2002 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

2002 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 thumb|Results of the 2002 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election The 2002 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 2. https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/139.stm Stratford-on-Avon 2010-03-13 BBC News The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Election results; Local Election The Times 16 2002-05-04 Campaign All of the seats on the council were contested after boundary changes had reduced the number of seats from 55 to 53. Right turn ahead? Coventry Evening Telegraph 8 2002-04-19 Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with an overall majority of 1 seat. The Liberal Democrats were the main opposition on the council and contested 46 of the 53 seats. Arryn Buggins Lib Dems put the accent on services; Election countdown Coventry Evening Telegraph 5 2002-04-27 They attacked the Conservatives for increasing council tax since taking control in 2000, while cutting grants to various groups and moving the council offices to a rented site. The Conservatives however defended their record saying that the move in council offices would save money and that they had introduced a new bus pass allowing cheaper travel. Arryn Buggins How will votes flow in Stratford? Local elections May 2; Apathy of electorate could lead to surprising result at district council Coventry Evening Telegraph 8 2002-05-01 Other issues raised in the election included social housing, the environment, speeding traffic and recycling. The results were counted electronically as part of a pilot scheme, while voters were able to use electronic voting in 140 electronic polling booths. Elections to trial high-tech voting Birmingham Post 2 2002-04-27 This was expected to lead to results being declared much earlier than in many areas, with some expected within minutes of polls closing. However while turnout was quite high at around 40%, the results were delayed after the computers did not perform as well as expected. Arryn Buggins Tories still in driving seat Coventry Evening Telegraph 26 2002-05-03 Election result The results saw the Conservatives retain an overall majority of just 1 seat on the council. They made gains in Ettington, Snitterfield and the new ward of Stockton and Napton, but lost seats in Studley and Harbury. The Liberal Democrats made gains primarily at the expense of independents, who lost the most seats in the election. Meanwhile, Labour retained their 2 seats in Southam, but failed to make any gains. Stratford-on-Avon local election result 2002 http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2002/s.txt Stratford-on-Avon 2010-03-13 Local Elections Archive Project 25 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725175240/http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2002/s.txt dead Conservative Party (UK) 27 -1 50.9 43.3 29,117 -11.2% Liberal Democrats (UK) 21 +2 39.6 41.8 28,115 +13.3% Independent (politician) 3 -3 5.7 7.7 5,198 -2.7% Labour Party (UK) 2 0 3.8 6.7 4,501 +0.7% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.5 358 -0.1% Ward results Alcester (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Juned 1,435 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clifford Meade 1,149 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pamela Price 1,085 Conservative Party (UK) William Malin 568 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Greenaway 449 4,686 Aston Cantlow Conservative Party (UK) William Lawrence 403 55.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shahid Juned 328 44.9 75 10.2 731 Bardon Conservative Party (UK) John Winterburn 429 60.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jack Crimp 223 31.3 Independent (politician) Ronald Mole 61 8.6 206 28.9 713 Bidford and Salford (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Daren Pemberton 899 Independent (politician) Kim James 678 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Slaughter 650 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Sandle 646 Conservative Party (UK) David Harrison 558 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Insoll 531 3,962 Brailes Conservative Party (UK) Philip Seccombe 580 73.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Ribbans 214 27.0 366 46.0 794 Burton Dassett Conservative Party (UK) Brian Hampson 438 70.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Nash 186 29.8 252 40.4 624 Claverdon Conservative Party (UK) Jane Harrison 567 81.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Wright 126 18.2 441 63.6 693 Ettington Conservative Party (UK) Isobel Seccomber 453 55.