Kingston upon Thames Council election, 2002

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Elections to Kingston upon Thames Council were held on 2nd May, 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes reducing the number of councillors by two since the last election in 1998. The Liberal Democrats took overall control of the council.

[edit] Election Result

Kingston upon Thames Local Election Result 2002
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Liberal Democrat 30 +11 62.5 48.8 56,511
  Conservative 15 -6 31.3 35.8 41,529
  Labour 3 -7 6.3 11.7 13,604
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2,522
  Christian Peoples 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 1,687

[edit] Ward Results

Alexandra (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Berry 1,395
Liberal Democrat Patricia Franks 1,289
Liberal Democrat Robert Blevin 1,272
Conservative Keith Witham 1,089
Conservative Caroline Salsbury 1,088
Conservative Elizabeth Griffiths 1,067
Labour Judith Cowley 203
Labour David Long 203
Labour John Woodman 149
Christian Peoples Roger Fuller 83
Turnout 7,821 42.8
Berrylands (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Davis 1,205
Conservative Maureen Rowley 1,067
Conservative David Booth 1,066
Liberal Democrat Kevin Davis 876
Liberal Democrat Andrew Bull 872
Liberal Democrat Susan Goodship 845
Labour Joanne Agnew 325
Labour Anthony Banks 321
Labour William Brown 291
Christian Peoples Sarah Daniell 111
Turnout 6,979 37.9
Beverley (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Derek Osbourne 1,653
Liberal Democrat Donald Jordan 1,632
Liberal Democrat Simon James 1,609
Conservative Julian Duffy 945
Conservative Celia Flynn 939
Conservative Christopher Quinlan 889
Labour Duncan Braithwaite 249
Labour Joseph Freedman 236
Labour Gerald Jones 218
Christian Peoples Douglas Gibbons 117
Turnout 8,487 46.9
Canbury (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Anthony Blurton 1,278
Liberal Democrat Penelope Shelton 1,215
Liberal Democrat Amtul Malik 1,149
Conservative Andrew Lee 751
Conservative Karen Gray 718
Conservative James Griffin 714
Labour Norma Brewer 692
Labour Christopher Priest 649
Labour Daljit Sehbai 639
Green Brian Holmes 259
Green John Southgate 234
Green Gordon Masterton 177
Christian Peoples Abigail Hernan 62
Turnout 8,537 43.3
Chessington North and Hook (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Ian Reid 1,698
Liberal Democrat Katharine Reid 1,674
Liberal Democrat Susan Baker 1,665
Conservative Peter Osborne 510
Conservative Anthony Geater 485
Conservative Albertine Gaur 483
Labour Michael Cowley 166
Labour Richard Wilson 154
Labour Shaun McLoughlin 140
Turnout 6,975 40.1
Chessington South (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Patricia Bamford 1,554
Liberal Democrat Martin Blakebrough 1,484
Liberal Democrat Shiraz Mirza 1,389
Conservative Daphne Johnston 768
Conservative Michael Head 753
Conservative Malcolm Johnston 747
Labour Jeffrey Hanna 193
Labour Matthew MacKinlay 191
Labour Peter Hurst 182
Green Ann Bainbridge 165
Christian Peoples Anthony May 55
Christian Peoples Susan May 46
Turnout 7,527 39.2
Coombe Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robin Codd 1,368
Conservative David Edwards 1,329
Conservative Eric Humphrey 1,307
Liberal Democrat Susan Baxter 393
Liberal Democrat David Knowles 390
Liberal Democrat Mary Watts 375
Labour Paul Fouracre 165
Labour Roger Price 156
Labour Helen Williams 138
Green Martin Lake 125
Green Christopher Spruce 118
Green Carol Vagg 103
Turnout 5,967 31.2
Coombe Vale (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Julie Haines 1,268
Liberal Democrat Paul Brill 1,266
Conservative Anna Flagg 1,234
Conservative Adrian Holder 1,234
