2002 Penwith District Council election

2002 UK local government election December 2013 April 2026 Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 40.3% After the election, the composition of the council was: Independent 11 Conservative 10 Liberal Democrat 9 Labour 3 Others 1 Results Penwith local election result 2002 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 +2 54.5 37.2 4,539 Conservative Party (UK) 2 0 18.2 23.9 2,917 Independent (politician) 1 -2 9.1 28.6 3,489 Labour Party (UK) 1 0 9.1 7.4 897 Mebyon Kernow 1 0 9.1 2.1 260 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0.0 0.7 91 One Labour and one Mebyon Kernow candidate were elected unopposed By ward Hayle-Gwithian Liberal Democrats (UK) Terry Lello 946 53.1 Independent (politician) Jeremy Joslin 837 46.9 109 6.2 1,783 37.0 Lelant and Carbis Bay Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Penhaligon 866 63.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Victoria White 271 19.9 Labour Party (UK) Terence Murray 225 16.5 595 43.7 1,362 41.0 Ludgvan Independent (politician) Alice Bailey 1,405 85.4 Independent (politician) Peter Mates 240 14.6 1,165 70.8 1,645 39.7 Penzance Central Mebyon Kernow Philip Rendle unopposed Penzance East Liberal Democrats (UK) Caroline White 703 46.8 Labour Party (UK) Robin Gregory 345 23.0 Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Reynolds 220 14.6 Independent (politician) Ruth Lewarne 138 9.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Jeffrey Mager 54 3.6 Independent (politician) Joby Jackson 43 2.9 358 23.8 1,503 38.0 Penzance North Liberal Democrats (UK) Mario Fonk 790 62.7 Conservative Party (UK) Godfrey Penhaligon 298 23.7 Independent (politician) Paul Nicholson 172 13.7 492 39.0 1,260 37.8 Penzance South Labour Party (UK) Michael Payne unopposed Penzance West Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Reed 479 38.2 Independent (politician) Sam Ryan 308 24.6 Conservative Party (UK) James Champion 307 24.5 Independent (politician) Malcolm Lawrence 123 9.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Michael Faulkner 37 3.0 171 13.6 1,254 46.7 Perranuthnoe Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Sanderson 492 56.7 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Wood 375 43.3 117 13.4 867 50.5 St Ives North Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Mitchell 858 82.8 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Milton 178 17.2 680 65.6 1,036 35.8 St Just Conservative Party (UK) Richard Eddy 673 42.8 Labour Party (UK) Cornelius Olivier 327 20.8 Mebyon Kernow Andrew Moyle 260 16.5 Independent (politician) Hilary Eddy 223 14.2 United Kingdom Independence Party Rose Smith 91 5.8 346 22.0 1,574 43.9 References Cornwall 2002 Penwith election result Turnout figuresMarch 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Ward results Category:2002 English local elections 2002 Category:2000s in Cornwall