2002 Colchester Borough Council election

2002 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 Colchester City Council elections 2002 Colchester Borough Council election Essex Coat of Arms of Colchester.svg parliamentary 2000 Colchester Borough Council election 2000 2002 5 2 y 2003 Colchester Borough Council election 2003 All 60 seats to Colchester Borough Council 31 30.9% (1.2%) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 23 seats, 33.1% 26 3 29,899 36.4% 3.3% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 21 seats, 38.8% 24 3 32,459 39.5% 0.7% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 15 seats, 24.1% 6 9 15,669 19.1% 5.0% Independent politician Independent politician 0 seats, 1.6% 4 4 3,078 3.7% 2.1% Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control 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 local elections across the United Kingdom. The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries. The Liberal Democrats and Conservatives both gained seats at the election and secured their positions as the leading parties in Colchester. Following poor performances in recent borough elections, Labour continued to decline and lost the majority of their seats. They finished with only 6 seats on the council, a record low, and remained far back in third place in the popular vote. Independents also made gains. The council stayed under no overall control.http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/33.stm BBC News Vote 2002 Local Elections BBC News 1 July 2012http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2002/rp02-033.pdf Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002 9 May 2002 House of Commons Library 26 May 2014 Summary Both the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives gained seats to move to 26 and 24 seats respectively.Colchester : Labour suffer and Lib Dem leader goes 3 May 2002 Essex County Publications NewsBank This was at the expense of the Labour Party who lost 9 seats to only have 6 councillors. 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.Colchester : Leader Bill's out of the Frame 3 May 2002 Essex County Publications NewsBank Frame had previously represented St Mary's ward, but contested Shrub End at the election and failed to be elected. Colin Sykes returned as the leader of the Liberal Democrat group after winning election, 2 years after having lost his seat on the council.Colchester : Lib Dems' leader returns recharged 6 May 2002 Essex County Publications NewsBank Election result 2002 Colchester Borough Council election Liberal Democrats (UK) 46 26 N/A N/A 3 36.4 43.3 29,902 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) 60 24 N/A N/A 3 39.5 40.0 32,459 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) 39 6 N/A N/A 9 19.1 10.0 15,669 –5.0 Independent politician 6 4 N/A N/A 4 3.7 6.7 3,078 +2.1 Green Party of England and Wales 5 0 N/A N/A 1.2 0.0 970 N/A Socialist Alliance (England) 1 0 N/A N/A 0.0 0.0 106 N/A Residents Association 0 0 N/A N/A 1 N/A 0.0 N/A –2.4 Ward results Shown below are ward results according to the council's election results archive.Election Results http://www.colchester.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3112&p=0 Colchester Borough Council 1 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120529224704/http://colchester.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3112&p=0 29 May 2012 deadTurnout http://www.colchester.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3113&p=0 Colchester Borough Council 1 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120529224626/http://colchester.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=3113&p=0 29 May 2012 dead Berechurch Berechurch (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Terence Sutton* 913 49.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Craig Sutton 900 49.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Brooks 875 47.8 Labour Party (UK) Dave Harris 661 36.1 Labour Party (UK) Paul Bishop 613 33.5 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Pearson 592 32.3 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Lee 249 13.6 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Burgoyne 239 13.1 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Conville 234 12.8 1,830 31.0 5,877 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Birch and Winstree Birch and Winstree Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Bentley 1,117 69.6 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Crowe* 1,046 65.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sharon Coveney 364 22.7 Labour Party (UK) Derek Jones 311 19.4 1,605 39.0 4,107 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Castle Castle Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Hall* 1,068 58.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Henry Spyvee* 1,044 57.