2002 Leeds City Council election

Map of the results for the 2002 Leeds council election.

The 2002 Leeds City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. Prior to the election, there had been several by-elections held with no change to the council composition. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Campaign

33 seats were contested in the election with Labour defending 23 seats, the Conservatives 5, Liberal Democrats 4 and 1 independent.[2] Among the candidates who stood in the election was, Mark Collett, the leader of the youth wing of the British National Party, who stood in Harehills ward.[2]

Among the issued raised in the election were disaffection with the national Labour government, a recent reversed decision by the council to close day car centres for the elderly, privatisation of services, investment levels in schools and council tax levels.[3] Labour defended their record in control of the council, which they had run for the previous 22 years, in what was expected to be a hard-fought contest.[4]

Election result

The results saw Labour maintain a majority on the council despite losing some seats to other parties.[5] They lost 2 seats to the Conservatives in Aireborough and Otley and Wharfedale, 2 to the Liberal Democrats in Headingley and Rothwell, and one each to an Independent in Morley North and the Greens in Wortley.[6] However Labour did gain one seat from the Liberal Democrats in Harehills and one in Hunslet from an Independent Socialist.[6] As a result, they won 19 of the 33 seats contested meaning they had 57 of the 99 councillors on Leeds council.[6] Overall turnout in the election was 30.64%.[7]

Leeds local election result 2002[6][8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Labour1926-457.641.468,049+2.2
 Conservative720+221.229.247,947-3.1
 Liberal Democrats521+115.222.336,749-0.5
 Green110+13.04.57,332+0.5
 Independent110+13.01.42,228+0.9
 Leeds Left Alliance00000.00.81,265-0.1
 Socialist Alliance00000.00.2392+0.2
 BNP00000.00.1209+0.0
 Socialist Alternative00000.00.1201+0.0
 Socialist Labour00000.00.0577+0.05

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[9]

PartyPrevious councilNew council
Labour6157
Liberal Democrat1920
Conservative1618
Green23
Independent01
Independent Socialist10
Total9999
Working majority 23  15 

