The 2002 Worcester City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Worcester City Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 18
- Labour 12
- Independent 5
- Liberal Democrat 1[2]
Campaign
editBefore the election no party had a majority, but the Conservatives provided the leader of the council after gaining 5 seats in the 2000 election.[3] Both the Conservatives and Labour had 15 seats, along with 5 independents and 1 Liberal Democrat.[4] The election saw 12 seats being contested with Labour defending 7, the Conservatives 3 and the Liberal Democrats and independents 1 each.[3] Labour only contested 11 of the seats after their candidate in Claines ward was dropped by the party over a letter he wrote to the local paper.[5]
Election result
editThe results saw Worcester remain a hung council but with the Conservatives becoming clearly the largest party.[6] They gained 3 seats from Labour in All Saints, St Clement and St Martin wards.[6]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 9,857 | ||
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 33.3 | 38.1 | 8,455 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 2,545 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 1,330 | ||
Ward results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mohammed Altaf | 956 | 56.8 | ||
| Labour | Nazrul Islam | 726 | 43.2 | ||
| Majority | 230 | 13.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,682 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Derek Prodger | 1,093 | 59.8 | ||
| Labour | David Candler | 521 | 28.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Iain MacBriar | 213 | 11.7 | ||
| Majority | 572 | 31.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,827 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Askin | 1,465 | 58.2 | ||
| Conservative | William Elsy | 1,051 | 41.8 | ||
| Majority | 414 | 16.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,516 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roger Berry | 555 | 57.5 | ||
| Conservative | Lucy Hodgson | 256 | 26.5 | ||
| Independent | Adrian Hughes | 155 | 16.0 | ||
| Majority | 299 | 31.0 | |||
| Turnout | 966 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Michael Francis | 749 | 44.9 | ||
| Labour | Dawn-Marie Turner | 665 | 39.9 | ||
| Conservative | Gerard Francomb | 253 | 15.2 | ||
| Majority | 84 | 5.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,667 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Barlow | 696 | 79.2 | ||
| Conservative | Mumtaz Ali | 183 | 20.8 | ||
| Majority | 513 | 58.4 | |||
| Turnout | 879 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry MacKenzie-Williams | 1,034 | 50.1 | ||
| Labour | Andrew Watson | 1,029 | 49.9 | ||
| Majority | 5 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,063 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marc Baylis | 805 | 52.5 | ||
| Independent | Colin Layland | 426 | 27.8 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Phillips | 302 | 19.7 | ||
| Majority | 379 | 24.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,533 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Imray | 1,504 | 51.3 | ||
| Labour | June Tyler | 1,429 | 48.7 | ||
| Majority | 75 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,933 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Raymond Turner | 899 | 54.9 | ||
| Conservative | David Tibbutt | 739 | 45.1 | ||
| Majority | 160 | 9.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,638 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frank Tarbuck | 1,412 | 51.7 | ||
| Labour | Pauline Smith | 759 | 27.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Griffiths | 560 | 20.5 | ||
| Majority | 653 | 23.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,731 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gareth Jones | 1,074 | 61.3 | ||
| Labour | Ali Asghar | 371 | 21.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Smith | 307 | 17.5 | ||
| Majority | 703 | 40.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,752 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Worcester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Election results; Local Election". The Times. 4 May 2002. p. 16.
- ^ a b "Labour control on a knife-edge; Mail focus on the May 2 local council elections". Birmingham Mail. 12 April 2002. p. 8.
- ^ Probert, Sarah (30 April 2002). "Local Elections 2002: Balance of power teeters on knife-edge". Birmingham Post. p. 4.
- ^ "Labour in spin over axing". Malvern Gazette. 18 April 2002. Retrieved 4 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Smith, Sue (3 May 2002). "Local Election Results 2002: Protest's healthy majority". Birmingham Mail. p. 17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Worcester". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 3 January 2010.