2002 Eastbourne Borough Council election

2002 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2002 Eastbourne Borough Council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue. The 2002 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 3.http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/45.stm Eastbourne BBC News 15 December 2011 The Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party.http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2002/rp02-033.pdf Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002 House of Commons Library 15 December 2011 Background Before the election the Conservatives controlled the council with 18 seats, compared to 12 for the Liberal Democrats.http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2002/05/02/The+Argus+Archive/6760537.Tories_battle_for_lead/ Tories battle for lead 2 May 2002 The Argus 16 December 2011 The whole council was elected after boundary changes reduced the number of wards from 10 to 9 and the number of councillors from 30 to 27. Election result The Liberal Democrats gained a majority of 3 on the council with 15 seats, compared to 12 for the Conservatives.http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/local-news/elated_libdems_back_in_power_1_1408235 Elated LibDems back in power 3 May 2002 Eastbourne Herald 16 December 2011 Over a quarter of the Liberal Democrat councillors elected were new to the role,http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news/local-news/a_fresh_start_for_eastbourne_1_1407720 A fresh start for Eastbourne 8 May 2002 Eastbourne Herald 16 December 2011 with the Liberal Democrat gains in Old Town and St Anthony's wards being reported as crucial to them taking control.http://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2002/05/03/The+Argus+Archive/6760457.Lib_Dems_seize_power/ Lib Dems seize power 3 May 2002 The Argus 16 December 2011 Overall turnout at the election was 33.9%,http://www.eastbourne.gov.uk/EasysiteWeb/getresource.axd?AssetID=385&type=full&servicetype=Inline Results of elections held Thursday 1 May 2003 Eastbourne Borough Council 16 December 2011 up from 30.9% in 2000.http://www.eastbourne.gov.uk/EasysiteWeb/getresource.axd?AssetID=388&type=full&servicetype=Inline Eastbourne Borough Council Election Results - 4 May 2000 Eastbourne Borough Council 16 December 2011 28 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111128104508/http://eastbourne.gov.uk/EasySiteWeb/getresource.axd?AssetID=388&type=full&servicetype=Inline dead The Liberal Democrat success was put down to controversy over the Old Town library, issues such as anti-social behaviour and abandoned cars, and boundary changes. Eastbourne local election result 2002http://www.eastbourne.gov.uk/EasysiteWeb/getresource.axd?AssetID=386&type=full&servicetype=Inline Results of elections held Thursday 2 May 2002 Eastbourne Borough Council 15 December 2011 28 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111128102610/http://eastbourne.gov.uk/EasySiteWeb/getresource.axd?AssetID=386&type=full&servicetype=Inline dead Liberal Democrats (UK) 15 +3 55.6 49.3 32,996 +13.9 Conservative Party (UK) 12 -6 44.4 41.4 27,700 -15.7 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0.0 5.0 3,356 -1.3 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0.0 3.3 2,241 +2.9 Independent (politician) 0 0 0.0 0.5 321 +0.5 UK Independence Party 0 0 0.0 0.5 303 +0.5 Ward results Devonshire (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Beryl Healy 1,600 Liberal Democrats (UK) Beryl Teso 1,480 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Stanley 1,462 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Charlton 515 Conservative Party (UK) Sandra Elkin 500 Conservative Party (UK) Diane Leagas 453 Green Party of England and Wales Daniel Richardson 269 Labour Party (UK) Peter Tucker 223 6,502 27.9 Hampden Park (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Pooley 1,278 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Thompson 1,149 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olive Woodall 1,145 Labour Party (UK) Nora Ring 523 Labour Party (UK) David Brinson 514 Labour Party (UK) Martin Falkner 451 Conservative Party (UK) Jeanie Sowerby 328 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Cook 321 Conservative Party (UK) Russell Riseley 312 Green Party of England and Wales Leslie Dalton 114 Green Party of England and Wales Finbar O'Shea 112 Green Party of England and Wales Richard Luxford 79 6,326 29.2 Langney (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Berry 1,255 Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Sims 1,178 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Slater 1,118 Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Richards 596 Conservative Party (UK) Iain Andrews 574 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Walters 554 Labour Party (UK) John Morrison 139 Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Pettigrew 109 Green Party of England and Wales Christine Quarrington 86 5,609 25.8 Meads (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) David Stevens 2,001 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Taylor 1,967 Conservative Party (UK) David Elkin 1,949 Liberal Democrats (UK) Beverley Berry 731 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Ticehurst 686 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kevin Aylott 662 Green Party of England and Wales Clive Gross 351 Labour Party (UK) John Pettigrew 280 UK Independence Party Kenneth Alderton 174 UK Independence Party Royston Maryan 129 8,930 38.9 Old Town (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) Albert Leggett 2,161 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maurice Skilton 2,153 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Creaven 1,942 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Lucas 1,252 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Herbert 1,166 Conservative Party (UK) John Stanbury 1,156 Green Party of England and Wales Liam Stevens 408 Labour Party (UK) Robert Rossetter 216 Independent (politician) Michael Phipp 146 10,600 45.0 Ratton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Colin Belsey 1,641 58.4 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Goodall 1,628 57.9 Conservative Party (UK) Sandie Howlett 1,564 55.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacqueline Harris 806 28.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Penelope Cunliffe-Lister 793 28.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Shmoller 661 23.5 Labour Party (UK) David Buck 295 10.5 Green Party of England and Wales Nancy Dalton 242 8.6 2,812 35.4 St Anthony's (3 seats) Liberal Democrats (UK) David Tutt 2,005 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Harris 1,987 Liberal Democrats (UK) Norman Marsh 1,907 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Charlton 827 Conservative Party (UK) John Davidson 762 Conservative Party (UK) John Wilton 705 Labour Party (UK) Helen Sedgewick 221 Green Party of England and Wales Robert Sier 164 8,578 35.8 Sovereign (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Bowker 1,001 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Williams 970 Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Warner 925 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Carroll 648 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Bloom 638 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Ellis 632 Independent (politician) Linus Gunning 175 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Pilkington 172 Green Party of England and Wales Jocelyn McCarthy 124 5,285 31.8 Upperton (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Graham Marsden 1,390 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Lacey 1,332 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Murray 1,311 Liberal Democrats (UK) Troy Tester 989 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Whitby 966 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stuart Pritcher 964 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Montague 292 Labour Party (UK) Michael Tucker 213 7,457 34.0 References 2002 Category:2002 English local elections Category:2000s in East Sussex