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Jones* 984 54.1 Conservative Party (UK) Lynne Dingemans 369 20.3 Conservative Party (UK) Alison Baxter 357 19.6 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Baxter 357 19.6 Labour Party (UK) Lisa Laybourne 268 14.7 Labour Party (UK) Hugh Thomas 254 14.0 Labour Party (UK) Julia Thomas 253 13.9 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Lynn 190 10.4 Green Party of England and Wales Andrew Senter 128 7.0 1,820 32.0 5,675 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Christ Church Christ Church Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicholas Cope* 559 46.9 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Buston* 545 42.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Hunt 530 41.5 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Hauton 488 38.2 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Lee 231 18.1 1,278 40.0 3,191 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Copford & West Stanway Copford & West Stanway Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Blundell* 384 75.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sally Scott 125 24.5 259 50.7 511 35.0 1,472 Conservative Party (UK) Dedham & Langham Dedham & Langham Conservative Party (UK) John Garnett* 757 73.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carolyn West 197 19.2 Labour Party (UK) Geraldine Harris 73 7.1 560 54.5 1,029 45.0 2,305 Conservative Party (UK) East Donyland East Donyland Labour Party (UK) Andrew Raison 286 43.2 +9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Sanderson* 246 37.2 -6.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barry Woodward 130 19.6 -3.5 40 6.0 N/A 662 36.0 -6.0 1,860 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 8.0 Fordham & Stour Fordham & Stour Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Arnold* 960 71.7 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Chapman* 917 68.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexander Scott 341 25.5 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Prosser 248 18.5 1,338 33.0 4,002 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Great Tey Great Tey Conservative Party (UK) Peter Chillingworth 566 65.7 +20.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Phillips* 295 34.3 -11.5 271 31.5 N/A 862 40.0 -4.7 2,172 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 15.8 No Labour candidate as previous (8.5%). Harbour Harbour Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Blandon* 674 52.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Justin Knight 548 42.6 Labour Party (UK) David Canning* 424 33.0 Labour Party (UK) Jane Green 392 30.5 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Coyne 184 14.3 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Rae 165 12.8 1,286 29.0 4,376 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Highwoods Highwoods Liberal Democrats (UK) Gerard Oxford* 665 58.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Beverley Oxford* 649 57.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Ringer 560 49.3 Conservative Party (UK) Sarah McClean 294 25.9 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Blundell 293 25.8 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Stevenson 278 24.5 Labour Party (UK) Edmund Chinnery 228 20.1 Labour Party (UK) Michael Smith 208 18.3 1,135 20.0 5,592 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Lexden Lexden Conservative Party (UK) Sonia Lewis* 1,258 66.2 Conservative Party (UK) Donald Henshall* 1,091 57.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Williamson 688 36.2 Labour Party (UK) Alan Trudgian 239 12.6 1,889 44.0 4,311 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Marks Tey Marks Tey Conservative Party (UK) Richard Gower* 405 64.7 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) Edna Salmon 125 20.0 +0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Gray 96 15.3 +0.2 280 44.7 -1.1 627 31.0 -2.0 2,009 Conservative Party (UK) 0.6 Mile End Mile End Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Taylor* 599 45.8 Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Eaton 593 45.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Turrell 546 41.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Hayman 529 40.4 Conservative Party (UK) Wendy Scattergood* 526 40.2 Labour Party (UK) Lucy Wood 446 34.1 Independent politician John Sutcliffe 187 14.3 1,309 26.0 5,108 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) New Town New Town Liberal Democrats (UK) Theresa Higgins* 970 60.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Higgins 948 59.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Fisher 932 58.3 Labour Party (UK) Jean Quinn 465 29.1 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Beattie 267 16.7 Conservative Party (UK) Glenn Bath 260 16.3 Conservative Party (UK) Angus Allan 236 14.8 1,599 26.0 6,079 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Prettygate Prettygate Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Sheppard* 1,015 45.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Gray* 1,013 45.2 Conservative Party (UK) Ron Levy 996 44.5 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Crafford* 975 43.