- Rochdale Council election, 2002
Elections to Rochdale Council were held on
2 May ,2002 . One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 31
*Liberal Democrat 21
*Conservative 8Election result
Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 12
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 57.1
votes % = 44.8
votes = 21,570
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 7
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 33.3
votes % = 29.5
votes = 14,189
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 2
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 9.5
votes % = 22.7
votes = 10,922
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.5
votes = 1,215
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Socialist Alliance
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.3
votes = 139
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.2
votes = 76
plus/minus = Election Summary
party = Christian Democrat
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.1
votes = 31
plus/minus =Ward results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,261
percentage = 53.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 779
percentage = 33.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 323
percentage = 13.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 482
percentage = 20.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,363
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,094
percentage = 51.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 845
percentage = 40.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 170
percentage = 8.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 249
percentage = 11.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,109
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,364
percentage = 50.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,079
percentage = 39.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 261
percentage = 9.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 285
percentage = 10.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,704
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,674
percentage = 65.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 699
percentage = 27.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 192
percentage = 7.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 975
percentage = 38.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,565
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,227
percentage = 37.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,187
percentage = 36.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 870
percentage = 26.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 40
percentage = 1.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,284
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 993
percentage = 56.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 546
percentage = 31.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 213
percentage = 12.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 447
percentage = 25.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,752
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,685
percentage = 67.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 827
percentage = 32.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 858
percentage = 34.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,512
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,086
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 920
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 302
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 272
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,580
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,340
percentage = 49.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 735
percentage = 27.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 649
percentage = 23.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 605
percentage = 22.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,724
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 984
percentage = 70.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 331
percentage = 23.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance
candidate =
votes = 79
percentage = 5.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 653
percentage = 46.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,394
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,051
percentage = 48.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 864
percentage = 40.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 202
percentage = 9.4
change = Election box candidate
party = Christian Democrat
candidate =
votes = 31
percentage = 1.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 187
percentage = 8.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,148
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,001
percentage = 60.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 644
percentage = 39.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 357
percentage = 21.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,645
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,589
percentage = 52.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,072
percentage = 35.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 370
percentage = 12.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 517
percentage = 17.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,031
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 801
percentage = 69.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 143
percentage = 12.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 78
percentage = 6.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate =
votes = 76
percentage = 6.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance
candidate =
votes = 60
percentage = 5.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 658
percentage = 56.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,158
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,176
percentage = 48.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 647
percentage = 26.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 590
percentage = 24.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 529
percentage = 21.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,413
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,260
percentage = 65.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 417
percentage = 21.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 238
percentage = 12.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 843
percentage = 44.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,915
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,881
percentage = 53.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,112
percentage = 31.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 494
percentage = 14.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 769
percentage = 22.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,487
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,562
percentage = 39.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,422
percentage = 35.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 1,002
percentage = 25.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 140
percentage = 3.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,986
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,274
percentage = 60.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 538
percentage = 25.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 292
percentage = 13.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 736
percentage = 35.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,104
percentage =
change =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,550
percentage = 68.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 404
percentage = 17.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 314
percentage = 13.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,146
percentage = 50.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,268
percentage =
change =External links
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/113.stm BBC report of 2002 Rochdale election result]
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