# 2002 Islington London Borough Council election

The 2002 Islington Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 reducing the number of seats by 4. The Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.

## Background

The 1998 election saw the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties finish on 26 seats each, with Labour continuing to run the council with the mayor's casting vote. However, in December 1999 the Liberal Democrats won a majority on the council after gaining a seat from Labour in a by-election. This meant that going into the election the Liberal Democrats had 27 seats, compared to 25 for Labour.
187 candidates stood in the election for the 48 seats being contested, after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 4. The election was seen as a fight between the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties, with the Green Party aiming to win 1 or 2 seats. The Conservative Party did not put candidates for every seat being contested, while the Christian Peoples Alliance, Independent Working Class Association, Socialist Alliance and Socialist Labour Party all stood candidates, as well as several independents.
Issues in the election were reported as being crime, council housing repairs, asset sell-offs and the proposed new Arsenal stadium.

## Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats retain control of the council with an increased majority after gaining seats from Labour.
Islington local election result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 38 | +11 | 79.2 | 45.8 | 45,754 | +4.4 |
| Labour | 10 | −15 | 20.8 | 35.7 | 35,651 | −4.9 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 10,775 | +4.5 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4,150 | −2.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1,580 | |
| Ind. Working Class | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1,010 | |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 569 | |
| CPA | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 242 | |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 166 | |