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sandra Gray* 974 43.5 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Pearson 940 42.0 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Frost 326 14.6 2,239 37.0 6,009 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Pyefleet Pyefleet Conservative Party (UK) Robert Davidson 581 66.9 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wilma Sutton 287 33.1 +16.1 294 33.9 -15.8 875 43.0 +0.8 2,012 Conservative Party (UK) 8.0 No Labour candidate as previous (16.3%). St. Andrew's St Andrew's Labour Party (UK) Julie Young* 851 63.8 Labour Party (UK) Don Quinn* 818 61.4 Labour Party (UK) Tim Young* 808 60.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Fellows 323 24.2 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Allan 238 17.9 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Burgoyne 213 16.0 Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Lucas 203 15.2 Socialist Alliance (England) Jeremy Jepps 106 8.0 1,333 20.0 6,696 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St. Anne's St Anne's Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Hogg* 895 56.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Chuah* 824 51.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barrie Cook 785 49.2 Labour Party (UK) Peter Brine 425 26.7 Labour Party (UK) David Jonas 394 24.7 Labour Party (UK) Paul Fryer-Kelsey 385 24.2 Conservative Party (UK) Brigitte Beard 299 18.8 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Lamberth 272 17.1 Conservative Party (UK) Allan Doran 257 16.1 1,594 25.0 6,488 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) St. John's St John's Liberal Democrats (UK) Ray Gamble* 1,030 69.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Smith* 919 62.0 Conservative Party (UK) Derek Smith 366 24.7 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Gorman 308 20.8 Labour Party (UK) Anna Trudgian 123 8.3 1,482 36.0 4,162 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Shrub End Shrub End Conservative Party (UK) Winifred Foster 593 36.9 Conservative Party (UK) Amanda Arnold 589 36.6 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Scattergood 561 34.9 Labour Party (UK) Richard Bourne* 553 34.4 Labour Party (UK) Luke Dopson 520 32.3 Labour Party (UK) Kim Naish 502 31.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Hindle 490 30.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Frame* 458 28.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Waite 452 28.1 1,608 25.0 6,338 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stanway Stanway Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Sykes 1,137 56.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gwendoline Ilott* 1,099 54.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leslie Scott-Boutell 1,043 51.4 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Collier 730 36.0 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Pyman* 717 35.3 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Segal 670 33.0 Labour Party (UK) Ian Yates 261 12.9 2,029 34.0 5,930 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Tiptree Tiptree Independent (politician) Tony Webb* 757 44.8 Independent (politician) John Elliott 620 36.7 Independent (politician) Anne Burgess 617 36.5 Labour Party (UK) Alan Mogridge* 569 33.7 Labour Party (UK) Audrey Spencer 432 25.6 Conservative Party (UK) Agnes Cannon 398 23.6 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Crowe 398 23.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Reeves 354 21.0 Independent politician Helen Bunney 330 19.5 Green Party of England and Wales Stella Barnes 183 10.8 1,689 29.0 5,793 Independent (politician) Residents Association Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green West Bergholt & Eight Ash Green Conservative Party (UK) David Cannon* 757 60.7 Conservative Party (UK) Jill Todd 692 55.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Una Jones 323 25.9 Labour Party (UK) Gary Griffiths 287 23.0 Green Party of England and Wales John Withers 238 19.1 1,248 33.0 3,827 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) West Mersea West Mersea Conservative Party (UK) John Jowers* 1,348 74.3 Conservative Party (UK) John Bouckley* 1,184 65.3 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Kimberley* 1,136 62.6 Labour Party (UK) Bry Mogridge 430 23.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald Baker 389 21.4 1,814 31.0 5,801 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wivenhoe Cross Wivenhoe Cross Labour Party (UK) Philip Hawkins* 369 56.1 Conservative Party (UK) David Adams 303 46.0 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Rogers 290 44.1 Labour Party (UK) David Purdy 184 28.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Galpin 167 25.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patrick Mossop 149 22.6 658 17.0 3,986 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wivenhoe Quay Wivenhoe Quay Labour Party (UK) Bob Newman* 592 40.7 Independent politician Samuel Davies 567 38.9 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Ford 523 35.9 Conservative Party (UK) Eugene Kraft 412 28.3 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Corke 399 27.4 Green Party of England and Wales Christopher Fox 231 15.9 1,456 38.0 3,825 Labour Party (UK) Independent politician References autocollapse Category:2002 English local elections 2002 Category:2000s in Essex