2002 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 2 May 2002. One third of the council - alongside a vacancy in Moss Side - was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 2004, due to the boundary changes and 'all-out' elections due to take place in that year. The Independent Labour candidates stood as "Independent Progressive Labour". Overall turnout rose to 24.4% and the Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 2002
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	26	0	1	-1	82.3	51.4	40,188	+2.3%
Liberal Democrats	6	1	0	+1	17.6	30.7	24,048	-1.5%
Conservative	0	0	0	0	0.0	9.1	7,152	-2.9%
Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	6.1	4,747	+0.1%
Socialist Alliance	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.2	915	+1.2%
Independent Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.8	625	+0.8%
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	498	+0.4%
Socialist Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	60	-0.1%

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

	Seats	+/-
Labour	76	-1
Liberal Democrats	22	+1
Independent Labour	1	0
Labour hold

Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mavis Smitheman	942	66.2	−10.1
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Durrell	196	13.8	+4.5
	Green	Diane Norton	169	11.9	+6.4
	Conservative	Ann Hodkinson	117	8.2	−0.6
Majority			746	52.4	−14.6
Turnout			1,424	16.5	+3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.3

Baguley

Baguley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Paul Andrews	1,219	66.0	+0.6
	Conservative	Ralph Ellerton	323	17.5	−2.5
	Liberal Democrats	William Fisher	231	12.5	+0.2
	Green	Gareth Pittam	73	4.0	+1.8
Majority			896	48.5	+3.1
Turnout			1,846	21.0	+2.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Leech	1,619	61.3	+5.1
	Labour	Beth Morgan	689	26.1	+0.4
	Green	Robin Goater	182	6.9	+3.4
	Conservative	Thomas Bumby	150	5.7	−6.4
Majority			930	35.2	+4.6
Turnout			2,640	24.7	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+2.3

Benchill

Benchill^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Isobel Freeman*	765	69.9	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Bradshaw	165	15.1	+1.5
	Conservative	Joyce Kaye	109	10.0	−2.3
	Green	Hannah Berry	56	5.1	+3.5
Majority			600	54.8	−0.9
Turnout			1,095	15.4	+3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.4

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Loughman*	1,001	48.0	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Boyes	879	42.1	−6.3
	Independent Labour	Fred Bates	79	3.8	+3.8
	Conservative	Christine Birchenough	69	3.3	−1.8
	Independent	John Hulse	31	1.5	+1.5
	Green	Susan Fairweather	27	1.3	+0.6
Majority			122	5.8	+3.2
Turnout			2,086	29.6	+4.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.2

Blackley

Blackley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Lyons*	1,462	72.0	+15.7
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Connell	304	15.0	−11.8
	Conservative	Daniel Bunting	199	9.8	−4.6
	Green	Adam Higgin	66	3.2	+0.7
Majority			1,158	57.0	+27.5
Turnout			2,031	24.7	+4.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+13.7

Bradford

Bradford^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Swannick*	1,332	60.8	+10.2
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Trafford	753	34.4	−7.5
	Conservative	Brian Birchenough	70	3.2	−2.6
	Green	Antony Quinn	35	1.6	−0.1
Majority			579	26.4	+17.7
Turnout			2,190	31.6	+7.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.8

Brooklands

Brooklands^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Glynn Evans*	1,375	58.8	+8.0
	Conservative	John Kenny	711	30.4	−8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Farnen	168	7.2	+0.1
	Green	Nicola Brooks	85	3.6	+0.8
Majority			664	28.4	+16.9
Turnout			2,339	27.5	+4.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.4

Burnage

Burnage^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marilyn Taylor*	1,330	46.3	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Cameron	1,211	42.1	+15.2
	Conservative	Peter Schofield	243	8.5	−9.2
	Green	Michael Shaw	91	3.2	−6.8
Majority			119	4.1	−14.4
Turnout			2,875	28.5	+6.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.1

Central

Central^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Battle*	1,053	49.0	+13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Rothery	873	40.6	−15.8
	Conservative	Geoffrey Berg	126	5.9	+1.3
	Green	Stephen Walford	78	3.6	+0.8
	Independent	Jason Ripley	20	0.9	+0.4
Majority			180	8.4	−12.1
Turnout			2,150	19.9	+0.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+14.5

Charlestown

Charlestown^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eugene Curley*	1,363	60.7	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney Isherwood	786	35.0	−2.3
	Green	Claudia French	96	4.3	−1.4
Majority			577	25.7	+6.0
Turnout			2,245	25.3	+5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.0

