Islington London Borough Council election, 2002
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The 2002 Islington Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 reducing the number of seats by 4.[1] The Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[2]
Background
The 1998 election saw the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties finish on 26 seats each, with Labour continuing to run the council with the mayor's casting vote.[3] However, in December 1999 the Liberal Democrats won a majority on the council after gaining a seat from Labour in a by-election.[4] This meant that going into the election the Liberal Democrats had 27 seats, compared to 25 for Labour.[5]
187 candidates stood in the election for the 48 seats being contested, after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 4.[5] The election was seen as a fight between the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties, with the Green Party aiming to win 1 or 2 seats.[5] The Conservative party did not put candidates for every seat being contested, while the Christian Peoples Alliance, Independent Working Class Association, Socialist Alliance and Socialist Labour Party all stood candidates, as well as several independents.[5]
Issues in the election were reported as being crime, council housing repairs, asset sell-offs and the proposed new Arsenal stadium.[5]
Election result
The results saw the Liberal Democrats retain control of the council with an increased majority after gaining seats from Labour.[6]
Islington Local Election Result 2002[2][7] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrat | 38 | +11 | 79.2 | 45.8 | 45,754 | +4.4 | ||||
Labour | 10 | -15 | 20.8 | 35.7 | 35,651 | -4.9 | ||||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 10,775 | +4.5 | ||||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 4,150 | -2.1 | ||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 1,580 | |||||
Independent Working Class | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1,010 | |||||
Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 569 | |||||
Christian Peoples | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 242 | |||||
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 166 | |||||
Ward results
* - Existing Councillor seeking re-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Bridget Fox * | 1,127 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Sylvia Wright | 1,046 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Powney | 1,036 | |||
Labour | Jan Pitt | 600 | |||
Labour | Emily Thornberry | 600 | |||
Labour | Maureen Leigh | 561 | |||
Green | Ben Mulvey | 238 | |||
Green | Sarah Green | 227 | |||
Independent | Anthony Sellen | 199 | |||
Conservative | Jacqueline Fage | 183 | |||
Conservative | Michael Coney | 174 | |||
Conservative | Adam Bogdanor | 153 | |||
Turnout | 6,144 | 28.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Joseph Trotter * | 942 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jyoti Vaja * | 909 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Rosetta Wooding * | 908 | |||
Labour | Jeremy Breaks | 430 | |||
Labour | Daniel Neidle | 377 | |||
Labour | William Croucher | 355 | |||
Independent | David Warby | 185 | |||
Green | Angela Thomson | 154 | |||
Conservative | John Brimacombe | 118 | |||
Conservative | Joseph Goldsmith | 111 | |||
Conservative | Nigel Watts | 102 | |||
Turnout | 4,591 | 20.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Carol Powell | 1,074 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Arnold Gibbons | 1,018 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Marie Valery | 948 | |||
Labour | Ian Perry | 897 | |||
Labour | Julia Mackenzie | 876 | |||
Labour | Trevor Carter | 822 | |||
Green | Sheena Etches | 160 | |||
Green | Mark Chilver | 155 | |||
Conservative | Christopher Cox | 127 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Hicks | 101 | |||
Conservative | Martine Oborne | 96 | |||
Socialist Labour | Michael Paschale | 85 | |||
Turnout | 6,359 | 27.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Barbara Smith * | 1,200 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Jonathan Conder | 1,142 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Lucy Watt | 1,088 | |||
Labour | Michael Sharman | 514 | |||
Labour | Steven Powell | 497 | |||
Labour | Jonah Grunsell | 481 | |||
Independent | Ann-Marie Greensmith | 218 | |||
Green | Susan Wilkinson | 199 | |||
Green | Jeffrey Pike | 195 | |||
Conservative | James Candlin | 128 | |||
Conservative | Timothy Carrington | 128 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Conder | 121 | |||
Christian Peoples | Esame Diyan | 40 | |||
Turnout | 5,951 | 26.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | George Allan * | 853 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Bruce Neave * | 824 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Marisha Ray | 769 | |||
Independent | Helen Cagnoni | 541 | |||
Independent Working Class | Gary O'Shea | 532 | |||
Independent Working Class | Lorna Reid | 478 | |||
Labour | Paul Jackson | 409 | |||
Labour | Harriet Quiney | 367 | |||
Labour | Ben Wardle | 334 | |||
Green | Kevin Fallon | 183 | |||
Green | Rebecca Whale | 154 | |||
Conservative | Lee Craven | 136 | |||
Conservative | Richard Campbell | 129 | |||
Conservative | Peter Warren | 104 | |||
Turnout | 5,813 | 25.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael O'Sullivan | 911 | |||
Labour | Barbara Sidnell | 889 | |||
Labour | Richard Steer | 887 | |||
Green | Alice Maby | 365 | |||
Green | Nicola Baird | 336 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Patricia Peel | 324 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Mark Pack | 294 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Porter | 274 | |||
Green | Richard Steer | 268 | |||
Turnout | 4,548 | 20.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | David Barnes | 1,385 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Laura Willoughby | 1,378 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Terry Stacy | 1,307 | |||
Labour | Theresa Debono | 757 | |||
Labour | Timothy Clark | 730 | |||
