The 2002 Waveney Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The Labour Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
Election result
Overall turnout in the election was 35.1%.
2002 Waveney District Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 21 | 6 | 43.8 | 0 | 21 | 43.8 | 27,097 | 45.7 | +8.3 | |
Conservative | 21 | 6 | 43.8 | 0 | 21 | 43.8 | 18,840 | 31.8 | -7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 | 8,384 | 14.1 | -4.1 | ||
Independent | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 | 3,235 | 5.5 | +0.7 | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,023 | 1.7 | N/A | ||
Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 367 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 319 | 0.5 | N/A |
Ward results
Beccles North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C Punt | 626 | |||
Labour | A Thwaites | 614 | |||
Labour | M Blunt | 534 | |||
Conservative | M Wade | 519 | |||
Green | G Elliott | 230 | |||
Independent | C Scott | 222 | |||
Liberal Democrats | U Bentley | 204 | |||
Turnout | 2,949 | 41.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Beccles South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Walmesley | 451 | |||
Labour | M Adams | 411 | |||
Conservative | S Cole | 305 | |||
UKIP | B Aylett | 196 | |||
Liberal Democrats | A Briggs | 159 | |||
Liberal Democrats | S Went | 111 | |||
Green | M McGee | 91 | |||
Turnout | 1,724 | 25.4 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Blything
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W Mawer | 479 | 68.6 | ||
Labour | L Watling | 219 | 31.4 | ||
Majority | 260 | 37.2 | |||
Turnout | 698 | 40.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bungay
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Jermy | 726 | |||
Conservative | J Groom | 659 | |||
Labour | L Derges | 568 | |||
Conservative | D Allum | 469 | |||
Liberal Democrats | W Curry | 184 | |||
Green | R Vinton | 170 | |||
Turnout | 2,776 | 39.0 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Conservative hold |
Carlton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S Ardley | 458 | |||
Conservative | B Reader | 434 | |||
Labour | J Ford | 326 | |||
Labour | M Swan | 240 | |||
Liberal Democrats | B Howe | 140 | |||
Turnout | 1,598 | 25.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative hold |
Carlton Colville
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R Bell | 655 | |||
Conservative | S Sayer | 567 | |||
Conservative | K Grant | 551 | |||
Labour | R Jack | 548 | |||
Labour | I Kelly | 491 | |||
Labour | R Chapman | 486 | |||
Liberal Democrats | J Marsden | 204 | |||
Turnout | 3,502 | 26.2 | |||
Conservative hold | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Gunton and Corton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S Chilvers | 927 | |||
Conservative | M Rudd | 863 | |||
Labour | H Blowers | 507 | |||
Labour | M Turner | 297 | |||
Liberal Democrats | A Moles | 185 | |||
Green | M Narburgh | 166 | |||
Turnout | 2,945 | 43.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Halesworth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P Flegg | 756 | |||
Conservative | R Niblett | 697 | |||
Labour | E Leverett | 680 | |||
Labour | P Whitlow | 548 | |||
Liberal Democrats | H Watts | 196 | |||
Turnout | 2,877 | 41.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative hold |
Harbour
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | R Ford | 898 | |||
Independent | I Turrell | 643 | |||
Labour | I Graham | 622 | |||
Labour | A Turner | 588 | |||
Independent | N Keable | 582 | |||
Labour | P Widdowson | 471 | |||
Liberal Democrats | J Thain | 325 | |||
Liberal Democrats | P Meadez | 281 | |||
Conservative | M Ardley | 232 | |||
Socialist Alliance | R Mallin | 120 | |||
Turnout | 4,762 | 33.1 | |||
Independent hold | |||||
Independent gain from Labour | |||||
Labour hold |
Kessingland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N Hodges | 726 | |||
Labour | R Breach | 627 | |||
Conservative | K Sale | 507 | |||
Conservative | P Joslin | 454 | |||
Liberal Democrats | L Lakes | 167 | |||
Turnout | 2,481 | 36.4 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Kirkley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | A Shepherd | 886 | |||
Liberal Democrats | D Young | 850 | |||
Liberal Democrats | G Baxter | 796 | |||
Labour | S Balls | 694 | |||
