Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2002
The 2002 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 2.[1] The Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]
Campaign
All of the seats on the council were contested after boundary changes had reduced the number of seats from 55 to 53.[3] Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with an overall majority of 1 seat.[3]
The Liberal Democrats were the main opposition on the council and contested 46 of the 53 seats.[4] They attacked the Conservatives for increasing council tax since taking control in 2000, while cutting grants to various groups and moving the council offices to a rented site.[4] The Conservatives however defended their record saying that the move in council offices would save money and that they had introduced a new bus pass allowing cheaper travel.[5] Other issues raised in the election included social housing, the environment, speeding traffic and recycling.[5]
The results were counted electronically as part of a pilot scheme,[3] while voters were able to use electronic voting in 140 electronic polling booths.[6] This was expected to lead to results being declared much earlier than in many areas, with some expected within minutes of polls closing.[5] However while turnout was quite high at around 40%, the results were delayed after the computers did not perform as well as expected.[7]
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives retain an overall majority of just 1 seat on the council.[7] They made gains in Ettington, Snitterfield and the new ward of Stockton and Napton, but lost seats in Studley and Harbury.[7] The Liberal Democrats made gains primarily at the expense of independents, who lost the most seats in the election.[7] Meanwhile Labour retained their 2 seats in Southam, but failed to make any gains.[7]
Stratford-on-Avon Local Election Result 2002[2][8] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
27 |
|
|
-1 |
50.9 |
43.3 |
29,117 |
-11.2% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
21 |
|
|
+2 |
39.6 |
41.8 |
28,115 |
+13.3% |
|
Independent |
3 |
|
|
-3 |
5.7 |
7.7 |
5,198 |
-2.7% |
|
Labour |
2 |
|
|
0 |
3.8 |
6.7 |
4,501 |
+0.7% |
|
Green |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0.5 |
358 |
-0.1% |
Ward results
Alcester (3)[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Susan Juned |
1,435 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Clifford Meade |
1,149 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Pamela Price |
1,085 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
William Malin |
568 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Keith Greenaway |
449 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,686 |
|
|
Aston Cantlow[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
William Lawrence |
403 |
55.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Shahid Juned |
328 |
44.9 |
|
Majority |
75 |
10.2 |
|
Turnout |
731 |
|
|
Bardon[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Winterburn |
429 |
60.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jack Crimp |
223 |
31.3 |
|
|
Independent |
Ronald Mole |
61 |
8.6 |
|
Majority |
206 |
28.9 |
|
Turnout |
713 |
|
|
Bidford and Salford (3)[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Daren Pemberton |
899 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Kim James |
678 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Brian Slaughter |
650 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Sandle |
646 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
David Harrison |
558 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Insoll |
531 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,962 |
|
|
Brailes[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Philip Seccombe |
580 |
73.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sheila Ribbans |
214 |
27.0 |
|
Majority |
366 |
46.0 |
|
Turnout |
794 |
|
|
Burton Dassett[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Brian Hampson |
438 |
70.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Edward Nash |
186 |
29.8 |
|
Majority |
252 |
40.4 |
|
Turnout |
624 |
|
|
Claverdon[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jane Harrison |
567 |
81.8 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brian Wright |
126 |
18.2 |
|
Majority |
441 |
63.6 |
|
Turnout |
693 |
|
|
Ettington[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Isobel Seccomber |
453 |
55.6 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anthony Gerwitz |
362 |
44.4 |
|
Majority |
91 |
11.2 |
|
Turnout |
815 |
|
|
Fenny Compton[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Christopher Williams |
543 |
61.1 |
|
|
Independent |
Jennifer Cranfield |
346 |
38.9 |
|
Majority |
197 |
22.2 |
|
Turnout |
889 |
|
|
Harbury (2)[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Patrick |
695 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Shenagh Booth |
678 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Eric Dally |
653 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
James Turner |
639 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Jack Heath |
153 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Bernard Price |
119 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,937 |
|
|
Henley (2)[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Nigel Hastilow |
939 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Ann Haddon |
864 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Anastasia Wright |
576 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Karyl Rees |
432 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,811 |
|
|
Kineton (2)[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Higgs |
877 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Louise Giblin |
749 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Christopher Mills |
616 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Richard Hurley |
587 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Richard Ashworth |
128 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,957 |
|
|
Kinwarton[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lynn Blowring |
479 |
57.0 |
|
|
Conservative |
Sylvia Hyde |
361 |
43.0 |
|
