# 2002 Southampton City Council election

The 2002 Southampton Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seat by 3. The council stayed under no overall control.

## Election result

The results saw no party win a majority on the council, with Labour just remaining the largest party. The Conservatives gained 4 seats, but the Conservative group leader, Conor Burns, lost his seat. Burns came fourth in Bassett ward behind his two party colleagues and Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Mizon.
Southampton Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 19 | 3 | 39.6 | 35.5 | 46,669 | 3.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 18 | 2 | 37.5 | 31.5 | 41,346 | 0.7 |
| Conservative | 11 | 4 | 22.9 | 28.4 | 37,359 | 3.5 |
| Independent | 0 | | 0 | 2.2 | 2,875 | 0.8 |
| Green | 0 | | 0 | 1.3 | 1,744 | 1.1 |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | | 0 | 0.5 | 687 | 0.5 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 0 | 0.3 | 401 | 0.1 |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | | 0 | 0.1 | 148 | 0.1 |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | | 0 | 0.1 | 109 | 0.1 |

## Ward results
### Bargate

Bargate (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Harris | 819 | |
| | Labour | John Noon | 811 | |
| | Labour | Parvin Damani | 787 | |
| | Conservative | Clifford Combes | 501 | |
| | Conservative | Elsie Warbrick | 458 | |
| | Conservative | Tina Lanning | 448 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Blades | 258 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Grant | 258 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beaulis Hills | 213 | |
| | UKIP | Lorraine Barter | 104 | |
| | Socialist Labour | Daniel Angus | 91 | |
| | UKIP | Hugo Lamb-Hickman | 61 | |
| | Socialist Labour | Michael Holmes | 57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,866 | 16.5 |

### Bassett

Bassett (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Mizon | 1,481 | |
| | Conservative | John Hannides | 1,470 | |
| | Conservative | Alec Samuels | 1,386 | |
| | Conservative | Conor Burns | 1,352 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Byatt | 1,294 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Chapman | 1,282 | |
| | Labour | Michael Brainsby | 551 | |
| | Labour | Caran Clay | 469 | |
| | Labour | Jean Taylor | 457 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,742 | 31.7 |

### Bevois

Bevois (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Derek Burke | 902 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Barnes-Andrews | 855 | |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Rayment | 775 | |
| | Independent | Bashir Ahmed | 768 | |
| | Independent | Harjap Singh | 736 | |
| | Independent | Anthony Broomes | 640 | |
| | Conservative | Jean Baker | 353 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Glossop | 326 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Proctor | 312 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Pike | 298 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Beckett | 286 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Kirkwood | 261 | |
| | Green | David Cromwell | 244 | |
| | Socialist Alternative | Gavin Marsh | 109 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Ella Noyes | 109 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,974 | 25.5 |

### Bitterne

Bitterne (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Penelope Baldwin | 1,432 | |
| | Labour | Christine Kelly | 1,420 | |
| | Labour | Perry McMillan | 1,366 | |
| | Conservative | John Hartwell | 709 | |
| | Conservative | Arthur Weaver | 616 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Nightingale | 563 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diana Wills | 349 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gregory Key | 347 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Naish | 341 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,143 | 29.9 |

### Bitterne Park

Bitterne Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Impey | 1,257 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Work | 1,254 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Baillie | 1,245 | |
| | Conservative | Eric Mintram | 1,212 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Cooper | 1,174 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Dean | 1,121 | |
| | Labour | Sarah Bogle | 685 | |
| | Labour | Jonathan Walters | 645 | |
| | Labour | David Furnell | 637 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,230 | 32.6 |

### Coxford

Coxford (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Galton | 1,328 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Mitchell | 1,272 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Gausden | 1,185 | |
| | Labour | Susanne Fletcher | 1,000 | |
| | Labour | Donald Thomas | 968 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Fricker | 927 | |
| | Conservative | Phyllis Boniface | 398 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Mason | 377 | |
| | Conservative | Pamela Rees | 352 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,807 | 26.5 |

### Freemantle

Freemantle (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Moulton | 1,087 | |
| | Labour | Simon Letts | 1,062 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Parnell | 1,060 | |
| | Labour | Nigel Clark | 1,044 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Ball | 1,039 | |
| | Labour | Funda Pepperell | 993 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Cummins | 494 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Rogerson | 401 | |
| | Green | Owain Clarke | 348 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Melrose | 344 | |
| | Green | Darren Pickering | 314 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Mark Abel | 140 | |
| | UKIP | Ronald Smith | 74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,400 | 27.9 |

