Rochdale Council election, 2002

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Elections to Rochdale Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Rochdale Local Election Result 2002
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Labour 12 0 57.1 44.8 21,570
  Liberal Democrat 7 0 33.3 29.5 14,189
  Conservative 2 0 9.5 22.7 10,922
  Independent 0 0 0 2.5 1,215
  Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0.3 139
  Liberal 0 0 0 0.2 76
  Christian Democrat 0 0 0 0.1 31

[edit] Ward results

Balderstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,261 53.4
Conservative 779 33.0
Liberal Democrat 323 13.7
Majority 482 20.4
Turnout 2,363
Brimrod and Deeplish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 1,094 51.9
Labour 845 40.1
Conservative 170 8.1
Majority 249 11.8
Turnout 2,109
Castleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 1,364 50.4
Labour 1,079 39.9
Conservative 261 9.7
Majority 285 10.5
Turnout 2,704
Central and Falinge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,674 65.3
Liberal Democrat 699 27.3
Conservative 192 7.5
Majority 975 38.0
Turnout 2,565
Healey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 1,227 37.4
Labour 1,187 36.1
Conservative 870 26.5
Majority 40 1.3
Turnout 3,284
Heywood North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 993 56.7
Conservative 546 31.2
Independent 213 12.2
Majority 447 25.5
Turnout 1,752
Heywood South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,685 67.1
Conservative 827 32.9
Majority 858 34.2
Turnout 2,512
Heywood West (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,086
Labour 920
Conservative 302
Conservative 272
Turnout 2,580
Littleborough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 1,340 49.2
Conservative 735 27.0
Labour 649 23.8
Majority 605 22.2
Turnout 2,724
Middleton Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 984 70.6
Liberal Democrat 331 23.7
Socialist Alliance 79 5.7
Majority 653 46.9
Turnout 1,394
Middleton East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,051 48.9
Liberal Democrat 864 40.2
Conservative 202 9.4
Christian Democrat 31 1.4
Majority 187 8.7
Turnout 2,148
Middleton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,001 60.9
Liberal Democrat 644 39.1
Majority 357 21.8
Turnout 1,645
Middleton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,589 52.4
Conservative 1,072 35.4
Liberal Democrat 370 12.2
Majority 517 17.0
Turnout 3,031
Middleton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 801 69.2
Conservative 143 12.3
Liberal Democrat 78 6.7
Liberal 76 6.6
Socialist Alliance 60 5.2
Majority 658 56.9
Turnout 1,158
Milnrow and Newhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 1,176 48.7
Labour 647 26.8
Conservative 590 24.5
Majority 529 21.9
Turnout 2,413
Newbold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,260 65.8
Liberal Democrat 417 21.8
Conservative 238 12.4
Majority 843 44.0
Turnout 1,915
Norden and Bamford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,881 53.9
Liberal Democrat 1,112 31.9
Labour 494 14.2
Majority 769 22.0
Turnout 3,487
Smallbridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 1,562 39.2
Labour 1,422 35.7
Independent 1,002 25.1
Majority 140 3.5
Turnout 3,986
Spotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 1,274 60.6
Labour 538 25.6
Conservative 292 13.9
Majority 736 35.0
Turnout 2,104
Wardle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,550 68.3
Labour 404 17.8
Liberal Democrat 314 13.8
Majority 1,146 50.5
Turnout 2,268

[edit] External links

BBC report of 2002 Rochdale election result


Preceded by
Rochdale Council election, 2000		 Rochdale local elections Succeeded by
Rochdale Council election, 2003