West Lindsey District Council election, 2002
Elections to West Lindsey 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
West Lindsey Local Election Result 2002 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
8 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
66.7 |
42.6 |
4,297 |
+5.9% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
2 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
16.7 |
31.9 |
3,223 |
-19.1% |
|
Labour |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.3 |
14.1 |
1,424 |
+9.2% |
|
Independent |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
8.3 |
11.4 |
1,154 |
+3.9% |
Ward results
Bardney |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Ian Fleetwood |
501 |
72.4 |
+13.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Turner |
191 |
27.6 |
-13.1 |
Majority |
310 |
44.8 |
+26.2 |
Turnout |
692 |
46.8 |
-6.3 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Cherry Willingham |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Irmgard Parrott |
706 |
53.7 |
+53.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Adrian Heath |
436 |
33.2 |
-9.9 |
|
Labour |
Tara-Louise Burghardt |
173 |
13.2 |
+13.2 |
Majority |
270 |
20.5 |
|
Turnout |
1,315 |
41.6 |
+11.4 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
Fiskerton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Margaret Davidson |
251 |
49.9 |
+49.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Roy Harris |
133 |
26.4 |
-5.7 |
|
Labour |
Sally Scott |
119 |
23.7 |
+23.7 |
Majority |
118 |
23.5 |
|
Turnout |
503 |
33.7 |
+6.2 |
|
Conservative gain from Independent |
Swing |
|
|
Gainsborough East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Melvyn Starkey |
424 |
56.8 |
-19.4 |
|
Labour |
Deborah Rose |
217 |
29.0 |
+29.0 |
|
Conservative |
Stephen Beer |
106 |
14.2 |
-9.6 |
Majority |
207 |
27.8 |
-24.6 |
Turnout |
747 |
17.2 |
+0.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Gainsborough North |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Irene Tyson |
403 |
36.3 |
+36.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kristan Smith |
369 |
33.2 |
-30.1 |
|
Conservative |
Robert Gore |
339 |
30.5 |
-6.2 |
Majority |
34 |
3.1 |
|
Turnout |
1,111 |
22.5 |
+5.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Hemswell |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Colin Wotherspoon |
398 |
61.4 |
+14.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
William Gabbott |
250 |
38.6 |
-14.3 |
Majority |
148 |
22.8 |
|
Turnout |
648 |
35.7 |
+0.9 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Market Rasen |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Adam Duguid |
563 |
48.5 |
+14.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Neil Taylor |
484 |
41.7 |
-18.9 |
|
Labour |
Philip Huckin |
115 |
9.9 |
+4.8 |
Majority |
79 |
6.8 |
-19.5 |
Turnout |
1,162 |
31.1 |
-2.3 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Nettleham |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Alfred Frith |
944 |
74.8 |
+74.8 |
|
Conservative |
Rodney Stainton |
318 |
25.2 |
-9.9 |
Majority |
626 |
49.6 |
+19.8 |
Turnout |
1,262 |
35.6 |
-6.8 |
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Scampton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Heath |
567 |
75.2 |
+4.6 |
|
Conservative |
Peter Randall |
187 |
24.8 |
-4.6 |
Majority |
380 |
50.4 |
-0.8 |
Turnout |
754 |
38.0 |
+3.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Thonock |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Keeley Henderson |
271 |
43.5 |
+9.1 |
|
Labour |
Paul Chappelow |
181 |
29.1 |
+29.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Clack |
171 |
27.4 |
-38.2 |
Majority |
90 |
14.4 |
|
Turnout |
623 |
33.2 |
+2.8 |
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Waddingham & Spital |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Jeffrey Summers |
381 |
48.3 |
-13.9 |
|
Independent |
Ernest Coleman |
210 |
26.6 |
+26.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Heathorn |
198 |
25.1 |
-12.7 |
Majority |
171 |
21.7 |
-2.7 |
Turnout |
789 |
46.2 |
+6.8 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
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