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2002 Crawley Borough Council election

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2002 UK local government election

The2002 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members ofCrawley Borough Council inWest Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and theLabour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

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Before the election Labour controlled the council with 24 seats, compared to 5 for theConservatives and 2Liberal Democrats, with a further seat being vacant.[3] 10wards were contested, with 2 seats being elected inPound Hill North.[3][4]

Issues at the election included the growth of Crawley, parking,litter,street lights and a possible second runway atGatwick Airport, with issues to do with the national Labour government also being raised.[4]

Election result

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Labour remained in control of the council with 23councillors after holding 7 of the 11 seats contested, despite losing 1 seat to the Conservatives.[5] The Conservative gain came inFurnace Green, where Brenda Blackwell defeated the former Labourmayor Ray Calcott by 1,269 votes to 895.[6] This took to the Conservatives to 7 seats, as they also held the 2 seats contested in Pound Hill North, while the Liberal Democrats remained on 2 seats after holdingNorthgate.[5][6]

The election had a trial of allpostal voting in the 4wards ofBewbush,Broadfield,Ifield andSouthgate in an attempt to increaseturnout.[7] Overall turnout across Crawley was 30.09%, a rise from 23.2% at the2000 election,[8] and in the wards that trialed all postal voting, turnout increased by an average of 15.7%.[7]

Crawley local election result 2002[9][2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Labour701-163.648.29,386
 Conservative310+127.331.26,079
 Liberal Democrats10009.117.43,395
 Independent000001.5285
 Socialist Labour000000.8154
 Justice Party000000.364
 Monster Raving Loony000000.248
 Socialist Alliance000000.246

Ward results

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Bewbush[9][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDoug Murdoch1,00860.7
ConservativeCorinne Bowen33520.2
Liberal DemocratsKevin Osborne20712.5
Justice PartyArshad Kahn643.9
Socialist AllianceMuriel Hirsh462.8
Majority67340.5
Turnout1,66027.8+10.6
LabourholdSwing
Broadfield[9][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBrian Quinn1,47758.4
ConservativeDavid Bowen68827.2
Liberal DemocratsVictoria Jones27510.9
Socialist LabourMartyn Badger893.5
Majority78931.2
Turnout2,52929.5+15.7
LabourholdSwing
Furnace Green[9][10][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeBrenda Brockwell1,26947.4
LabourRay Calcott89533.4
Liberal DemocratsRoger McMurray51619.3
Majority37414.0
Turnout2,68025.2
Conservativegain fromLabourSwing
Ifield[9][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBen Clay1,29449.5
ConservativeChristina Belben54821.0
Liberal DemocratsBarry Hamilton48518.6
IndependentRichard Symonds28510.9
Majority74628.5
Turnout2,61240.3+17.8
LabourholdSwing
Langley Green[9][10][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBrenda Smith91871.2
ConservativeKeith Brockwell21216.4
Liberal DemocratsEdward Reay15912.3
Majority70654.8
Turnout1,28923.9
LabourholdSwing
Northgate[9][10][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsLinda Seekings70563.2
LabourNicholas Webber30727.5
ConservativeJohn Rolf1049.3
Majority39835.7
Turnout1,11631.1
Liberal DemocratsholdSwing
Pound Hill North (2)[9][10][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHenry Smith866
ConservativeSally Blake844
LabourDavid Green462
LabourJohn Stephens451
Liberal DemocratsNigel Aldridge198
Liberal DemocratsDavid Barry154
Monster Raving LoonyChristopher Hanlon48
Turnout3,02330.9
ConservativeholdSwing
ConservativeholdSwing
Southgate[9][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMary Mayne1,22550.6
ConservativeLee Burke78432.4
Liberal DemocratsHoward Llewelyn41317.1
Majority44118.2
Turnout2,42239.7+18.7
LabourholdSwing
Tilgate[9][10][11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourColin Lloyd72059.2
ConservativeDuncan Crow24620.2
Liberal DemocratsDarren Wise18515.2
Socialist LabourDerek Issacs655.3
Majority47439.0
Turnout1,21627.0
LabourholdSwing
West Green[9][10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBert Crane62969.1
ConservativeLisa Noel18320.1
Liberal DemocratsLyndon Hamill9810.8
Majority44649.0
Turnout910
LabourholdSwing

References

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  1. ^"Crawley". BBC News. Retrieved8 January 2012.
  2. ^ab"Election results; Local Election".The Times. 4 May 2002. p. 16.
  3. ^ab"Crawley goes to the polls".The Argus. 2 May 2002. Retrieved8 January 2012.
  4. ^ab"Election fight on".Crawley and Horley Observer. 10 April 2002. Retrieved8 January 2012.
  5. ^ab"Postal voting declared a winner".The Argus. 3 May 2002. Retrieved8 January 2012.
  6. ^ab"Tories gain vital seat".Crawley and Horley Observer. 8 May 2002. Retrieved8 January 2012.
  7. ^ab"Pilot scheme evaluation: Crawley Borough Council 2 May 2002"(PDF).Electoral Commission. Crawley Borough Council. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved8 January 2012.
  8. ^"Postal vote success".Crawley and Horley Observer. 8 May 2002. Retrieved8 January 2012.
  9. ^abcdefghijk"Election results".Crawley and Horley Observer. 3 May 2002. Retrieved8 January 2012.
  10. ^abcdefghij"Crawley". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved8 January 2012.
  11. ^abcde"Crawley Council Election Results - 2003"(PDF). Crawley Borough Council. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved9 January 2012 – via Political Science Resources.
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