2002 Winchester City Council election

The 2002 Winchester Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England.

The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The boundary changes were the first since the 1970s and they saw the number of seats increased by 2.[1][2]

The results saw the Liberal Democrats stay in overall control of the council after retaining 35 seats on the council.[3] However the Liberal Democrat leader of the council, Rodney Sabine, lost his seat in New Alresfords ward.[2] The Conservatives increased their number of councillors from 11 to 14, while Labour lost 1 to only hold 3 seats.[3] Voter turnout was higher than nationally, with over 50% voting in 4 wards.[3]

Election result
Winchester Local Election Result 2002[4][5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 35 0 61.4 44.6 36,057 +5.3%
  Conservative 14 +3 24.6 36.6 29,600 -5.9%
  Independent 5 0 8.8 9.5 7,684 +2.7%
  Labour 3 -1 5.3 9.2 7,459 -2.2%

Ward results
Bishops Waltham (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Georgina Busher 1,278
Independent Jean Hammerton 1,203
Independent Colin Chamberlain 1,166
Conservative Sally Lees 442
Liberal Democrats Jillian Blackmore 435
Liberal Democrats Andrew Philpott 361
Labour Stephen Haines 133
Labour David Picton-Jones 85
Turnout 5,103 38.1
Boarhunt & Southwick[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Carter 256 52.1
Conservative John Cooper 235 47.9
Majority 21 4.2
Turnout 491 50.3
Cheriton & Bishops Sutton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Harry Verney 419 52.5
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Sabine 358 44.9
Labour Kevin Barrett 21 2.6
Majority 61 7.6
Turnout 798 49.0
Colden Common & Twyford (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Ian Bidgood 1,119
Liberal Democrats Cecily Sutton 1,020
Liberal Democrats James Wagner 1,005
Conservative Marcus Moosa 487
Conservative Peter Facey 474
Conservative Sheena Nicholson 405
Labour David Smith 133
Turnout 4,643 42.1
Compton & Otterbourne (2)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Bailey 736
Liberal Democrats Peter Mason 647
Conservative Margaret Campbell-White 615
Conservative Maurray Macmillan 602
Labour Kathleen Smith 44
Turnout 2,644 45.0
Denmead (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Frederick Allgood 1,339
Conservative Michael Read 1,170
Conservative Patricia Stallard 1,114
Liberal Democrats Alan Slade 756
Liberal Democrats Neil Brown 550
Liberal Democrats Anne Sabine 532
Turnout 5,461 41.0
Droxford Soberton & Hambledon[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Caroline Dinenage 595 63.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Scriven 347 36.8
Majority 248 26.4
Turnout 942 58.7
Itchen Valley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Daniel Baxter 505 71.9
Liberal Democrats David Keston 197 28.1
Majority 308 43.8
Turnout 702 41.9
Kings Worthy (2)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Graham Hutton 766
Liberal Democrats Robert Johnston 720
Conservative Victoria Hibberd 407
Conservative Barbara Jeffs 406
Labour John Craig 100
Labour Elaine Fullaway 85
Turnout 2,484 41.9
Littleton & Harestock (2)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats George Fothergill 957
Liberal Democrats Kelsie Learney 898
Conservative Noelle Brelsford 319
Conservative Ione Ashford 305
Labour Malcolm Leatherdale 63
Turnout 2,542 41.7
Oliver's Battery & Badger Farm (2)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Brian Collin 922
Liberal Democrats Geraldine McKay 889
Conservative William Halliwell 359
Conservative James Holker 314
Labour John Elliot-Smith 87
Labour Pamela Smith 86
Turnout 2,657 49.7
Owslebury & Curdridge (2)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Richard Knasel 770
Liberal Democrats David Mackenzie 737
Conservative Malcolm Le May 565
Conservative Charles Blackmore 523
Labour Michael Chaplin 63
Labour Timothy Curran 45
Turnout 2,703 49.7
Shedfield (2)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Paul Hoare 850
Independent Ashley Goodall 754
Conservative Roger Huxstep 545
Conservative Susan Hughes 392
Turnout 2,541 43.5
Sparsholt[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats John Steel 359 51.3
Conservative David Parker 341 48.7
Majority 18 2.6
Turnout 700 49.7
St Barnabas (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Allan Mitchell 971
