Addison	88
	Labour	Kevin Butt	72
Turnout			3,701	48.5

Netley Abbey (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	David Airey	874
	Liberal Democrats	George Wintle	746
	Conservative	Sophie Harris	273
	Conservative	Peter Madsen	254
	Labour	Moira Cam	223
	Labour	Matthew Crocker	181
Turnout			2,551	32.9

West End North (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Boulton	613
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Kyrle	593
	Conservative	Patricia Wiggins	467
	Conservative	Roger Cathery	425
	Labour	Norman Hart	166
Turnout			2,264	31.3

West End South (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Humphreys	697
	Liberal Democrats	David Goodall	677
	Conservative	Neville Dickinson	487
	Conservative	Colin Murphy	479
	Labour	Nancy Smith	166
Turnout			2,506	30.1

External links

BBC report of 2002 Eastleigh election result