# 2002 Slough Borough Council election

The 2002 Slough Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2002, at the same time as other local elections across England. Fourteen of the 41 seats on Slough Borough Council were up for election, being the usual third of the council (13 seats) plus a by-election in Stoke ward, following the death of Liberal councillor James Moore.

## Results

The results were:
Baylis ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gurmej Singh Sandhu (Baggi Sandhu) | 950 | 76% |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Jamil | 301 | 24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1251 | 21.96% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Baggi Sandhu had formerly served as a councillor 1996–1997.
Britwell ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Britwellian | Sean Patrick Wright | 1,318 | 68% |
| | Labour | John Dawson | 505 | 26% |
| | Conservative | John Schofield | 104 | 5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1927 | 30.15% |
| | Britwellian gain from Labour | Britwellian gain from Labour | Swing | |
Sean Wright was a member of the Britwellian, Independent, Liberal and Liberal Democrat Group (BILLD). When the Britwellian party split later in 2002, Sean Wright joined the Independent Britwellian Residents party.
Central ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lydia Emelda Simmons | 1,459 | 66% |
| | Conservative | Eshaq Khan | 756 | 34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2215 | 33.88% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Lydia Simmons had formerly served as a councillor 1979–1994.
Chalvey ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pervez Choudhry | 922 | 53% |
| | Conservative | Shahib Khan | 583 | 34% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jagdeesh Singh | 232 | 13% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1737 | 20.62% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Cippenham ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Charles Robert Swindlehurst | 1,223 | 49% |
| | Conservative | Peter Dale-Gough | 1032 | 41% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Edwards | 255 | 10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2510 | 26.86% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Farnham ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Edward Mansell (Dave Mansell) | 874 | 70% |
| | Conservative | Paul Sutton | 252 | 20% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarwan Singh Jhattu | 126 | 10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1252 | 23.11% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Dave Mansell had formerly served as a councillor 1983–1990.
Foxborough ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jagjit Singh Grewal | 679 | 41% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Buchanan | 599 | 36% |
| | Conservative | Balwinder Singh Dhillon | 364 | 22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1642 | 39.09% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Haymill ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jean Frances Stockton | 850 | 57% |
| | Labour | Earl Herbert | 372 | 25% |
| | Conservative | Harvey Coward | 267 | 18% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1489 | 22.76% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
Jean Stockton was a member of the Britwellian, Independent, Liberal and Liberal Democrat Group (BILLD) and had formerly served as a councillor 1992–1997.
Kedermister ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christine Rita Small | 737 | 60% |
| | Conservative | Glen Horn | 377 | 31% |
| | Independent | Paul Whitmore | 105 | 9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1219 | 25.23% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Langley St Mary's ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terence W. Brennan (Terry Brennan) | 868 | 52% |
| | Labour | Ruth Barber | 810 | 48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1678 | 29.68% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Stoke ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon Ashley George | 977 | 60% |
| | Labour | Egbert Christian Thomas | 892 | 55% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wisdom Da Costa | 452 | 28% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sonja Jenkins | 439 | 27% |
| | Conservative | Evelyn Jenkins | 204 | 12% |
| | Conservative | Ian Jenkins | 159 | 10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1633 | 29.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | |
Egbert Thomas was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Liberal councillor James Moore, and so was only elected to serve until James Moore's term of office would have otherwise expired in 2003.
Upton ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sukhjit Kaur Dhaliwal | 744 | 44% |
| | Conservative | Albert Gregory | 715 | 42% |
| | Independent | Thomas King | 239 | 14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1698 | 31.54% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Wexham Lea ward :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | David Ian MacIsaac | 918 | 47% |
| | Labour | Joan Jones | 895 | 46% |
| | Conservative | Simon Moppett | 131 | 7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1944 | 32.66% |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | |
David MacIsaac was a member of the Britwellian, Independent, Liberal and Liberal Democrat Group (BILLD).

## By-election results 2002-2003

Britwell By-Election 18 October 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Britwellian | Patrick Shine | 488 | 53.80 | N/A |
| | Labour | May Dodds | 262 | 28.89 | N/A |
| | Britwellian | O. Isemia | 157 | 24.92 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 32.15 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,376 | 14.26 | N/A |
| | Britwellian gain from Britwellian | Britwellian gain from Britwellian | Swing | N/A | |
By-election caused by death of Mavis L. Gallick (Britwellian).
Britwell By-Election 13 February 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Britwellian | Paul Janik | 539 | 63.49 | +9.69 |
| | Labour | Ms J.R. Rock | 310 | 36.51 | +7.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 26.97 | −5.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,319 | 13.50 | −0.76 |
| | Britwellian gain from Labour | Britwellian gain from Labour | Swing | N/A | |
By-election caused by death of Dennis McCarthy (Labour).