Portsmouth Council election, 2002

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Elections to Portsmouth Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seats by 3. The council stayed under no overall control.

[edit] Election result

Portsmouth Local Election Result 2002
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 15 -1 35.7 37.6 45,765
  Labour 14 -1 33.3 31.2 38,011
  Liberal Democrat 13 +5 31.0 29.7 36,208
  Green 0 0 0 0.7 907
  Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0.4 498
  Independent 0 0 0 0.3 397

[edit] Ward results

Baffins (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Nicola Bentley 1,667
Liberal Democrat Michael Andrewes 1,507
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Goble 1,507
Conservative David Banks 1,318
Conservative Robert Pettigrew 1,312
Conservative Andrew Pursglove 1,201
Labour Thomas Clayton 780
Labour Erica Halvorsen 725
Labour Stuart Vine 690
Green Sarah Coote 292
Turnout 10,925
Charles Dickens (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jacqueline Hancock 1,242
Labour Peter Guthrie 1,206
Labour John McIntyre 1,154
Labour Lauren Semke 1,140
Liberal Democrat James Bowen 976
Liberal Democrat Steven Wylie 926
Conservative Ellen Hurst 306
Conservative Pamela Lacey 305
Conservative Valerie Measures 291
Turnout 7,546
Copnor (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Park 1,446
Conservative Malcolm Hey 1,386
Conservative Alan Langford 1,269
Labour Barbara Sparrow 1,060
Labour Gavin Wade 954
Labour John Spiegelhalter 929
Liberal Democrat Linda Burton 534
Liberal Democrat Shirley Lunn 423
Liberal Democrat Roland Rendle 376
Turnout 8,377
Cosham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carolyn Lowndes 1,441
Labour Graham Heaney 1,425
Labour David Horne 1,367
Conservative Dominic Fairfax 1,100
Conservative Lee Mason 1,087
Conservative Sylvia Jarman 1,053
Liberal Democrat Alan Webb 438
Liberal Democrat Paul Stallard 398
Liberal Democrat Wendy Stallard 370
Turnout 8,679
Drayton and Farlington (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Bosher 2,402
Conservative Barry Maine 2,344
Conservative Robin Sparshatt 2,338
Labour Phyllis Rapson 1,037
Labour Sonia Relf 968
Liberal Democrat Patrick Whittle 873
Labour Geoff Wade 819
Liberal Democrat Matthew Jensen 618
Liberal Democrat Paul Burton 605
Turnout 12,004
Eastney and Craneswater (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Terry Hall 1,422
Liberal Democrat Anthony Martin 1,358
Liberal Democrat Frederick Charlton 1,357
Conservative Andrew Storey 1,228
Conservative Selina Corkerton 1,219
Conservative Nicholas Lacey 1,200
Labour Anthony Basker 463
Labour June Clarkson 445
Labour John Pilkington 391
Turnout 9,083
Fratton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Michael Hancock 1,767
Liberal Democrat Philip Shaddock 1,518
Liberal Democrat Eleanor Scott 1,452
Labour Beverley Hancock 595
Conservative Irene Strange 465
Labour Nicholas Durrant 438
Conservative Deborah Tomes 432
Conservative Barbara White 420
Labour Keith Roberts 374
Socialist Alliance Jonathan Molyneux 62
Turnout 7,523
Hilsea (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Blair 1,408
Conservative Jezz Baker 1,278
Conservative Alistair Thompson 1,250
Labour Donna Abrahart 1,248
Conservative Jessica Mott 1,245
Labour Michael Tiller 1,171
Liberal Democrat Patricia Strawbridge 429
Liberal Democrat Norma Skerratt 424
Liberal Democrat Hugh Mason 359
Turnout 8,812
Milton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Caroline Scott 1,763
Liberal Democrat Alexander Bentley 1,760
Liberal Democrat Nigel Sizer 1,494
Conservative Gerald Shimbart 928
Conservative Michael Lowery 880
Conservative Peter Wright 823
Labour Frances Fox 481
Labour Kenneth Ferrett 445
Labour Wendy Hunt 374
Independent Marie Adams 304
Turnout 9,252
Nelson (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jason Fazackarley 1,261
Labour Patricia Bateman 1,242
Labour Leo Madden 1,238
Conservative David Plater 704
Conservative Barbara Maine 675
Conservative Sandra Plater 635
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Evens 425
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Guy 392
Liberal Democrat John Ramsbottom 327
Turnout 6,899
Paulsgrove (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Patey 1,514
Labour Andrew Silvester 1,220
Labour Keith Crabbe 1,188
Conservative Luke Stubbs 712
Conservative Christopher Jarman 672
Conservative Philip Ludlam 649
Liberal Democrat Fred Holliday 292
Liberal Democrat Mike Price 291
Liberal Democrat Moreena Mohammed-Campey 171
Turnout 6,709
St Jude (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Elaine Baker 1,108
Conservative George Semmens 1,057
Conservative Malcolm Chewter 1,047
Liberal Democrat David Butler 769
Liberal Democrat Patricia Inkpen 686
Liberal Democrat James Inkpen 681
Labour Matthew Gummerson 423
Labour Gerrard Blair 399
Labour John Stevenson 393
Green Richard Lines 356
Turnout 6,919
St Thomas (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Worley 1,363
Conservative Stephen Wemyss 1,340
Conservative Elaine Shimbart 1,276
Liberal Democrat Finni Golden 1,070
Liberal Democrat Roisin Kehoe-Pank 977
Liberal Democrat Leslie Stevens 956
Labour Alwin Oliver 542
Labour Stephen Reid 537
Labour Roger Thomas 529
Turnout 8,590
Southsea Central (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lee Hunt 1,447
Labour Michael Blandford 1,397
Labour Mark Button 1,374
Conservative Peter Montague 1,297
Conservative Linda Symes 1,257
Labour John Ferrett 1,226
Liberal Democrat Benn Berry 639
Liberal Democrat Edward Couldwell 509
Liberal Democrat John Wearn 460
Green Andrea Smith 259
Socialist Alliance Timothy Evans 160
Socialist Alliance Paul Thatcher 141
Socialist Alliance Michael Skiggs 136
Independent Daniel Marshman 93
Turnout 10,395

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Preceded by
Portsmouth Council election 2000		 Portsmouth local elections Succeeded by
Portsmouth Council election 2003