Majority |
118 |
14.0 |
|
Turnout |
840 |
|
|
Long Compton[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Richard Adams |
650 |
73.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Virginia Mason |
229 |
26.1 |
|
Majority |
421 |
47.8 |
|
Turnout |
879 |
|
|
Quinton[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Michael Brain |
505 |
52.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Judith Lockhart |
460 |
47.7 |
|
Majority |
45 |
4.6 |
|
Turnout |
965 |
|
|
Sambourne[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Leslie Topham |
328 |
70.2 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Timothy Knapman |
139 |
29.8 |
|
Majority |
189 |
40.4 |
|
Turnout |
467 |
|
|
Shipston (2)[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Trevor Russell |
729 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bob White |
728 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Stephen Gray |
700 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bob Brabyn |
615 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,772 |
|
|
Snitterfield[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Richard Hobbs |
615 |
77.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Larry Coltman |
174 |
22.1 |
|
Majority |
441 |
55.8 |
|
Turnout |
789 |
|
|
Stockton and Napton[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Peter Garrett |
295 |
43.6 |
|
|
Labour |
Peter Hartland |
203 |
30.0 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Charles Williams |
178 |
26.3 |
|
Majority |
92 |
13.6 |
|
Turnout |
676 |
|
|
Stratford Alveston (3)[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Stuart Beese |
1,040 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Lynda Organ |
962 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Frederick Parrott |
883 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Joan McFarlane |
788 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Trevor Honychurch |
711 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Judith Riley |
683 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,067 |
|
|
Stratford Avenue and New Town (3)[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Maureen Beckett |
861 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Juliet Short |
740 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bill Lowe |
664 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Joyce Chadwick |
630 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Hawkins |
628 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Keith Floyd |
606 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Richard Mayes |
527 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Karen Parnell |
115 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Desmond Thurlby |
86 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,857 |
|
|
Stratford Guild and Hathaway (3)[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ron Cockrings |
1,008 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Tom Baxter |
956 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Clive Thomas |
888 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Giovanni Renna |
882 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Roy Lodge |
795 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Caron Cottam |
692 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Janice Sewell |
231 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Doreen Wright |
171 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,623 |
|
|
Stratford Mount Pleasant (2)[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Charles Bates |
796 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Moorse |
663 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Valerie Adams |
373 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Nigel Penn |
299 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Matthew Stephens |
101 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Ewan Wainwright |
72 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,304 |
|
|
Studley (3)[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Hazel Wright |
885 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
William McCarthy |
780 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Tony Cronin |
774 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sally Macreavy |
691 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Desmond Maries |
625 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Heather Wersocki |
558 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Clive Rickhards |
372 |
|
|
|
Labour |
Michael Gerrard |
285 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,970 |
|
|
Tanworth (2)[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Anthony Dixon |
759 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
John Lawley |
683 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Peter Brown |
459 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Cooley |
191 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,092 |
|
|
Tredington[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Christopher Saint |
587 |
71.9 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Matthew Booth |
229 |
28.1 |
|
Majority |
358 |
43.8 |
|
Turnout |
816 |
|
|
Vale of the Red Horse[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Christopher Pilkington |
614 |
72.7 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Rosemary Ratcliffe |
230 |
27.3 |
|
Majority |
384 |
45.4 |
|
Turnout |
844 |
|
|
Welford[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Barnes |
682 |
74.8 |
|
|
Conservative |
Henry Cottam |
230 |
25.2 |
|
Majority |
452 |
49.6 |
|
Turnout |
912 |
|
|
Wellesbourne (3)[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Roger Wright |
1,529 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Priscilla Cook |
895 |
|
|
|
Independent |
Philip Coton |
719 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patricia Williams |
699 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Edward Duckworth |
649 |
|
|
|
Conservative |
Richard Kingston |
563 |
|
|
|
Independent |
David Morris |
427 |
|
|
|
Green |
Michael Davies |
358 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,839 |
|
|
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