Colchester Borough Council election, 2002
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The 2002 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. This was the same day as the other 2002 local elections in the United Kingdom. Due to boundary changes, every seat was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1][2]
Election result
Both the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives gained seats to move to 26 and 24 seats respectively.[3] This was at the expense of the Labour party who lost 8 seats to only have 6 councillors.[3]
In total there were 24 new councillors elected, with a number of sitting councillors being defeated, including the leader of the Liberal Democrats on the council, Bill Frame.[4] Frame had previously represented St Mary's ward, but contested Shrub End at the election and failed to be elected.[3] Colin Sykes returned as the leader of the Liberal Democrat group after winning election, 2 years after having lost his seat on the council.[5]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 26 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 43.3 | 36.4 | 29,899 | N/A | |
Conservative | 24 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 39.5 | 32,459 | N/A | ||
Labour | 6 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 19.1 | 15,669 | N/A | ||
Independent | 4 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 3,078 | N/A | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 970 | N/A | |||
Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 106 | N/A |
* seat gains include newly created seats won by this party.
** percentage changes are null as there is no result to accurately compare them to.
Council composition
The composition of the council before the election and a summary of which parties' seats are up for election can be found in the following table:[1]
Party | Previous council | Staying councillors | Seats up for election | Election result | New council | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 24 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 26 | |
Conservatives | 21 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 24 | |
Labour | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | |
Tiptree Residents | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Independents | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 60 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |
Ward results
Shown below are ward results according to the council's election results archive.[6][7]
Berechurch
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Terence Sutton | 913 | 50.1 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | Craig Sutton | 900 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Susan Brooks | 875 | |||
Labour | Dave Harris | 661 | 36.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | Paul Bishop | 613 | |||
Labour | Christopher Pearson | 592 | |||
Conservative | Elizabeth Lee | 249 | 13.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Peter Burgoyne | 239 | |||
Conservative | Patricia Conville | 234 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1830 | 31% | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | |||||
Liberal Democrat hold | |||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour |
Birch and Winstree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Bentley | 1,117 | 62.3 | ||
Conservative | Peter Crowe | 1,046 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Sharon Coveney | 364 | 20.3 | ||
Labour | Derek Jones | 311 | 17.4 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,605 | 39.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Castle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Hall | 1,068 | 56.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | Henry Spyvee | 1,044 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Kenneth Jones | 984 | |||
Conservative | Lynne Dingemans | 369 | 19.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Alison Baxter | 357 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Baxter | 357 | |||
Labour | Lisa Laybourne | 268 | 14.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Hugh Thomas | 254 | |||
Labour | Julia Thomas | 253 | |||
Green | Peter Lynn | 190 | 10.0 | New | |
Green | Andrew Senter | 128 | |||
Turnout | 1,820 | 32.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Christ Church
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Nicholas Cope | 559 | 41.9 | ||
Conservative | Roger Buston | 545 | 40.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Martin Clifford Hunt | 530 | |||
Conservative | Anthony Hauton | 488 | |||
Labour | Maureen Lee | 231 | 17.3 | ||
Turnout | 1278 | 40% | |||
Liberal Democrat win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Copford & West Stanway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Blundell | 384 | 75.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Sally Scott | 125 | 24.5 | ||
Majority | 259 | 50.7 | |||
Turnout | 511 | 35.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Dedham & Langham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Garnett | 757 | 73.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Carolyn West | 197 | 19.2 | ||
Labour | Geraldine Harris | 73 | 7.1 | ||
Majority | 560 | 54.5 | |||
Turnout | 1029 | 45.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
East Donyland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Raison | 286 | 43.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Patricia Sanderson | 246 | 37.2 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | Barry Woodward | 130 | 19.6 | ![]() | |
Majority | 40 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 662 | 36.0 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Fordham & Stour
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Arnold | 960 | 62.0 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Chapman | 917 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Alexander Scott | 341 | 22.0 | ||
Labour | Thomas Prosser | 248 | 16.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,338 | 33.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Great Tey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Chillingworth | 566 | 65.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Phillips | 295 | 34.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 271 | 31.5 | |||
Turnout | 862 | 40.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Harbour
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Patricia Blandon | 674 | 52.6 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | Justin Knight | 548 | |||
Labour | David Canning | 424 | 33.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Jane Green | 392 | |||
Conservative | Michael Coyne | 184 | 14.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Sandra Ann Rae | 165 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1286 | 29.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Highwoods
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Gerard Oxford | 665 | 56.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Beverley Oxford | 649 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Ringer | 560 | ||
Conservative | Sarah McClean | 294 | 24.8 | |
Conservative | Alan Blundell | 293 | ||
Conservative | Richard Stevenson | 278 | ||
Labour | Edmund Chinnery | 228 | 19.2 | |
Labour | Michael Smith | 208 | ||
Turnout | 1,135 | 20.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat win (new seat) | ||||
Liberal Democrat win (new seat) | ||||
Liberal Democrat win (new seat) |
Lexden
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sonia Lewis | 1,258 | 57.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Donald Henshall | 1,091 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Barbara Williamson | 688 | 31.5 | ![]() | |
