# 2002 Coventry City Council election

The 2002 Coventry City Council election to the Coventry City Council was held on 3 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

Coventry Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Labour | 11 | 0 | -4 | -4 | |
| Conservative | 6 | +4 | 0 | +4 | |
| Socialist Alternative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |

## Council Composition

The composition of the council before and after the election can be found in the following table:
| Party | Party | Previous council | Staying councillors | Seats up for election | Election result | New council |
| | Labour | 35 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 31 |
| | Conservative | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| | Socialist Alternative | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 54 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 54 |

## Ward results

Bablake ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Gazey | 2,349 | 57.53% |
| | Labour | Beverley Patton | 1,205 | 29.51% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gilbert Penlington | 529 | 12.96% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1144 | 28.02% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4083 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Binley and Willenhall ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Chater | 1,834 | 52.00% |
| | Conservative | Linda Reece | 1,400 | 39.69% |
| | Socialist Alternative | Rebecca Tustain | 293 | 8.31% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 434 | 12.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3257 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Cheylesmore ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kevin Foster | 1,666 | 52.00% |
| | Labour | Marilyn Mutton | 1,245 | 38.86% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vincent McKee | 501 | 15.64% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 421 | 13.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3204 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Earlsdon ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Taylor | 2,479 | 50.44% |
| | Labour | Lindsley Harvard | 1,528 | 31.09% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Dyke | 659 | 13.41% |
| | Socialist Alternative | Pearl Chick | 249 | 5.07% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 951 | 19.35% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4915 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Foleshill ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Malkiat Auluck | 2,010 |
| | Conservative | Shabbir Ahmed | 1,617 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Lakshman Hensman | 213 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Henley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Brian Patton | 1,387 |
| | Conservative | Ian Jamie | 890 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Martha Young | 381 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Holbrook ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Margaret Lancaster | 2,017 |
| | Conservative | Harjinder Sehmi | 1,028 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Longford ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Sheila Collins | 1,664 |
| | Conservative | Heather Rutter | 764 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Sewards | 341 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Martin Reynolds | 243 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Lower Stoke ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John McNicholas | 1,394 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Rigby | 988 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Jane Ashwell | 397 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conrad Benefield | 337 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Radford ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Keiran Mulhall | 1,347 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Simpson | 609 |
| | Conservative | David Chapman | 545 |
| | Marxist | David Anderson | 131 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Sherbourne ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Gary Ridley | 1,354 |
| | Labour | Eric Linton | 1,293 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Lewis | 584 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
St Michael's ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Socialist Alternative | David Nellist | 1,417 |
| | Labour | James O'Boyle | 1,022 |
| | Conservative | Jane Westerman | 237 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Socialist Alternative hold | Socialist Alternative hold | Swing |
Upper Stoke ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Sucha Bains | 1,666 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell Field | 1,655 |
| | Conservative | James Griffin | 306 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Wainbody ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Blundell | 2,163 |
| | Labour | Christopher Youett | 961 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Lockett | 765 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Westwood ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Arthur Waugh | 1,281 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Lee | 1,098 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Mary Manley | 364 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Whoberley ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Hillier | 1,685 |
| | Labour | John Fletcher | 1,580 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Mark Power | 450 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Woodlands ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Christian Cliffe | 2,168 |
| | Labour | Joseph Clifford | 1,653 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 705 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Wyken ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Suzanna Dixon | 1,373 |
| | Labour | Colleen Fletcher | 1,521 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wiliam Haymes | 619 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |