2002 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election

Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 33
• Conservative 8
• Liberal Democrat 2

Results

Ellesmere Port and Neston Local Election Result 2002

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	9			-3	64.3	49.0	7,590
	Conservative	4			+2	28.6	41.0	6,347
	Liberal Democrats	1			+1	7.1	10.1	1,558

Ward results

Grange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Diane Roberts	772	82.1
	Conservative	Elizabeth Bryan	168	17.9
Majority			604	64.2
Turnout			940

Ledsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gareth Anderson	662	45.0
	Labour	Barbara Shephard	617	41.9
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Handley	193	13.1
Majority			45	3.1
Turnout			1,472

Neston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judith Pugh	584	61.9
	Conservative	Peter Kevan	274	29.0
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Shipman	86	9.1
Majority			310	32.9
Turnout			944

Parkgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Moira Andrews	887	71.1
	Labour	Susan Davies	361	28.9
Majority			526	42.2
Turnout			1,248

Pooltown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Dowling	425	65.2
	Conservative	Janice Farquharson	134	20.6
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Handley	93	14.3
Majority			291	44.6
Turnout			652

Riverside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Marlow	507	42.7
	Conservative	Edna Lewis	355	29.9
	Labour	David Rudd	326	27.4
Majority			152	12.8
Turnout			1,188

Rossmore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Merrick	729	55.5
	Conservative	Joseph Brundrit	332	25.3
	Liberal Democrats	Michael English	253	19.3
Majority			397	30.2
Turnout			1,314

Stanlow and Wolverham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Garroch	712	81.4
	Conservative	Nicholas Hebson	163	18.6
Majority			549	62.8
Turnout			875

Strawberry Fields

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Ormerod	467	47.8
	Conservative	Karl Hardwick	361	36.9
	Liberal Democrats	Hilary Chrusciezl	150	15.3
Majority			106	10.9
Turnout			978

Sutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tamara Hill	638	56.7
	Conservative	Simon Eardley	330	29.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Falconer	158	14.0
Majority			308	27.4
Turnout			1,126

Sutton Green and Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Kettle	468	48.3
	Labour	George Foster	383	39.5
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Pemberton	118	12.2
Majority			85	8.8
Turnout			969

Westminster

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Spain	587	80.9
	Conservative	Thomas Hughes	139	19.1
Majority			448	61.8
Turnout			726

Whitby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike McCusker	764	52.2
	Conservative	Jonathan Starkey	699	47.8
Majority			65	4.4
Turnout			1,463

Willaston and Thornton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Hogg	1,375	85.9
	Labour	Catherine Sherlock	225	14.1
Majority			1,150	71.8
Turnout			1,600

References

• 2002 Ellesmere Port and Neston election result
• Ward results