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Porter 860
Liberal Democrats John Higgins 846
Conservative Eileen Berry 838
Conservative Anne Saunders 776
Conservative Stephen Brine 762
Independent Rupert Pitt 307
Labour Tessa Valentine 173
Labour Simon Woolfenden 168
Labour Adrian Field 167
Turnout 5,868 47.1
St Bartholomew (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Dominic Hiscock 846
Liberal Democrats James Maynard 814
Liberal Democrats Susan Nelmes 805
Conservative Christopher Coney 451
Conservative Ian Jones 424
Conservative Malcolm Wright 375
Independent Philip Butterworth 323
Labour Denis Archdeacon 228
Labour Stephen Wyeth 179
Labour Sally James 171
Turnout 4,616 37.9
St John & All Saints (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Chris Pines 666
Labour Ann Craig 580
Liberal Democrats Hillary Jones 534
Labour Antony De Peyer 512
Liberal Democrats Andrew Ewing 486
Conservative Sally Goodman 280
Conservative James Bone 276
Conservative Andrew Beadle 271
Independent Henry Cooper 259
Turnout 3,864 31.8
St Luke (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Patrick Davies 603
Liberal Democrats Ernest Nunn 564
Liberal Democrats David Atwell 556
Labour Clare McKenna 519
Liberal Democrats Ralph Scott 494
Labour Peter Rees 455
Conservative Elizabeth Osborne 290
Conservative Stanley Trusser 259
Conservative Richard Worrall 248
Turnout 3,988 43.6
St Michael (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ian Tait 892
Liberal Democrats John Beveridge 759
Conservative Fiona Mather 657
Conservative Elizabeth Loader 622
Liberal Democrats Richard Coleman 599
Liberal Democrats Angela Bamberg 593
Independent Keith Story 528
Independent Jocelyn Edmonstone 385
Labour Denise Baker 140
Labour Albert Edwards 131
Labour Debra Grech 119
Turnout 5,425 44.0
St Paul (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Raymond Pearce 823
Liberal Democrats Raymond Love 816
Liberal Democrats Richard Bennetts 798
Conservative Anthony Harding 354
Conservative Simon Storey 351
Conservative Michael Lovegrove 343
Independent John Murray 243
Labour Nigel Fox 204
Labour Carol Orchard 187
Labour Nicholas Burnham 180
Turnout 4,299 33.6
Swanmore & Newtown (2)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Sheila Campbell 814
Conservative Frank Pearson 781
Liberal Democrats Sarah Bradby 723
Conservative James Thomson 705
Independent Graham Acres 102
Labour Denis May 58
Turnout 3,183 52.4
The Alresfords (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative George Hollingbery 1,204
Liberal Democrats Simon Cook 1,013
Conservative Ernest Jeffs 981
Conservative Philip Millward 978
Liberal Democrats Rodney Sabine 928
Liberal Democrats John Thompson 895
Labour Robin Atkins 475
Independent Sonia Hale 286
Labour Reginald Markin 277
Turnout 7,037 44.0
Upper Meon Valley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Christine Quar 511 67.8
Liberal Democrats Diana Vear 243 32.2
Majority 268 35.6
Turnout 754 50.8
Whiteley (2)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Brenda Hatch 264
Liberal Democrats Patrick Wright 255
Conservative Michael Fraser 140
Conservative Caroline Watts 140
Turnout 799 24.7
Wickham (2)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Therese Evans 632
Liberal Democrats Patrick Clohosey 578
Conservative Elizabteh Tyrell 243
Conservative Jocelyn Lovett 237
Labour Patricia 41
Turnout 1,731 43.1
Wonston & Micheldever (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Kenneth Oxley 832
Conservative Barry Lipscomb 792
Liberal Democrats Richard Bayley 758
Liberal Democrats Stuart Newton 744
Liberal Democrats Simon Girling 709
Conservative Adrian Norman 709
Labour Nigel Lickley 119
Labour Alan Drury 94
Labour Adam Hug 68
Turnout 4,825 41.9

References
  1. "Winchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  2. "Out out out: Local election round-up". Southern Daily Echo. 3 May 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  3. "Voters oust city leader". ThisIsHampshire.net. 9 May 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  4. "Winchester City Council - Election results 2002" (PDF). Winchester City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  5. "Election results; Local Election". The Times. 4 May 2002. p. 16.
Preceded by
2000 Winchester Council election		 Winchester local elections Succeeded by
2003 Winchester Council election
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