Manchester Council election, 2002

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 2004, due to the boundary changes and 'all-out' elections due to take place in that year. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. ^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Party		Seats	+/-
	Labour	76	-1
	Liberal Democrats	22	+1
	Independent	1	0
	Labour hold

Ward results

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Smitheman	942	66.2	-10.1
	Liberal Democrat	J. A. Durrell	196	13.8	+4.5
	Green	D. E. Norton	169	11.9	+6.4
	Conservative	A. W. Hodkinson	117	8.2	-0.6
Majority			746	52.4	-14.6
Turnout			1,424
	Labour hold		Swing

Baguley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. G. Andrews	1,219	66.0	+0.6
	Conservative	R. J. Ellerton	323	17.5	-2.5
	Liberal Democrat	W. D. Fisher	231	12.5	+0.2
	Green	G. R. Pittam	73	4.0	+1.8
Majority			896	48.5	+3.1
Turnout			1,846
	Labour hold		Swing

Barlow Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	J. Leech*	1,619	61.3	+5.1
	Labour	E. H. Morgan	689	26.1	+0.4
	Green	R. Goater	182	6.9	+3.4
	Conservative	T. J. Bumby	150	5.7	-6.4
Majority			930	35.2	+4.6
Turnout			2,640
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Benchill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. A. Freeman*	765	69.9	+0.6
	Liberal Democrat	A. Bradshaw	165	15.1	+1.5
	Conservative	J. Kaye	109	10.0	-2.3
	Green	H. Berry	56	5.1	+3.5
Majority			600	54.8	-0.9
Turnout			1,095
	Labour hold		Swing

Beswick and Clayton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Loughman*	1,001	48.0	+2.2
	Liberal Democrat	E. Boyes	879	42.1	-6.3
	Independent	F. J. Bates	79	3.8	+3.8
	Conservative	C. Birchenough	69	3.3	-1.8
	Independent	J. Hulse	31	1.5	+1.5
	Green	S. J. Fairweather	27	1.3	+0.6
Majority			122	5.8	+3.2
Turnout			2,086
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Lyons*	1,462	72.0	+15.7
	Liberal Democrat	C. Connell	304	15.0	-11.8
	Conservative	D. E. Bunting	199	9.8	-4.6
	Green	A. Higgin	66	3.2	+0.7
Majority			1,158	57.0	+27.5
Turnout			2,031
	Labour hold		Swing

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. R. Swannick*	1,332	60.8	+10.2
	Liberal Democrat	N. A. Trafford	753	34.4	-7.5
	Conservative	B. G. Birchenough	70	3.2	-2.6
	Green	A. Quinn	35	1.6	-0.1
Majority			579	26.4	+17.7
Turnout			2,190
	Labour hold		Swing

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Evans*	1,375	58.8	+8.0
	Conservative	J. M. Kenny	711	30.4	-8.9
	Liberal Democrat	K. Farnen	168	7.2	+0.1
	Green	N. Brooks	85	3.6	+0.8
Majority			664	28.4	+16.9
Turnout			2,339
	Labour hold		Swing

Burnage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Taylor*	1,330	46.3	+0.9
	Liberal Democrat	J. A. Cameron	1,211	42.1	+15.2
	Conservative	P. M. Schofield	243	8.5	-9.2
	Green	M. R. Shaw	91	3.2	-6.8
Majority			119	4.1	-14.4
Turnout			2,875
	Labour hold		Swing

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Battle*	1,053	49.0	+13.2
	Liberal Democrat	P. Rothery	873	40.6	-15.8
	Conservative	G. H. L. Berg	126	5.9	+1.3
	Green	S. M. Walford	78	3.6	+0.8
	Independent	J. M. Ripley	20	0.9	+0.4
Majority			180	8.4	-12.1
Turnout			2,150
	Labour hold		Swing

Charlestown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. B. Curley*	1,363	60.7	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat	R. A. Isherwood	786	35.0	-2.3
	Green	C. French	96	4.3	-1.4
Majority			577	25.7	+6.0
Turnout			2,245
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. D. Pagel*	1,702	50.9	-1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Q. H. Afzal	1,539	46.0	+1.1
	Green	J. Sheedy	105	3.1	0
Majority			163	4.9	-2.2
Turnout			3,346
	Labour hold		Swing

