2002 Exeter City Council election

2002 Exeter City Council election ^[1]^[2]
13 of the 40 seats to Exeter City Council; 21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	34.2%
	Map showing the results of the 2002 Exeter City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, yellow shows the Liberal Democrats and orange shows the Liberals. Wards in white had no election.
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Labour;

The 2002 Exeter City Council election took place on 2 May 2002, to elect members of Exeter City Council in England. The election was held concurrently with other local elections in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held since 1995.^[3]

Results summary[edit]

2002 Exeter City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	7		53.8	15	22	55.0	8,514	39.6	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	4		30.8	4	8	20.0	4,707	21.9	-2.4
	Conservative	1		7.7	5	6	15.0	5,178	24.1	-0.6
	Liberal	1		7.7	3	4	10.0	1,586	7.4	-2.1
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,265	5.9	+3.3
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	164	0.8	New
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	94	0.4	New

Ward results[edit]

Alphington[edit]

Alphington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Smith	1,200	52.2%
	Conservative	Margaret Jordan	515	24.3%
	Labour	Allan Hart	482	21.0%
	Green	Francis Duke	60	2.6%
Majority			642	27.9%
Turnout				35.8%
	Liberal Democrats hold

Cowick[edit]

Cowick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Barry McNamara	841	49.2%
	Conservative	Margaret Baldwin	598	35.0%
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney Ruffle	148	8.7%
	UKIP	Lawrence Harper	62	3.6%
	Green	B. Knibbs	136	3.5%
Majority			243	14.2%
Turnout				39.6%
	Labour hold

Duryard[edit]

Duryard
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Dalby	541	47.3%
	Conservative	Keith Nelson-Tomsen	347	30.3%
	Labour	Kevin Moore	173	15.1%
	Green	Brendan Kelly	83	7.3%
Majority			194	17.0%
Turnout				25.4%
	Liberal Democrats hold

Exwick[edit]

Exwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Howard Catton	752	51.5%
	Conservative	Gerald Sclater	293	20.1%
	Liberal Democrats	Sally Wilcox	243	16.6%
	Green	Michael Hawkes	172	11.8%
Majority			459	31.4%
Turnout				23.1%
	Labour hold

Heavitree[edit]

Heavitree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Paul Bennett	913	55.5%
	Labour	Ian Martin	357	21.7%
	Conservative	Jonathan Sandys	259	15.7%
	Green	J. Hayward	93
Majority			556	33.8%
Turnout				39.3%
	Liberal hold

Mincinglake[edit]

Mincinglake & Whipton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Paul Oliver	646	61.8%
	Conservative	James Bacon	235	22.5%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Soper	126	12.0%
	Green	Therese Canning	39	3.7%
Majority			411	39.3%
Turnout				25.9%
	Labour hold

Newtown[edit]

Newtown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter Shepherd	682	48.7%
	Conservative	Graham Stone	225	16.1%
	Liberal Democrats	David Barker-Hahlo	178	12.7%
	Independent	George Williams	164	11.7%
	Green	Adrian Thomas	151	10.8%
Majority			457	32.6%
Turnout				33.4%
	Labour hold

Pennsylvania[edit]

Pennsylvania
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Eleanor Hadley	838	41.1%
	Conservative	Jeremy White	577	28.3%
	Labour	Hilda Sterry	517	25.3%
	Green	Margaret Hill	108	5.3%
Majority			261	12.8%
Turnout				48.1%
	Liberal Democrats hold

Pinhoe[edit]

Pinhoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Gregory Sheldon	987	51.4%
	Conservative	Reg Edwardson	663	34.5%
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Osterley	204	10.6%
	Green	John Hayward	65	3.4%
Majority			324	16.9%
Turnout				41.8%
	Labour hold

Polsloe[edit]

Polsloe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Yolonda Henson	631	39.5%
	Labour	Dilys Baldwin	595	37.2%
	Liberal Democrats	Sheila Hobden	185	11.6%
	Green	Nicholas Discombe	156	9.8%
	UKIP	David Challice	32	2.0%
Majority			36	2.3%
Turnout				33.9%
	Labour hold

Priory[edit]

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Margaret Midgley	1,059	55.9%
	Conservative	Stevie Bunting	371	19.6%
	Liberal	Emma McCord	256	13.5%
	Liberal Democrats	Maxwell Carrolle	155	8.2%
	Green	Bryan	54	2.8%
Majority			688	36.3%
Turnout				29.7%
	Labour hold

St Davids[edit]

St Davids
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Stella Brock	757	57.7%
	Labour	Bryan Steane	340	25.9%
	Conservative	Richard Briggs	125	9.5%
	Green	Andrew Alleway	91	6.9%
Majority			417	31.8%
Turnout				34.0%
	Liberal Democrats hold

Whipton & Barton[edit]

Whipton & Barton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter Edwards	1,083	53.4%
	Liberal	Keith Danks	417	20.6%
	Conservative	Andrew Leadbetter	339	16.7%
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Thickett	132	6.5%
	Green	Richard Crompton	57	2.8%
Majority			666	32.8%
Turnout				34.9%
	Labour hold

References[edit]

^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). Exeter City Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. pp. 9–10.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2002). Local Elections Handbook 2002 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 5.
^ "Local Elections 2002". BBC News.

[results-1] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). Exeter City Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. pp. 9–10.

[handbook-2] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2002). Local Elections Handbook 2002 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 5.

[3] "Local Elections 2002". BBC News.

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