### Harefield

Harefield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Royston Smith | 1,538 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Halderthay | 1,512 | |
| | Conservative | Adrian Johnson | 1,501 | |
| | Labour | Warwick Payne | 1,287 | |
| | Labour | Kenneth Tew | 1,252 | |
| | Labour | Norman Rides | 1,206 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joyce Smerdon | 438 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Drake | 431 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Hordley | 422 | |
| | Green | Andrew Shaw | 204 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,791 | 33.0 |

### Millbrook

Millbrook (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Wakeford | 1,651 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Virginia Moore | 1,587 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Melrose | 1,548 | |
| | Labour | Ceren Davis | 795 | |
| | Labour | Eileen Sharp | 759 | |
| | Labour | Richard Fricker | 710 | |
| | Conservative | William Reynard | 394 | |
| | Conservative | Terry Withington | 393 | |
| | Conservative | Julian Isaacson | 390 | |
| | Green | Joseph Cox | 237 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,464 | 28.7 |

### Peartree

Peartree (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerry Drake | 1,462 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norah Goss | 1,404 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Slade | 1,315 | |
| | Labour | Carolyn Burfitt | 764 | |
| | Labour | Peter Davis | 732 | |
| | Labour | Roger Iles | 725 | |
| | Conservative | Marie Chamberlain | 430 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Worthy | 394 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Lankford | 386 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,612 | 28.3 |

### Portswood

Portswood (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Baston | 1,830 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Vinson | 1,675 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Calvin Horner | 1,623 | |
| | Conservative | Liam Ascough | 827 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Howells | 803 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Daunt | 798 | |
| | Labour | Joseph Hannigan | 667 | |
| | Labour | Joan Rogers | 654 | |
| | Labour | Jacob Rahman | 591 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Philip Pope | 154 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Anthony Twine | 140 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,762 | 32.3 |

### Redbridge

Redbridge (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Russell | 1,444 | |
| | Labour | Dennis Harryman | 1,357 | |
| | Labour | Peter Marsh-Jenks | 1,283 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Rudge | 831 | |
| | Conservative | Enid Greenham | 567 | |
| | Conservative | Lesley Matthews | 531 | |
| | Conservative | Christina Philbrick | 512 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Blake | 466 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Mitchell | 414 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Paul Nicholson | 78 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Mathew Danaher | 66 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,549 | 25.0 |

### Shirley

Shirley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edwina Cooke | 1,462 | |
| | Conservative | Terence Matthews | 1,388 | |
| | Conservative | Paulette Holt | 1,382 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Rees | 1,177 | |
| | Labour | William Kearns | 1,126 | |
| | Labour | Stuart Webb | 997 | |
| | Independent | Simon Hardy | 731 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Kobryn | 457 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Violet Riddle | 404 | |
| | Green | John Spottiswoode | 397 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Trent | 384 | |
| | UKIP | Valerie Aston | 162 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,067 | 35.6 |

### Sholing

Sholing (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Susan Blatchford | 1,525 | |
| | Labour | June Bridle | 1,508 | |
| | Labour | Paul Jenks | 1,291 | |
| | Conservative | Lesley Hilliam | 1,227 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Lankford | 1,174 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Williams | 1,105 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rita Gatesman | 468 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Hawkins | 454 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hills | 437 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,189 | 31.8 |

### Swaythling

Swaythling (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Beckett | 1,154 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Milton | 1,048 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Holden-Brown | 1,006 | |
| | Labour | Christine Medway-Bull | 678 | |
| | Labour | Michael Collins | 663 | |
| | Labour | Ann Wardle | 646 | |
| | Conservative | Emma Webster | 404 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Forbes | 402 | |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Guy | 387 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,388 | 23.3 |

### Woolston

Woolston (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Carol Cunio | 1,443 | |
| | Labour | Richard Williams | 1,412 | |
| | Labour | Julian Price | 1,372 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Simpson | 1,077 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Newman | 1,025 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin McPhee | 958 | |
| | Conservative | Roy Chamberlain | 365 | |
| | Conservative | John Martin | 363 | |
| | Conservative | Doris Moore | 339 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,364 | 29.9 |