Cheetham

Cheetham^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin Pagel*	1,702	50.9	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Qassim Afzal	1,539	46.0	+1.1
	Green	Joe Sheedy	105	3.1	0
Majority			163	4.9	−2.2
Turnout			3,346	36.0	+0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.1

Chorlton

Chorlton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Selby*	1,716	44.7	−2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Antony Bethell	728	19.0	+4.1
	Conservative	Daniel Valentine	593	15.5	−5.2
	Green	Michelle Valentine	503	13.1	−3.8
	Socialist Alliance	Heather Rose	298	7.8	+7.8
Majority			988	25.7	−1.1
Turnout			3,838	32.0	+5.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.4

Crumpsall

Crumpsall^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Spinks*	1,644	61.6	−4.8
	Conservative	Adrian Hutchinson	393	14.7	−5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Steele	392	14.7	+5.1
	Green	Angela Hall	115	4.3	+0.7
	Socialist Alliance	Karen Reissmann	63	2.4	+2.4
	Socialist Labour	Mervyn Drage	60	2.2	+2.2
Majority			1,251	46.9	+0.9
Turnout			2,667	28.3	+3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.4

Didsbury

Didsbury^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Fisher	1,658	38.0	−6.5
	Labour	Geoffrey Bridson*	1,508	34.5	+2.9
	Conservative	Peter Hilton	546	12.5	−7.1
	Independent	Fergus Kilroy	447	10.2	+10.2
	Green	Michael Daw	209	4.8	+0.5
Majority			150	3.4	−9.5
Turnout			4,368	37.0	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	-4.7

Fallowfield

Fallowfield^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Morrison*	1,238	60.2	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Totty	391	19.0	+5.7
	Conservative	Simon Davenport	257	12.5	−4.4
	Green	Bruce Bingham	169	8.2	+0.7
Majority			847	41.2	−4.2
Turnout			2,055	17.3	+3.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.9

Gorton North

Gorton North^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Helsby*	1,341	51.0	+4.9
	Labour	Richard Unwin	958	36.4	−4.5
	Conservative	Lisa Boardman	250	9.5	+3.5
	Socialist Alliance	James Martin	43	1.6	+1.6
	Green	Roisin MacDowell	38	1.4	−0.3
Majority			383	14.6	+9.5
Turnout			2,630	26.6	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+4.7

Gorton South

Gorton South^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Bridges*	1,133	54.3	−6.9
	Labour	Martin Rathfelder	781	37.5	+5.0
	Green	Penelope Collins	87	4.2	+1.4
	Conservative	Rosemary Bishop	84	4.0	+0.5
Majority			352	16.9	−11.8
Turnout			2,085	22.9	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-5.9

Harpurhey

Harpurhey^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Karney*	1,014	66.4	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Gordon	194	12.7	−4.7
	Socialist Alliance	Kay Phillips	144	9.4	+9.4
	Conservative	David Timson	144	9.4	−6.4
	Green	Darren Milton	31	2.0	−1.2
Majority			820	53.7	+7.4
Turnout			1,527	19.0	+3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.7

Hulme

Hulme^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Murphy*	680	47.9	−4.7
	Green	Vanessa Hall	597	42.0	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Armstrong	123	8.7	+8.7
	Conservative	David Conway	20	1.4	−5.3
Majority			83	5.8	−9.3
Turnout			1,420	14.8	+4.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.6

Levenshulme

Levenshulme^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Whitmore*	1,557	55.0	−3.6
	Labour	Michael Amesbury	861	30.4	+1.8
	Green	Michael Brennan	163	5.8	+0.1
	Socialist Alliance	Sabrina Nutter	130	4.6	+4.6
	Conservative	Raymond Wattenbach	118	4.2	−2.0
Majority			696	24.6	−5.4
Turnout			2,829	27.2	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-2.7

Lightbowne

Lightbowne^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Franklin*	1,365	71.4	+6.8
	Conservative	Howard Varney	261	13.6	+13.6
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Morley	258	13.5	−14.5
	Green	Matthew Payne	29	1.5	−6.0
Majority			1,104	57.7	+21.1
Turnout			1,913	23.0	+3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.4

Longsight

Longsight^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Zeke Ukairo	1,521	54.6	−7.5
	Liberal Democrats	Liaqat Ali	810	29.1	+19.2
	Green	Spencer Fitzgibbon	255	9.1	−7.1
	Conservative	Karen Abbad	202	7.2	−4.2
Majority			711	25.5	−20.4
Turnout			2,788	20.4	+2.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-13.3

