# 2002 Rugby Borough Council election

Elections to Rugby Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election as a result of the boundary changes that had taken place since the last election in 2000. The council stayed under no overall control.

## Election result

Rugby Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 18 | 37.5 | 35.8 | 22,252 |
| Labour | 16 | 33.3 | 27.2 | 16,910 |
| Liberal Democrats | 10 | 20.8 | 30.2 | 18,735 |
| Independent | 4 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 4,220 |

## Ward results

Admirals (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Andrew Coles | 627 |
| | Labour | Martin Eversfield | 584 |
| | Labour | Kathleen Hayter | 572 |
| | Conservative | Karl Cook | 483 |
| | Conservative | Richard Vereker | 434 |
| | Conservative | Felipe Tejero | 428 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilda Fletcher | 173 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Thoday | 150 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lilian Pallikaropoulos | 140 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,591 |
Avon and Swift (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Hazel Bell | 544 |
| | Independent | David Carter | 497 |
| | Labour | Richard Best | 185 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Andrews | 154 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,380 |
Benn (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | James Shera | 674 |
| | Labour | Keith Cassidy | 673 |
| | Labour | Francis Whistance | 591 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Roodhouse | 372 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Felicity Bocus | 337 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Hotten | 325 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Pacel-Day | 270 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,242 |
Bilton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Lionel Franklyn | 1,129 |
| | Conservative | Craig Humphrey | 1,067 |
| | Conservative | David Wright | 937 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phyllis Allen | 500 |
| | Labour | Anne Jones | 435 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Faye Morris | 377 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beatrice O'Dwyer | 320 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,765 |
Brownsover North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Simon Anderson | 521 |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Robbins | 506 |
| | Labour | Steven Birkett | 239 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Heidi Thomas | 198 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Trevitt | 89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,553 |
Brownsover South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alan Webb | 365 |
| | Labour | Claire Edwards | 363 |
| | Conservative | Paul King | 298 |
| | Conservative | David Henry | 285 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Godwin | 74 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mervyn Leah | 65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,450 |
Caldecott (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Holman | 979 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gwendoline Hotten | 922 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Hardgrave | 919 |
| | Conservative | David Barby | 598 |
| | Conservative | Paul Newsome | 521 |
| | Conservative | Virginia Taylor | 517 |
| | Labour | Brenda Clarke | 368 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,824 |
Dunchurch and Knightlow (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Ravenhall | 1,211 |
| | Conservative | William Shields | 1,084 |
| | Conservative | Mark Pawsey | 1,069 |
| | Conservative | Peter Butlin | 880 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Smith | 816 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Morris | 780 |
| | Labour | Katherine King | 329 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,169 |
Earl Craven and Wolston (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Laurence Wright | 1,204 |
| | Labour | Douglas Hodkinson | 802 |
| | Conservative | David Elson | 791 |
| | Labour | Anthony Harris | 733 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Taylor | 714 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,244 |
Eastlands (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Roodhouse | 1,441 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Peach | 1,353 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Sandison | 1,232 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Ferguson | 306 |
| | Labour | Vasanji Chhana | 279 |
| | Conservative | Dunstan Vavasour | 255 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,866 |
Fosse (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Neil Campbell | 508 |
| | Conservative | William Clarke | 470 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Gunstone | 457 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Illingworth | 410 |
| | Independent | Reginald French | 356 |
| | Independent | Ronald Lissaman | 234 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,435 |
Hillmorton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Sewell | 656 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jesstina Upstone | 655 |
| | Labour | Terance Deery | 629 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Allanach | 582 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stanley Williams | 528 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Elson | 477 |
| | Labour | Douglas Hall | 475 |
| | Independent | Kathryn Lawrence | 456 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Lane | 413 |
| | Independent | James Rule | 286 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,157 |
Lawford and Kings Newnham (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Patricia Wyatt | 495 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Collett | 408 |
| | Labour | David Winkle | 397 |
| | Labour | Peter Currie | 258 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,558 |
Leam Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gordon Collett | 638 | 85.5 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Ferrett | 108 | 14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 530 | 71.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 746 | |
New Bilton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ishvarlal Mistry | 793 |
| | Labour | Frank Blackman | 749 |
| | Labour | Donald Williams | 717 |
| | Conservative | Stanley Humphries | 535 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Upstone | 417 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,211 |
Newbold (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Raymond Kirby | 945 |
| | Labour | Denham Cavanagh | 913 |
| | Labour | John Wells | 910 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Wright | 457 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Seakins | 382 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,607 |
Overslade (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Fiona Barrington-Ward | 759 |
| | Conservative | Richard Lane | 744 |
| | Conservative | Kamaljit Kaur | 704 |
| | Labour | Christina Avis | 682 |
| | Labour | Bryan Levy | 595 |
| | Labour | Ramesh Srivastava | 573 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Neville | 262 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dianna Hardgrave | 256 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gina Oliver | 241 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,816 |
Paddox (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Dodd | 831 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glenda Allanach | 752 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Tompsett | 313 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Johnston | 284 |
| | Labour | Michael Hirons | 186 |
| | Labour | Nurjahan Shera | 161 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,527 |
Ryton on Dunsmore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Ronald Backholler | 344 | 60.5 |
| | Independent | Bernard O'Hara | 127 | 22.3 |
| | Conservative | Philip Cropper | 98 | 17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 38.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 569 | |
Wolvey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Adrian Warwick | 418 | 62.0 |
| | Independent | William Chase | 221 | 32.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sally Ravenhall | 35 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 674 | |