Preston Council election, 2002

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Elections were held for Preston Borough Councilin North West England, in May 2002. Held prior to the town being awarded city status, these elections took place following a boundary review which introduced new electoral wards as a consequence of population increase. Therefore all councillors were up for election in the new wards for the first time.

For other elections to Preston Town Hall, both as a Borough and City council, see Preston local elections.

Preston City Council Elections: Ashton Ward (2 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Sedgewick 579
Conservative William Tyson 558
Labour Stacy Borrow 395
Labour Andrew Maclaren 382
Liberal Democrat Mavis Cooper 187
Preston City Council Elections: Brookfield Ward (3 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Browne 871
Labour Jonathan Saksena 804
Labour Nerys Eaves 728
Conservative Yvonne Driver 412
Conservative Jean Swarbrick 389
Conservative Susan Hudson 370
Socialist Alliance Paul Malliband 272
Preston City Council Elections: Cadley Ward (2 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Alan Hackett 1,070
Liberal Democrat Michael Onyon 880
Conservative Stephen Bentham 677
Conservative George Wilkins 559
Labour Mark O'Brien 279
Preston City Council Elections: College Ward (2 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kathleen Cartright 731
Conservative Jill Truby 680
Liberal Democrat Michael Turner 427
Liberal Democrat William Shannon 361
Labour George Tait 234
Labour Rosemary Tait 218
Preston City Council Elections: Deepdale Ward (2 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent (politician) Terry Cartright 637
Independent (politician) Joyce Cartright 572
Labour Javed Iqbal 511
Labour Henry Heaps 384
Liberal Democrat Maksud Patel 202
Conservative John Docherty 149
Conservative Shaun Ryan 119
Preston City Council Elections: Fishwick Ward (2 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Parker 534
Labour Ismail Patel 476
Conservative David Hammmond 208
Conservative Simon Stammers 160
Liberal Democrat Mary Gardner 142
Preston City Council Elections: Garrison Ward (3 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jennifer Greenhalgh 982
Conservative Stuart Greenhalgh 949
Conservative Marie Milne 940
Labour Peter Rankin 407
Labour Ben Aberra 389
Labour Thomas Leigh 370
Liberal Democrat Mavis Shannon 218
Liberal Democrat Kenneth Fitzer 216
Liberal Democrat James McAlea 204
Preston City Council Elections: Greyfriars Ward (3 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Hood 1,883
Conservative Geoff Driver 1,770
Conservative Peter Horton 1,701
Liberal Democrat Raymond Askew 932
Liberal Democrat John Porter 782
Liberal Democrat Alastair Thomas 733
Labour Alan Woods 258
Preston City Council Elections: Ingol Ward (3 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat William Chadwick 970
Liberal Democrat Margaret Marshall 896
Liberal Democrat Ronald Marshall 889
Labour Steven Brooks 298
Conservative Marie Dilworth 284
Conservative Sheila Heys 278
Labour Thomas Burns 276
Conservative Mary Robinson 250
Labour Michael Farrington 247
Preston City Council Elections: Larches Ward (3 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Kathleen Derbyshire 723
Liberal Democrat Daniel Gallagher 710
Labour Peter Ward 705
Labour Allan Foster 699
Labour Mark Routledge 643
Liberal Democrat David Bastable 570
Conservative Joe Fitzgerald 393
Conservative Alan Hunter 358
Conservative Elizabeth Heywood 341
Independent (politician) Colin Abbot 144
Preston City Council Elections: Lea Ward (3 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Christine Abram 903
Liberal Democrat Norman Abram 870
Liberal Democrat Pauline Brown 837
Conservative Sarah Critchley 576
Conservative Pauline Gaskell 561
Conservative William Parkinson 557
Labour Barbara Maclaren 181
Labour Marie Johnson 169
Labour Halima Patel 125
Preston City Council Elections: Moor Park Ward (2 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Collins 655
Labour Francesco de Molfetta 608
Independent (politician) Michael Moulding 247
Conservative Hugh Docherty 284
Conservative Gulam Mulla 177
Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural East Ward (2 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoff Swarbrick 926
Conservative Neil Cartwright 905
Labour John Houghton 234
Preston City Council Elections: Preston Rural North Ward (3 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken Hudson 1,826
Conservative Martin Landless 1,746
Conservative Kathryn Calder 1,715
Liberal Democrat Matthew Banks 627
Labour Marcus Johnstone 407
Preston City Council Elections: Ribbleton Ward (3 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Woods 1,000
Labour Andrew Campbell 985
Labour Brian Rollo 924
Conservative Paul Balshaw 419
Conservative Stephen Blair 404
Conservative Gabriele Valderrema-Galves 314
Independent (politician) Ronald Yates 257
Preston City Council Elections: Riversway Ward (3 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Alan Valentine 697
Labour Elaine Abbot 650
Labour Bhikhu Patel 581
Green Richard Merrick 290
Conservative Roger McManus 230
Conservative Peter Mullineaux 198
Preston City Council Elections: St Georges Ward (2 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yunis Khan 491
Labour Siraz Natha 471
Conservative Richard Gorrell 229
Preston City Council Elections: St Matthews Ward (3 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Richardson 907
Labour Veronica Afrin 785
Labour Ian Hall 762
Conservative Julian Sedgewick 263
Conservative Bernard Whalley 218
Preston City Council Elections: Sharoe Green Ward (3 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rowena Edmondson 1,067
Conservative Elizabeth Clarkson 1,043
Conservative Eric Fazackerley 1,041
Liberal Democrat Peter Newsham 375
Liberal Democrat Gregory Vickers 341
Liberal Democrat Edward Rowland 322
Labour Terence Mattinson 319
Labour Paul Jackson 309
Labour Rose Donnelly 298
Preston City Council Elections: Town Centre Ward (3 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Atkins 802
Labour Ken Cole 786
Labour Musa Ahmed Jiwa 708
Liberal Democrat Ayub Bodi 397
Liberal Democrat Anne-Marie Riedel 273
Conservative Jane Balshaw 223
Conservative Christine Sharp 203
Conservative Ronald Smith 193
Preston City Council Elections: Tulketh Ward (3 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Al-Serraj 764
Labour Matthew Brown 718
Conservative Margaret McManus 680
Labour James Hull 673
Conservative Peter Hunter 583
Conservative Paul Swallow 566
Liberal Democrat Michael Gardner 197
Liberal Democrat Stella Stanley 181
Liberal Democrat Erica Wysoczanski 136
Preston City Council Elections: University Ward (2 members)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Crompton 256
Labour John Swindells 223
Liberal Democrat Colin Clarke 184
Liberal Democrat June Dodd 176
Conservative Peter McElhone 89
Conservative Jacqueline Smith 87

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

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