Carlisle City Council election, 2002
Map of the results of the 2002 Carlisle City Council election.
Labour in red,
Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2002.
The 2002 Carlisle City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Carlisle District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
The Conservatives retained a majority on the council, despite losing 2 seats to Labour.[2] Overall turnout at the election was 31.7%.[3]
Carlisle local election result 2002[4][5] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
8 |
|
|
+2 |
47.1 |
43.9 |
9,850 |
|
|
Conservative |
7 |
|
|
-2 |
41.2 |
42.9 |
9,627 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
2 |
|
|
0 |
11.8 |
11.0 |
2,471 |
|
|
Independent |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
2.1 |
468 |
|
|
Legalise Cannabis |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
26 |
|
Ward results
Belle Vue[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Kenneth Rutherford |
574 |
48.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Neville Lishman |
450 |
37.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Olwyn Luckley |
137 |
11.5 |
|
|
Legalise Cannabis |
Colin Paisley |
26 |
2.2 |
|
Majority |
124 |
10.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,187 |
|
|
Botcherby[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Anne Glendinning |
761 |
63.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Teresa Cartner |
445 |
36.9 |
|
Majority |
316 |
26.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,206 |
|
|
Castle[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Guest |
549 |
49.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Thomas Johnson |
373 |
33.4 |
|
|
Conservative |
Clark Vasay |
195 |
17.5 |
|
Majority |
176 |
15.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,117 |
|
|
Dalston[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Lucy Crookdale |
766 |
48.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Trevor Allison |
537 |
33.9 |
|
|
Labour |
Raymond Warwick |
281 |
17.7 |
|
Majority |
229 |
14.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,584 |
|
|
Denton Holme[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Paul Atkinson |
833 |
67.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Anthony Fontes |
217 |
17.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Allan Stevenson |
184 |
14.9 |
|
Majority |
616 |
49.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,234 |
|
|
Longtown and Rockliffe[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Raynor Bloxham |
528 |
59.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Robert Dodds |
364 |
40.8 |
|
Majority |
164 |
18.4 |
|
Turnout |
892 |
|
|
Morton[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Farmer |
907 |
51.0 |
|
|
Labour |
Grant Warwick |
691 |
38.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
Henry Stordy |
182 |
10.2 |
|
Majority |
216 |
12.1 |
|
Turnout |
1,780 |
|
|
Stanwix Rural[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Marilyn Bowman |
803 |
77.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Alex Faulds |
232 |
22.4 |
|
Majority |
571 |
55.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,035 |
|
|
Stanwix Urban[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Elizabeth Mallinson |
1,126 |
65.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Keith Aitken |
585 |
34.2 |
|
Majority |
541 |
31.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,711 |
|
|
Wetheral[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Donald Joscelyne |
751 |
61.6 |
|
|
Independent |
Robert Wickings |
468 |
38.4 |
|
Majority |
283 |
23.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,219 |
|
|
Yewdale[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
George Stothard |
729 |
45.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Elizabeth Blackadder |
708 |
44.4 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Raymond Langstone |
157 |
9.8 |
|
Majority |
21 |
1.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,594 |
|
|
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