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Gerwitz 362 44.4 91 11.2 815 Fenny Compton Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Williams 543 61.1 Independent (politician) Jennifer Cranfield 346 38.9 197 22.2 889 Harbury (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Patrick 695 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shenagh Booth 678 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Dally 653 Conservative Party (UK) James Turner 639 Labour Party (UK) Jack Heath 153 Labour Party (UK) Bernard Price 119 2,937 Henley (2) Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Hastilow 939 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Haddon 864 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anastasia Wright 576 Liberal Democrats (UK) Karyl Rees 432 2,811 Kineton (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Higgs 877 Liberal Democrats (UK) Louise Giblin 749 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Mills 616 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hurley 587 Labour Party (UK) Richard Ashworth 128 2,957 Kinwarton Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynn Blowring 479 57.0 Conservative Party (UK) Sylvia Hyde 361 43.0 118 14.0 840 Long Compton Conservative Party (UK) Richard Adams 650 73.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Virginia Mason 229 26.1 421 47.8 879 Long Itchington Conservative Party (UK) Bob Stevens 574 72.3 Labour Party (UK) Rhona Hazell 220 27.7 354 44.6 794 Quinton Conservative Party (UK) Michael Brain 505 52.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Lockhart 460 47.7 45 4.6 965 Sambourne Conservative Party (UK) Leslie Topham 328 70.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy Knapman 139 29.8 189 40.4 467 Shipston (2) Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Russell 729 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bob White 728 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Gray 700 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bob Brabyn 615 2,772 Snitterfield Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hobbs 615 77.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Larry Coltman 174 22.1 441 55.8 789 Southam (3) Conservative Party (UK) Alan Akelster 926 Labour Party (UK) Carol Pratt 771 Labour Party (UK) James Taylor 747 Labour Party (UK) Peter Thomas 727 3,171 Stockton and Napton Conservative Party (UK) Peter Garrett 295 43.6 Labour Party (UK) Peter Hartland 203 30.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Williams 178 26.3 92 13.6 676 Stratford Alveston (3) Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Beese 1,040 Conservative Party (UK) Lynda Organ 962 Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Parrott 883 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joan McFarlane 788 Liberal Democrats (UK) Trevor Honychurch 711 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Riley 683 5,067 Stratford Avenue and New Town (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Maureen Beckett 861 Conservative Party (UK) Juliet Short 740 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bill Lowe 664 Conservative Party (UK) Joyce Chadwick 630 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Hawkins 628 Independent (politician) Keith Floyd 606 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Mayes 527 Labour Party (UK) Karen Parnell 115 Labour Party (UK) Desmond Thurlby 86 4,857 Stratford Guild and Hathaway (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Ron Cockings 1,008 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tom Baxter 956 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Thomas 888 Conservative Party (UK) Giovanni Renna 882 Conservative Party (UK) Roy Lodge 795 Conservative Party (UK) Caron Cottam 692 Labour Party (UK) Janice Sewell 231 Labour Party (UK) Doreen Wright 171 5,623 Stratford Mount Pleasant (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Bates 796 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Moorse 663 Independent (politician) Valerie Adams 373 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Penn 299 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Stephens 101 Labour Party (UK) Ewan Wainwright 72 2,304 Studley (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Hazel Wright 885 Conservative Party (UK) William McCarthy 780 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tony Cronin 774 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sally Macreavy 691 Conservative Party (UK) Desmond Maries 625 Conservative Party (UK) Heather Wersocki 558 Labour Party (UK) Clive Rickhards 372 Labour Party (UK) Michael Gerrard 285 4,970 Tanworth (2) Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Dixon 759 Conservative Party (UK) John Lawley 683 Independent (politician) Peter Brown 459 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Cooley 191 2,092 Tredington Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Saint 587 71.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Matthew Booth 229 28.1 358 43.8 816 Vale of the Red Horse Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Pilkington 614 72.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosemary Ratcliffe 230 27.3 384 45.4 844 Welford Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Barnes 682 74.8 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Cottam 230 25.2 452 49.6 912 Wellesbourne (3) Independent (politician) Roger Wright 1,529 Liberal Democrats (UK) Priscilla Cook 895 Independent (politician) Philip Coton 719 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Williams 699 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Duckworth 649 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Kingston 563 Independent (politician) David Morris 427 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Davies 358 5,839 References Category:2002 English local elections 2002 Category:2000s in Warwickshire