## Ward results

* - Existing Councillor seeking re-election.
Barnsbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bridget Fox * | 1,127 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Wright | 1,046 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Powney | 1,036 | |
| | Labour | Jan Pitt | 600 | |
| | Labour | Emily Thornberry | 600 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Leigh | 561 | |
| | Green | Ben Mulvey | 238 | |
| | Green | Sarah Green | 227 | |
| | Independent | Anthony Sellen | 199 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Fage | 183 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Coney | 174 | |
| | Conservative | Adam Bogdanor | 153 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,144 | 28.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Bunhill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Trotter * | 942 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jyoti Vaja * | 909 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosetta Wooding * | 908 | |
| | Labour | Jeremy Breaks | 430 | |
| | Labour | Daniel Neidle | 377 | |
| | Labour | William Croucher | 355 | |
| | Independent | David Warby | 185 | |
| | Green | Angela Thomson | 154 | |
| | Conservative | John Brimacombe | 118 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Goldsmith | 111 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel Watts | 102 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,591 | 20.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Caledonian (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Powell | 1,074 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arnold Gibbons | 1,018 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marie Valery | 948 | |
| | Labour | Ian Perry | 897 | |
| | Labour | Julia Mackenzie | 876 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Carter | 822 | |
| | Green | Sheena Etches | 160 | |
| | Green | Mark Chilver | 155 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Cox | 127 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hicks | 101 | |
| | Conservative | Martine Oborne | 96 | |
| | Socialist Labour | Michael Paschale | 85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,359 | 27.3 |
Canonbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Smith * | 1,200 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Dearth | 1,142 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Watt | 1,088 | |
| | Labour | Michael Sharman | 514 | |
| | Labour | Steven Powell | 497 | |
| | Labour | Jonah Grunsell | 481 | |
| | Independent | Ann-Marie Greensmith | 218 | |
| | Green | Susan Wilkinson | 199 | |
| | Green | Jeffrey Pike | 195 | |
| | Conservative | James Candlin | 128 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Carrington | 128 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Conder | 121 | |
| | CPA | Esame Diyan | 40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,951 | 26.8 |
Clerkenwell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Allan * | 853 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bruce Neave * | 824 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marisha Ray | 769 | |
| | Independent | Helen Cagnoni | 541 | |
| | Ind. Working Class | Gary O'Shea | 532 | |
| | Ind. Working Class | Lorna Reid | 478 | |
| | Labour | Paul Jackson | 409 | |
| | Labour | Harriet Quiney | 367 | |
| | Labour | Ben Wardle | 334 | |
| | Green | Kevin Fallon | 183 | |
| | Green | Rebecca Whale | 154 | |
| | Conservative | Lee Craven | 136 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Campbell | 129 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Warren | 104 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,813 | 25.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Finsbury Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael O'Sullivan | 911 | |
| | Labour | Barbara Sidnell | 889 | |
| | Labour | Richard Steer | 887 | |
| | Green | Alice Maby | 365 | |
| | Green | Nicola Baird | 336 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Peel | 324 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Pack | 294 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Porter | 274 | |
| | Green | Richard Steer | 268 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,548 | 20.0 |
Highbury East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Barnes | 1,385 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Willoughby | 1,378 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Stacy | 1,307 | |
| | Labour | Theresa Debono | 757 | |
| | Labour | Timothy Clark | 730 | |
| | Labour | David Poyser | 726 | |
| | Green | Christopher Ashby | 378 | |
| | Green | Sara Meidan | 317 | |
| | Green | Patricia Tuson | 288 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Riddleston | 152 | |
| | Conservative | John Wilkin | 147 | |
| | Conservative | Tristan Rudgard | 144 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,709 | 33.3 |
Highbury West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Creagh * | 1,100 | |
| | Labour | Richard Greening * | 1,038 | |
| | Labour | Adrian Pulham | 896 | |
| | Green | Andrew Myer | 748 | |
| | Green | Malcolm Powell | 644 | |
| | Green | Jon Nott | 631 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Brand | 293 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James King | 278 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Mathon | 243 | |
| | Conservative | James Barabas | 138 | |
| | Conservative | Bruce Picking | 125 | |
| | Conservative | John Shields | 112 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,246 | 25.9 |
Hillrise (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Fox * | 1,308 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heather Johnson | 1,205 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Teather | 1,142 | |
| | Labour | Alan Clinton * | 1,033 | |
| | Labour | Beverley Bruce | 951 | |
| | Labour | John Wyman-White | 857 | |
| | Green | Michael Holloway | 285 | |
| | Green | John White | 199 | |
| | Green | Penelope Kemp | 184 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,164 | 30.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
Holloway (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margot Dunn | 1,103 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Featherstone * | 1,052 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doreen Scott * | 1,023 | |
| | Labour | Philip Kelly | 632 | |
| | Labour | Michael Conneely | 630 | |
| | Labour | Robert Marchant | 585 | |
| | Green | Jennifer Chan | 189 | |
| | Green | Claire Poyner | 165 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Elizabeth Clare | 139 | |
| | CPA | David Curtis | 122 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Shirley Franklin | 121 | |
| | Green | Neil Snaith | 120 | |
| | Conservative | Kathryn Field | 85 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Phillips | 83 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Seward | 64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,113 | 26.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
Junction (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Blanchard | 1,219 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stefan Kasprzyk | 1,137 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Euan Cameron | 1,132 | |
| | Labour | Janet Burgess * | 1,035 | |
| | Labour | Patricia Clarke * | 925 | |
| | Labour | Talal Karim * | 864 | |
| | Green | Tania Stokes | 261 | |
| | Green | Keith Magnum | 207 | |
| | Green | Beatrice Sayers | 204 | |
| | CPA | Pearl Grenardo | 31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,015 | 30.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
Mildmay (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Berent | 1,120 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Merel Ece | 977 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Hay Smith | 952 | |
| | Labour | Patrick Haynes * | 689 | |
| | Labour | Glen Isaacs | 578 | |
| | Labour | Errol Smalley | 554 | |
| | Green | Christopher Smith | 231 | |
| | Green | Richard Halvosen | 227 | |
| | Green | Rosalind Sharpe | 216 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Brooke | 132 | |
| | Conservative | James Brown | 112 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Clements | 107 | |
| | Socialist Labour | Joti Brar | 81 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,976 | 24.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
St. George's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Baker | 1,298 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Brook | 1,258 | |
| | Labour | Walter Burgess | 1,111 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Rau | 1,091 | |
| | Labour | Jenny Rathbone | 1,086 | |
| | Labour | Jasin Kaplan | 995 | |
| | Green | James Goggin | 309 | |
| | Green | Judith Kleinman | 288 | |
| | Green | Vincent McGowan | 239 | |
| | CPA | Oluwakemi Onanuga | 49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,724 | 31.9 |
St. Mary's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Coupland * | 1,170 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Heseltine * | 1,142 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Kempton | 1,129 | |
| | Labour | Georgette Djaba | 724 | |
| | Labour | Nicholas Milton | 697 | |
| | Labour | Joseph Simpson | 682 | |
| | Green | Niamh Burns | 249 | |
| | Green | Saul Deason | 176 | |
| | Conservative | Kim Anderson | 158 | |
| | Conservative | Maui Millwood | 128 | |
| | Conservative | Krystina Seward | 125 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Peter MacDonald | 118 | |
| | Green | Jan Hallett | 80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,578 | 28.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
St. Peter's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria Powell* | 1,267 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hitchins * | 1,266 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Sharp | 1,118 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Bailey | 549 | |
| | Labour | Martin Klute | 456 | |
| | Labour | Alexander Whitehead | 435 | |
| | Green | Douglas Allan | 233 | |
| | Conservative | Tracey Braddick | 155 | |
| | Conservative | Sinead Bryan | 147 | |
| | Green | Swadesh Poorun | 145 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Priestley | 125 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,896 | 25.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Tollington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Daniel Bonner | 1,185 | |
| | Labour | Derek Sawyer * | 1,176 | |
| | Labour | Catherine West | 1,168 | |
| | Save Arthur Simpson Library | Jonathan Rutherford | 437 | |
| | Green | Alison Boater | 364 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Smith | 356 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alanna Coombes | 325 | |
| | Green | Denise Bennett | 319 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Platt | 304 | |
| | Green | Robin Latimer | 245 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Eric Bailey | 191 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,070 | 25.5 |