2002 Westminster City Council election

2002 Westminster City Council election
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all 60 council seats
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout27%[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 47 seats 13 seats 0 seats
Seats won 48 12 0
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1 Steady0
Popular vote 20,573 10,387 4,982
Percentage 55.5% 28.0% 13.4%

The 2002 Westminster City Council election took place on May 2, 2002, to elect members of the Westminster City Council. It resulted in a conservative majority.

Election results

Election results[2]
Party Votes Percent Seats Change
Conservative 20,573 55.5% 48 Increase1
Labour 10,387 28.0% 12 Decrease1
Liberal Democrat 4,982 13.4% 0 Steady0
Green Party 545 1.5% 0 Steady0
Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground 378 1.0% 0 Steady0
Socialist Alliance 193 0.5% 0 Steady0
Total votes 37,058

The election resulted in a Conservative majority of 48 seats. The Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground party ran in protest of the 40% budget cut of the playground by the previous city council.[3][4]

Ward results

The results for each individual ward are as follows.[2]

Abbey Road

Abbey Road
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Judith Warner Conservative 1269 59.5%
Cyril Nemeth 1265
Kevin Gardner 1230
Katharine Hoskyns Labour 338 15.9%
Phillida Inman 313
Robert Bell Liberal Democrats 308 14.4%
Margherita Rendel Labour 306
Elizabeth Maxwell Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground 217 10.2%
Michele Staniland 217

Bayswater

Bayswater
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Frixos Tombolis Conservative 911 51.0%
Michael Brahams 908
Brian Connell 867
Timothy Nolan Labour 558 31.2%
Lewis Baston 510
Daphne Segre 475
Morag Beattie Liberal Democrats 319 17.8%
Jacqueline Castles 293
Monica Kendall 275

Bryanston and Dorset Square

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Audrey Lewis Conservative 1157 67.6%
Carolyn Keen 1147
Angela Hooper 1123
Brenda Buxton Labour 295 17.2%
David Bradby 277
Derek Buckland 264
Alexis Batterbee Liberal Democrats 260 15.2%
Nikhil Seth 232

Church Street

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Barbara Graham Labour 969 59.1%
Antony Mothersdale 921
Murad Qureshi 905
Ian Balcombe Conservative 460 28.0%
Daniel Defoe 450
Stephen Garside 410
Iain Black Liberal Democrats 211 12.9%
Niall McMahon 195

Churchill

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Andrew Havery Conservative 1378 65.9%
John Wyatt 1364
Sarah Richardson 1361
Josephine Abercrombie Labour 499 23.9%
Madge Cavalla 486
Cass Cass-Horne 444
Rhoda Torres Liberal Democrats 214 10.2%
Colin Bell 211
Michael Holmans 197

Harrow Road

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Guthrie McKie Labour 1029 52.6%
Sharan Tabari 952
Josephine Ohene-Djan 942
Andrew Reid Conservative 499 18.5%
Jeremy Fox 486
Paul Miller Green 444 14.8%
Edward Vaizey Conservative 214
Melissa Foux Liberal Democrats 211 14.2%

Hyde Park

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Pamela Batty Conservative 1095 69.5%
Anne Mallinson 1071
Colin Barrow 1066
Louis Al-Dhahir Labour 250 15.9%
Victoria Wegg-Prosser 236
Barbara Bridge Liberal Democrats 231 14.7%
Joseph Ogden Labour 212
Elizabeth Mackeith Liberal Democrats 157
Esther Stansfield 150

Knightsbridge and Belgravia

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Angela Harvey Conservative 1126 77.3%
Elizabeth Blois 1124
Catherine Longworth 1114
Tania Chislett Liberal Democrats 144 9.9%
Simon Bryden-Brook 130
Angela Whittelegge 130
Thomas Bewley Green 112 7.7%
Peter Cavalla Labour 74 5.1%
Angelar Forester 72
Malwine Eyre 65

Lancaster Gate

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Susan Burbridge Conservative 1180 65.3%
Robert Davis 1160
Simon Milton 1128
Elizabeth Whitmore Labour 332 18.4%
Tony Rea 310
Stephen Gruneberg 299
Susan Baring Liberal Democrats 295 16.3%
Monica Wilson 269
Mark Gray 241

