Hart District Council election, 2002
The 2002 Hart Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000.[1] The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[2]
Campaign
The election saw 10 sitting councillors decide not to seek re-election including 3 former chairmen of the council.[3] 6 Conservatives were unopposed in the election in the wards of Crondall, Eversley, Long Sutton and Odiham, while several independents stood for the council.[3] The independents included Archie Gillespie, a former Liberal Democrat standing as an independent after being deselected, former councillor Stephen Gorys and an "anti roadblock campaigner" Denis Gotel.[3]
During the campaign a Conservative candidate in Hartley Wintney, Andrew Davies, withdrew meaning only one Conservative would be standing in the ward against independent Susan Band and 2 Liberal Democrats.[4]
Election result
The results saw the Conservative gain a majority on the council after winning 22 seats on the council.[5] The Liberal Democrats were reduced to only 10 seats concentrated in their strongholds of Yateley and Hawley.[5] Meanwhile 3 independents were successful in being elected, 2 in Fleet and 1 in Hartley Wintney.[5] Overall turnout in the election was 29.89%.[6]
Hart Local Election Result 2002[2][6] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
22 |
|
|
+6 |
62.9 |
45.6 |
14,470 |
-11.1% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
10 |
|
|
-3 |
28.6 |
41.6 |
13,228 |
+11.7% |
|
Independent |
3 |
|
|
-3 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
2,803 |
+2.3% |
|
Labour |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
3.6 |
1,141 |
-3.3% |
|
Green |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
118 |
+0.4% |
Ward results
Blackwater and Hawley (2)[5][6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brian Blewett |
565 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Neighbour |
544 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
James Pugmore |
369 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,478 |
25.7 |
|
Church Crookham East (2)[5][6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Peter Hutcheson |
739 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Deborah Moss |
678 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Roger Carter |
533 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Adrian Emmanuel |
501 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,712 |
32.9 |
|
Eversley[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Hugo Eastwood |
unopposed |
|
|
Fleet Central (2)[5][6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Denis Gotel |
695 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Carol Leversha |
635 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
John Stocks |
600 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jeffrey Smith |
345 |
|
|
|
Green |
Lars Mosesson |
118 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,393 |
31.4 |
|
Fleet Courtmoor (2)[5][6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Stephen Gorys |
789 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Carr |
608 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Colin Hazell |
521 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Nicola Dommett |
413 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Sheila Stone |
215 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,546 |
36.1 |
|
Fleet North (2)[5][6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stephen Parker |
441 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
William Barrell |
395 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Erica Axam |
278 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Robinson |
210 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,324 |
26.2 |
|
Frogmore and Darby Green (2)[5][6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Harward |
797 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Vivien Street |
708 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Archibald Gillespie |
346 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
James Lawrence |
233 |
|
|
|
Labour |
John Davies |
97 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Joyce Still |
94 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,275 |
28.8 |
|
Hartley Wintney (2)[5][6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Susan Band |
973 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Mark Fullbrook |
824 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Penelope Gale |
326 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Raymond Johnson |
266 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,389 |
33.8 |
|
Hook (3)[5][6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jonathan Glen |
988 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Michael Haffey |
937 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Andrew Henderson |
913 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Fergus Kirkham |
840 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Evans |
724 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anthony Over |
709 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,111 |
31.3 |
|
Long Sutton[6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Sarah Wallis |
unopposed |
|
|
Yateley East (2)[5][6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stuart Bailey |
734 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Graham Cockarill |
698 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Erica Newbury |
309 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Joan Fullbrook |
291 |
|
|
|
Labour |
John Davis |
80 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Kulwant Lit |
54 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,166 |
26.5 |
|
Yateley North (2)[5][6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Keane |
615 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Simpson |
504 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Edward Dawson |
336 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Keith Spendlove |
84 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Kim Spendlove |
75 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,614 |
23.9 |
|
Yateley West (2)[5][6] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Hammersley |
624 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Myra Billings |
587 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Maxwell Fullbrook |
288 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Mary Jenkins |
143 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Sophie Shepherd |
41 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,683 |
23.7 |
|
References
Preceded by Hart Council election, 2000 |
Hart local elections |
Succeeded by Hart Council election, 2003 |