Rugby Borough Council election, 2002
Elections to Rugby Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election as a result of the boundary changes that had taken place since the last election in 2000. The council stayed under no overall control.[1]
Election result
Rugby Local Election Result 2002 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
18 |
|
|
|
37.5 |
35.8 |
22,252 |
|
|
Labour |
16 |
|
|
|
33.3 |
27.2 |
16,910 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
10 |
|
|
|
20.8 |
30.2 |
18,735 |
|
|
Independent |
4 |
|
|
|
8.3 |
6.8 |
4,220 |
|
Ward results
Admirals (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Andrew Coles |
627 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Martin Eversfield |
584 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Kathleen Hayter |
572 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Karl Cook |
483 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Richard Vereker |
434 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Felipe Tejero |
428 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Hilda Fletcher |
173 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Christopher Thoday |
150 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lilian Pallikaropoulos |
140 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,591 |
|
|
Avon and Swift (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Hazel Bell |
544 |
|
|
|
Independent |
David Carter |
497 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Richard Best |
185 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mary Andrews |
154 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,380 |
|
|
Benn (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
James Shera |
674 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Keith Cassidy |
673 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Francis Whistance |
591 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Susan Roodhouse |
372 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Felicity Bocus |
337 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
James Hotten |
325 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Christopher Pacel-Day |
270 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,242 |
|
|
Bilton (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Lionel Franklyn |
1,129 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Craig Humphrey |
1,067 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
David Wright |
937 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Phyllis Allen |
500 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Anne Jones |
435 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Faye Morris |
377 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Beatrice O'Dwyer |
320 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,765 |
|
|
Brownsover North (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Simon Anderson |
521 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Carolyn Robbins |
506 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Steven Birkett |
239 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Heidi Thomas |
198 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anna Trevitt |
89 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,553 |
|
|
Brownsover South (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alan Webb |
365 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Claire Edwards |
363 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Paul King |
298 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
David Henry |
285 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anthony Godwin |
74 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mervyn Leah |
65 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,450 |
|
|
Dunchurch and Knightlow (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ronald Ravenhall |
1,211 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
William Shields |
1,084 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Mark Pawsey |
1,069 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Butlin |
880 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Smith |
816 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Morris |
780 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Katherine King |
329 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,169 |
|
|
Earl Craven and Wolston (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Laurence Wright |
1,204 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Douglas Hodkinson |
802 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
David Elson |
791 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Anthony Harris |
733 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Kevin Taylor |
714 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,244 |
|
|
Eastlands (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jeremy Roodhouse |
1,441 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Susan Peach |
1,353 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Neil Sandison |
1,232 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Jennifer Ferguson |
306 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Vasanji Chhana |
279 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Dunstan Vavasour |
255 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,866 |
|
|
Fosse (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Neil Campbell |
508 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
William Clarke |
470 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Gunstone |
457 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alexander Illingworth |
410 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Reginald French |
356 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Ronald Lissaman |
234 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,435 |
|
|
Hillmorton (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
William Sewell |
656 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jesstina Upstone |
655 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Terance Deery |
629 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Allanach |
582 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stanley Williams |
528 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Pauline Elson |
477 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Douglas Hall |
475 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Kathryn Lawrence |
456 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Amanda Lane |
413 |
|
|
|
Independent |
James Rule |
286 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,157 |
|
|
Lawford and Kings Newnham (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Patricia Wyatt |
495 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Patricia Collett |
408 |
|
|
|
Labour |
David Winkle |
397 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Peter Currie |
258 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,558 |
|
|
Leam Valley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Gordon Collett |
638 |
85.5 |
|
|
Labour |
Benjamin Ferrett |
108 |
14.5 |
|
Majority |
530 |
71.0 |
|
Turnout |
746 |
|
|
New Bilton (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Ishvarlal Mistry |
793 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Frank Blackman |
749 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Donald Williams |
717 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Stanley Humphries |
535 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Upstone |
417 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,211 |
|
|
Newbold (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Raymond Kirby |
945 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Denham Cavanagh |
913 |
|
|
|
Labour |
John Wells |
910 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Caroline Wright |
457 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Vivienne Seakins |
382 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,607 |
|
|
Overslade (3) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Fiona Barrington-Ward |
759 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Richard Lane |
744 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Kamaljit Kaur |
704 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Christina Avis |
682 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Bryan Levy |
595 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Ramesh Srivastava |
573 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Dorothy Neville |
262 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Dianna Hardgrave |
256 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gina Oliver |
241 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,816 |
|
|
Paddox (2) |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Dodd |
831 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Glenda Allanach |
752 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Stephen Tompsett |
313 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Barbara Johnston |
284 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Michael Hirons |
186 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Nurjahan Shera |
161 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,527 |
|
|
Ryton on Dunsmore |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Ronald Backholler |
344 |
60.5 |
|
|
Independent |
Bernard O'Hara |
127 |
22.3 |
|
|
Conservative |
Philip Cropper |
98 |
17.2 |
|
Majority |
217 |
38.2 |
|
Turnout |
569 |
|
|
Wolvey |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Adrian Warwick |
418 |
62.0 |
|
|
Independent |
William Chase |
221 |
32.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sally Ravenhall |
35 |
5.2 |
|
Majority |
197 |
29.2 |
|
Turnout |
674 |
|
|
References