2002 Leeds City Council election

2002 UK local government election August 2018 August 2019 2002 Leeds City Council election Yorkshire Parliamentary no yes 2000 Leeds City Council election 2000 2003 Leeds City Council election 2003 33 of the 99 seats on Leeds City Council 50 2 May 2002 UK 100 Labour Party (UK) 17 seats, 39.1% 19 57 4 68,049 41.4% 2.2pp UK 100 Conservative Party (UK) 7 seats, 32.3% 7 18 2 47,947 29.2% 3.1pp UK 100 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8 seats, 22.8% 5 20 1 36,749 22.3% 0.5pp UK 100 Green Party of England and Wales 1 seat, 4.5% 1 3 1 7,332 4.5% 0.5% Leeds UK local election 2002 map.png 300px Map of the results for the 2002 Leeds council election. The 2002 Leeds City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. Prior to the election, there had been several by-elections held with no change to the council composition. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/83.stm Leeds 6 August 2018 BBC News Online Campaign 33 seats were contested in the election with Labour defending 23 seats, the Conservatives 5, Liberal Democrats 4 and 1 independent. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Parties-name-election-candidates.174179.jp Parties name election candidates 6 August 2018 8 April 2002 Yorkshire Evening Post Among the candidates who stood in the election was, Mark Collett, the leader of the youth wing of the British National Party, who stood in Harehills ward. Among the issued raised in the election were disaffection with the national Labour government, a recent reversed decision by the council to close day car centres for the elderly, privatisation of services, investment levels in schools and council tax levels. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Opponents-lineup-for-battle-at.176652.jp Opponents line-up for battle at polls 6 August 2018 17 April 2002 Yorkshire Evening Post Labour defended their record in control of the council, which they had run for the previous 22 years, in what was expected to be a hard-fought contest. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Parties-set-for-a-tight.176703.jp Parties set for a tight election battle in city 6 August 2018 29 April 2002 Yorkshire Evening Post Election result The results saw Labour maintain a majority on the council despite losing some seats to other parties. David Walker Local Elections: Postal voting increases turnout by 28%: Ballots: Participation higher in BNP areas candidates The Guardian 9 3 May 2002 0261-3077 They lost 2 seats to the Conservatives in Aireborough and Otley and Wharfedale, 2 to the Liberal Democrats in Headingley and Rothwell, and one each to an Independent in Morley North and the Greens in Wortley. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Labours-grip-loosened--but.176919.jp Labour’s grip loosened .. but stays strong 6 August 2018 3 May 2002 Yorkshire Evening Post However Labour did gain one seat from the Liberal Democrats in Harehills and one in Hunslet from an Independent Socialist. As a result, they won 19 of the 33 seats contested meaning they had 57 of the 99 councillors on Leeds council. Overall turnout in the election was 30.64%. http://www.leeds.gov.uk/files/Internet2007/2008/44/2nd%20may%202002%20results.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192126/http://www.leeds.gov.uk/files/Internet2007/2008/44/2nd%20may%202002%20results.pdf dead 3 March 2016 Leeds City Council elections - May 2nd 2002 6 August 2018 Leeds City Council Leeds local election result 2002 http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Leeds-Election-Results.176922.jp Leeds Election Results 6 August 2018 3 May 2002 Yorkshire Evening Post Labour Party (UK) 19 2 6 -4 57.6 41.4 68,049 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) 7 2 0 +2 21.2 29.2 47,947 -3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 2 1 +1 15.2 22.3 36,749 -0.5 Green Party of England and Wales 1 1 0 +1 3.0 4.5 7,332 +0.5 Independent (politician) 1 1 0 +1 3.0 1.4 2,228 +0.9 Leeds Left Alliance 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 1,265 -0.1 Socialist Alliance (England) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 392 +0.2 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 209 +0.0 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 201 +0.0 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.05 77 +0.05 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections: Local Elections: Results The Guardian 9 3 May 2002 0261-3077 PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 61 57 Liberal Democrat 19 20 Conservative 16 18 Green 2 3 Independent 0 1 Independent Socialist 1 0 Total 99 99 Working majority #FFBF00 23 darkgray #FFBF00 15 darkgray Ward results Aireborough Conservative Party (UK) Makhan Thakur 3,113 44.4 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) Tony Addison 2,646 37.7 +0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Hutton 1,256 17.9 +2.0 467 6.7 -2.4 7,015 37.9 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -1.7 Armley Labour Party (UK) Alison Lowe 2,031 56.0 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Steven Welsh 670 18.5 -6.4 Green Party of England and Wales Luke Russell 468 12.9 +5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Thompson 459 12.7 -3.9 1,361 37.5 +12.1 3,628 23.8 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) +6.0 Barwick & Kippax Labour Party (UK) John Parker 3,908 55.8 +5.9 Conservative Party (UK) Alec Shelbrooke 2,218 31.6 -5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Bagnall 607 8.7 -4.7 Green Party of England and Wales Elizabeth Holmes 198 2.8 +2.8 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Paul Dewhirst 77 1.1 +1.1 1,690 24.2 +9.0 7,008 38.3 +7.4 Labour Party (UK) +5.5 Beeston Labour Party (UK) Angela Gabriel 1,763 51.2 +5.4 Conservative Party (UK) William Birch 1,047 30.4 -3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kathleen Fenton 431 12.5 -5.4 Socialist Alliance (England) Michael Dear 102 3.0 +3.0 Green Party of England and Wales Janet Pritchard 102 3.0 +0.1 716 20.8 +8.5 3,445 28.9 +4.8 Labour Party (UK) +4.2 Bramley Labour Party (UK) Denise Atkinson 2,044 52.7 +13.