Waveney District Council election, 2002

The 2002 Waveney Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000.^[1] The Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.^[2]

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 35.1%.^[3]

Waveney Local Election Result 2002^[3]^[4]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	21			-6	43.8	45.7	27,097	+8.3%
	Conservative	21			+6	43.8	31.8	18,840	-7.8%
	Liberal Democrat	3			0	6.3	14.1	8,384	-4.1%
	Independent	3			+1	6.3	5.5	3,235	+0.7%
	Green	0			0	0	1.7	1,023	+1.7%
	Socialist Alliance	0			0	0	0.6	367	+0.6%
	UKIP	0			0	0	0.5	319	+0.5%
	Others	0			-1	0	0	0	-

Ward results

Beccles North (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C Punt	626
	Labour	A Thwaites	614
	Labour	M Blunt	534
	Conservative	M Wade	519
	Green	G Elliott	230
	Independent	C Scott	222
	Liberal Democrat	U Bentley	204
Turnout			2,949	41.6

Beccles South (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J Walmesley	451
	Labour	M Adams	411
	Conservative	S Cole	305
	UKIP	B Aylett	196
	Liberal Democrat	A Briggs	159
	Liberal Democrat	S Went	111
	Green	M McGee	91
Turnout			1,724	25.4

Blything^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W Mawer	479	68.6
	Labour	L Watling	219	31.4
Majority			260	37.2
Turnout			698	40.7

Bungay (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D Jermy	726
	Conservative	J Groom	659
	Labour	L Derges	568
	Conservative	D Allum	469
	Liberal Democrat	W Curry	184
	Green	R Vinton	170
Turnout			2,776	39.0

Carlton (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S Ardley	458
	Conservative	B Reader	434
	Labour	J Ford	326
	Labour	M Swan	240
	Liberal Democrat	B Howe	140
Turnout			1,598	25.0

Carlton Colville (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R Bell	655
	Conservative	S Sayer	567
	Conservative	K Grant	551
	Labour	R Jack	548
	Labour	I Kelly	491
	Labour	R Chapman	486
	Liberal Democrat	J Marsden	204
Turnout			3,502	26.2

Gunton and Corton (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S Chilvers	927
	Conservative	M Rudd	863
	Labour	H Blowers	507
	Labour	M Turner	297
	Liberal Democrat	A Moles	185
	Green	M Narburgh	166
Turnout			2,945	43.6

Halesworth (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P Flegg	756
	Conservative	R Niblett	697
	Labour	E Leverett	680
	Labour	P Whitlow	548
	Liberal Democrat	H Watts	196
Turnout			2,877	41.9

Harbour (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	R Ford	898
	Independent	I Turrell	643
	Labour	I Graham	622
	Labour	A Turner	588
	Independent	N Keable	582
	Labour	P Widdowson	471
	Liberal Democrat	J Thain	325
	Liberal Democrat	P Meadez	281
	Conservative	M Ardley	232
	Socialist Alliance	R Mallin	120
Turnout			4,762	33.1

Kessingland (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	N Hodges	726
	Labour	R Breach	627
	Conservative	K Sale	507
	Conservative	P Joslin	454
	Liberal Democrat	L Lakes	167
Turnout			2,481	36.4

Kirkley (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	A Shepherd	886
	Liberal Democrat	D Young	850
	Liberal Democrat	G Baxter	796
	Labour	S Balls	694
	Labour	E Skepelhorn	652
	Labour	S Masterson	632
	Conservative	J Corbett	193
Turnout			4,703	33.5

Lothingland^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B Hunter	291	45.8
	Conservative	J Fraser	253	39.8
	Liberal Democrat	A Thomas	91	14.3
Majority			38	6.0
Turnout			635	37.5

Normanston (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F Jones	883
	Labour	K Patience	786
	Labour	D Thomas	680
	Conservative	A Mylan	339
	Liberal Democrat	P Holmes-Thrower	293
	Green	S Sizer	188
	Socialist Alliance	N Bird	128
Turnout			3,297	27.3

Oulton (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J Hinton	527
	Conservative	A Borrett	439
	Conservative	S Ames	416
	Labour	A Thomson	406
	Liberal Democrat	A Tibbitt	203
Turnout			1,991	35.2

Oulton Broad (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C Law	610
	Conservative	S Keller	546
	Labour	M Rodgers	528
	Labour	I Melvin	460
	Liberal Democrat	A Martin	223
Turnout			2,367	35.2

Pakefield (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T Kelly	979
	Labour	M Pitchers	913
	Labour	R Thorne	893
	Liberal Democrat	J Van Pelt	603
	Liberal Democrat	R Dyball	531
	Conservative	V Pulford	505
	Liberal Democrat	B Batchelder	499
Turnout			4,923	37.0

Southwold and Reydon (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	M Ladd	890
	Conservative	P Austin	877
	Conservative	K Keable	720
	Labour	A Clarke	246
	Labour	J Wagner	240
Turnout			2,973	53.1

St Margarets (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W Devereux	913
	Labour	J Winterton	818
	Labour	R Winterton	784
	Conservative	S Foulger	518
	Liberal Democrat	L Batchelder	421
	Socialist Alliance	M Palmer	119
Turnout			3,573	29.0

The Saints^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M Rose	450	58.6
	Green	A Abbott	113	14.7
	Labour	C Caswell	111	14.5
	Liberal Democrat	R Pumer	94	12.2
Majority			337	43.9
Turnout			768	44.6

Wainford^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M Bee	376	52.5
	Liberal Democrat	N Bromley	148	20.7
	Labour	J Seal	127	17.7
	Green	N Elliott	65	9.1
Majority			228	31.8
Turnout			716	41.7

Whitton (3)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D Castleton	1,030
	Labour	S Spore	910
	Labour	A Skipper	905
	Conservative	B Bee	555
	Liberal Democrat	S Tonge	417
Turnout			3,817	31.7

Worlingham (2)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S Jones	743
	Conservative	D Francis	712
	Labour	J Taylor	495
	Labour	P Shelly	361
	Liberal Democrat	D O'Neil	173
	UKIP	B Poole	123
Turnout			2,607	41.5

Wrentham^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J Goldsmith	430	73.8
	Labour	Whatrup	153	26.2
Majority			277	47.5
Turnout			583	33.9

References

↑ "Waveney". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
↑ "Full results". Financial Times. 2002-05-03. p. 7. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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↑ "Election results; Local Election". The Times. 2002-05-04. p. 16. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Council elections in Suffolk

Suffolk County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017

Babergh District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Forest Heath District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Ipswich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Mid Suffolk District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

St Edmundsbury Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Suffolk Coastal District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Waveney District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015

East Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished

West Suffolk County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

(2001 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 2002 (→ 2003)

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