Adur Council election, 2002

Elections to Adur Council were held on May 2, 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 33%.

The Conservatives won 9 of the 14 seats up for election after the Liberal Democrats did not stand any candidates.cite web| url = http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2002/5/3/158562.html | title = Election: Adur turns Tory | accessdate = 2008-07-05 | date = 2002-05-03| publisher = "The Argus"]

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 23
*Labour 11
*Independent 4
*Liberal Democrat 1

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 9
gain = 5
loss = 0
net = +5
seats % = 64.3
votes % = 49.3
votes = 7,856
plus/minus = +8.5%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 4
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 28.6
votes % = 40.6
votes = 6,468
plus/minus = +12.2%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 7.1
votes % = 4.8
votes = 765
plus/minus = -3.0%Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.1
votes = 341
plus/minus = +2.1%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.7
votes = 264
plus/minus = +1.7%Election Summary Party
party = Socialist Alliance
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.8
votes = 132
plus/minus = +0.8%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 4
net = -4
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.7
votes = 109
plus/minus = -22.2%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Melanie Blunden
votes = 892
percentage = 68.9
change = +5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Osmond
votes = 293
percentage = 22.6
change = +9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter West
votes = 109
percentage = 8.4
change = -14.6Election box majority
votes = 599
percentage = 46.3
change = +6.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,294
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Kerner
votes = 680
percentage = 56.4
change = +18.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joyce Bridges
votes = 394
percentage = 32.7
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance
candidate = Jane Bromley
votes = 132
percentage = 10.9
change = +10.9Election box majority
votes = 286
percentage = 23.7
change = +19.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,206
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Bashford
votes = 590
percentage = 57.9
change = +7.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Suzanne McGregor
votes = 429
percentage = 42.1
change = +18.2Election box majority
votes = 161
percentage = 15.8
change = -9.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,019
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Munnery
votes = 702
percentage = 56.8
change = +14.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Berseford-Hough
votes = 534
percentage = 43.2
change = +0.0Election box majority
votes = 168
percentage = 13.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,236
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sally Willson
votes = 756
percentage = 55.8
change = +21.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kathryn Lyon
votes = 599
percentage = 44.2
change = +0.1Election box majority
votes = 157
percentage = 11.6
change = +2.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,355
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keith Dollemore
votes = 583
percentage = 54.7
change = +15.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald Horne
votes = 280
percentage = 26.3
change = +14.0Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Lionel Parsons
votes = 203
percentage = 19.0
change = +19.0Election box majority
votes = 303
percentage = 28.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,066
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Maurice Pitchford
votes = 765
percentage = 74.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Moyra Martin
votes = 143
percentage = 14.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Mear
votes = 116
percentage = 11.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 622
percentage = 60.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,024
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Alexander
votes = 419
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Carol Bradburn
votes = 411
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ann Bridges
votes = 382
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jeanette White
votes = 357
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,568
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Mendoza
votes = 514
percentage = 55.5
change = +14.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Wales
votes = 412
percentage = 44.5
change = +15.7Election box majority
votes = 102
percentage = 11.0
change = -0.8Election box turnout
votes = 926
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Neil Parkin
votes = 706
percentage = 49.8
change = +5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Phillip Jones
votes = 452
percentage = 31.9
change = -3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Kenneth Bishop
votes = 138
percentage = 9.7
change = +9.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Vincent Tilsley
votes = 121
percentage = 8.5
change = +8.5Election box majority
votes = 254
percentage = 17.9
change = +9.3Election box turnout
votes = 1,417
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Julia King
votes = 601
percentage = 51.6
change = +9.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Felicity Deen
votes = 563
percentage = 48.4
change = +3.6Election box majority
votes = 38
percentage = 3.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,164
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Julie Searle
votes = 692
percentage = 61.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Mair
votes = 438
percentage = 38.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 254
percentage = 22.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,130
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Nicklen
votes = 834
percentage = 54.5
change = +1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Adrienne Lowe
votes = 695
percentage = 45.5
change = +14.3Election box majority
votes = 139
percentage = 9.0
change = -12.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,529
percentage =
change =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/1.stm BBC report of 2002 Adur election result]

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