Southampton City Council election, 2002
Map of the results of the 2002 Southampton council election.
Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and
Conservatives in blue.
The 2002 Southampton Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seat by 3.[1] The council stayed under no overall control.[2]
Election result
The results saw no party win a majority on the council,[3] with Labour just remaining the largest party.[4] The Conservatives gained 4 seats,[4] but the Conservative group leader, Conor Burns, lost his seat.[3] Burns came fourth in Bassett ward behind his two party colleagues and Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Mizon.[4]
Southampton Local Election Result 2002[5][2] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
19 |
|
|
-3 |
39.6 |
35.5 |
46,669 |
+3.9% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
18 |
|
|
+2 |
37.5 |
31.5 |
41,346 |
+0.7% |
|
Conservative |
11 |
|
|
+4 |
22.9 |
28.4 |
37,359 |
-3.5% |
|
Independent |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
2.2 |
2,875 |
-0.8% |
|
Green |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
1,744 |
-1.1% |
|
Socialist Alliance |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
687 |
+0.5% |
|
UKIP |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
401 |
+0.1% |
|
Socialist Labour |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
148 |
+0.1% |
|
Socialist Alternative |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
109 |
+0.1% |
Ward results
Bassett (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Elizabeth Mizon |
1,481 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
John Hannides |
1,470 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Alec Samuels |
1,386 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Conor Burns |
1,352 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Roger Byatt |
1,294 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brian Chapman |
1,282 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Michael Brainsby |
551 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Caran Clay |
469 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Jean Taylor |
457 |
|
|
Turnout |
9,742 |
31.7 |
|
Bitterne (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Penelope Baldwin |
1,432 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Christine Kelly |
1,420 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Perry McMillan |
1,366 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
John Hartwell |
709 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Arthur Weaver |
616 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Nightingale |
563 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Diana Wills |
349 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gregory Key |
347 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robert Naish |
341 |
|
|
Turnout |
7,143 |
29.9 |
|
Bitterne Park (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Nigel Impey |
1,257 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anne Work |
1,254 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Peter Baillie |
1,245 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Eric Mintram |
1,212 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mark Cooper |
1,174 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Matthew Dean |
1,121 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Sarah Bogle |
685 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Jonathan Walters |
645 |
|
|
|
Labour |
David Furnell |
637 |
|
|
Turnout |
9,230 |
32.6 |
|
Coxford (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Galton |
1,328 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Harry Mitchell |
1,272 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Michael Gausden |
1,185 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Susanne Fletcher |
1,000 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Donald Thomas |
968 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Stephen Fricker |
927 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Phyllis Boniface |
398 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Jacqueline Mason |
377 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Pamela Rees |
352 |
|
|
Turnout |
7,807 |
26.5 |
|
Harefield (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Royston Smith |
1,538 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Richard Halderthay |
1,512 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Adrian Johnson |
1,501 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Warwick Payne |
1,287 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Kenneth Tew |
1,252 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Norman Rides |
1,206 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Joyce Smerdon |
438 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sylvia Drake |
431 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Simon Hordley |
422 |
|
|
|
Green |
Andrew Shaw |
204 |
|
|
Turnout |
9,791 |
33.0 |
|
Millbrook (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Wakeford |
1,651 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Virginia Moore |
1,587 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
George Melrose |
1,548 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Ceren Davis |
795 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Eileen Sharp |
759 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Richard Fricker |
710 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
William Reynard |
394 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Terry Withington |
393 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Julian Isaacson |
390 |
|
|
|
Green |
Joseph Cox |
237 |
|
|
Turnout |
8,464 |
28.7 |
|
Peartree (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gerry Drake |
1,462 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Norah Goss |
1,404 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Slade |
1,315 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Carolyn Burfitt |
764 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Peter Davis |
732 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Roger Iles |
725 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Marie Chamberlain |
430 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Keith Worthy |
394 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Brian Lankford |
386 |
|
|
Turnout |
7,612 |
28.3 |
|
Shirley (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Edwina Cooke |
1,462 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Terence Matthews |
1,388 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Paulette Holt |
1,382 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Anthony Rees |
1,177 |
|
|
|
Labour |
William Kearns |
1,126 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Stuart Webb |
997 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Simon Hardy |
731 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Paul Kobryn |
457 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Violet Riddle |
404 |
|
|
|
Green |
John Spottiswoode |
397 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Stephen Trent |
384 |
|
|
|
UKIP |
Valerie Aston |
162 |
|
|
Turnout |
10,067 |
35.6 |
|
Sholing (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Susan Blatchford |
1,525 |
|
|
|
Labour |
June Bridle |
1,508 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Paul Jenks |
1,291 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Lesley Hilliam |
1,227 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Philip Lankford |
1,174 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Philip Williams |
1,105 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Rita Gatesman |
468 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kenneth Hawkins |
454 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Hills |
437 |
|
|
Turnout |
9,189 |
31.8 |
|
Swaythling (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Beckett |
1,154 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ann Milton |
1,048 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Terence Holden-Brown |
1,006 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Christine Medway-Bull |
678 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Michael Collins |
663 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Ann Wardle |
646 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Emma Webster |
404 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Richard Forbes |
402 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Benjamin Guy |
387 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,388 |
23.3 |
|
Woolston (3)[5] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Carol Cunio |
1,443 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Richard Williams |
1,412 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Julian Price |
1,372 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Simpson |
1,077 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Newman |
1,025 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Colin McPhee |
958 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Roy Chamberlain |
365 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
John Martin |
363 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Doris Moore |
339 |
|
|
Turnout |
8,364 |
29.9 |
|
References
Preceded by Southampton Council election, 2000 |
Southampton local elections |
Succeeded by Southampton Council election, 2003 |