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Burke 1,306 33.7 -12.7 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Best 368 9.5 -2.0 Green Party of England and Wales Colin Avison 160 4.1 +1.7 738 19.0 +12.2 3,878 23.9 +2.9 Labour Party (UK) +12.9 Burmantofts Labour Party (UK) John Garvani 1,608 46.8 -16.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ralph Pryke 1,513 44.0 +24.3 Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Hyde 211 6.1 -7.7 Green Party of England and Wales Simon Blanchard 107 3.1 +0.6 95 2.8 -40.5 3,439 27.4 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) -20.2 Chapel Allerton Labour Party (UK) Neil Taggart 2,346 52.6 +5.1 Leeds Left Alliance Garth Frankland 957 21.4 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Zander 632 14.2 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Silver 527 11.8 -4.1 1,389 31.2 +7.1 4,462 31.4 +0.5 Labour Party (UK) +3.5 City & Holbeck Labour Party (UK) Patrick Davey 1,856 61.6 +5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Laycock 640 21.2 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sitara Khan 317 10.5 -5.2 Socialist Party (England and Wales) David Jones 201 6.7 +2.1 1,216 40.4 +2.6 3,014 20.0 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) +1.3 Cookridge Conservative Party (UK) John Carter 3,293 53.8 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) Ian McCargo 1,397 22.8 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Bates 1,205 19.7 -8.9 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Scarth 225 3.7 +1.5 1,896 31.0 +10.5 6,120 37.0 +0.0 Conservative Party (UK) +1.0 Garforth & Swillington Labour Party (UK) Karen Marshall 3,244 51.6 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Semple 1,941 30.9 +0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Dowling 1,105 17.6 -0.9 1,303 20.7 +0.9 6,290 33.8 +4.7 Labour Party (UK) +0.4 Halton Labour Party (UK) Lee Benson 2,640 43.4 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Schofield 2,500 41.1 -6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Hollingsworth 730 12.0 -0.7 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Murphy 208 3.4 +3.4 140 2.3 -5.4 6,078 33.9 +2.7 Labour Party (UK) +5.0 Harehills Labour Party (UK) Roger Harrington 2,858 51.8 +9.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Javaid Akhtar 2,184 39.6 -10.2 British National Party Mark Collett 209 3.8 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Karl Steenson 168 3.0 -1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Christopher Hudson 99 1.8 -0.3 674 12.2 +5.2 5,518 40.5 +9.0 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) +9.6 Headingley Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Hamilton 1,885 48.7 +6.8 Labour Party (UK) Doreen Illingworth 1,154 29.8 -7.7 Green Party of England and Wales Lesley Jeffries 390 10.1 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Riley 289 7.5 -2.5 Socialist Alliance (England) Katherine Owen 156 4.0 +4.0 731 18.9 +14.5 3,874 18.8 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) +7.2 Horsforth Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Townsley 2,764 44.2 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hardcastle 2,145 34.3 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) Ted Hanley 1,110 17.8 -2.7 Green Party of England and Wales Andrea Binns 230 3.7 +0.6 619 9.9 +6.7 6,249 36.0 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) +3.3 Hunslet Labour Party (UK) Judith Blake 1,535 68.2 -2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Graham 304 13.5 -9.9 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Larvin 279 12.4 +12.4 Green Party of England and Wales Francis Gray 86 3.8 -2.3 Socialist Alliance (England) James Jackson 47 2.1 +2.1 1,231 54.7 +7.6 2,251 20.6 +2.7 |- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: Labour Party (UK)" | | colspan="2" | Labour gain from Independent Socialist | align="right" | Swing | align="right" | +3.8 |- Kirkstall Labour Party (UK) Bernard Atha 2,142 57.6 -3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Natasha De Vere 587 15.8 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Richmond 508 13.7 -3.8 Green Party of England and Wales Martin Reed 480 12.9 +5.1 1,555 41.8 -1.5 3,717 25.0 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) -2.5 Middleton Labour Party (UK) David Langham 2,052 63.6 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Allen 567 17.6 -8.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sadie Fisher 422 13.1 +1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Patricia Capstick 183 5.7 +2.9 1,485 46.0 +13.0 3,224 21.7 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) +6.5 Moortown Liberal Democrats (UK) Brenda Lancaster 3,132 55.2 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) Barry Young 1,500 26.5 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Ingoldby 907 16.0 -5.6 Leeds Left Alliance Michael Davies 130 2.3 +1.0 1,632 28.7 +3.8 5,669 35.3 +0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) +1.9 Morley North Independent (politician) Robert Finnigan 2,228 37.8 +37.8 Labour Party (UK) Graham Platt 1,762 29.9 -14.0 Conservative Party (UK) Keely Jamieson 1,351 22.9 -17.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Golton 405 6.9 -3.9 Green Party of England and Wales Irene Dracup 150 2.5 -2.0 466 7.9 +4.8 5,896 30.5 +4.5 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) +25.9 Morley South Labour Party (UK) Sherry Bradley 2,631 53.2 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) David Boynton 1,433 29.0 -2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rochelle Harris 880 17.8 +4.5 1,198 24.2 +4.7 4,944 22.4 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) +2.3 North Conservative Party (UK) Ronnie Feldman 2,996 45.7 +5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Chapman 2,312 35.3 -8.0 Labour Party (UK) Debra Coupar 1,193 18.2 +3.7 Leeds Left Alliance Brian Jackson 51 0.8 +0.3 684 10.4 +7.1 6,552 38.8 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) +6.8 Otley & Wharfedale Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Francis 3,420 44.2 +6.7 Labour Party (UK) John Eveleigh 2,268 29.3 +5.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Hoskins 1,793 23.2 -4.0 Green Party of England and Wales Paul Marchant 262 3.4 +1.5 1,152 14.9 +4.6 7,743 40.8 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +0.6 Pudsey North Conservative Party (UK) Frank Robinson 3,505 52.1 -14.0 Labour Party (UK) Michael King 2,167 32.2 +8.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Wilson 832 12.4 +1.8 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Turnbull 220 3.3 +3.3 1,338 19.9 -22.9 6,724 37.7 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) -11.4 Pudsey South Labour Party (UK) Richard Lewis 2,699 48.1 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Helen Widdas 2,027 36.2 -4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine Glover 648 11.6 -0.9 Green Party of England and Wales Yvonne Clarke 233 4.2 +1.2 672 11.9 +8.6 5,607 33.3 +6.2 Labour Party (UK) +4.3 Richmond Hill Labour Party (UK) Eamonn McGee 1,839 71.1 +3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Norman 406 15.7 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Wheeler 255 9.9 -2.5 Socialist Alliance (England) Steven Skinner 87 3.4 +3.4 1,433 55.4 +3.1 2,587 26.9 +7.0 Labour Party (UK) +1.5 Rothwell Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Willey 2,658 48.2 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) Alec Hudson 2,253 40.8 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) John Cowling 606 11.0 -5.1 405 7.4 +1.5 5,517 34.1 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) +0.7 Roundhay Conservative Party (UK) Peter Harrand 2,675 41.0 -3.3 Labour Party (UK) Irene O'Grady 2,586 39.7 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Skinner 900 13.8 +2.7 Green Party of England and Wales Colin Johnston 233 3.6 +1.0 Leeds Left Alliance Malcolm Christie 127 1.9 +0.4 89 1.3 -2.5 6,521 39.3 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) -1.2 Seacroft Labour Party (UK) Michael Davey 2,197 80.2 +6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pauline Davies 502 18.3 +10.0 Conservative Party (UK) Donald Townsley 42 1.5 -11.2 1,695 61.9 +0.9 2,741 23.5 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) -1.7 University Labour Party (UK) Patrick Hall 1,447 56.9 -2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Arif Hussain 514 20.2 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Winfield 345 13.6 +2.0 Green Party of England and Wales Bluebell Eikonoklastes 235 9.2 +0.4 933 36.7 -5.4 2,541 16.6 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) -2.7 Weetwood Liberal Democrats (UK) Stewart Golton 2,515 44.7 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Alex Sobel 1,780 31.7 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Castle 985 17.5 -1.3 Green Party of England and Wales David Webb 343 6.1 +1.9 735 13.0 +8.6 5,623 34.4 +0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) +4.3 Wetherby Conservative Party (UK) John Procter 4,940 66.0 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) James Lewis 1,581 21.1 +2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edmund Conybeare 960 12.8 +0.6 3,359 44.9 -4.7 7,481 36.6 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) -2.3 Whinmoor Labour Party (UK) Pauleen Grahame 2,211 54.5 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Kendall 1,370 33.8 -3.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Welby 473 11.7 -0.5 841 20.7 +8.3 4,054 32.3 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) +4.1 Wortley Green Party of England and Wales Ann Blackburn 2,720 54.0 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) Malcolm Bedford 1,601 31.8 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Glenn Broadbent 501 9.9 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Ewens 217 4.3 +0.1 1,119 22.2 -5.3 5,039 29.7 +1.6 Green Party of England and Wales Labour Party (UK) -2.6 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