2002 Havant Borough Council election

The 2002 Havant Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 4.[1] The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[2]

2002 Havant Borough Council election
2 May 2002
All 38 seats to Havant Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats after 23 9 6
Popular vote 34,315 12,822 15,693
Results by Ward
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

Conservative

Election result

The Conservatives won a majority on the council, taking 23 of the 38 seats on the council.[3] Labour dropped from 11 to 9 seats, while the Liberal Democrats fell to 6 seats from 8 previously.[3] The 3 Independent councillors had stood down at the election, while the boundary changes were reported to have cost Labour 4 seats.[3] Turnout was up on the 2000 election, but dropped to a low of just 14.6% in Warren Park ward.[3]

Havant local election result 2002[2][4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 23 +3 60.5 52.6 34,315 +2.4%
  Labour 9 -2 23.7 19.7 12,822 +3.8%
  Liberal Democrats 6 -2 15.8 24.1 15,693 -5.2%
  Green 0 0 0 3.2 2,077 +3.2%
  Independent 0 -3 0 0.4 289 -4.0%

Ward results

Barncroft
Barncroft (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ralph Cousins 416
Labour Ronald Hoyle 406
Liberal Democrats Peter Lake 235
Conservative Sheila Culley 195
Conservative Carol Wynne 164
Turnout 1,416 18.9

Battins
Battins (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour June Hanan 529
Labour Paul Hansford 476
Conservative Jane Rayner 267
Conservative Ian Beagley 238
Liberal Democrats Cecil Sargent 212
Turnout 1,722 20.3

Bedhampton
Bedhampton (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ronald Bellinger 1,408
Liberal Democrats Stephen Marshall 1,224
Liberal Democrats Anthony Welch 1,134
Conservative Kenneth Harris 1,127
Conservative Angela Guest 1,111
Conservative Mark Ward 1,066
Labour William Fish 285
Labour Carl Roberts 258
Labour John Jackson 254
Green Terry Mitchell 140
Turnout 8,007 40.9

Bondsfields
Bondfields (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Barry Gardner 803
Labour Terence Hart 741
Conservative Mary Brown 226
Conservative Jennifer Wride 209
Liberal Democrats Valerie Gatenby 187
Turnout 2,166 23.6

Cowplain
Cowplain (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Briggs 1,170
Conservative David Keast 1,056
Conservative Marjorie Smallcorn 999
Liberal Democrats Valerie Hartridge 961
Liberal Democrats Flora Ponsonby 766
Turnout 4,952 27.9

Emsworth
Emsworth (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Gillett 1,842
Conservative David Colson 1,788
Conservative Virginia Wilson-Smith 1,727
Liberal Democrats Hugh Benzie 1,056
Liberal Democrats Gillian Cosslett 849
Liberal Democrats John Cosslett 803
Labour Anna Fitter 429
Labour William Gilchrist 412
Labour Phillip Rees 308
Green Michael Wood 243
Turnout 9,457 42.8

Hart Plain
Hart Plain (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ronald Purkis 896
Liberal Democrats Sheila Troke 875
Conservative Leonard Shaw 800
Conservative Jacqueline Branson 758
Liberal Democrats Christine Pylee 750
Conservative Gopa Chakrabarti 673
Independent Kevin Ratcliffe 289
Turnout 5,041 25.0

Hayling East
Hayling East (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Erlebach 1,381
Conservative David Collins 1,311
Conservative Sheila Pearce 1,311
Labour Michael Clarke 561
Labour Lesley Marsden 519
Labour Sheila Mealy 500
Liberal Democrats John Clouting 355
Green Frederick Gibson 289
Turnout 6,227 32.8

Hayling West
Hayling West (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Pearce 1,590
Conservative Victor Pierce-Jones 1,565
Conservative David Weymouth 1,426
Labour Susan Underwood 433
Labour Graham Manning 425
Labour Andrew Stacey 409
Liberal Democrats Jill Allum 390
Green Gillian Leek 286
Turnout 6,524 34.6

Purbrook
Purbrook (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gwendoline Blackett 1,500
Conservative David Farrow 1,413
Conservative Hilary Farrow 1,312
Labour William Wheeler 485
Labour Howard Sherlock 478
Liberal Democrats Rodney Crawford 467
Labour Nicola Sherlock 458
Turnout 6,113 30.8

St. Faiths
St. Faiths (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative June Fulcher 1,531
Conservative David Guest 1,393
Conservative Raymond Bolton 1,389
Liberal Democrats Dennis West 949
Liberal Democrats Liam Hutchings 926
Green Timothy Dawes 726
Liberal Democrats Roy Middleton 692
Labour Beryl Francis 430
Labour Alan Price 341
Labour Derek Smith 279
Turnout 8,656 45.4

Stakes
Stakes (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Olwyn Kennedy 747
Conservative Nigel Tarrant 688
Labour Margaret Beauvoisin 634
Liberal Democrats Leslie Voice 428
Green Kevin Jacks 393
Labour Kim Vassallo 385
Labour Ronald Russell 379
Turnout 3,654 21.4

Warren Park
Warren Park (2 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Brown 407
Labour Virginia Steel 382
Conservative Thelma Carpenter 178
Conservative Clive Colson 164
Liberal Democrats Michael Ponsonby 130
Turnout 1,261 14.6

Waterloo
Waterloo (3 seats)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Cole unopposed
Conservative Kenneth Moss unopposed
Conservative Geoffrey Tart unopposed

References
  1. "Havant". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. "Election results - Local Elections". The Times. NewsBank. 3 May 2002. p. 6.
  3. "Tories tighten control on redrawn borough". The News. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  4. "Local Council Election Results". Havant Borough Council. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 4 June 2002. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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