Labour | E Skepelhorn | 652 | |||
Labour | S Masterson | 632 | |||
Conservative | J Corbett | 193 | |||
Turnout | 4,703 | 33.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Lothingland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B Hunter | 291 | 45.8 | ||
Conservative | J Fraser | 253 | 39.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | A Thomas | 91 | 14.3 | ||
Majority | 38 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 635 | 37.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Normanston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F Jones | 883 | |||
Labour | K Patience | 786 | |||
Labour | D Thomas | 680 | |||
Conservative | A Mylan | 339 | |||
Liberal Democrats | P Holmes-Thrower | 293 | |||
Green | S Sizer | 188 | |||
Socialist Alliance | N Bird | 128 | |||
Turnout | 3,297 | 27.3 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Oulton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J Hinton | 527 | |||
Conservative | A Borrett | 439 | |||
Conservative | S Ames | 416 | |||
Labour | A Thomson | 406 | |||
Liberal Democrats | A Tibbitt | 203 | |||
Turnout | 1,991 | 35.2 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Oulton Broad
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C Law | 610 | |||
Conservative | S Keller | 546 | |||
Labour | M Rodgers | 528 | |||
Labour | I Melvin | 460 | |||
Liberal Democrats | A Martin | 223 | |||
Turnout | 2,367 | 35.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Conservative hold |
Pakefield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T Kelly | 979 | |||
Labour | M Pitchers | 913 | |||
Labour | R Thorne | 893 | |||
Liberal Democrats | J Van Pelt | 603 | |||
Liberal Democrats | R Dyball | 531 | |||
Conservative | V Pulford | 505 | |||
Liberal Democrats | B Batchelder | 499 | |||
Turnout | 4,923 | 37.0 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Southwold and Reydon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | M Ladd | 890 | |||
Conservative | P Austin | 877 | |||
Conservative | K Keable | 720 | |||
Labour | A Clarke | 246 | |||
Labour | J Wagner | 240 | |||
Turnout | 2,973 | 53.1 | |||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
St. Margaret's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W Devereux | 913 | |||
Labour | J Winterton | 818 | |||
Labour | R Winterton | 784 | |||
Conservative | S Foulger | 518 | |||
Liberal Democrats | L Batchelder | 421 | |||
Socialist Alliance | M Palmer | 119 | |||
Turnout | 3,573 | 29.0 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
The Saints
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Rose | 450 | 58.6 | ||
Green | A Abbott | 113 | 14.7 | ||
Labour | C Caswell | 111 | 14.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | R Pumer | 94 | 12.2 | ||
Majority | 337 | 43.9 | |||
Turnout | 768 | 44.6 | |||
Conservative hold |
Wainford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M Bee | 376 | 52.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | N Bromley | 148 | 20.7 | ||
Labour | J Seal | 127 | 17.7 | ||
Green | N Elliott | 65 | 9.1 | ||
Majority | 228 | 31.8 | |||
Turnout | 716 | 41.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Whitton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D Castleton | 1,030 | |||
Labour | S Spore | 910 | |||
Labour | A Skipper | 905 | |||
Conservative | B Bee | 555 | |||
Liberal Democrats | S Tonge | 417 | |||
Turnout | 3,817 | 31.7 | |||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold | |||||
Labour hold |
Worlingham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S Jones | 743 | |||
Conservative | D Francis | 712 | |||
Labour | J Taylor | 495 | |||
Labour | P Shelly | 361 | |||
Liberal Democrats | D O'Neil | 173 | |||
UKIP | B Poole | 123 | |||
Turnout | 2,607 | 41.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Wrentham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J Goldsmith | 430 | 73.8 | ||
Labour | Whatrup | 153 | 26.2 | ||
Majority | 277 | 47.6 | |||
Turnout | 583 | 33.9 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
References
- "Waveney". BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- "Full results". Financial Times. 3 May 2002. p. 7.
- ^ "District Election Results: District Election 2nd May 2002". Waveney District Council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- "Election results; Local Election". The Times. 4 May 2002. p. 16.