Chorlton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. D. Selby*	1,716	44.7	-2.8
	Liberal Democrat	A. Bethell	728	19.0	+4.1
	Conservative	D. R. Valentine	593	15.5	-5.2
	Green	M. Valentine	503	13.1	-3.8
	Socialist Alliance	H. R. Rose	298	7.8	+7.8
Majority			988	25.7	-1.1
Turnout			3,838
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Spinks*	1,644	61.6	-4.8
	Conservative	A. Hutchinson	393	14.7	-5.7
	Liberal Democrat	A. J. Steele	392	14.7	+5.1
	Green	A. D. Hall	115	4.3	+0.7
	Socialist Alliance	K. J. Reissmann	63	2.4	+2.4
	Socialist Labour	M. Drage	60	2.2	+2.2
Majority			1,251	46.9	+0.9
Turnout			2,667
	Labour hold		Swing

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	H. D. Fisher	1,658	38.0	-6.5
	Labour	G. Bridson*	1,508	34.5	+2.9
	Conservative	P. G. Hilton	546	12.5	-7.1
	Independent	F. F. Kilroy	447	10.2	+10.2
	Green	M. J. Daw	209	4.8	+0.5
Majority			150	3.4	-9.5
Turnout			4,368
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Fallowfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. M. Morrison*	1,238	60.2	-2.1
	Liberal Democrat	H. W. Totty	391	19.0	+5.7
	Conservative	S. S. Davenport	257	12.5	-4.4
	Green	B. S. Bingham	169	8.2	+0.7
Majority			847	41.2	-4.2
Turnout			2,055
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	W. Helsby*	1,341	51.0	+4.9
	Labour	R. C. Unwin	958	36.4	-4.5
	Conservative	L. Boardman	250	9.5	+3.5
	Socialist Alliance	J. A. Martin	43	1.6	+1.6
	Green	R. MacDowell	38	1.4	-0.3
Majority			383	14.6	+9.5
Turnout			2,630
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	J. R. Bridges*	1,133	54.3	-6.9
	Labour	M. A. Rathfelder	781	37.5	+5.0
	Green	P. I. Collins	87	4.2	+1.4
	Conservative	R. E. B. Bishop	84	4.0	+0.5
Majority			352	16.9	-11.8
Turnout			2,085
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. C. Karney*	1,014	66.4	+2.7
	Liberal Democrat	D. I. Gordon	194	12.7	-4.7
	Socialist Alliance	K. A. Phillips	144	9.4	+9.4
	Conservative	D. J. Timson	144	9.4	-6.4
	Green	D. Milton	31	2.0	-1.2
Majority			820	53.7	+7.4
Turnout			1,527
	Labour hold		Swing

Hulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Murphy*	680	47.9	-4.7
	Green	V. Hall	597	42.0	+4.6
	Liberal Democrat	M. N. Armstrong	123	8.7	+8.7
	Conservative	D. E. Conway	20	1.4	-5.3
Majority			83	5.8	-9.3
Turnout			1,420
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	K. A. Whitmore*	1,557	55.0	-3.6
	Labour	M. L. Amesbury	861	30.4	+1.8
	Green	M. P. Brennan	163	5.8	+0.1
	Socialist Alliance	S. J. Nutter	130	4.6	+4.6
	Conservative	R. T. Wattenbach	118	4.2	-2.0
Majority			696	24.6	-5.4
Turnout			2,829
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Lightbowne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Franklin*	1,365	71.4	+6.8
	Conservative	H. M. Varney	261	13.6	+13.6
	Liberal Democrat	K. T. Morley	258	13.5	-14.5
	Green	M. J. Payne	29	1.5	-6.0
Majority			1,104	57.7	+21.1
Turnout			1,913
	Labour hold		Swing

