2002 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election

2002 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 thumb|Results of the 2002 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election The 2002 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/160.stm Welwyn Hatfield 2010-03-05 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 26 Labour 22 Election results; Local Elections The Times 6 2002-05-03 Election result The results saw the Conservatives win a majority of 4 on the council after gaining 3 seats from Labour. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/177881.tories_lead_narrows_in_latest_poll/ Tories seize control in Welwyn Hatfield elections 2010-03-06 2002-05-03 Southern Daily Echo The Conservatives gained seats in Hatfield West and Sherrards wards, as well as one of the 2 seats being contested in Hatfield North, where 3 recounts were needed to separate the top 4 candidates who all finished within 17 votes of each other. The Liberal Democrats failed to win any seats, but came second in 4 wards and were within 22 votes of the Conservative winner in Handside ward. Overall turnout in the election was 35.3%, http://www.welhat.gov.uk/pdfs/election2002.pdf Welwyn Hatfield District Elections 2002 2010-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20041122064415/http://www.welhat.gov.uk/pdfs/election2002.pdf 22 November 2004 Welwyn Hatfield Council dead a rise of about 3% on the 2000 election after all voters were able to get postal votes for the first time. Welwyn Hatfield local election result 2002 Conservative Party (UK) 11 3 0 +3 64.7 48.2 12,413 +2.4% Labour Party (UK) 6 0 3 -3 35.3 34.3 8,827 -4.7% Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 17.5 4,506 +4.5% Ward results Brookmans Park & Little Heath Conservative Party (UK) John Dean 1,289 75.9 +0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Catherine Edwards 217 12.8 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) Derek Marcus 192 11.3 -2.2 1,072 63.1 +1.0 1,698 Conservative Party (UK) Haldens Labour Party (UK) Paul Orrett 760 54.6 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Jackson 407 29.2 -1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Bassett 225 16.2 +3.7 353 25.4 -1.2 1,392 Labour Party (UK) Handside Conservative Party (UK) Carl Storer 888 41.6 -7.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Daniel Cooke 866 40.5 +21.5 Labour Party (UK) Pascal Jacquemain 383 17.9 -4.3 22 1.1 -25.5 2,137 Conservative Party (UK) Hatfield Central Labour Party (UK) Colin Croft 558 42.6 -2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hazel Laming 470 35.9 +10.1 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Peffer 283 21.6 -7.8 88 6.7 -8.7 1,311 Labour Party (UK) Hatfield East Conservative Party (UK) Peter O'Brien 969 58.1 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) Margaret White 423 25.4 -15.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lis Meyland-Smith 276 16.5 +6.7 546 32.7 +24.3 1,668 Conservative Party (UK) Hatfield North (2) Conservative Party (UK) Robert Davidson 617 Labour Party (UK) Bridgit Croft 609 Conservative Party (UK) John Morgan 606 Labour Party (UK) Linda Mendez 600 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Griffiths 214 Liberal Democrats (UK) Maurice Richardson 206 2,852 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hatfield West Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Atkinson 838 50.5 +9.3 Labour Party (UK) Samuel Smith 625 37.7 -9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Archer 195 11.8 0.0 213 12.8 1,658 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hollybush Labour Party (UK) Margaret Birleson 780 60.2 -3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Marian Pile 356 27.5 +2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Gammage 160 12.3 +0.8 424 32.7 -5.4 1,296 Labour Party (UK) Howlands Labour Party (UK) Alan Chesterman 780 53.4 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) John Burnapp 468 32.0 -0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jonathan Arch 214 14.6 +3.4 312 21.4 -2.7 1,462 Labour Party (UK) Northaw Conservative Party (UK) John Nicholls 1,196 79.6 +20.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Edwards 162 10.8 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) Brenda Marcus 145 9.6 +0.9 1,034 68.8 +31.2 1,503 Conservative Party (UK) Panshanger Conservative Party (UK) Russell Le Page 837 50.9 -2.5 Labour Party (UK) Julia Harrison 486 29.6 -6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ted Naseby 321 19.5 +8.5 351 21.3 +3.5 1,644 Conservative Party (UK) Peartree Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Russell 637 59.1 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) David Perkins 242 22.5 -5.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gillian Armstrong-Bridges 198 18.4 +5.7 395 36.6 +4.3 1,077 Labour Party (UK) Sherrards Conservative Party (UK) John Scarff 1,074 47.0 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) Lynn Chesterman 967 42.4 -3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Louise Lotz 242 10.6 +0.7 107 4.6 2,283 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Welham Green Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Storey 622 63.3 0.0 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Toch 225 22.9 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel Bain 136 13.8 +2.6 397 40.4 +2.6 983 Conservative Party (UK) Welwyn North Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Scarff 719 63.5 Labour Party (UK) Jan Burnell 216 19.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Bartlett 198 17.5 503 44.4 1,133 Conservative Party (UK) Welwyn South Conservative Party (UK) Amanda Perkins 1,002 60.8 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) Julia Henderson 441 26.7 +5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Skidmore 206 12.5 -3.0 561 34.1 -8.4 1,649 Conservative Party (UK) References 2002 Category:2002 English local elections Category:2000s in Hertfordshire