Labour | Alan Trudgian | 239 | 10.9 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1,889 | 44% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Marks Tey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Gower | 405 | 64.7 | ![]() | |
Labour | Edna Salmon | 125 | 20.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Gray | 96 | 15.3 | ![]() | |
Majority | 280 | 44.7 | |||
Turnout | 627 | 31.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Mile End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Taylor | 599 | 33.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Matthew Eaton | 593 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Anne Turrell | 546 | 30.7 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | Alan Hayman | 529 | |||
Conservative | Wendy Scattergood | 526 | |||
Labour | Lucy Wood | 446 | 25.1 | ![]() | |
Independent | John Sutcliffe | 187 | 10.5 | New | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1309 | 26% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
New Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Theresa Higgins | 970 | 57.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Higgins | 948 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Margaret Fisher | 932 | |||
Labour | Jean Quinn | 465 | 27.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Colin Beattie | 267 | 15.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Glenn Bath | 260 | |||
Conservative | Angus Allan | 236 | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1599 | 26.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Prettygate
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Paul Sheppard | 1,015 | 43.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | John Gray | 1,013 | |||
Conservative | Ronald Levy | 996 | 42.6 | ![]() | |
Conservative | PeterCrafford | 975 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Sandra Gray | 974 | |||
Conservative | Michael Pearson | 940 | |||
Labour | Andrew Frost | 326 | 13.9 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 2,239 | 37.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pyefleet
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Davidson | 581 | 66.9 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | Wilma Sutton | 287 | 33.1 | ![]() | |
Majority | 294 | 33.9 | |||
Turnout | 875 | 43.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Andrew's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Young | 851 | 56.1 | ![]() | |
Labour | Donald Quinn | 818 | |||
Labour | Tim Young | 808 | |||
Liberal Democrat | John Fellows | 323 | 21.3 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Anne Allan | 238 | 15.7 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Susan Burgoyne | 213 | |||
Conservative | Pauline Lucas | 203 | |||
Socialist Alliance | Jeremy Jepps | 106 | 7.0 | New | |
Turnout | 1,333 | 20.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Anne's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Mike Hogg | 895 | 55.3 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | Helen Chuah | 824 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Barrie Cook | 785 | |||
Labour | Peter Brine | 425 | 26.3 | ![]() | |
Labour | David Jonas | 394 | |||
Labour | Paul Fryer-Kelsey | 385 | |||
Conservative | Brigitte Beard | 299 | 18.5 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Richard Lamberth | 272 | |||
Conservative | Allan Doran | 257 | |||
Turnout | 1,594 | 25.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
St. John's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Raymond Gamble | 1,030 | 67.8 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | Paul Smith | 919 | |||
Conservative | Derek Smith | 366 | 24.1 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Gorman | 308 | |||
Labour | Anna Trudgian | 123 | 8.1 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 1482 | 36.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Shrub End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Winifred Foster | 593 | 36.2 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Amanda Arnold | 589 | |||
Conservative | Alan Scattergood | 561 | |||
Labour | Richard Bourne | 553 | 33.8 | ![]() | |
Labour | Luke Dopson | 520 | |||
Labour | Kim Naish | 502 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Keith Hindle | 490 | 30.0 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | William Frame | 458 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Susan Waite | 452 | |||
Turnout | 1,608 | 25.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Stanway
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Colin Sykes | 1,137 | 53.4 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrat | Gwendoline Ilott | 1,099 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Leslie Scott-Boutell | 1,043 | |||
Conservative | Jane Collier | 730 | 34.4 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Jonathan Pyman | 717 | |||
Conservative | Michael Segal | 670 | |||
Labour | Ian Yates | 261 | 12.3 | ![]() | |
Turnout | 2,029 | 34.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Tiptree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Webb | 757 | 33.8 | New | |
Independent | John Elliott | 620 | |||
Independent | Anne Burgess | 617 | |||
Labour | Alan Mogridge | 569 | 25.4 | ![]() | |
Labour | Audrey Spencer | 432 | |||
Conservative | Agnes Cannon | 398 | 17.8 | ![]() | |
Conservative | Margaret Crowe | 398 | |||
Conservative | John Reeves | 354 | |||
Independent | Helen Bunney | 330 | 14.8 | ![]() | |
Green | Stella Barnes | 183 | 8.2 | New | |
Turnout | 1,689 | 29.0 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Cannon | 757 | 47.2 | ||
Conservative | Jill Todd | 692 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Una Jones | 323 | 20.1 | ||
Labour | Gary Griffiths | 287 | 17.9 | ||
Green | John Withers | 238 | 14.8 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1,248 | 33.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
West Mersea
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Jowers | 1,348 | 62.2 | ||
Conservative | John Bouckley | 1,184 | |||
Conservative | Margaret Kimberley | 1,136 | |||
Labour | Bry Mogridge | 430 | 19.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ronald Baker | 389 | 18.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,814 | 31% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wivenhoe Cross
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Philip Hawkins | 369 | 44.0 | ||
Conservative | David Adams | 303 | 36.1 | ||
Conservative | Kenneth Rogers | 290 | |||
Labour | David Purdy | 184 | |||
Liberal Democrat | John Galpin | 167 | 19.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Patrick Mossop | 149 | |||
Turnout | 658 | 17.0 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Wivenhoe Quay
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Newman | 592 | 32.9 | ||
Independent | Samuel Davies | 567 | 31.5 | ||
Labour | Stephen Ford | 523 | |||
Conservative | Eugene Kraft | 412 | 22.9 | ||
Conservative | Elizabeth Corke | 399 | |||
Green | Christopher Fox | 231 | 12.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,456 | 38.0 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) |
References
- 1 2 3 "BBC News Vote 2002 Local Elections". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- 1 2 "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 9 May 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Colchester : Labour suffer and Lib Dem leader goes". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 3 May 2002.
- ↑ "Colchester : Leader Bill's out of the Frame". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 3 May 2002.
- ↑ "Colchester : Lib Dems' leader returns recharged". Essex County Publications. NewsBank. 6 May 2002.
- ↑ "Election Results". Colchester Borough Council. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ↑ "Turnout". Colchester Borough Council. Retrieved 1 July 2012.