2002 Chester City Council election
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Winner of each seat at the 2002 Chester City Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2002 Chester City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary
Election result
2002 Chester City Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 8 | 1 | 38.1 | 12 | 20 | 33.3 | 8,811 | 34.4 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 28.6 | 14 | 20 | 33.3 | 6,472 | 25.3 | –5.5 | |
Conservative | 7 | 33.3 | 10 | 17 | 28.3 | 10,057 | 39.3 | –0.3 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 5.0 | 274 | 1.1 | N/A |
Ward results
Blacon Hall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lillian Price* | 919 | 74.8 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | Charles Isaac | 310 | 25.2 | –0.9 | |
Majority | 609 | 49.6 | +10.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,229 | 22.2 | +3.5 | ||
Registered electors | 5,537 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.3 |
Blacon Lodge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Marie Nelson* | 743 | 78.8 | +13.5 | |
Conservative | John Burke | 200 | 21.2 | –3.1 | |
Majority | 543 | 57.6 | +16.6 | ||
Turnout | 943 | 23.9 | +4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,943 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.3 |
Boughton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Harrison | 598 | 59.7 | –0.1 | |
Conservative | Alexandra van der Zwan | 277 | 27.6 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Prydderch | 127 | 12.7 | –1.8 | |
Majority | 321 | 32.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,002 | 35.4 | +1.8 | ||
Registered electors | 2,831 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.0 |
Christleton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Bailey* | 749 | 54.1 | –3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Katrina Hughes | 424 | 30.6 | +16.4 | |
Labour | Christine Davies | 212 | 15.3 | –13.4 | |
Majority | 325 | 23.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,385 | 40.8 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,391 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 9.7 |
City & St. Annes
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gwyneth Cooper* | 429 | 56.1 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Peter Morris | 210 | 27.5 | –5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Simpson | 90 | 11.8 | +3.2 | |
Independent | Dora Taylor | 36 | 4.7 | –2.5 | |
Majority | 219 | 28.6 | +10.4 | ||
Turnout | 765 | 28.9 | –0.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,645 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 |
College
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sandra Rudd* | 476 | 52.0 | –2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Mead | 228 | 24.9 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | Joan Price | 211 | 23.1 | –2.7 | |
Majority | 248 | 27.1 | –1.7 | ||
Turnout | 915 | 20.0 | –0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 4,577 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 |
Curzon & Westminster
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Poole* | 940 | 64.0 | –5.0 | |
Labour | Zoe Langmead | 357 | 24.3 | +2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Heather Prydderch | 171 | 11.6 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 583 | 39.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,468 | 43.5 | –1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 3,372 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.5 |
Elton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Bennett* | 460 | 55.2 | –10.0 | |
Conservative | Andrew Merrill | 289 | 34.7 | –0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Yakan | 84 | 10.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 171 | 20.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 833 | 25.3 | –5.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,289 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 |
Handbridge & St. Marys
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ruth Davidson* | 926 | 50.0 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | Philip Edwards | 760 | 41.0 | –12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Trevor Jones | 166 | 9.0 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 166 | 9.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,852 | 54.2 | +0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 3,418 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 11.2 |
Hoole All Saints
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert Thompson | 502 | 53.1 | –8.0 | |
Independent | Steven Howe | 238 | 25.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Boudewina Meijer | 205 | 21.7 | –17.2 | |
Majority | 264 | 27.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 945 | 41.9 | +1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,553 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Kelsall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Castle | 707 | 47.3 | +19.0 | |
Conservative | Hugo Deynem* | 687 | 45.9 | +15.6 | |
Labour | Jill Byrne | 102 | 6.8 | –1.0 | |
Majority | 20 | 1.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,496 | 52.0 | +10.8 | ||
Registered electors | 2,877 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 3.4 |
Lache Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Mercer* | 773 | 60.6 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Max Drury | 503 | 39.4 | –1.1 | |
Majority | 270 | 21.2 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,276 | 28.5 | +2.0 | ||
Registered electors | 4,474 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.8 |
Mollington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Crowe* | 465 | 79.2 | +8.1 | |
Labour | Deborah Forrester-Roberts | 70 | 11.9 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Mead | 52 | 8.9 | –11.4 | |
Majority | 395 | 67.3 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 587 | 38.6 | –1.1 | ||
Registered electors | 1,521 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.4 |
Newton St. Michaels
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Gaynor Ralph | 513 | 45.3 | –2.8 | |
Labour | Peter Griffiths | 404 | 35.7 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Miriam Ebo | 215 | 19.0 | –4.2 | |
Majority | 109 | 9.6 | –9.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,132 | 42.7 | +3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 2,650 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.9 |
Saughall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Storrar* | 628 | 54.8 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Thomas Andrews | 419 | 36.6 | –6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gillian Jordan | 98 | 8.6 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 209 | 18.3 | +11.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,145 | 39.3 | –7.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,912 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.6 |
Tarvin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Plenderleath* | 833 | 72.1 | +1.6 | |
Labour | Anthony Pegrum | 194 | 16.8 | +1.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hyde | 129 | 11.2 | –2.4 | |
Majority | 639 | 55.3 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,156 | 34.3 | +1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,373 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.3 |
Tilston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Neil Ritchie | 631 | 88.6 | ±0.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vera Roberts | 55 | 7.7 | +2.5 | |
Labour | Ethel Price | 26 | 3.7 | –2.5 | |
Majority | 576 | 80.9 | –1.5 | ||
Turnout | 712 | 44.0 | +1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 1,616 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.3 |
Upton Grange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Evans* | 1,000 | 50.0 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Gerald Rose | 622 | 31.1 | –1.1 | |
Labour | Brenda Southward | 377 | 18.9 | –2.0 | |
Majority | 378 | 18.9 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,999 | 39.1 | +3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 5,118 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.1 |
Upton Westlea
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Caroline Mosley | 655 | 45.9 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Steven Duffus* | 588 | 41.2 | –1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Capstick | 183 | 12.8 | –3.8 | |
Majority | 67 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,426 | 46.5 | +11.0 | ||
Registered electors | 3,069 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 3.2 |
Vicars Cross
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Holding* | 996 | 58.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Cheetham | 947 | 55.2 | ||
Conservative | Peter Moore-Dutton | 459 | 26.7 | ||
Conservative | Charles Dodman | 413 | 24.1 | ||
Labour | Anne Qualter | 271 | 15.8 | ||
Labour | Sara Barnsley | 262 | 15.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,716 | 38.5 | |||
Registered electors | 4,456 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
References
- ^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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