2002 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election

2002 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 2002 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election all 60 seats to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council 3,702 3 Independent politician 34.3% 2 May 2002 31 2003 Labour Party (UK) 2003 2000 2000 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election yes no Parliamentary 4.4% 15 38,344 27.8% No overall control Council control after election Council control 23,289 18,312 17 Liberal Democrats (UK) 45.8% England 25 Conservative Party (UK) 21.9% No overall control File:Basingstoke and Deane UK ward map 2002.svg Results of the 2002 Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council election The 2002 Basingstoke and Deane Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000, increasing the number of seats by 3.http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/8.stm Basingstoke & Deane BBC News 4 July 2011 The council stayed under no overall control.http://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 6 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605132235/http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2002/rp02-033.pdf 5 June 2011 live Background Before the election, the Labour and Liberal Democrat parties had jointly run the council for the previous 7 years.http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/archive/2002/05/07/Hampshire+Archive/5608448.Labour_and_Lib_Dems_retain_control_of_council/ Labour and Lib Dems retain control of council 7 May 2002 Southern Daily Echo 8 July 2011 Since the 2000 election, both parties have had 15 seats, resulting in dividing 4 cabinet seats each and shared the leadership of the council for 6 months each. Boundary changes increased the number of seats to 60 from the previous 57. This meant all of the seats were being contested instead of the usual one-third of the council. The Conservatives hoped to take control of the council and the local party gained support from the national Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith and the party chairman David Davis. The Conservatives said their campaign focused on issues such as youth crime, but were accused by the Liberal Democrat leader of the council, Brian Gurden, of running a negative campaign. Election results The election results saw the Conservatives remain the largest party, maintaining their count of 25 seats. As a result, the Liberal Democrat and Labour coalition remained in control of the council with 32 of the 60 seats between them. The Liberal Democrats made a net gain of 2 seats, after picking up 3 seats and losing 1. This included taking seats in Eastrop and Tadley North from other parties and meant the Liberal Democrats had 17 seats, compared to 15 for Labour. As a result, Liberal Democrat Brian Gurden remained as leader of the council. Meanwhile, both sitting independent councillors were re-elected and a third, Ian Tilbury, gained a seat in Overton. 4 sitting councillors were defeated at the election, 3 Labour, Pam Lonie, Carl Reader and Rose Wellman, and 1 Conservative, Robert Musson.http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/archive/2002/05/07/Hampshire+Archive/5608454.Joint_administration_stays_put/ Joint administration stays put 7 May 2002 Southern Daily Echo 8 July 2011 Overall turnout in the election was 34.3%,http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/browse/council-and-democracy/councillors-democracy-and-elections/elections/results/2002/ 2002 Local Election Results - Wards Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council 4 July 2011 an increase from 29% in 2000. Basingstoke and Deane local election result 2002 Conservative Party (UK) 25 0 41.7 45.8 38,344 Liberal Democrats (UK) 17 +2 28.3 27.8 23,289 Labour Party (UK) 15 0 25.0 21.9 18,312 Independent (politician) 3 +1 5.0 4.4 3,702 Ward results Basing (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Reid 1,511 19.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Read 1,387 18.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Day 1,260 16.3 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Marks 1,195 15.5 Conservative Party (UK) James Holder 1,181 15.3 Conservative Party (UK) Hazel Kennedy 1,173 15.2 7,707 41.7 Baughurst Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Allen 496 65.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Winfield 262 34.6 234 30.9 758 39.1 Brighton Hill North (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Rowland 597 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Gurden 592 Conservative Party (UK) Deborah Burns 326 Conservative Party (UK) Lynda Coyde 326 Labour Party (UK) Mark Bennett 145 Labour Party (UK) Charles James 130 2,116 29.2 Brighton Hill South (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) John Barnes 495 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Millar 480 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Oxlade 474 Labour Party (UK) Carl Reader 460 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Court 241 Conservative Party (UK) Jill Reed 204 2,354 29.2 Brookvale & Kings Furlong (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) John Shaw 744 Liberal Democrats (UK) Doris Jones 731 Labour Party (UK) Daryl Rennie 268 Labour Party (UK) Pamela Lonie 252 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Heath 241 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Cohen 232 2,468 32.1 Buckskin (2) Labour Party (UK) Antony Jones 577 Labour Party (UK) David Potter 554 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen McIntyre-Stewart 302 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Dalton 280 1,713 25.6 Burghclere Conservative Party (UK) John Clegg 574 81.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Davies 128 18.2 446 63.5 702 35.7 Calleva (2) Conservative Party (UK) Marilyn Tucker 841 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Gardiner 839 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Barnard 236 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joyce Protheroe 212 Labour Party (UK) Leslie Clarke 189 Labour Party (UK) Katherine Cumming 181 2,498 30.4 Chineham (3) Independent (politician) Martin Biermann 1,101 Conservative Party (UK) Elaine Still 858 Conservative Party (UK) John Downes 675 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Bursnall 614 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Martin 240 Labour Party (UK) Eileen Cavanagh 209 Liberal Democrats (UK) Angela Old 194 Labour Party (UK) Upali Wickremeratne 154 4,045 33.5 East Woodhay Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Ross 538 72.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Knight 207 27.8 331 44.4 745 34.6 Eastrop (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Parker 616 Liberal Democrats (UK) Erica Shaw 570 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Collins 397 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Jones 375 Labour Party (UK) Julie Johnson 185 Labour Party (UK) Terence Jones 172 2,315 37.7 Grove (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald Hussey 1,304 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexander Green 1,216 Conservative Party (UK) Penelope Bates 805 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Clewer 767 4,092 46.7 Hatch Warren & Beggarwood (3) Conservative Party (UK) Philip Heath 894 Conservative Party (UK) Dan Putty 884 Conservative Party (UK) Harold Robinson 791 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Shelley 236 Labour Party (UK) Philip Courtenay 235 Labour Party (UK) Mark Jeffery 218 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cynthia Oliver 205 Labour Party (UK) Clarence Street 192 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Janes 191 3,846 23.8 Highclere and Bourne Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Jardine 725 66.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Watts 373 34.0 352 32.1 1,098 47.4 Kempshott (3) Conservative Party (UK) Wilhelmine Court 1,467 Conservative Party (UK) Rita Burgess 1,369 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Lewington 1,353 Labour Party (UK) Richard Davey 598 Labour Party (UK) Helen Jeffery 429 Labour Party (UK) Philip Devine 415 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Crawford 411 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nicola Hicken 378 6,420 38.5 Kingslere (2) Conservative Party (UK) Alan Denness 879 Conservative Party (UK) Rose Wellman 809 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Peplow 263 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Ward 194 Labour Party (UK) John Jackson 140 Labour Party (UK) Robert Cross 133 2,418 32.3 Norden (3) Labour Party (UK) George Hood 909 Labour Party (UK) Laura James 906 Labour Party (UK) Paul Harvey 796 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel McNair-Scott 404 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Harris 389 Conservative Party (UK) Jervoise Loveys 363 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Pirie 339 4,106 25.8 Oakley and North Waltham (3) Conservative Party (UK) Cecilia Morrison 1,448 Conservative Party (UK) Gweneth Richardson 1,353 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Findlow 1,333 Independent (politician) Marvin Gregory 681 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jane Baker 432 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacqueline Lessware 360 Labour Party (UK) Joy Potter 262 Labour Party (UK) Warwick Dady 252 6,121 39.8 Overton, Laverstoke & Steventon (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Paula Baker 976 Independent (politician) Ian Tilbury 859 Liberal Democrats (UK) Williams Sloane 594 Conservative Party (UK) Melvin Byles 407 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Van Der Noot 242 Independent (politician) Stanley Bray 159 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Freemantle 90 Labour Party (UK) David Cavanagh 89 3,416 47.2 Pamber Conservative Party (UK) Keith Chapman 620 73.7 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Rothman 221 26.3 399 47.4 841 39.0 Popley East (2) Labour Party (UK) Robert Donnelly 467 Labour Party (UK) Andrew McCormick 412 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Gould 179 Conservative Party (UK) Rebecca Downes 174 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Damant 146 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheena Grassi 118 1,496 21.3 Popley West (2) Labour Party (UK) Jane Frankum 477 Labour Party (UK) Paul Frankum 388 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Conner 176 Conservative Party (UK) Karen Dignan 156 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Berwick-Gooding 141 1,338 26.5 Rooksdown Conservative Party (UK) Susan Peters 189 69.7 Labour Party (UK) Stanley Parry 82 30.3 107 39.5 271 30.7 Sherborne St John Conservative Party (UK) John Leek 684 80.9 Labour Party (UK) Katherine Lomas 161 19.1 523 61.9 845 35.7 South Ham (3) Labour Party (UK) Gerald Taynor 1,068 Labour Party (UK) Colin Regan 1,058 Labour Party (UK) Sean Keating 1,028 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Kirby 455 Conservative Party (UK) Justin Hereford 453 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Ling 431 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Renwick 211 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gavin Pomfret 170 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Whitechurch 157 5,031 29.3 Tadley North (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Warwick Lovegrove 995 Liberal Democrats (UK) Josephine Slimin 928 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Musson 723 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen West 686 3,332 37.8 Tadley South (2) Independent (politician) David Leeks 902 Conservative Party (UK) Terence Faulkner 724 Labour Party (UK) James Gibb 310 1,936 28.5 Upton Grey and The Candovers Conservative Party (UK) Mark Ruffell 657 70.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leonard Clover 146 15.6 Labour Party (UK) John Rogers 130 13.9 511 54.8 933 43.5 Whitchurch (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Alison Wall 956 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gillian Nethercott 905 Conservative Party (UK) Therese Coffey 463 Conservative Party (UK) Lucinda Henzell-Thomas 436 Labour Party (UK) Pauline Courtenay 96 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Wickremeratne 68 2,924 38.7 Wicklebury (3) Labour Party (UK) Christopher Connor 971 Labour Party (UK) Lea Jeff 907 Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Curry 874 Conservative Party (UK) Hayley Eachus 873 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Giles 851 Labour Party (UK) Gary Watts 848 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Blackmore-Squires 248 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Adams 190 5,762 38.3 References 2000 Basingstoke and Deane Council election Basingstoke and Deane local elections 2003 Basingstoke and Deane Council election 2002 Category:2002 English local elections Category:2000s in Hampshire