2002 Chester City Council election

2002 Chester City Council election
← 2000 2 May 2002 (2002-05-02) 2003 →
21 out of 60 seats to Chester City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Last election 21 seats, 29.3% 19 seats, 30.8%
Seats won 8 6
Seats after 20 20
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 8,811 6,472
Percentage 34.4% 25.3%
Swing Increase 5.1% Decrease 5.5%
  Third party Fourth party
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Party Conservative Independent
Last election 17 seats, 39.6% 3 seats, 0.0%
Seats won 7 0
Seats after 17 3
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 10,057 274
Percentage 39.3% 1.1%
Swing Decrease 0.3% N/A
Winner of each seat at the 2002 Chester City Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 2002 Chester City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2002 Chester City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 8 Decrease 1 38.1 12 20 33.3 8,811 34.4 +5.1
  Liberal Democrats 6 Increase 1 28.6 14 20 33.3 6,472 25.3 –5.5
  Conservative 7 Steady 33.3 10 17 28.3 10,057 39.3 –0.3
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 3 3 5.0 274 1.1 N/A

Ward results

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lillian Price* 919 74.8 +9.7
Conservative Charles Isaac 310 25.2 –0.9
Majority 609 49.6 +10.6
Turnout 1,229 22.2 +3.5
Registered electors 5,537
Labour hold Swing Increase5.3

Blacon Lodge

Blacon Lodge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marie Nelson* 743 78.8 +13.5
Conservative John Burke 200 21.2 –3.1
Majority 543 57.6 +16.6
Turnout 943 23.9 +4.0
Registered electors 3,943
Labour hold Swing Increase8.3

Boughton

Boughton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Harrison 598 59.7 –0.1
Conservative Alexandra van der Zwan 277 27.6 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Prydderch 127 12.7 –1.8
Majority 321 32.0 N/A
Turnout 1,002 35.4 +1.8
Registered electors 2,831
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.0

Christleton

Christleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Bailey* 749 54.1 –3.0
Liberal Democrats Katrina Hughes 424 30.6 +16.4
Labour Christine Davies 212 15.3 –13.4
Majority 325 23.5 N/A
Turnout 1,385 40.8 +1.2
Registered electors 3,391
Conservative hold Swing Decrease9.7

City & St. Annes

City & St. Annes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gwyneth Cooper* 429 56.1 +4.9
Conservative Peter Morris 210 27.5 –5.5
Liberal Democrats David Simpson 90 11.8 +3.2
Independent Dora Taylor 36 4.7 –2.5
Majority 219 28.6 +10.4
Turnout 765 28.9 –0.7
Registered electors 2,645
Labour hold Swing Increase5.2

College

College
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandra Rudd* 476 52.0 –2.6
Liberal Democrats David Mead 228 24.9 +5.2
Conservative Joan Price 211 23.1 –2.7
Majority 248 27.1 –1.7
Turnout 915 20.0 –0.1
Registered electors 4,577
Labour hold Swing Decrease3.9

Curzon & Westminster

Curzon & Westminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Poole* 940 64.0 –5.0
Labour Zoe Langmead 357 24.3 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Heather Prydderch 171 11.6 +2.8
Majority 583 39.7 N/A
Turnout 1,468 43.5 –1.6
Registered electors 3,372
Conservative hold Swing Decrease3.5

Elton

Elton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Bennett* 460 55.2 –10.0
Conservative Andrew Merrill 289 34.7 –0.1
Liberal Democrats Barbara Yakan 84 10.1 N/A
Majority 171 20.5 N/A
Turnout 833 25.3 –5.1
Registered electors 3,289
Labour hold Swing Decrease5.0

Handbridge & St. Marys

Handbridge & St. Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruth Davidson* 926 50.0 +10.3
Conservative Philip Edwards 760 41.0 –12.0
Liberal Democrats Trevor Jones 166 9.0 +1.8
Majority 166 9.0 N/A
Turnout 1,852 54.2 +0.1
Registered electors 3,418
Labour hold Swing Increase11.2

Hoole All Saints

Hoole All Saints
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robert Thompson 502 53.1 –8.0
Independent Steven Howe 238 25.2 N/A
Labour Boudewina Meijer 205 21.7 –17.2
Majority 264 27.9 N/A
Turnout 945 41.9 +1.5
Registered electors 2,553
Liberal Democrats hold

Kelsall

Kelsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Castle 707 47.3 +19.0
Conservative Hugo Deynem* 687 45.9 +15.6
Labour Jill Byrne 102 6.8 –1.0
Majority 20 1.3 N/A
Turnout 1,496 52.0 +10.8
Registered electors 2,877
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase3.4

Lache Park

Lache Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Mercer* 773 60.6 +8.4
Conservative Max Drury 503 39.4 –1.1
Majority 270 21.2 +9.5
Turnout 1,276 28.5 +2.0
Registered electors 4,474
Labour hold Swing Increase4.8

Mollington

Mollington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Crowe* 465 79.2 +8.1
Labour Deborah Forrester-Roberts 70 11.9 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Anne Mead 52 8.9 –11.4
Majority 395 67.3 +16.4
Turnout 587 38.6 –1.1
Registered electors 1,521
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.4

Newton St. Michaels

Newton St. Michaels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gaynor Ralph 513 45.3 –2.8
Labour Peter Griffiths 404 35.7 +7.0
Conservative Miriam Ebo 215 19.0 –4.2
Majority 109 9.6 –9.8
Turnout 1,132 42.7 +3.8
Registered electors 2,650
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease4.9

Saughall

Saughall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Storrar* 628 54.8 +4.4
Labour Thomas Andrews 419 36.6 –6.7
Liberal Democrats Gillian Jordan 98 8.6 +2.3
Majority 209 18.3 +11.2
Turnout 1,145 39.3 –7.4
Registered electors 2,912
Conservative hold Swing Increase5.6

Tarvin

Tarvin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Plenderleath* 833 72.1 +1.6
Labour Anthony Pegrum 194 16.8 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hyde 129 11.2 –2.4
Majority 639 55.3 +0.6
Turnout 1,156 34.3 +1.2
Registered electors 3,373
Conservative hold Swing Increase0.3

Tilston

Tilston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Ritchie 631 88.6 ±0.0
Liberal Democrats Vera Roberts 55 7.7 +2.5
Labour Ethel Price 26 3.7 –2.5
Majority 576 80.9 –1.5
Turnout 712 44.0 +1.5
Registered electors 1,616
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.3

Upton Grange

Upton Grange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Evans* 1,000 50.0 +3.1
Conservative Gerald Rose 622 31.1 –1.1
Labour Brenda Southward 377 18.9 –2.0
Majority 378 18.9 +4.1
Turnout 1,999 39.1 +3.6
Registered electors 5,118
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.1

Upton Westlea

Upton Westlea
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Mosley 655 45.9 +5.0
Labour Steven Duffus* 588 41.2 –1.3
Liberal Democrats David Capstick 183 12.8 –3.8
Majority 67 4.7 N/A
Turnout 1,426 46.5 +11.0
Registered electors 3,069
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase3.2

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Holding* 996 58.0
Liberal Democrats Paul Cheetham 947 55.2
Conservative Peter Moore-Dutton 459 26.7
Conservative Charles Dodman 413 24.1
Labour Anne Qualter 271 15.8
Labour Sara Barnsley 262 15.3
Turnout 1,716 38.5
Registered electors 4,456
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

References

  1. ^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 March 2024.