Milton Keynes Council election, 2002
The 2002 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Milton Keynes Unitary Council in Buckinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000.[1] The Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[2]
Background
Before the election Labour had 22 seats, compared to 20 for the Liberal Democrats and 8 for the Conservatives.[3] However the council was a top target for the Liberal Democrats in the 2002 local elections.[3][4]
Election result
Milton Keynes Local Election Result 2002[5][6] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Liberal Democrat |
27 |
|
|
+7 |
52.9 |
36.9 |
42,042 |
+2.4% |
|
Labour |
16 |
|
|
-6 |
31.4 |
31.8 |
36,258 |
+0.2% |
|
Conservative |
8 |
|
|
0 |
15.7 |
28.3 |
32,220 |
-2.4% |
|
Green |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
1.4 |
1,604 |
+0.0% |
|
Independent |
0 |
|
|
-1 |
0 |
1.0 |
1,154 |
-0.9% |
|
UKIP |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
647 |
+0.6% |
Ward results
Bletchley and Fenny Stratford (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Grant Gillingham |
1,626 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Elizabeth Campbell |
1,597 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Antony Mabbott |
1,524 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Douglas Bull |
1,323 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Dennis Simpson |
1,249 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Roger Jacobs |
1,194 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Vanessa McPake |
550 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Phyllis Grantham |
539 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Victory |
529 |
|
|
|
UKIP |
Frederick Goldsmith |
138 |
|
|
Turnout |
10,269 |
40.3 |
|
Bradwell (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sandra Clark |
1,530 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Philip Gerrella |
1,480 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Exon |
1,433 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Carol Wood |
1,156 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Claudine Elliott |
1,119 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Brian Gibbs |
1,106 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Davies |
342 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Joseph Geary |
325 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Stewart Tate |
317 |
|
|
|
Green |
Manfred Ambrosius |
206 |
|
|
|
UKIP |
Alexander Mackenzie-Hay |
96 |
|
|
Turnout |
9,110 |
34.8 |
|
Campbell Park (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Isobel Wilson |
1,328 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Isobella Fraser |
1,269 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Roger Tallack |
1,255 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Brian Barton |
649 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Martin Petchey |
600 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Stephen Phillips |
489 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
William Clark |
295 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Nicholas Flaherty |
275 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Malcolm Fryer-Kelsey |
249 |
|
|
|
Green |
Katrina Topping |
159 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Neil Cawley |
144 |
|
|
|
UKIP |
Michael Maylam |
114 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,826 |
24.4 |
|
Danesborough[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
David Hopkins |
1,039 |
75.1 |
|
|
Labour |
Brenda Jarvis |
127 |
9.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Evans |
114 |
8.2 |
|
|
Green |
George Richardson |
66 |
4.8 |
|
|
UKIP |
Arnold Leeming |
38 |
2.7 |
|
Majority |
912 |
65.9 |
|
Turnout |
1,384 |
42.8 |
|
Denbigh (2)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Roger Bristow |
778 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Michael Legg |
738 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
John Bailey |
493 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Daniel Hippey |
456 |
|
|
|
Independent |
William Harnett |
194 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Raymond Cockram |
160 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jonathan Scudamore |
156 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,975 |
27.8 |
|
Eaton Manor (2)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Reginald Edwards |
961 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Janet Lloyd |
878 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
James Collins |
362 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Alexander Swanson |
278 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Henchy |
244 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alice Tootill |
171 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,894 |
27.4 |
|
Emerson Valley (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stuart Burke |
1,351 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Martin Snell |
1,300 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Rosemary Drewett |
1,274 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Gladstone McKenzie |
408 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Colin Lund |
405 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Geoffrey Ealden |
398 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Dennis Thatcher |
373 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Elaine Wales |
372 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Annette Irwin |
371 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,252 |
27.7 |
|
Furzton (2)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jayne Carrington |
1,128 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christopher Williams |
1,051 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
David Bint |
542 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Kevin Seager |
518 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Samuel McCloskey |
506 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Peter Turner |
446 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,191 |
37.0 |
|
Hanslope Park[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Andrew Geary |
866 |
49.6 |
|
|
Independent |
Bert Tapp |
597 |
34.2 |
|
|
Labour |
Brenda Gibbs |
159 |
9.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jeffrey King |
125 |
7.2 |
|
Majority |
259 |
15.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,747 |
54.2 |
|
Linford North (2)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Benning |
1,127 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Pugh |
1,085 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Stephen Conlan |
566 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
David Tunney |
551 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Ernest Billups |
498 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Gary Grindrod |
408 |
|
|
|
Green |
Peter Edwards |
140 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,375 |
34.6 |
|
Linford South (2)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Monk |
954 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christopher Eaton |
934 |
|
|
|
Labour |
John McLinton |
401 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Mohammed Nawaz |
