The 2002 Harlow District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of HarlowDistrict Council in Essex, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 9.[1] The Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[2]
Before the election Labour controlled the council with 25 councillors, compared to 8 each for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, while there was 1 independent councillor.[3] Boundary changes took effect for the 2002 election, reducing the number of councillors from 42 to 33 and the number of wards from 16 to 11 and meaning that the whole council was to be elected.[3]
11 Labour and 1 Conservative councillors stood down at the election, including the Labour assistant leader Derek Fenny and a former council chairman Terry Abel.[4]
Election result
Labour were reduced by 16 seats and thereby lost overall control of the council.[5] Overall turnout at the election was 36.84%.[6]
Following the election the Conservative and Liberal Democrat leaders, Andrew Johnson and Lorna Spenceley, made an agreement to be joint leaders of the council.[7]
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^McSmith, Andy; Britten, Nick (3 May 2002). "Brown's Budget saves seats for Labour in its heartland". The Daily Telegraph. NewsBank.
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^"Joint leaders". Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications. NewsBank. 21 May 2002.
January 15, 2023
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The 2002 Harlow District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex England The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 9 1 The Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control 2 2002 Harlow District Council election 2000 2 May 2002 2003 11 of the 33 seats to Harlow District Council17 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Party Conservative Liberal Democrats LabourSeats before 8 8 26Seats won 12 12 9Seats after 12 12 9Seat change 4 4 17Popular vote 19 201 17 943 22 752Percentage 31 8 29 7 37 7 Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2002 Harlow District Council elections Council control before electionLabour Council control after election No overall control Contents 1 Background 2 Election result 3 Ward results 3 1 Bush Fair 3 seats 3 2 Church Langley 3 seats 3 3 Great Parndon 3 seats 3 4 Harlow Common 3 seats 3 5 Little Parndon and Hare Street 3 seats 3 6 Mark Hall 3 seats 3 7 Netteswell 3 seats 3 8 Old Harlow 3 seats 3 9 Staple Tye 3 seats 3 10 Sumners and Kingsmoor 3 seats 3 11 Toddbrook 3 seats 4 ReferencesBackground EditBefore the election Labour controlled the council with 25 councillors compared to 8 each for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats while there was 1 independent councillor 3 Boundary changes took effect for the 2002 election reducing the number of councillors from 42 to 33 and the number of wards from 16 to 11 and meaning that the whole council was to be elected 3 11 Labour and 1 Conservative councillors stood down at the election including the Labour assistant leader Derek Fenny and a former council chairman Terry Abel 4 Election result EditLabour were reduced by 16 seats and thereby lost overall control of the council 5 Overall turnout at the election was 36 84 6 Following the election the Conservative and Liberal Democrat leaders Andrew Johnson and Lorna Spenceley made an agreement to be joint leaders of the council 7 Harlow local election result 2002 2 6 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Conservative 12 4 36 4 31 8 19 201 4 2 Liberal Democrats 12 4 36 4 29 7 17 943 3 5 Labour 9 16 27 3 37 7 22 752 1 5 Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0 6 363 0 6 Independent 0 1 0 0 2 118 0 2Ward results EditBush Fair 3 seats Edit Location of Bush Fair ward Bush Fair 3 seats 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Eleanor Macy 1 086Liberal Democrats Christopher Robins 1 082Liberal Democrats Christopher Millington 1 071Labour David Cameron 868Labour Alan Jones 845Labour John Sullivan 838Conservative Kevin Bailey 224Conservative David Carter 219Conservative Simon O Connor 215Socialist Alliance Peter Brown 87Turnout 6 535 40Church Langley 3 seats Edit Location of Church Langley ward Church Langley 3 seats 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Samantha Warren 1 164Conservative Simon Carter 1 125Conservative Anthony Hall 1 110Labour Tina Baker 340Labour Grace Matthews 273Labour Jacqueline Sully 268Liberal Democrats Richard Clements 192Liberal Democrats Zena Faccini 175Liberal Democrats Kuzna Jackson 158Turnout 4 