2002 Sunderland City Council election

2002 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 The 2002 Sunderland Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council in Tyne and Wear, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/141.stm Sunderland 2010-12-22 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 62 Conservative 11 Liberal Democrat 1 Liberal 1 Full results Financial Times 7 2002-05-04 Campaign 66 candidates contested the 25 seats that were available in the election. Bruce Unwin Line-up lists closed for council seats campaigners The Northern Echo 6 2002-04-08 The election was said to be the "first time in recent memory" that every seat that was up for election was contested. Candidates included 6 from the British National Party and an independent, former Conservative group leader Ron Smith, in Pallion ward. Postal voting in the election was up on the 2001 general election with 9,770 postal votes returned by 1 May, an increase of 3,500 on the general election. Postal voting soars in BNP candidate areas The Times 10 2002-05-01 Election result The results saw Labour easily holding control of the council after losing just 1 seat in the election. Deborah Summers BNP fails to make impact in English council polls The Herald 1 2002-05-03 The only change came in St Peter's ward with the Conservatives gaining the seat from Labour. No Headline 2002-05-03 The Northern Echo Meanwhile, none of the British National Party candidates managed to win a seat, Still no sign of recovery for the Tories The Times 1 2002-05-03 but the party did come second in 2 wards, Town End Farm and Southwick. The results meant Labour held 62 seats after the election, compared to 11 for the Conservatives. Colin Tapping Labour suffers disappointment in triplicate at mayoral elections The Northern Echo 9 2002-05-04 Following the election the Labour leader of the council for the previous 3 years, Colin Anderson, was defeated in a leadership election by Bob Symonds. Sarah Foster Labour group opts for new man The Northern Echo 6 2002-05-07 Sunderland local election result 2002 http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ Sunderland 2010-12-22 Local Elections Archive Project Election results; Local Election The Times 16 2002-05-04 Labour Party (UK) 21 0 1 -1 84.0 56.9 27,882 Conservative Party (UK) 3 1 0 +1 12.0 31.9 15,629 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 0 4.0 7.9 3,852 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 3.1 1,537 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 121 Ward results Castletown Labour Party (UK) Thomas Foster 1,248 86.2 Conservative Party (UK) Gwennyth Gibson 199 13.8 1,049 72.5 1,447 Labour Party (UK) Central Labour Party (UK) James Hollern 949 59.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Jackson 337 21.1 Conservative Party (UK) Dorreen Storey 314 19.6 612 38.3 1,600 Labour Party (UK) Colliery Labour Party (UK) Maureen Ambrose 1,070 62.2 Conservative Party (UK) John Brown 651 37.8 419 24.3 1,721 Labour Party (UK) Eppleton Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Bell 1,239 67.0 Conservative Party (UK) David Wilson 611 33.0 628 33.9 1,850 Labour Party (UK) Fulwell Conservative Party (UK) Norman Bohill 1,863 66.5 Labour Party (UK) Gary Hollern 609 21.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Amie Leung 181 6.5 British National Party Joseph Dobbie 148 5.3 1,254 44.8 2,801 Conservative Party (UK) Grindon Labour Party (UK) James Scott 902 67.0 Conservative Party (UK) David Francis 445 33.0 457 33.9 1,347 Labour Party (UK) Hendon Labour Party (UK) Thomas Martin 1,092 45.0 Conservative Party (UK) Kathryn Chamberlin 992 40.9 British National Party David Guynan 340 14.0 100 4.1 2,424 Labour Party (UK) Hetton Labour Party (UK) Richard Tate 1,186 75.1 Conservative Party (UK) Olwyn Bird 394 24.9 792 50.1 1,580 Labour Party (UK) Houghton Labour Party (UK) Joseph Lawson 1,341 80.3 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Newton 330 19.7 1,011 60.5 1,671 Labour Party (UK) Pallion Labour Party (UK) Brian Dodds 1,148 44.4 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Daughton 1,032 39.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Foreman 286 11.1 Independent (politician) Ronald Smith 121 4.7 116 4.5 2,587 Labour Party (UK) Ryhope Labour Party (UK) David Wares 1,451 69.8 Conservative Party (UK) William Dunn 628 30.2 823 39.6 2,079 Labour Party (UK) St Chad's Labour Party (UK) Leslie Scott 1,433 58.2 Conservative Party (UK) Alistair Newton 1,030 41.8 403 16.4 2,463 Labour Party (UK) St Michael's Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Forbes 1,923 66.9 Labour Party (UK) Phillip Gibson 950 33.1 973 33.9 2,873 Conservative Party (UK) St Peter's Conservative Party (UK) Michael Arnott 1,047 39.4 Labour Party (UK) Christine Shattock 952 35.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Lennox 657 24.7 95 3.6 2,656 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Shiney Row Labour Party (UK) Kathryn Rolph 1,423 72.5 Conservative Party (UK) Marjorie Matthews 539 27.5 884 45.1 1,962 Labour Party (UK) Silksworth Labour Party (UK) Peter Gibson 1,623 72.2 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Francis 484 21.5 British National Party David Rogers 141 6.3 1,139 50.7 2,248 Labour Party (UK) South Hylton Labour Party (UK) Thomas Wright 898 68.4 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Dixon 415 31.6 483 36.8 1,313 Labour Party (UK) Southwick Labour Party (UK) Paul Stewart 933 62.9 British National Party Alan Brettwood 292 19.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane Walters 167 11.3 Conservative Party (UK) Alice Mclaren 92 6.2 641 43.2 1,484 Labour Party (UK) Thorney Close Labour Party (UK) Robert Kirby 1,011 67.1 Conservative Party (UK) Paula Wilkinson 260 17.3 British National Party Joseph Dobbie 235 15.6 751 49.9 1,506 Labour Party (UK) Thornholme Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Greenfield 1,113 56.6 Labour Party (UK) Leonard Lamb 594 30.2 Conservative Party (UK) Neville Chamberlin 260 13.2 519 26.4 1,967 Liberal Democrats (UK) Town End Farm Labour Party (UK) Richard Bell 831 61.1 British National Party John Martin 381 28.0 Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Connor 149 10.9 450 33.1 1,361 Labour Party (UK) Washington East Labour Party (UK) Derek Sleightholme 1,463 62.1 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Atkinson 537 22.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Avril Kitching 357 15.1 926 39.3 2,357 Labour Party (UK) Washington North Labour Party (UK) James Walker 1,136 79.5 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Irvine 293 20.5 843 59.0 1,429 Labour Party (UK) Washington South Labour Party (UK) Peter Young 1,325 49.8 Conservative Party (UK) Lee Martin 871 32.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Owen Dumpleton 466 17.5 454 17.1 2,662 Labour Party (UK) Washington West Labour Party (UK) William Stephenson 1,075 65.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Griffin 288 17.6 Conservative Party (UK) Justin Garrod 270 16.5 787 48.2 1,633 Labour Party (UK) References 2000 Sunderland City Council election Sunderland City Council elections 2003 Sunderland City Council election Category:2002 English local elections 2002 Category:2000s in Tyne and Wear