2002 Basildon District Council election

2002 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 2002 Basildon District Council electionhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOS11WmRkNk9MSkE/view Council compositions by year The Elections Centrehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydS0g0YTY0U2tJRkU/view Local Election Summaries 2002 The Elections Centrehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/51.stm Local Elections 2002 BBC News England Parliamentary no yes 2000 Basildon District Council election 2000 2003 Basildon District Council election 2003 All 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 2 May 2002 Conservative Party (UK) 18 19 21 2 15,891 46.8% Labour Party (UK) 20 19 18 1 11,374 33.5% Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 4 3 1 5,833 17.2% Basildon UK local election 2002 map.svg 300px Map of the results of the 2002 Basildon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 2002 Basildon District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000.https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/7.stm Basildon BBC News 25 June 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 House of Commons Library 26 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605132235/http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2002/rp02-033.pdf 5 June 2011 live Background A review of the boundaries on Basildon council made changes for this election leading to the whole council being elected.http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/archive/2002/04/09/Essex+Archive/5471609.Basildon__Parties_battle_for_knife_edge_control/ Basildon: Parties battle for knife-edge control 9 April 2002 Southend Standard 26 June 2011 Several new wards were created for the election including Crouch, Pitsea South East and St Martin's. Before the election both the Labour and Conservative parties had 19 seats, while the Liberal Democrats had 4 seats and Labour led a minority administration. Several councillors stood down at the election including the Labour leader of the council John Potter. Candidates standing in the election included the first member of the British National Party to do so, Matthew Single in Vange ward.http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/archive/2002/04/09/Essex+Archive/5471603.Basildon__BNP_man_mounts_shock_challenge/ Basildon: BNP man mounts shock challenge 9 April 2002 Southend Standard 26 June 2011 Election results The results saw the Conservatives become the largest party on the council with 21 seats, but fail to win a majority.http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/archive/2002/05/03/Essex+Archive/5470215.Basildon__Tories_fail_to_snatch_power/ Basildon: Tories fail to snatch power 3 May 2002 Southend Standard 26 June 2011 They gained 1 seat each from Labour and the Liberal Democrats, who were left with 18 and 3 seats respectively. However the expectation was that an alliance between Labour and the Liberal Democrats would continue to run the council as the outgoing Labour chairman could use his casting vote to keep Labour in power. Meanwhile, the British National Party failed to win a seat after coming fifth in Vange ward. Following the election the alliance between Labour and the Liberal Democrats was confirmed in control of the council, with Labour councillor Nigel Smith, husband of member of parliament for Basildon Angela Smith, becoming the new leader of the council.http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/archive/2002/05/17/Essex+Archive/5469629.Basildon__Nigel_is_appointed_leader/ Basildon: Nigel is appointed leader 17 May 2002 Southend Standard 26 June 2011 2002 Basildon local election resulthttps://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2002/197/ Basildon Local Elections Archive Project 25 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20181118132130/http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2002/197/ 18 November 2018 live Conservative Party (UK) 21 2 50.0 48.0 41,157 Labour Party (UK) 18 1 42.9 34.4 29,475 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 1 7.1 16.6 14,251 Independent (politician) 0 0.0 0.7 599 British National Party 0 0.0 0.2 189 Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0.0 0.1 93 Ward results Billericay East thumb|150px|Location of Billericay East ward Billericay East (3) Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Archer 1,786 22.0 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Sullivan 1,745 21.5 Conservative Party (UK) David Dadds 1,702 21.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gilda Bellard 623 7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dorothy Edwards 597 7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John James 573 7.1 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Bennett 387 4.8 Labour Party (UK) Conor O'Brien 363 4.5 Labour Party (UK) Kevin Wood 341 4.2 8,117 Billericay West thumb|150px|Location of Billericay West ward Billericay West (3) Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Hedley 1,965 25.1 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Turner 1,869 23.8 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Horgan 1,844 23.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Francis Bellard 556 7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Craig Hands 496 6.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Myall 373 4.8 Labour Party (UK) Aidan McGurran 253 3.2 Labour Party (UK) Fiona Smith 253 3.2 Labour Party (UK) Mohamed Javed 229 2.9 7,838 Burstead thumb|150px|Location of Burstead ward Burstead (3) Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Buckenham 1,627 20.9 Conservative Party (UK) Desmond Lake 1,521 19.6 Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Blake 1,469 18.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Belinda Jackson 779 10.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Edwards 762 9.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Taylor 757 9.7 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Mary 294 3.8 Labour Party (UK) Viney Reid 286 3.7 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Reid 272 3.5 7,767 Crouch thumb|150px|Location of Crouch ward Crouch (2) Conservative Party (UK) Terri Sargent 1,073 34.9 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Allen 1,023 33.3 Labour Party (UK) Wendy Aitken 406 13.2 Labour Party (UK) Eva Borlase 322 10.