2002 Coventry City Council election
Appearance
Elections to Coventry City Council were held on 3 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council.
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 11 | 0 | -4 | -4 | |||||
Conservative | 6 | +4 | 0 | +4 | |||||
Socialist Alternative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Council Composition
The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:[1][2]
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ED1941;" data-sort-value="Socialist Party (England and Wales)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DDDDBB;" data-sort-value="Other" |Party | Previous council | Staying councillors | Seats up for election | Election result | New council | |
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Labour | 35 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 31 | |
Conservative | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 19 | |
Socialist Alternative | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 54 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Gazey | 2,349 | 57.53% | ||
Labour | Beverley Patton | 1,205 | 29.51% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gilbert Penlington | 529 | 12.96% | ||
Majority | 1144 | 28.02% | |||
Turnout | 4083 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Chater | 1,834 | 52.00% | ||
Conservative | Linda Reece | 1,400 | 39.69% | ||
Socialist Alternative | Rebecca Tustain | 293 | 8.31% | ||
Majority | 434 | 12.31% | |||
Turnout | 3257 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Foster | 1,666 | 52.00% | ||
Labour | Marilyn Mutton | 1,245 | 38.86% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Vincent McKee | 501 | 15.64% | ||
Majority | 421 | 13.14% | |||
Turnout | 3204 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Taylor | 2,479 | 50.44% | ||
Labour | Lindsley Harvard | 1,528 | 31.09% | ||
Liberal Democrats | Adrian Dyke | 659 | 13.41% | ||
Socialist Alternative | Pearl Chick | 249 | 5.07% | ||
Majority | 951 | 19.35% | |||
Turnout | 4915 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Malkiat Auluck | 2,010 | |||
Conservative | Shabbir Ahmed | 1,617 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Lakshman Hensman | 213 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Patton | 1,387 | |||
Conservative | Ian Jamie | 890 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Martha Young | 381 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Lancaster | 2,017 | |||
Conservative | Harjinder Sehmi | 1,028 | |||
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Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Collins | 1,664 | |||
Conservative | Heather Rutter | 764 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Sewards | 341 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Martin Reynolds | 243 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McNicholas | 1,394 | |||
Conservative | Margaret Rigby | 988 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Jane Ashwell | 397 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Conrad Benefield | 337 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keiran Mulhall | 1,347 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Simpson | 609 | |||
Conservative | David Chapman | 545 | |||
Marxist | David Anderson | 131 | |||
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Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Ridley | 1,354 | |||
Labour | Eric Linton | 1,293 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Lewis | 584 | |||
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Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist Alternative | David Nellist | 1,417 | |||
Labour | James O'Boyle | 1,022 | |||
Conservative | Jane Westerman | 237 | |||
Majority | |||||
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Socialist Alternative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sucha Bains | 1,666 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Russell Field | 1,655 | |||
Conservative | James Griffin | 306 | |||
Majority | 11 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christopher Youett | 2,163 | |||
Conservative | John Blundell | 961 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Francis Lockett | 765 | |||
Majority | |||||
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Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Waugh | 1,281 | |||
Conservative | Nigel Lee | 1,098 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Mary Manley | 364 | |||
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Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hillier | 1,685 | |||
Labour | John Fletcher | 1,580 | |||
Socialist Alternative | Mark Power | 450 | |||
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Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christian Cliffe | 2,168 | |||
Labour | Joseph Clifford | 1,653 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 705 | |||
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Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Suzanna Dixon | 1,373 | |||
Labour | Colleen Fletcher | 1,521 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Wiliam Haymes | 619 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- "Coventry Election Results". 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "Coventry City Council Online [Archive]". 2003. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "BBC News Vote 2002 Local Elections". BBC News. Retrieved 2 July 2012.