Labour | David Poyser | 726 | |||
Green | Christopher Ashby | 378 | |||
Green | Sara Meidan | 317 | |||
Green | Patricia Tuson | 288 | |||
Conservative | Mark Riddleston | 152 | |||
Conservative | John Wilkin | 147 | |||
Conservative | Tristan Rudgard | 144 | |||
Turnout | 7,709 | 33.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mary Creagh * | 1,100 | |||
Labour | Richard Greening * | 1,038 | |||
Labour | Adrian Pulham | 896 | |||
Green | Andrew Myer | 748 | |||
Green | Malcolm Powell | 644 | |||
Green | Jon Nott | 631 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Michael Brand | 293 | |||
Liberal Democrat | James King | 278 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Dominic Mathon | 243 | |||
Conservative | James Barabas | 138 | |||
Conservative | Bruce Picking | 125 | |||
Conservative | John Shields | 112 | |||
Turnout | 6,246 | 25.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Paul Fox * | 1,308 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Heather Johnson | 1,205 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Sarah Teather | 1,142 | |||
Labour | Alan Clinton * | 1,033 | |||
Labour | Beverley Bruce | 951 | |||
Labour | John Wyman-White | 857 | |||
Green | Michael Holloway | 285 | |||
Green | John White | 199 | |||
Green | Penelope Kemp | 184 | |||
Turnout | 7,164 | 30.4 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Margot Dunn | 1,103 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Edward Featherstone * | 1,052 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Doreen Scott * | 1,023 | |||
Labour | Philip Kelly | 632 | |||
Labour | Michael Conneely | 630 | |||
Labour | Robert Marchant | 585 | |||
Green | Jennifer Chan | 189 | |||
Green | Claire Poyner | 165 | |||
Socialist Alliance | Elizabeth Clare | 139 | |||
Christian Peoples | David Curtis | 122 | |||
Socialist Alliance | Shirley Franklin | 121 | |||
Green | Neil Snaith | 120 | |||
Conservative | Kathryn Field | 85 | |||
Conservative | Stephen Phillips | 83 | |||
Conservative | Mark Seward | 64 | |||
Turnout | 6,113 | 26.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | James Blanchard | 1,219 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Stefan Kasprzyk | 1,137 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Euan Cameron | 1,132 | |||
Labour | Janet Burgess * | 1,035 | |||
Labour | Patricia Clarke * | 925 | |||
Labour | Talal Karim * | 864 | |||
Green | Tania Stokes | 261 | |||
Green | Keith Magnum | 207 | |||
Green | Beatrice Sayers | 204 | |||
Christian Peoples | Pearl Grenardo | 31 | |||
Turnout | 7,015 | 30.6 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Anna Berent | 1,120 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Merel Ece | 977 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Graham Hay Smith | 952 | |||
Labour | Patrick Haynes * | 689 | |||
Labour | Glen Isaacs | 578 | |||
Labour | Errol Smalley | 554 | |||
Green | Christopher Smith | 231 | |||
Green | Richard Halvosen | 227 | |||
Green | Rosalind Sharpe | 216 | |||
Conservative | Andrew Brooke | 132 | |||
Conservative | James Brown | 112 | |||
Conservative | Nicholas Clements | 107 | |||
Socialist Labour | Joti Brar | 81 | |||
Turnout | 5,976 | 24.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Graham Baker | 1,298 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Angela Brook | 1,258 | |||
Labour | Walter Burgess | 1,111 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Philip Rau | 1,091 | |||
Labour | Jenny Rathbone | 1,086 | |||
Labour | Jasin Kaplan | 995 | |||
Green | James Goggin | 309 | |||
Green | Judith Kleinman | 288 | |||
Green | Vincent McGowan | 239 | |||
Christian Peoples | Oluwakemi Onanuga | 49 | |||
Turnout | 7,724 | 31.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Joan Coupland * | 1,170 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Richard Heseltine * | 1,142 | |||
Liberal Democrat | James Kempton | 1,129 | |||
Labour | Georgette Djaba | 724 | |||
Labour | Nicholas Milton | 697 | |||
Labour | Joseph Simpson | 682 | |||
Green | Niamh Burns | 249 | |||
Green | Saul Deason | 176 | |||
Conservative | Kim Anderson | 158 | |||
Conservative | Maui Millwood | 128 | |||
Conservative | Krystina Seward | 125 | |||
Socialist Alliance | Peter MacDonald | 118 | |||
Green | Jan Hallett | 80 | |||
Turnout | 6,578 | 28.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Maria Powell* | 1,267 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Hitchins * | 1,266 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Keith Sharp | 1,118 | |||
Labour | Elizabeth Bailey | 549 | |||
Labour | Martin Klute | 456 | |||
Labour | Alexander Whitehead | 435 | |||
Green | Douglas Allan | 233 | |||
Conservative | Tracey Braddick | 155 | |||
Conservative | Sinead Bryan | 147 | |||
Green | Swadesh Poorun | 145 | |||
Conservative | Matthew Priestley | 125 | |||
Turnout | 5,896 | 25.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Daniel Bonner | 1,185 | |||
Labour | Derek Sawyer * | 1,176 | |||
Labour | Catherine West | 1,168 | |||
Save Arthur Simpson Library | Jonathan Rutherford | 437 | |||
Green | Alison Boater | 364 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Robert Smith | 356 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Alanna Coombes | 325 | |||
Green | Denise Bennett | 319 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Mark Platt | 304 | |||
Green | Robin Latimer | 245 | |||
Socialist Alliance | Eric Bailey | 191 | |||
Turnout | 6,070 | 25.5 | |||
References
- ↑ "Islington". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- 1 2 "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ↑ Harding, Luke. "Mugging shock for Labour on leader's old patch". The Guardian. p. 15.
- ↑ "LibDems take control of Islington". The Herald. 17 December 1999. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Tempest, Matthew (30 April 2002). "Islington ward round". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ↑ King, Anthony (4 May 2002). "Local factors change balance of power". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Full Results and Turnout Statistics" (PDF). London Borough of Islington. Retrieved 6 August 2011.