Ward results

Aireborough[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMakhan Thakur3,11344.4−2.7
LabourTony Addison2,64637.7+0.7
Liberal DemocratsIan Hutton1,25617.9+2.0
Majority4676.7−2.4
Turnout7,01537.9+4.0
Conservative gain from LabourSwing-1.7
Armley[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAlison Lowe2,03156.0+5.7
ConservativeSteven Welsh67018.5−6.4
GreenLuke Russell46812.9+5.7
Liberal DemocratsBarbara Thompson45912.7−3.9
Majority1,36137.5+12.1
Turnout3,62823.8+3.1
Labour holdSwing+6.0
Barwick & Kippax[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJohn Parker3,90855.8+5.9
ConservativeAlec Shelbrooke2,21831.6−5.1
Liberal DemocratsAnne Bagnall6078.7−4.7
GreenElizabeth Holmes1982.8+2.8
Socialist LabourPaul Dewhirst771.1+1.1
Majority1,69024.2+9.0
Turnout7,00838.3+7.4
Labour holdSwing+5.5
Beeston[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAngela Gabriel1,76351.2+5.4
ConservativeWilliam Birch1,04730.4−3.1
Liberal DemocratsKathleen Fenton43112.5−5.4
Socialist AllianceMichael Dear1023.0+3.0
GreenJanet Pritchard1023.0+0.1
Majority71620.8+8.5
Turnout3,44528.9+4.8
Labour holdSwing+4.2
Bramley[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDenise Atkinson2,04452.7+13.1
Liberal DemocratsJohn Burke1,30633.7−12.7
ConservativeMichael Best3689.5−2.0
GreenColin Avison1604.1+1.7
Majority73819.0+12.2
Turnout3,87823.9+2.9
Labour holdSwing+12.9
Burmantofts[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJohn Garvani1,60846.8−16.2
Liberal DemocratsRalph Pryke1,51344.0+24.3
ConservativePatricia Hyde2116.1−7.7
GreenSimon Blanchard1073.1+0.6
Majority952.8−40.5
Turnout3,43927.4+6.8
Labour holdSwing-20.2
Chapel Allerton[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourNeil Taggart2,34652.6+5.1
Leeds Left AllianceGarth Frankland95721.4−2.0
ConservativeJacqueline Zander63214.2+1.0
Liberal DemocratsMalcolm Silver52711.8−4.1
Majority1,38931.2+7.1
Turnout4,46231.4+0.5
Labour holdSwing+3.5
City & Holbeck[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPatrick Davey1,85661.6+5.4
ConservativeRichard Laycock64021.2+2.8
Liberal DemocratsSitara Khan31710.5−5.2
Socialist AlternativeDavid Jones2016.7+2.1
Majority1,21640.4+2.6
Turnout3,01420.0+2.5
Labour holdSwing+1.3
Cookridge[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Carter3,29353.8+4.7
LabourIan McCargo1,39722.8+2.7
Liberal DemocratsJanet Bates1,20519.7−8.9
GreenPeter Scarth2253.7+1.5
Majority1,89631.0+10.5
Turnout6,12037.0+0.0
Conservative holdSwing+1.0
Garforth & Swillington[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourKaren Marshall3,24451.6+0.9
ConservativeRobert Semple1,94130.9+0.0
Liberal DemocratsIan Dowling1,10517.6−0.9
Majority1,30320.7+0.9
Turnout6,29033.8+4.7
Labour holdSwing+0.4
Halton[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourLee Benson2,64043.4+3.6
ConservativeDavid Schofield2,50041.1−6.4
Liberal DemocratsDavid Hollingsworth73012.0−0.7
GreenRobert Murphy2083.4+3.4
Majority1402.3−5.4
Turnout6,07833.9+2.7
Labour holdSwing+5.0
Harehills[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourRoger Harrington2,85851.8+9.0
Liberal DemocratsJavaid Akhtar2,18439.6−10.2
BNPMark Collett2093.8+3.8
ConservativeKarl Steenson1683.0−1.4
GreenChristopher Hudson991.8−0.3
Majority67412.2+5.2
Turnout5,51840.5+9.0
Labour gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing+9.6
Headingley[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsMartin Hamilton1,88548.7+6.8
LabourDoreen Illingworth1,15429.8−7.7
GreenLesley Jeffries39010.1−0.5
ConservativeDaniel Riley2897.5−2.5
Socialist AllianceKatherine Owen1564.0+4.0
Majority73118.9+14.5
Turnout3,87418.8+2.5
Liberal Democrats gain from LabourSwing+7.2
Horsforth[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsChristopher Townsley2,76444.2+4.4
ConservativeRichard Hardcastle2,14534.3−2.3
LabourTed Hanley1,11017.8−2.7
GreenAndrea Binns2303.7+0.6
Majority6199.9+6.7
Turnout6,24936.0+3.8
Liberal Democrats holdSwing+3.3
Hunslet[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJudith Blake1,53568.2−2.3
Liberal DemocratsJames Graham30413.5−9.9
ConservativeAnthony Larvin27912.4+12.4
GreenFrancis Gray863.8−2.3
Socialist AllianceJames Jackson472.1+2.1
Majority1,23154.7+7.6
Turnout2,25120.6+2.7
Labour gain from Independent SocialistSwing+3.8
Kirkstall[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBernard Atha2,14257.6−3.2
Liberal DemocratsNatasha De Vere58715.8+1.9
ConservativeIan Richmond50813.7−3.8
GreenMartin Reed48012.9+5.1
Majority1,55541.8−1.5
Turnout3,71725.0+3.1
Labour holdSwing-2.5