Little Venice

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Melvin Caplan Conservative 1177 65.1%
Ian Adams 1159
Barbara Schmeling 1147
Paul O'Donnell Labour 395 21.8%
Beryl Leaver 377
Basema Elsafi 374
Michael Ryan Liberal Democrats 236 13.1%
Michael Dearden 214
Phillip Wardle 199

Maida Vale

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Jan Prendergast Conservative 1179 52.7%
Ronald Raymond-Cox 1108
Alastair Moss 1066
David Lancaster Labour 780 34.9%
Syed Hayat 762
Albert Catterall 745
Anne Couchman Liberal Democrats 279 12.5%
Robert Scott 237
Zena Lutrin 201

Marylebone High Street

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Harvey Marshall Conservative 1328 71.0%
Mark Page 1295
Michael Vearncombe 1257
Susan Stocker Liberal Democrats 278 14.9%
Mair Garside Labour 264 14.1%
Owain Garside 255
David Worton 236
David Brewin Liberal Democrats 214
Michael Sibley 199

Queen's Park

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Barrie Taylor Labour 1154 61.3%
Paul Dimoldenberg 1122
Mushtaq Qureshi 1080
Peter Prendergast Conservative 318 16.9%
Nita Fernandez 317
Richard Phibbs 291
Jonathan Wardle Liberal Democrats 219 11.6%
Monica Kefi Socialist Alliance 193 10.2%
Bernard Silver Liberal Democrats 184

Regent's Park

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Daniel Astaire Conservative 1145 59.5%
Gwyneth Hampson 1138
Timothy Joiner 1079
Peter Denton Labour 410 21.3%
Joseph Thomas 375
David Woodgate 357
Richard Croix Liberal Democrats 207 10.8%
Herbert Hartwell 199
Alan Thompson 177
Nasir Qureshi Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground 161 8.4%

St Jame's

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Louise Hyams Conservative 1056 58.3%
Timothy Mitchell 1034
Alexander Nicoll 977
Stephanie Ayres Labour 355 19.6%
Lynda Giddings 343
Pamela Eyre 327
Marie-Louise Rossi Liberal Democrats 255 14.1%
Nigel Bliss 199
Peter Budge Green 144 8.0%
Lydia Howitt 140

Tachbrook

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Alan Bradley Conservative 1451 62.2%
Nicholas Evans 1377
Dominic Schofield 1369
Charles Campion Labour 583 25.0%
William Thomson 548
Michael Dumigan 543
Josephine Hayes Liberal Democrats 300 12.9%
John Stephens 249

Vincent Square

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Duncan Sandys Conservative 1351 66.8%
Danny Chalkley 1308
Justin Powell-Truck 1270
Steven Friel Labour 406 20.1%
Gillian Guy 391
Alen Matthewson 357
Margaret Lang Liberal Democrats 264 13.1%
Jancie Taverne 230
Kathleen Hobbins 223

Warwick

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Matthew Mitchell Conservative 1282 68.1%
David Clark 1265
Christopher Malthouse 1259
Nicholas Gartside Labour 318 16.9%
Anthony Brett-Jones Liberal Democrats 283 15.0%
Keith Dugmore 261
Violet Spencer Labour 251
Babette Payne 246

West End

Candidate Party Votes Percent
Glenys Roberts Conservative 949 61.0%
Ian Wilder 938
John Cox 919
David Bieda Labour 409 26.3%
Harold Brookstone 340
Richard Hearnden 214
Michael Pepperell Liberal Democrats 198 12.7%
Ian Steers 191
Susan Kendrick 182

Westbourne

Candidate Party Votes Percent
David Boothroyd Labour 969 61.7%
Simon Stockill 923
Rupert d'Cruz 908
Alexander Story Conservative 399 25.4%
Mary Agrafiotou 365
Iheoma Oteh 331
Martin Thompson Liberal Democrats 203 12.9%
Anthony Williams 202
Vera Williams 181

References

  1. ^ Item 7 (PDF), November 27, 2002
  2. ^ a b "Local Election Results 2002". Local Elections Archive Project.
  3. ^ "Single-issue candidates in shock victories". The Independent. 2002-05-03. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  4. ^ Addley, Esther (2003-11-25). "'It's just a lot of suits and faceless men'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-07.