2002 Crawley Borough Council election

2002 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 The 2002 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/37.stm Crawley BBC News 8 January 2012 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 23 Conservative 7 Liberal Democrats 2Election results; Local Election 4 May 2002 The Times 16 Background Before the election Labour controlled the council with 24 seats, compared to 5 for the Conservatives and 2 Liberal Democrats, with a further seat being vacant.http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2002/05/02/The+Argus+Archive/6760545.Crawley_goes_to_the_polls/ Crawley goes to the polls 2 May 2002 The Argus 8 January 2012 10 wards were contested, with 2 seats being elected in Pound Hill North.http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/election_fight_on_1_973226 Election fight on 10 April 2002 Crawley and Horley Observer 8 January 2012 Issues at the election included the growth of Crawley, parking, litter, street lights and a possible second runway at Gatwick Airport, with issues to do with the national Labour government also being raised. Election result Labour remained in control of the council with 23 councillors after holding 7 of the 11 seats contested, despite losing 1 seat to the Conservatives.http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2002/05/03/The+Argus+Archive/6760471.Postal_voting_declared_a_winner/ Postal voting declared a winner 3 May 2002 The Argus 8 January 2012 The Conservative gain came in Furnace Green, where Brenda Blackwell defeated the former Labour mayor Ray Calcott by 1,269 votes to 895.http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/tories_gain_vital_seat_1_971023 Tories gain vital seat 8 May 2002 Crawley and Horley Observer 8 January 2012 This took to the Conservatives to 7 seats, as they also held the 2 seats contested in Pound Hill North, while the Liberal Democrats remained on 2 seats after holding Northgate. The election had a trial of all postal voting in the 4 wards of Bewbush, Broadfield, Ifield and Southgate in an attempt to increase turnout.http://www.crawley.gov.uk/stellent/groups/public/documents/report/int010550.pdf Pilot scheme evaluation: Crawley Borough Council 2 May 2002 Electoral Commission Crawley Borough Council 8 January 2012 8 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008132415/http://www.crawley.gov.uk/stellent/groups/public/documents/report/int010550.pdf dead Overall turnout across Crawley was 30.09%, a rise from 23.2% at the 2000 election,http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/postal_vote_success_1_970772 Postal vote success 8 May 2002 Crawley and Horley Observer 8 January 2012 and in the wards that trialed all postal voting, turnout increased by an average of 15.7%. Crawley local election result 2002http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/election_results_1_973227 Election results 3 May 2002 Crawley and Horley Observer 8 January 2012 Labour Party (UK) 7 0 1 -1 63.6 48.2 9,386 Conservative Party (UK) 3 1 0 +1 27.3 31.2 6,079 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 0 9.1 17.4 3,395 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 285 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 154 Justice Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 64 Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 48 Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 46 Ward results Bewbushhttp://www.andrewteale.me.uk/2002/c.txt Crawley Local Elections Archive Project 8 January 2012 Labour Party (UK) Doug Murdoch 1,008 60.7 Conservative Party (UK) Corinne Bowen 335 20.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Osborne 207 12.5 Justice Party Arshad Kahn 64 3.9 Socialist Alliance (England) Muriel Hirsh 46 2.8 673 40.5 1,660 27.8 +10.6 Labour Party (UK) Broadfield Labour Party (UK) Brian Quinn 1,477 58.4 Conservative Party (UK) David Bowen 688 27.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Victoria Jones 275 10.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Martyn Badger 89 3.5 789 31.2 2,529 29.5 +15.7 Labour Party (UK) Furnace Greenhttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Crawley/internet.pdf Crawley Council Election Results - 2003 Crawley Borough Council Political Science Resources 9 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113228/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/loc03/pages/Crawley/internet.pdf 4 March 2016 dead Conservative Party (UK) Brenda Brockwell 1,269 47.4 Labour Party (UK) Ray Calcott 895 33.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger McMurray 516 19.3 374 14.0 2,680 25.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ifield Labour Party (UK) Ben Clay 1,294 49.5 Conservative Party (UK) Christina Belben 548 21.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barry Hamilton 485 18.6 Independent (politician) Richard Symonds 285 10.9 746 28.5 2,612 40.3 +17.8 Labour Party (UK) Langley Green Labour Party (UK) Brenda Smith 918 71.2 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Brockwell 212 16.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Reay 159 12.3 706 54.8 1,289 23.9 Labour Party (UK) Northgate Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Seekings 705 63.2 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Webber 307 27.5 Conservative Party (UK) John Rolf 104 9.3 398 35.7 1,116 31.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pound Hill North (2) Conservative Party (UK) Henry Smith 866 Conservative Party (UK) Sally Blake 844 Labour Party (UK) David Green 462 Labour Party (UK) John Stephens 451 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Aldridge 198 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Barry 154 Official Monster Raving Loony Party Christopher Hanlon 48 3,023 30.9 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Southgate Labour Party (UK) Mary Mayne 1,225 50.6 Conservative Party (UK) Lee Burke 784 32.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Howard Llewelyn 413 17.1 441 18.2 2,422 39.7 +18.7 Labour Party (UK) Tilgate Labour Party (UK) Colin Lloyd 720 59.2 Conservative Party (UK) Duncan Crow 246 20.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Darren Wise 185 15.2 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Derek Issacs 65 5.3 474 39.0 1,216 27.0 Labour Party (UK) West Green Labour Party (UK) Bert Crane 629 69.1 Conservative Party (UK) Lisa Noel 183 20.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lyndon Hamill 98 10.8 446 49.0 910 Labour Party (UK) References Category:2002 English local elections 2002 Category:2000s in West Sussex