Middleton[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourDavid Langham2,05263.6+4.4
ConservativeRobert Allen56717.6−8.6
Liberal DemocratsSadie Fisher42213.1+1.4
GreenPatricia Capstick1835.7+2.9
Majority1,48546.0+13.0
Turnout3,22421.7+3.0
Labour holdSwing+6.5
Moortown[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsBrenda Lancaster3,13255.2+5.4
LabourBarry Young1,50026.5+1.6
ConservativeChristopher Ingoldby90716.0−5.6
Leeds Left AllianceMichael Davies1302.3+1.0
Majority1,63228.7+3.8
Turnout5,66935.3+0.7
Liberal Democrats holdSwing+1.9
Morley North[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IndependentRobert Finnigan2,22837.8+37.8
LabourGraham Platt1,76229.9−14.0
ConservativeKeely Jamieson1,35122.9−17.9
Liberal DemocratsChristine Golton4056.9−3.9
GreenIrene Dracup1502.5−2.0
Majority4667.9+4.8
Turnout5,89630.5+4.5
Independent gain from LabourSwing+25.9
Morley South[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourSherry Bradley2,63153.2+2.0
ConservativeDavid Boynton1,43329.0−2.7
Liberal DemocratsRochelle Harris88017.8+4.5
Majority1,19824.2+4.7
Turnout4,94422.4+2.3
Labour holdSwing+2.3
North[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRonnie Feldman2,99645.7+5.6
Liberal DemocratsJudith Chapman2,31235.3−8.0
LabourDebra Coupar1,19318.2+3.7
Leeds Left AllianceBrian Jackson510.8+0.3
Majority68410.4+7.1
Turnout6,55238.8+3.1
Conservative holdSwing+6.8
Otley & Wharfedale[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeNigel Francis3,42044.2+6.7
LabourJohn Eveleigh2,26829.3+5.5
Liberal DemocratsJames Hoskins1,79323.2−4.0
GreenPaul Marchant2623.4+1.5
Majority1,15214.9+4.6
Turnout7,74340.8+2.2
Conservative gain from LabourSwing+0.6
Pudsey North[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeFrank Robinson3,50552.1−14.0
LabourMichael King2,16732.2+8.9
Liberal DemocratsChristine Wilson83212.4+1.8
GreenSusan Turnbull2203.3+3.3
Majority1,33819.9−22.9
Turnout6,72437.7+3.2
Conservative holdSwing-11.4
Pudsey South[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourRichard Lewis2,69948.1+4.2
ConservativeHelen Widdas2,02736.2−4.4
Liberal DemocratsChristine Glover64811.6−0.9
GreenYvonne Clarke2334.2+1.2
Majority67211.9+8.6
Turnout5,60733.3+6.2
Labour holdSwing+4.3
Richmond Hill[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourEamonn McGee1,83971.1+3.8
Liberal DemocratsKeith Norman40615.7+0.7
ConservativeMichael Wheeler2559.9−2.5
Socialist AllianceSteven Skinner873.4+3.4
Majority1,43355.4+3.1
Turnout2,58726.9+7.0
Labour holdSwing+1.5
Rothwell[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsKeith Willey2,65848.2+3.3
LabourAlec Hudson2,25340.8+1.8
ConservativeJohn Cowling60611.0−5.1
Majority4057.4+1.5
Turnout5,51734.1+6.0
Liberal Democrats gain from LabourSwing+0.7
Roundhay[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePeter Harrand2,67541.0−3.3
LabourIrene O'Grady2,58639.7−0.8
Liberal DemocratsJohn Skinner90013.8+2.7
GreenColin Johnston2333.6+1.0
Leeds Left AllianceMalcolm Christie1271.9+0.4
Majority891.3−2.5
Turnout6,52139.3+1.5
Conservative holdSwing-1.2
Seacroft[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMichael Davey2,19780.2+6.5
Liberal DemocratsPauline Davies50218.3+10.0
ConservativeDonald Townsley421.5−11.2
Majority1,69561.9+0.9
Turnout2,74123.5+1.1
Labour holdSwing-1.7
University[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPatrick Hall1,44756.9−2.7
Liberal DemocratsArif Hussain51420.2+2.7
ConservativeRobert Winfield34513.6+2.0
GreenBluebell Eikonoklastes2359.2+0.4
Majority93336.7−5.4
Turnout2,54116.6+2.2
Labour holdSwing-2.7
Weetwood[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsStewart Golton2,51544.7+4.0
LabourAlex Sobel1,78031.7−4.6
ConservativeGraham Castle98517.5−1.3
GreenDavid Webb3436.1+1.9
Majority73513.0+8.6
Turnout5,62334.4+0.4
Liberal Democrats holdSwing+4.3
Wetherby[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Procter4,94066.0−2.7
LabourJames Lewis1,58121.1+2.0
Liberal DemocratsEdmund Conybeare96012.8+0.6
Majority3,35944.9−4.7
Turnout7,48136.6+2.6
Conservative holdSwing-2.3
Whinmoor[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPauleen Grahame2,21154.5+4.4
ConservativeValerie Kendall1,37033.8−3.9
Liberal DemocratsMichael Welby47311.7−0.5
Majority84120.7+8.3
Turnout4,05432.3+6.1
Labour holdSwing+4.1
Wortley[7][8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
GreenAnn Blackburn2,72054.0−1.5
LabourMalcolm Bedford1,60131.8+3.8
ConservativeGlenn Broadbent5019.9−2.4
Liberal DemocratsJohn Ewens2174.3+0.1
Majority1,11922.2−5.3
Turnout5,03929.7+1.6
Green gain from LabourSwing-2.6

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