
Elections toEllesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and theLabour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 9 | -3 | 64.3 | 49.0 | 7,590 | ||||
| Conservative | 4 | +2 | 28.6 | 41.0 | 6,347 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | +1 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 1,558 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Diane Roberts | 772 | 82.1 | ||
| Conservative | Elizabeth Bryan | 168 | 17.9 | ||
| Majority | 604 | 64.2 | |||
| Turnout | 940 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gareth Anderson | 662 | 45.0 | ||
| Labour | Barbara Shephard | 617 | 41.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Handley | 193 | 13.1 | ||
| Majority | 45 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,472 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Judith Pugh | 584 | 61.9 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Kevan | 274 | 29.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Shipman | 86 | 9.1 | ||
| Majority | 310 | 32.9 | |||
| Turnout | 944 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Moira Andrews | 887 | 71.1 | ||
| Labour | Susan Davies | 361 | 28.9 | ||
| Majority | 526 | 42.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,248 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patricia Dowling | 425 | 65.2 | ||
| Conservative | Janice Farquharson | 134 | 20.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Handley | 93 | 14.3 | ||
| Majority | 291 | 44.6 | |||
| Turnout | 652 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Marlow | 507 | 42.7 | ||
| Conservative | Edna Lewis | 355 | 29.9 | ||
| Labour | David Rudd | 326 | 27.4 | ||
| Majority | 152 | 12.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,188 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Patricia Merrick | 729 | 55.5 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Brundrit | 332 | 25.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael English | 253 | 19.3 | ||
| Majority | 397 | 30.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,314 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Garroch | 712 | 81.4 | ||
| Conservative | Nicholas Hebson | 163 | 18.6 | ||
| Majority | 549 | 62.8 | |||
| Turnout | 875 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Ormerod | 467 | 47.8 | ||
| Conservative | Karl Hardwick | 361 | 36.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Hilary Chrusciezl | 150 | 15.3 | ||
| Majority | 106 | 10.9 | |||
| Turnout | 978 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tamara Hill | 638 | 56.7 | ||
| Conservative | Simon Eardley | 330 | 29.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Falconer | 158 | 14.0 | ||
| Majority | 308 | 27.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,126 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Susan Kettle | 468 | 48.3 | ||
| Labour | George Foster | 383 | 39.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Joanna Pemberton | 118 | 12.2 | ||
| Majority | 85 | 8.8 | |||
| Turnout | 969 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kenneth Spain | 587 | 80.9 | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Hughes | 139 | 19.1 | ||
| Majority | 448 | 61.8 | |||
| Turnout | 726 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mike McCusker | 764 | 52.2 | ||
| Conservative | Jonathan Starkey | 699 | 47.8 | ||
| Majority | 65 | 4.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,463 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Hogg | 1,375 | 85.9 | ||
| Labour | Catherine Sherlock | 225 | 14.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,150 | 71.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,600 | ||||