Penwith District Council election, 2002
Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 40.3%
After the election, the composition of the council was
Results
Penwith Local Election Result 2002 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Liberal Democrat |
6 |
|
|
+2 |
54.5 |
37.2 |
4,539 |
|
|
Conservative |
2 |
|
|
0 |
18.2 |
23.9 |
2,917 |
|
|
Independent |
1 |
|
|
-2 |
9.1 |
28.6 |
3,489 |
|
|
Labour |
1 |
|
|
0 |
9.1 |
7.4 |
897 |
|
|
Mebyon Kernow |
1 |
|
|
0 |
9.1 |
2.1 |
260 |
|
|
UKIP |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
91 |
|
One Labour and one Mebyon Kernow candidate were elected unopposed
=By ward
Hayle-Gwithian |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Terry Lello |
946 |
53.1 |
|
|
Independent |
Jeremy Joslin |
837 |
46.9 |
|
Majority |
109 |
6.2 |
|
Turnout |
1,783 |
37.0 |
|
Lelant and Carbis Bay |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Elizabeth Penhaligon |
866 |
63.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Victoria White |
271 |
19.9 |
|
|
Labour |
Terence Murray |
225 |
16.5 |
|
Majority |
595 |
43.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,362 |
41.0 |
|
Ludgvan |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Alice Bailey |
1,405 |
85.4 |
|
|
Independent |
Peter Mates |
240 |
14.6 |
|
Majority |
1,165 |
70.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,645 |
39.7 |
|
Penzance Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Mebyon Kernow |
Philip Rendle |
unopposed |
|
|
Penzance East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Caroline White |
703 |
46.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Robin Gregory |
345 |
23.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Pauline Reynolds |
220 |
14.6 |
|
|
Independent |
Ruth Lewarne |
138 |
9.2 |
|
|
UKIP |
Jeffrey Mager |
54 |
3.6 |
|
|
Independent |
Joby Jackson |
43 |
2.9 |
|
Majority |
358 |
23.8 |
|
Turnout |
1,503 |
38.0 |
|
Penzance North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mario Fonk |
790 |
62.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Godfrey Penhaligon |
298 |
23.7 |
|
|
Independent |
Paul Nicholson |
172 |
13.7 |
|
Majority |
492 |
39.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,260 |
37.8 |
|
Penzance South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Michael Payne |
unopposed |
|
|
Penzance West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Simon Reed |
479 |
38.2 |
|
|
Independent |
Sam Ryan |
308 |
24.6 |
|
|
Conservative |
James Champion |
307 |
24.5 |
|
|
Independent |
Malcolm Lawrence |
123 |
9.8 |
|
|
UKIP |
Michael Faulkner |
37 |
3.0 |
|
Majority |
171 |
13.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,254 |
46.7 |
|
Perranuthnoe |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patricia Sanderson |
492 |
56.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
Kenneth Wood |
375 |
43.3 |
|
Majority |
117 |
13.4 |
|
Turnout |
867 |
50.5 |
|
St Ives North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Mitchell |
858 |
82.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
Margaret Milton |
178 |
17.2 |
|
Majority |
680 |
65.6 |
|
Turnout |
1,036 |
35.8 |
|
St Just |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Richard Eddy |
673 |
42.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Cornelius Olivier |
327 |
20.8 |
|
|
Mebyon Kernow |
Andrew Moyle |
260 |
16.5 |
|
|
Independent |
Hilary Eddy |
223 |
14.2 |
|
|
UKIP |
Rose Smith |
91 |
5.8 |
|
Majority |
346 |
22.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,574 |
43.9 |
|
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