2002 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election
2002 UK local government election
Map of the results
Elections to Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election following boundary changes, and the Labour Party retained control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Labour 26
Conservative 8
Election result
Nuneaton and Bedworth Council Election 2002[1][2]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
26
26
0
+26
53.9
26,010
Conservative
8
8
0
+8
42.0
20,264
Liberal Democrats
0
0
0
0
2.5
1,216
Liberal
0
0
0
0
1.0
500
Independent
0
0
0
0
0.5
229
The breakdown of councillor terms as a result of the election is shown below. The seats of the councillors with two year terms were contested in the 2004 council election.
Affiliation
Term Length
2 Years
4 Years
Labour Party
13
13
Conservative Party
4
4
Ward results
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Abbey Ward
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Patricia Harris
910
Labour
Annette McMaster
894
Conservative
Patricia Grant
400
Conservative
Faye McLeod
390
Independent
Razwan Amin
229
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Arbury Ward
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Robert Hicks
573
Labour
John Preedy
546
Conservative
David Bryden
434
Conservative
Alan Farnell
433
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Attleborough Ward
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Adrian James
770
Labour
Colin Richards
742
Conservative
Clive Stringer
681
Conservative
Martin Heatley
676
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Barpool Ward
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Francis McGale
620
Labour
Kieron Murphy
570
Conservative
John Quartermain
380
Liberal
Frank Smith
273
Liberal
Frank Mills
227
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Bede Ward
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Peter Bradley
914
Labour
Richard Grant
885
Conservative
Barry Lobbett
475
Conservative
Steven O’Neill
424
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Bulkington Ward
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Conservative
Desmond O’Brien
1,192
Conservative
John Ross
1,119
Labour
Gerald Hancock
886
Labour
David Ensor
810
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Camp Hill Ward
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Dennis Harvey
704
Labour
Michael McMahon
584
Conservative
Stanley Snow
420
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Exhall Ward
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±%
Labour
Sheila Hancox
1,086
Labour
Don Navarro
976
Conservative
Reg Lovick
575
Conservative
Margaret O’Neill
524
Majority
Turnout
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2002: Galley Common Ward