2002 Fareham Borough Council election

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Fareham Borough Council election, 2002
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All 31 seats to Fareham Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before 29 11
Seats won 17
(17 total) 		14
(14 total)
Seat change Decrease12 Increase3
Popular vote 29,673 23,067
Percentage 48% 37%
Swing Decrease9.5% Increase10.3%
  Third party
 
Party Labour
Seats before 2
Seats won 0
(0 total)
Seat change Decrease2
Popular vote 8,799
Percentage 14%
Swing Decrease0.9%
Council control before election

Conservatives

 Council control after election

Conservatives


The 2002 Fareham Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 11.[1] The Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]

Candidates

All of the seats were contested after the wards had been re-organised.[3] Every ward was contested by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties, with Labour standing in every ward but one, and also 1 English Independence Party candidate.[3]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives remain in control of the council with a reduced majority on 17 seats, compared to 14 for the Liberal Democrats.[4] The Conservatives lost a number of councillors, which they blamed on the boundary changes, while the Liberal Democrats were pleased with the gains they had made.[4] The Liberal Democrat gains also saw the last 2 Labour councillors lose their seats,[4] with the Labour leader Mark Prior losing in Fareham South.[5] Overall turnout was the highest since 1996 at 35.68%.[4]

Fareham Local Election Result 2002[6][7]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 17 -12 54.8 48.2 29,673 -9.5%
  Liberal Democrats 14 +3 45.2 37.4 23,067 +10.3%
  Labour 0 -2 0 14.3 8,799 -0.9%
  English Independence Party 0 0 0 0.1 83 +0.1%

Ward results

Fareham East (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Donald Murray 1,070
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Trott 919
Conservative Raymond Ellis 842
Conservative Peter Sandy 722
Labour Simon Brown 200
Labour Edgar Webb 195
English Independence Party Michael Ball 83
Turnout 4,031
Fareham North (2) [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pamela Bryant 1,141
Conservative John Bryant 1,130
Liberal Democrats Eve Aldridge 559
Liberal Democrats Peter Munday 463
Labour Alan Mayes 236
Labour Stephen McCloskey 197
Turnout 3,726
Fareham North West (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Davies 699
Liberal Democrats Catherine Hester 628
Conservative Evelyn Burley 603
Conservative Richard Henderson 595
Labour Angela Carr 396
Labour Nicholas Knight 335
Turnout 3,256
Fareham South (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Leonard 693
Liberal Democrats Hugh Pritchard 676
Conservative Dennis Steadman 535
Conservative Trevor Howard 495
Labour Michael Prior 490
Labour James Carr 465
Turnout 3,354
Fareham West (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leslie Keeble 1,478
Conservative Diana Harrison 1,470
Liberal Democrats Robert Cox 470
Labour Timothy Brewer 344
Liberal Democrats Luke Slough 343
Labour Wilfred Phillips 331
Turnout 4,436
Hill Head (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Mandry 1,362
Conservative Timothy Knight 1,349
Liberal Democrats Megan Chapman 835
Liberal Democrats Peter Chapman 828
Labour Jane Christie 256
Labour Janet Gay 225
Turnout 4,855
Locks Heath (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Godrich 1,019
Conservative Ruth Godrich 996
Liberal Democrats Sharon Englefield 473
Liberal Democrats Christine Savage 413
Labour Tracey Malizis 291
Labour Andrew Mooney 262
Turnout 3,454
Park Gate (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Bayford 932
Conservative Marian Ellerton 918
Labour Joyce Bond 261
Labour Brenda Caines 244
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Chaloner 230
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smale 185
Turnout 2,770
Portchester East (3)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Price 2,222
Liberal Democrats Joan Eastman 1,931
Liberal Democrats David Norris 1,921
Conservative Robert Alexander 732
Conservative Eileen Green 709
Labour Richard Ryan 688
Conservative Susan Walker 644
Labour Stuart Rose 616
Labour Leslie Ricketts 530
Turnout 9,993
Portchester West (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ernest Crouch 969
Liberal Democrats Stephen Clark 883
Conservative Nicholas Walker 867
Liberal Democrats Eleanor Murray 794
Labour Cameron Crouchman 275
Labour James Webb 258
Turnout 4,046
Sarisbury (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sean Woodward 1,306
Conservative David Swanbrow 1,255
Liberal Democrats Vanessa Christie 348
Liberal Democrats Mark Christie 345
Turnout 3,254
Stubbington (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dorrine Burton-Jenkins 1,276
Liberal Democrats James Forrest 1,063
Conservative Rosemary Pockley 923
Conservative Gordan Coggan 913
Labour Ian Christie 167
Labour Michael Taylor 165
Turnout 4,507
Titchfield[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Constance Hockley 1,137
Conservative Francis Devonshire 1,123
Labour Karen Postle 314
Labour Francis Allison 313
Liberal Democrats Patricia Munday 297
Liberal Democrats Peter Rudwick 257
Turnout 3,441
Titchfield Common (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Englefield 874
Liberal Democrats David Savage 778
Conservative Keith Evans 612
Conservative Malcolm Harper 551
Labour James Malizis 242
Labour Jonathan Watkins 133
Turnout 3,190
Warsash (2)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Cartwright 1,194
Conservative Mary Nadolski 1,151
Liberal Democrats Kevin Byrne 308
Liberal Democrats Alice Herron 286
Labour Simon Holford 207
Labour Wendy Ledger 163
Turnout 3,309

References

  1. ^ "Fareham". BBC News Online. Retrieved 13 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Full results". Financial Times. 4 May 2002. p. 7.
  3. ^ a b "Election hopefuls named". The News. 11 April 2002. Retrieved 14 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d "Fareham: Labour reach rock bottom". Southern Daily Echo. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 14 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Wipeout!". Southern Daily Echo. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 14 November 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Election Results - 2002". Fareham Borough Council. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-13. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Election results; Local Elections". The Times. 3 May 2002. p. 6.
Preceded by
Fareham Council election, 2000 		Fareham local elections Succeeded by
Fareham Council election, 2004
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