805 28Great Parndon 3 seats Edit Location of Great Parndon ward Great Parndon 3 seats 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Joshua Jolles 894Conservative Edward Johnson 892Conservative Patrick McClarnon 892Labour Edmund Gray 725Labour Robert Eschle 696Labour Feroz Khan 656Liberal Democrats Robert Glendenning 281Liberal Democrats Lesley Rideout 274Liberal Democrats Robert Tinsley 257Turnout 5 567 36Harlow Common 3 seats Edit Location of Harlow Common ward Harlow Common 3 seats 6 Party Candidate Votes Labour Margaret Hulcoop 947Labour Gregory Peck 867Labour Mark Wilkinson 863Conservative Nora Arnott 760Conservative Pamela Norton 736Conservative Richard Glover 699Liberal Democrats Audrey Curran 341Liberal Democrats Stanley Curran 323Liberal Democrats Peter Mabey 321Turnout 5 857 39Little Parndon and Hare Street 3 seats Edit Location of Little Parndon and Hare Street ward Little Parndon and Hare Street 3 seats 6 Party Candidate Votes Labour Leslie Bayliss 911Labour John Jesse 884Labour John Cave 859Conservative Charles Ross 446Conservative Sandra Crame 426Conservative Vivien Ross 410Liberal Democrats David Cholerton 390Liberal Democrats Paul Lawton 350Liberal Democrats Marion Dyer 311Socialist Alliance John Hobbs 175Turnout 5 162 34Mark Hall 3 seats Edit Location of Mark Hall ward Mark Hall 3 seats 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Jane Steer 1 098Liberal Democrats Matthew Shepherd 1 091Liberal Democrats Nicholas Macy 1 075Labour Edith Morris 791Labour Sean Folan 782Labour Caroline Carter 772Conservative Judith Carter 276Conservative Nicholas Carter 269Conservative Emma Thomas 255Turnout 6 409 42 5Netteswell 3 seats Edit Location of Netteswell ward Netteswell 3 seats 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Robert Thurston 1 066Liberal Democrats Ian Jackson 1 060Liberal Democrats James Pailing 1 041Labour Suzanne Ennifer 683Labour Sandra Rootsey 653Labour Valerie Sear 643Conservative Alan Johnstone 242Conservative Eileen Johnstone 234Conservative Matthew Warren 206Socialist Alliance Anthony Sullivan 101Turnout 5 929 37 5Old Harlow 3 seats Edit Location of Old Harlow ward Old Harlow 3 seats 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Michael Garnett 963Conservative Christopher Ford 945Conservative Sue Livings 878Labour Charles Cochrane 735Labour Paul Bellairs 645Labour Patricia Larkin 645Liberal Democrats Peter Barton 273Liberal Democrats Simon MacNeill 272Liberal Democrats Paul Westlake 205Turnout 5 561 41Staple Tye 3 seats Edit Location of Staple Tye ward Staple Tye 3 seats 6 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Lorna Spenceley 869Liberal Democrats Susan Lawton 867Liberal Democrats Michael Faccini 823Labour Godfrey Hocking 329Labour Jenny Holland 324Labour Philip Liddle 305Conservative Guy Mitchinson 245Conservative Patricia Rauch 237Conservative Robert Rauch 225Turnout 4 224 28Sumners and Kingsmoor 3 seats Edit Location of Summers and Kingsmoor ward Sumners and Kingsmoor 3 seats 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Nicholas Churchill 742Conservative Mark Gough 714Conservative Andrew Johnson 700Labour Derek Eardley 634Labour Valerie Clark 626Labour Robert Long 623Liberal Democrats Pauline Bell 232Liberal Democrats Harry Ackland Snow 208Liberal Democrats Clive Enders 189Independent Christopher Hill 118Turnout 4 786 30Toddbrook 3 seats Edit Location of Toddbrook ward Toddbrook 3 seats 6 Party Candidate Votes Labour Roy Collyer 947Labour Kevin Brooks 897Labour Robert Davis 878Conservative Muriel Jolles 643Conservative Andrew Shannon 620Conservative Craig Thomas 595Liberal Democrats Susan Cayford 339Liberal Democrats Molly White 330Liberal Democrats David Wright 293Turnout 5 542 36References Edit Harlow BBC News Online Retrieved 30 December 2014 a b Election results Local Elections The Times NewsBank 3 May 2002 p 6 a b Harlow Council election preview Greater London Kent and Surrey Counties Publications NewsBank 1 May 2002 Councillors on the move Greater London Kent and Surrey Counties Publications NewsBank 16 April 2002 McSmith Andy Britten Nick 3 May 2002 Brown s Budget saves seats for Labour in its heartland The Daily Telegraph NewsBank a b c d e f g h i j k l m Results of Harlow District Council election 2nd May 2002 Harlow District Council Archived from the original on 13 January 2003 Retrieved 30 December 2014 Joint leaders Greater London Kent and Surrey Counties Publications NewsBank 21 May 2002 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 Harlow District Council election amp oldid 999263347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,