329 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Catriona Morris |
287 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Adrienne Lucas |
285 |
|
|
|
Green |
Clive Bailey |
117 |
|
|
|
UKIP |
Christopher Shaw |
51 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,358 |
29.4 |
|
Loughton Park (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Andrew Dransfield |
1,226 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Donald Hoyle |
1,152 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Ruth Jury |
1,115 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Jonathan Billsberry |
934 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Irving Nicol |
882 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Michael O'Sullivan |
854 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Eric Cooper |
534 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Napper |
415 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jill White |
412 |
|
|
|
Green |
Sheena Hirst-Styles |
255 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Dennis Edwards |
219 |
|
|
Turnout |
7,998 |
33.4 |
|
Middleton (2)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Samuel Crooks |
857 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Derek Eastman |
812 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
David Briscombe |
340 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Paul White |
315 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Alan Roberts |
216 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Gary Williams |
195 |
|
|
|
Green |
Clare Butler |
76 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,811 |
32.5 |
|
Newport Pagnell North (2)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Euan Henderson |
1,327 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bruce Hardwick |
1,260 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Michael Horton |
361 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Dean Miah |
271 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Hugh Burrell |
207 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Susan Platt |
190 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,616 |
33.4 |
|
Newport Pagnell South (2)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Irene Henderson |
1,356 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Douglas McCall |
1,215 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Louise Cooper |
293 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Cherilyn Williams |
244 |
|
|
|
Labour |
William Bethune |
203 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Ilhan Unsal |
179 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,490 |
32.5 |
|
Olney (2)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Graham Mabbutt |
1,519 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stephen Clark |
1,431 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Peggy Butler |
928 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Gordon Williams |
767 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Deirdre Bethune |
290 |
|
|
|
Labour |
David Jones |
219 |
|
|
|
UKIP |
Michael Phillips |
121 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,275 |
42.8 |
|
Sherington[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patricia Seymour |
992 |
58.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Geary |
611 |
35.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Peter Hevey |
105 |
6.1 |
|
Majority |
381 |
22.3 |
|
Turnout |
1,708 |
52.9 |
|
Stantonbury (2)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Brian Morsley |
845 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Michael Pendry |
827 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Roy Miller |
671 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Richard Abery |
648 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Derek Newcombe |
434 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Tootill |
299 |
|
|
|
Green |
Carol Barac |
191 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,915 |
31.0 |
|
Stony Stratford (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Paul Bartlett |
1,610 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Amanda Box |
1,503 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Brinley Carstens |
1,425 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Michael Moutrie |
1,255 |
|
|
|
Labour |
David Lewis |
1,215 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Jessica Holroyd |
1,209 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Terence McGowan |
621 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kenneth Moore |
502 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Adrian Dnes |
430 |
|
|
Turnout |
9,770 |
38.1 |
|
Walton Park (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patricia Wicker |
1,281 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jaime Tamagnini-Barbosa |
1,239 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Clive Carruthers |
1,229 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Laura Davies |
647 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
David Rumens |
602 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Andrew Sharples |
602 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Sarah Gilmour-Sorensen |
463 |
|
|
|
Labour |
George Byfield |
403 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Donna Coventry |
402 |
|
|
|
UKIP |
Donald Whiteley |
89 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,957 |
24.8 |
|
Whaddon (2)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Nigel Long |
1,003 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Gerrard Adderley |
903 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Donald McLeod |
877 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
James Langley |
813 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Janice Cockram |
376 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jeffrey Punter |
297 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,269 |
34.1 |
|
Wolverton (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Norman Miles |
1,384 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Hilary Saunders |
1,366 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Janet Irons |
1,365 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Geoffrey Cavender |
629 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
John Reeves |
505 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Kenton White |
476 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Rackliff |
404 |
|
|
|
Green |
Alan Francis |
394 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Judy Mwanza |
363 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Whistlecraft |
305 |
|
|
Turnout |
7,191 |
26.7 |
|
Woughton (2)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Kevin Wilson |
936 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Stephen Coventry |
928 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
William Kenyon |
326 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Christopher Nixon-Cacney |
309 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kenneth Otter |
299 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Edis Bevan |
296 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,094 |
24.3 |
|
References