2002 Redditch Borough Council election

2002 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 The 2002 Redditch Borough Council election of 2 May 2002 elected members of Redditch Borough Council in the West Midlands region, England. One third of the council stood for re-election and the Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control for the first time in many years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/110.stm Redditch 2009-06-28 BBC News After the election, the council comprised: Labour 14 Conservative 12 Liberal Democrat 3 Local Elections: Results : Redditch The Guardian 9 2002-05-03 Campaign Before the election, only a small swing would have seen the Labour party lose its majority on Redditch council, Lucy Ward Kevin Maguire Policy and politics: Blunkett declares war on 'vile racism' of BNP: Home secretary wants head-on challenge in local elections The Guardian 10 2002-04-11 with the opposition Conservatives and Liberal Democrats only needing to pick up three seats between them for this to happen. Labour control on a knife-edge; Mail focus on the May 2 local council elections Birmingham Mail 8 2002-04-12 The Labour Party was defending seven of the eleven seats to be decided and campaigned on its success over the previous years in eliminating all council debt. There was an extra seat in West ward where the Conservative leader on the council, Carol Grandy, stood down. Election results Labour lost its majority but remained the largest party. David Walker Local Elections: Postal voting increases turnout by 28%: Ballots: Participation higher in BNP areas candidates The Guardian 9 2002-05-03 Labour had held control of the council for the previous 20 years but lost this after the other parties gained three seats in the election. Sue Smith Local Election Results 2002: protest's healthy majority Birmingham Mail 17 2002-05-03 Among Labour losses was its leader on the council, Albert Wharrad, who lost in Winyates ward to the Liberal Democrats. One of the closest results was in Lodge Park ward where Labour held on by 22 votes and Mohammed Nasir became the first Asian councillor on Redditch council. Andy Probert Redditch on a knife-edge; Power talks begin Birmingham Mail 11 2002-05-07 The results meant no party had a majority on the council for the first time in over 50 years, and the Conservative party claimed that the results would have been sufficient for them to have gained Redditch constituency in a general election. Benedict Brogan Late wins in London lift the Tories The Daily Telegraph 6 2002-05-04 Turnout in the election was higher than in the last few years at 29.8%. http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2002/5/3/272122.html https://archive.today/20130505141856/http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2002/5/3/272122.html dead 2013-05-05 Labour ousted 2009-06-28 2002-05-03 Worcester News Following the election, the Labour and Conservative parties on the council elected new leaders and attempted to gain Liberal Democrat support to control the council. However, the Liberal Democrats said that they would not form an agreement with either Labour or the Conservatives on their own. http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2002/5/15/269190.html Parties struggle for sway 2009-06-28 2002-05-15 Worcester News dead https://archive.today/20071108091030/http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2002/5/15/269190.html 8 November 2007 In the end, at the council's annual general meeting on 15 May, all parties joined the executive of the council, which was formed with four Labour, three Conservative and one Liberal Democrat members. Labour bid to retain power Birmingham Mail 5 2002-05-15 The Conservatives had wanted an executive in which both they and Labour had the same number of seats and accused the Liberal Democrats of backing Labour to prevent this. http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2002/5/16/268684.html Labour keep hold 2009-06-28 2002-05-16 Worcester News dead https://archive.today/20071108091030/http://archive.worcesternews.co.uk/2002/5/16/268684.html 8 November 2007 The new Labour leader, David Cartwright, was elected leader of the council and retained the chairman's casting vote. Andy Probert Council in cash crisis Birmingham Mail 38 2002-06-27 Redditch local election result 2002 Conservative Party (UK) 5 2 0 +2 45.5 42.6 7,645 Labour Party (UK) 4 0 3 -3 36.4 33.0 5,925 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 1 0 +1 18.2 23.2 4,172 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 207 Ward results Abbey Liberal Democrats (UK) Diane Thomas 986 63.7 Labour Party (UK) Robin King 345 22.3 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Hazelton 216 14.0 641 41.4 1,547 Liberal Democrats (UK) Batchley Labour Party (UK) Jack Cookson 793 52.0 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Anderson 523 34.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kathleen Cummings 208 13.6 270 17.7 1,524 Labour Party (UK) Central Labour Party (UK) Stephen Wheeler 806 47.1 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Braley 684 40.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Adam Isherwood 222 13.0 122 7.1 1,712 Labour Party (UK) Crabbs Cross Conservative Party (UK) Sarah Sulley 791 50.5 Labour Party (UK) Les Smith 584 37.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Gee 192 12.3 207 13.2 1,567 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Feckenham Conservative Party (UK) Michael Chalk 967 57.3 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Hill 449 26.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Pollard 273 16.2 518 30.7 1,689 Conservative Party (UK) Greenlands Labour Party (UK) Philip Mould 790 43.8 Conservative Party (UK) Tracey Smithers 767 42.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Pitt 245 13.6 23 1.2 1,802 Labour Party (UK) Lodge Park Labour Party (UK) Mohammad Nasir 474 35.6 Conservative Party (UK) Janet Clark 452 33.9 Independent (politician) Simon Preston 207 15.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Webster 200 15.0 22 1.7 1,333 Labour Party (UK) Matchborough Conservative Party (UK) Anita Clayton 867 50.8 Labour Party (UK) Iris Beech 570 33.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Hennessey 270 15.8 297 17.4 1,707 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) West (2) Conservative Party (UK) Karen Lumley 1,182 Conservative Party (UK) Gavin Smithers 1,047 Labour Party (UK) John Witherspoon 536 Liberal Democrats (UK) Caroline Ashall 415 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Ashall 383 3,563 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Winyates Liberal Democrats (UK) Cyril Springall 778 51.7 Labour Party (UK) Albert Wharrad 578 38.4 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Craig 149 9.9 200 13.3 1,505 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) References 2002 Category:2002 English local elections Category:2000s in Worcestershire