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arthur Ferriss 248 8.1 3,072 Fryerns thumb|150px|Location of Fryerns ward Fryerns (3) Labour Party (UK) Janet Payn 1,470 22.1 Labour Party (UK) Paul Kirkman 1,452 21.8 Labour Party (UK) Julia Woods 1,344 20.2 Conservative Party (UK) Deborah Allen 596 9.0 Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Evens 560 8.4 Conservative Party (UK) Harold Liebner 501 7.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Lutton 279 4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Nice 224 3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tracey Williams 222 3.3 6,648 Laindon Park thumb|150px|Location of Laindon Park ward Laindon Park (3) Labour Party (UK) Barbara Croft 1,148 20.6 Labour Party (UK) William Archibald 1,077 19.3 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Borlase 1,006 18.1 Conservative Party (UK) John Schofield 766 13.8 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Hills 715 12.8 Conservative Party (UK) Francis Tomlin 691 12.2 Independent (politician) Alfred Viccary 165 3.0 5,568 Langdon Hills thumb|150px|Location of Langdon Hills ward Langdon Hills (2) Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Hillier 923 27.2 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Hillier 871 25.7 Independent (politician) Derrick Fellowes 434 12.8 Labour Party (UK) Lynda Gordon 392 11.6 Labour Party (UK) Emily Evans 363 10.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Williams 239 7.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Dickinson 171 5.0 3,393 Lee Chapel North thumb|150px|Lee Chapel North ward in Basildon 2002 Lee Chapel North (3) Labour Party (UK) Nigel Smith 1,165 20.3 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Larkin 1,159 20.2 Labour Party (UK) Richard Rackham 1,086 18.9 Conservative Party (UK) Sharon Cleasby 530 9.2 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hyland 518 9.0 Conservative Party (UK) Sharon Reid 515 9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Martin 241 4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael James 229 4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Neale 214 3.7 Socialist Alliance (England) Richard Duane 93 1.6 5,750 Nethermayne thumb|150px|Location of Nethermayne ward Nethermayne (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Williams 1,268 15.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Joseph White 1,245 14.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Benjamin Williams 1,199 14.2 Labour Party (UK) Michael Plant 945 11.3 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Manning 930 11.1 Labour Party (UK) Peter Wedlock 841 10.0 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Tucker 676 8.1 Conservative Party (UK) David Walsh 642 7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Walsh 636 7.6 8,382 Pitsea North West thumb|150px|Location of Pitsea North West ward Pitsea North West (3) Labour Party (UK) Keith Bobbin 997 21.2 Labour Party (UK) Allan Davies 893 19.0 Labour Party (UK) Philip Rackley 856 18.2 Conservative Party (UK) Roy Clarke 543 11.5 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Levey 491 10.4 Conservative Party (UK) Roy Watkinson 456 9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Howard 238 5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vivien Howard 229 4.9 4,703 Pitsea South East thumb|150px|Location of Pitsea South East ward Pitsea South East (3) Labour Party (UK) Patrick Evans 1,142 18.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Blake 1,120 17.8 Labour Party (UK) Dean Golding 1,077 17.2 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Geddes 1,001 15.9 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Phelan 995 15.8 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Powderly 944 15.0 6,279 St Martin's thumb|150px|Location of St Martin's ward St Martin's (2) Labour Party (UK) Richard Llewellyn 771 30.4 Labour Party (UK) Colin Payn 758 29.8 Conservative Party (UK) Gwen Ball 329 13.0 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Mowe 278 10.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Dickinson 213 8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Annie Humphries 191 7.5 2,540 Vange thumb|150px|Location of Vange ward Vange (2) Labour Party (UK) David Abrahall 772 28.0 Labour Party (UK) Swatantra Nandanwar 665 24.1 Conservative Party (UK) Garry Johnson 403 14.6 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Johnson 380 13.8 British National Party Matthew Single 189 6.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Hulse 178 6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Seth Williams 167 6.1 2,754 Wickford Castledon thumb|150px|Location of Wickford Castleton ward Wickford Castledon (2) Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Buckley 1,165 33.4 Conservative Party (UK) Sylvia Buckley 1,099 31.5 Labour Party (UK) Derek Burn 356 10.2 Labour Party (UK) Albert Ede 316 9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Ward 309 8.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arnald Thorpe 248 7.1 3,493 Wickford North thumb|150px|Location of Wickford North ward Wickford North (3) Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Ball 1,658 22.9 Conservative Party (UK) Carole Morris 1,562 21.6 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Mowe 1,522 21.0 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Brown 639 8.8 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Wilson 543 7.5 Labour Party (UK) Linda Howard 489 6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Maguire 454 6.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Robertson 368 5.1 7,235 Wickford Park thumb|150px|Location of Wickford Park ward Wickford Park (2) Conservative Party (UK) Donald Morris 731 32.9 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Jackman 660 29.7 Labour Party (UK) Leroy Stephenson 237 10.7 Labour Party (UK) Clive Thomas 236 10.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Woods 208 9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Fane Cummings 153 6.9 2,225 References 2002 Category:2002 English local elections Category:2000s in Essex