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Z. E. Ukairo	1,521	54.6	-7.5
	Liberal Democrat	L. Ali	810	29.1	+19.2
	Green	S. S. Fitzgibbon	255	9.1	-7.1
	Conservative	K. Abbad	202	7.2	-4.2
Majority			711	25.5	-20.4
Turnout			2,788
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. A. Cox	1,510	40.9	+6.6
	Labour	R. B. Walters*	1,419	38.4	+1.6
	Liberal Democrat	P. J. Davis	175	4.7	+0.8
	Liberal Democrat	K. F. Hodgkin	115	3.1	-2.4
	Conservative	M. G. Barnes	113	3.1	-4.0
	Green	B. J. Ekbery	104	2.8	-0.4
	Green	J. P. Rummery	98	2.7	-0.6
	Socialist Alliance	R. R. Turnbull	90	2.4	+2.4
	Conservative	J. Haycock	72	1.9	-6.4
Majority			1,244	33.7	+2.4
Turnout			3,696
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Shaw*	1,437	63.0	+3.7
	Liberal Democrat	R. K. Brettle	566	24.8	-7.9
	Green	B. McAtarsney	180	7.9	+4.9
	Socialist Labour	K. G. H. Barr	98	4.3	-0.7
Majority			871	38.2	+11.6
Turnout			2,281
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hitchen	975	50.3	-20.0
	Independent	S. Cooper	546	28.1	+28.1
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	210	10.8	-5.3
	Liberal Democrat	A. Rodgers	133	6.9	-2.8
	Green	R. Harper	76	3.9	-0.1
Majority			429	22.1	-32.1
Turnout			1,940
	Labour hold		Swing

Northenden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. J. Cowell*	1,324	56.3	+5.4
	Conservative	J. D. Percival	520	22.1	-2.6
	Liberal Democrat	J. Mawer	321	13.7	+1.2
	Green	L. D. Crookes	186	7.9	-4.0
Majority			804	34.2	+7.9
Turnout			2,351
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Moat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. H. Fender*	1,746	50.2	+3.1
	Liberal Democrat	Y. Zalzala	1,352	38.9	-4.8
	Green	B. A. Candeland	196	5.6	+2.4
	Conservative	E. Gold	185	5.3	+1.0
Majority			394	11.3	+7.9
Turnout			3,479
	Labour hold		Swing

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Byrne*	1,304	48.9	+15.4
	Liberal Democrat	L. Williams	1,052	39.4	-18.7
	Conservative	B. M. Goodall	161	6.0	+1.8
	Green	C. Middleton	150	5.6	+2.0
Majority			252	9.4	-15.2
Turnout			2,667
	Labour hold		Swing

Sharston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Barrett*	974	66.5	+3.8
	Conservative	C. Roberts	234	16.0	-3.7
	Liberal Democrat	D. J. Kierman	184	12.6	-1.0
	Green	S. Sobrero	72	4.9	-0.9
Majority			740	50.5	+7.4
Turnout			1,464
	Labour hold		Swing

Whalley Range
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. E. Stone*	1,595	49.9	-6.4
	Liberal Democrat	J. B. F. Grant	953	29.8	+19.9
	Conservative	N. D. C. Davis	359	11.2	-16.0
	Green	M. R. Candeland	290	9.1	+2.5
Majority			642	20.1	-9.0
Turnout			3,197
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	A. Jones*	1,822	61.5	+0.2
	Labour	K. Torkington	717	24.2	+1.2
	Green	J. Buchan	178	6.0	-1.7
	Conservative	J. M. Smith	152	5.1	-3.0
	Socialist Alliance	T. W. Gibbons	96	3.2	+3.2
Majority			1,105	37.3	-1.0
Turnout			2,965
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Woodhouse Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Newman	1,087	71.9	+2.6
	Liberal Democrat	D. R. Mellor	186	12.3	-0.6
	Conservative	R. M. Raynor	183	12.1	-2.4
	Green	A. R. Vincent	56	3.7	+0.4
Majority			901	59.6	+4.9
Turnout			1,512
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. ^ "Manchester Evening News, 3 May 2002.

Preceded by Manchester Council election, 2000

Manchester local elections

Succeeded by Manchester Council election, 2003