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2002 Worcester City Council election
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2002 UK local government election
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December 2013
The 2002 Worcester City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Worcester City Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/172.stm Worcester 2010-01-03 BBC News
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Conservative 18
Labour 12
Independent 5
Liberal Democrat 1 Election results; Local Election The Times 16 2002-05-04
Campaign
Before the election no party had a majority, but the Conservatives provided the leader of the council after gaining 5 seats in the 2000 election. Labour control on a knife-edge; Mail focus on the 2 May local council elections Birmingham Mail 8 2002-04-12 Both the Conservatives and Labour had 15 seats, along with 5 independents and 1 Liberal Democrat. Sarah Probert Local Elections 2002: Balance of power teeters on knife-edge Birmingham Post 4 2002-04-30 The election saw 12 seats being contested with Labour defending 7, the Conservatives 3 and the Liberal Democrats and independents 1 each. Labour only contested 11 of the seats after their candidate in Claines ward was dropped by the party over a letter he wrote to the local paper. https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/7709086.labour-in-spin-over-axing/ Labour in spin over axing 2010-01-04 2002-04-18 Malvern Gazette
Election result
The results saw Worcester remain a hung council but with the Conservatives becoming clearly the largest party. Sue Smith Local Election Results 2002: Protest's healthy majority Birmingham Mail 17 2002-05-03 They gained 3 seats from Labour in All Saints, St Clement and St Martin wards.
Worcester local election result 2002 http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2002/w.txt Worcester 2010-01-03 Local Elections Archive Project
Conservative Party (UK)
6
3
0
+3
50.0
44.4
9,857
Labour Party (UK)
4
0
3
-3
33.3
38.1
8,455
Liberal Democrats (UK)
1
0
0
0
8.3
11.5
2,545
Independent (politician)
1
0
0
0
8.3
6.0
1,330
Ward results
All Saints
Conservative Party (UK)
Mohammed Altaf
956
56.8
Labour Party (UK)
Nazrul Islam
726
43.2
230
13.6
1,682
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Bedwardine
Conservative Party (UK)
Derek Prodger
1,093
59.8
Labour Party (UK)
David Candler
521
28.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Iain MacBriar
213
11.7
572
31.3
1,827
Conservative Party (UK)
Claines
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Susan Askin
1,465
58.2
Conservative Party (UK)
William Elsy
1,051
41.8
414
16.4
2,516
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Holy Trinity
Labour Party (UK)
Roger Berry
555
57.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Lucy Hodgson
256
26.5
Independent (politician)
Adrian Hughes
155
16.0
299
31.0
966
Labour Party (UK)
Nunnery
Independent (politician)
Michael Francis
749
44.9
Labour Party (UK)
Dawn-Marie Turner
665
39.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Gerard Francomb
253
15.2
84
5.0
1,667
Independent (politician)
St Barnabas
Labour Party (UK)
David Barlow
696
79.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Mumtaz Ali
183
20.8
513
58.4
879
Labour Party (UK)
St Clement
Conservative Party (UK)
Barry MacKenzie-Williams
1,034
50.1
Labour Party (UK)
Andrew Watson
1,029
49.9
5
0.2
2,063
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
St John
Labour Party (UK)
Marc Baylis
805
52.5
Independent (politician)
Colin Layland
426
27.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Colin Phillips
302
19.7
379
24.7
1,533
Labour Party (UK)
St Martin
Conservative Party (UK)
Ian Imray
1,504
51.3
Labour Party (UK)
June Tyler
1,429
48.7
75
2.6
2,933
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
St Nicholas
Labour Party (UK)
Raymond Turner
899
54.9
Conservative Party (UK)
David Tibbutt
739
45.1
160
9.8
1,638
Labour Party (UK)
St Peter
Conservative Party (UK)
Frank Tarbuck
1,412
51.7
Labour Party (UK)
Pauline Smith
759
27.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Paul Griffiths
560
20.5
653
23.9
2,731
Conservative Party (UK)
St Stephen
Conservative Party (UK)
Gareth Jones
1,074
61.3
Labour Party (UK)
Ali Asghar
371
21.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Elizabeth Smith
307
17.5
703
40.1
1,752
Conservative Party (UK)
References
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Category:2002 English local elections
Category:2000s in Worcestershire