West Lindsey Council election, 2002

Elections to West Lindsey Council were held on 2 May, 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 13
* Liberal Democrat 13
* Independent 8
* Labour 3

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 8
gain = 4
loss = 0
net = +4
seats % = 66.7
votes % = 42.6
votes = 4,297
plus/minus = +5.9%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 2
gain = 0
loss = 3
net = -3
seats % = 16.7
votes % = 31.9
votes = 3,223
plus/minus = -19.1%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 14.1
votes = 1,424
plus/minus = +9.2%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 11.4
votes = 1,154
plus/minus = +3.9%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Fleetwood
votes = 501
percentage = 72.4
change = +13.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Turner
votes = 191
percentage = 27.6
change = -13.1Election box majority
votes = 310
percentage = 44.8
change = +26.2Election box turnout
votes = 692
percentage = 46.8
change = -6.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Irmgard Parrott
votes = 706
percentage = 53.7
change = +53.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Adrian Heath
votes = 436
percentage = 33.2
change = -9.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tara-Louise Burghardt
votes = 173
percentage = 13.2
change = +13.2Election box majority
votes = 270
percentage = 20.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,315
percentage = 41.6
change = +11.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Davidson
votes = 251
percentage = 49.9
change = +49.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Roy Harris
votes = 133
percentage = 26.4
change = -5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sally Scott
votes = 119
percentage = 23.7
change = +23.7Election box majority
votes = 118
percentage = 23.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 503
percentage = 33.7
change = +6.2Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Melvyn Starkey
votes = 424
percentage = 56.8
change = -19.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Deborah Rose
votes = 217
percentage = 29.0
change = +29.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Beer
votes = 106
percentage = 14.2
change = -9.6Election box majority
votes = 207
percentage = 27.8
change = -24.6Election box turnout
votes = 747
percentage = 17.2
change = +0.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Irene Tyson
votes = 403
percentage = 36.3
change = +36.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kristan Smith
votes = 369
percentage = 33.2
change = -30.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Gore
votes = 339
percentage = 30.5
change = -6.2Election box majority
votes = 34
percentage = 3.1
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,111
percentage = 22.5
change = +5.0Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Wotherspoon
votes = 398
percentage = 61.4
change = +14.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = William Gabbott
votes = 250
percentage = 38.6
change = -14.3Election box majority
votes = 148
percentage = 22.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 648
percentage = 35.7
change = +0.9Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Adam Duguid
votes = 563
percentage = 48.5
change = +14.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Neil Taylor
votes = 484
percentage = 41.7
change = -18.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Huckin
votes = 115
percentage = 9.9
change = +4.8Election box majority
votes = 79
percentage = 6.8
change = -19.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,162
percentage = 31.1
change = -2.3Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Alfred Frith
votes = 944
percentage = 74.8
change = +74.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Rodney Stainton
votes = 318
percentage = 25.2
change = -9.9Election box majority
votes = 626
percentage = 49.6
change = +19.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,262
percentage = 35.6
change = -6.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Heath
votes = 567
percentage = 75.2
change = +4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Randall
votes = 187
percentage = 24.8
change = -4.6Election box majority
votes = 380
percentage = 50.4
change = -0.8Election box turnout
votes = 754
percentage = 38.0
change = +3.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Keeley Henderson
votes = 271
percentage = 43.5
change = +9.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Chappelow
votes = 181
percentage = 29.1
change = +29.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Clack
votes = 171
percentage = 27.4
change = -38.2Election box majority
votes = 90
percentage = 14.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 623
percentage = 33.2
change = +2.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jeffrey Summers
votes = 381
percentage = 48.3
change = -13.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Ernest Coleman
votes = 210
percentage = 26.6
change = +26.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Heathorn
votes = 198
percentage = 25.1
change = -12.7Election box majority
votes = 171
percentage = 21.7
change = -2.7Election box turnout
votes = 789
percentage = 46.2
change = +6.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bernard Theobald
votes = 276
percentage = 56.1
change = +14.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Thomas
votes = 216
percentage = 43.9
change = +24.6Election box majority
votes = 60
percentage = 12.2
change = +10.1Election box turnout
votes = 492
percentage = 27.9
change = -7.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2002/local_elections/162.stm 2002 West Lindsey election result]
* [http://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/558/dis2may2002.pdf Ward results]

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