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]

Ward results

References

Council elections in Warwickshire Warwickshire County Council 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 North Warwickshire Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Rugby Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 Stratford-on-Avon District Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 Warwick District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 See also: Wards Boundary changes

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