Conservative Peter Crerar 1,199
Liberal Democrat David Ryder-Mills 1,181
Christian Peoples Peter Flower 227
Christian Peoples Sandra Flower 219
Labour Marilyn Corry 203
Christian Peoples Paul Jacobs 202
Labour Barry Bennett 192
Labour Colin Startup 135
Green Eleanor Gordon 112
Green Duncan Gordon 107
Turnout 8,779 48.0
Grove (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Christine Hitchcock 1,290
Liberal Democrat Roger Hayes 1,287
Liberal Democrat Bart Rickets 1,172
Conservative Adrian Beales 616
Conservative Leslie Blake 603
Conservative Paul Richardson 576
Green Hilary James 148
Labour Nora Pearce 142
Labour Laurence South 132
Labour Niranjan Jayasundera 122
Green Satin Dattani 115
Green Michael Seviour 99
Christian Peoples Anthea Colledge 42
Turnout 6,344 36.0
Norbiton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steven Mana 872
Labour Edgar Naylor 810
Labour Sheila Griffin 769
Liberal Democrat Frances Coyne 661
Liberal Democrat Vicki Cobb 607
Liberal Democrat Wyn Evans 605
Conservative Gavin French 380
Conservative Margaret Hurst 361
Conservative Geoffrey Turner 334
Green Julian Jones 144
Green Jon Clarke 125
Green Cedric Knight 103
Christian Peoples Helen Priest 37
Turnout 5,808 36.1
Old Malden (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Ian McDonald 1,638
Liberal Democrat Dilys Coy 1,554
Liberal Democrat Ghazala Hayat 1,480
Conservative Michael Amson 965
Conservative Kenneth Smith 924
Conservative Mohammed Khan 558
Labour Robert Kellett 154
Labour George Pearson 153
Labour Warren Kloman 143
Christian Peoples Roger Glencross 93
Turnout 7,662 43.1
St James (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Fraser 1,087
Conservative Howard Jones 1,021
Liberal Democrat Geraldine Osbourne 937
Conservative Rajendra Pandya 918
Liberal Democrat Peter Grender 889
Liberal Democrat Robert Eyre-Brook 871
Labour Iris Clifford 239
Labour John Knowles 180
Labour Francis White 161
Christian Peoples Eleanor Glencross 118
Turnout 6,421 37.8
St Mark's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Shard 1,721
Liberal Democrat Barry O'Mahony 1,701
Liberal Democrat Mylvaganam Yoganathan 1,659
Conservative Ian George 533
Conservative Gordon Johnson 515
Conservative Janet Witham 514
Labour James Waterworth 129
Labour Anne Vase 120
Labour Geoffrey Parnell 114
Christian Peoples Thomas Borrough 58
Turnout 7,064 35.5
Surbiton Hill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Janet Bowen-Hitchings 1,058
Conservative Jane Smith 1,036
Conservative Paul Johnston 1,016
Liberal Democrat Sheila Cochrane 950
Liberal Democrat Theresa McCahill 907
Liberal Democrat Peter Simonsson 880
Labour Phillip Cooper 308
Labour Andrew Hall 283
Labour Lawrence Green 274
Christian Peoples Kenneth Scrimshaw 87
Turnout 6,799 34.5
Tolworth and Hook Rise (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Rolson Davies 1,591
Liberal Democrat Victoria Harris 1,507
Liberal Democrat Robert Lee 1,457
Labour Rory Faulkner 503
Conservative Krishnapillar Srisaravanapauaan 497
Labour Jeremy Thorn 496
Conservative Leslie Wilson 496
Conservative Nithyalak Kumpeson 495
Labour Marian Darke 490
Christian Peoples Doreen Scrimshaw 75
Turnout 7,607 42.2
Tudor (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Cunningham 1,422
Conservative Dennis Doe 1,346
Conservative Frank Thompson 1,303
Liberal Democrat Richard Lillicrap 614
Liberal Democrat Claire Jackson 588
Liberal Democrat David Walter 523
Labour Brian Morris 282
Labour Geoffrey Malseed 276
Labour Noel Hamel 262
Green Anne Murphy 235
Green Anthony Stokoe 153
Christian Peoples Keli Hopewell 55
Turnout 7,059 39.9


Preceded by
Kingston upon Thames Council election 1998
Kingston upon Thames local elections Succeeded by
Kingston upon Thames Council election 2006