Moss Side

Moss Side^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Cox	1,510	75.8	+0.6
	Labour	Roy Walters*	1,419
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Davis	175	8.8	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Hodgkin	115
	Conservative	Mary Barnes	113	5.7	−4.5
	Green	Bernard Ekbery	104	5.2	−0.8
	Green	Jonathan Rummery	98
	Socialist Alliance	Robert Turnbull	90	4.5	+4.5
	Conservative	Joyce Haycock	72
Majority			1,244	67.0	+2.0
Turnout			1,992	22.3	+6.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.2

Moston

Moston^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derek Shaw*	1,437	63.0	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Brettle	566	24.8	−7.9
	Green	Barry McAtarsney	180	7.9	+4.9
	Socialist Labour	Kenneth Barr	98	4.3	−0.7
Majority			871	38.2	+11.6
Turnout			2,281	24.1	+6.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.8

Newton Heath

Newton Heath^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	June Hitchen	975	50.3	−20.0
	Independent Labour	Stephen Cooper	546	28.1	+28.1
	Conservative	Albert Walsh	210	10.8	−5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Rodgers	133	6.9	−2.8
	Green	Rachel Harper	76	3.9	−0.1
Majority			429	22.1	−32.1
Turnout			1,940	23.0	+8.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-24.0

Northenden

Northenden^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Cowell*	1,324	56.3	+5.4
	Conservative	Jane Percival	520	22.1	−2.6
	Liberal Democrats	James Mawer	321	13.7	+1.2
	Green	Lance Crookes	186	7.9	−4.0
Majority			804	34.2	+7.9
Turnout			2,351	23.6	+4.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.0

Old Moat

Old Moat^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fender*	1,746	50.2	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Yasmin Zalzala	1,352	38.9	−4.8
	Green	Brian Candeland	196	5.6	+2.4
	Conservative	Elliot Gold	185	5.3	+1.0
Majority			394	11.3	+7.9
Turnout			3,479	26.6	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.9

Rusholme

Rusholme^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Byrne*	1,304	48.9	+15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Lynne Williams	1,052	39.4	−18.7
	Conservative	Barbara Goodall	161	6.0	+1.8
	Green	Christopher Middleton	150	5.6	+2.0
Majority			252	9.4	−15.2
Turnout			2,667	21.3	−1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.0

Sharston

Sharston^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Barrett*	974	66.5	+3.8
	Conservative	Carol Roberts	234	16.0	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Kierman	184	12.6	−1.0
	Green	Simon Sobrero	72	4.9	−0.9
Majority			740	50.5	+7.4
Turnout			1,464	19.0	+4.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.7

Whalley Range

Whalley Range^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Stone*	1,595	49.9	−6.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Grant	953	29.8	+19.9
	Conservative	Nicholas Davis	359	11.2	−16.0
	Green	Mary Candeland	290	9.1	+2.5
Majority			642	20.1	−9.0
Turnout			3,197	31.0	+4.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-13.1

Withington

Withington^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Audrey Jones*	1,822	61.5	+0.2
	Labour	Kate Torkington	717	24.2	+1.2
	Green	June Buchan	178	6.0	−1.7
	Conservative	Jonathan Smith	152	5.1	−3.0
	Socialist Alliance	Toby Gibbons	96	3.2	+3.2
Majority			1,105	37.3	−1.0
Turnout			2,965	23.7	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.5

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Newman	1,087	71.9	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Derek Mellor	186	12.3	−0.6
	Conservative	Ruby Raynor	183	12.1	−2.4
	Green	Ashleigh Vincent	56	3.7	+0.4
Majority			901	59.6	+4.9
Turnout			1,512	18.6	+4.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.6

By-election between 2002 and 2003

Benchill By-Election 13 June 2002^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Wilmott	440	70.5	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Bradshaw	85	13.6	−1.5
	Conservative	Adrian Hutchinson	67	10.7	+0.7
	Socialist Labour	Mervyn Drage	32	5.1	+5.1
Majority			355	56.9	+2.1
Turnout			624	8.8	−6.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.0

References

^ Manchester Evening News, 3 May 2002.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah "Manchester 2002 council election results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 5 November 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
^ "By-election past results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[1] Manchester Evening News, 3 May 2002.

[archive-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah "Manchester 2002 council election results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 5 November 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

[byresarch-3] "By-election past results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

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