# 2002 Cambridge City Council election

The 2002 Cambridge City Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections.

## Results summary

2002 Cambridge City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 9 | 1 | 60.0 | 14 | 23 | 54.8 | 12,294 | 40.6 | |
| | Labour | 5 | | 33.3 | 12 | 17 | 40.5 | 8,821 | 29.1 | |
| | Conservative | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 2 | 4.8 | 6,455 | 21.3 | |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,220 | 7.3 | |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 255 | 0.8 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 145 | 0.5 | |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 74 | 0.2 | |

## Ward results
### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Caroline Hart | 571 | 58.6 |
| | Conservative | Simon Mitton | 180 | 18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Keating | 113 | 11.6 |
| | Green | John Collins | 60 | 6.2 |
| | Independent | Mungai Mbaya | 51 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 40.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 975 | 20.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Arbury

Arbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Todd-Jones | 828 | 41.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rupert Moss-Eccardt | 579 | 28.7 |
| | Conservative | Robert Boorman | 513 | 25.4 |
| | Green | Shayne Mitchell | 73 | 3.6 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Diana Minns | 27 | 1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 249 | 12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,020 | 39.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David White | 1,121 | 51.4 |
| | Conservative | Rhona Boorman | 458 | 21.0 |
| | Labour | Gillian Richardson | 412 | 18.9 |
| | Green | Stephen Lawrence | 188 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 663 | 30.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,179 | 31.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Graham Stuart | 1,174 | 49.3 |
| | Labour | Stuart Newbold | 948 | 39.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances Amrani | 196 | 8.2 |
| | Green | Daryl Tayar | 64 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,382 | 44.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Coleridge

Coleridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ruth Bagnall | 938 | 50.6 |
| | Conservative | Martin Hall | 454 | 24.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Monroe | 267 | 14.4 |
| | Green | Damian Docherty | 94 | 5.1 |
| | UKIP | Albert Watts | 53 | 2.9 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Simon Sedgwick-Jell | 46 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 484 | 26.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,852 | 31.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### East Chesterton

East Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Bailey | 974 | 40.5 |
| | Labour | Sarah Woodall | 858 | 35.7 |
| | Conservative | Mamanur Rashid | 319 | 13.3 |
| | Green | Neil Hewett | 129 | 5.4 |
| | UKIP | Barry Hudson | 124 | 5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,404 | 33.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maria Bell | 550 | 54.6 |
| | Conservative | Cyril Weinman | 235 | 23.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Evelyn Bradford | 157 | 15.6 |
| | Green | Gerhard Goldbeck-Wood | 65 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 31.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,007 | 21.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Market

Market :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joye Rosenstiel | 879 | 57.0 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Chamberlain | 239 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | Michael Sargeant | 238 | 15.4 |
| | Green | Martin Lucas-Smith | 187 | 12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 640 | 41.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,543 | 22.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sian Reid | 1,134 | 55.5 |
| | Labour | Patricia Wright | 372 | 18.2 |
| | Conservative | Richard Normington | 326 | 15.9 |
| | Green | Tandy Harrison | 190 | 9.3 |
| | Independent | Nigel Douglas | 23 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 762 | 37.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,045 | 26.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Petersfield

Petersfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Blencowe | 964 | 40.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Wilkins | 579 | 24.3 |
| | Green | Margaret Wright | 514 | 21.5 |
| | Conservative | Lee Glendon | 257 | 10.8 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Jonathan Walker | 72 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | 16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,386 | 30.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Queen Edith's

Queen Edith's (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Taylor | 1,564 | 62.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Baker | 1,424 | 57.1 |
| | Conservative | Keith Henry | 473 | 19.0 |
| | Conservative | James Ray | 409 | 16.4 |
| | Labour | Frances Harper | 342 | 13.7 |
| | Labour | Jean Stevens | 258 | 10.3 |
| | Green | Robert Milsom | 160 | 6.4 |
| | UKIP | Helene Davies | 78 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,494 | 41.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Romsey

Romsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smart | 1,118 | 44.8 |
| | Labour | Paul Sales | 867 | 40.1 |
| | Green | Vicky Russell | 194 | 9.0 |
| | Conservative | Vivian Ellis | 131 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,310 | 35.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Trumpington

Trumpington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Pinnington | 1,118 | 47.5 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Towns | 937 | 39.8 |
| | Labour | Rosemary Turner | 201 | 8.5 |
| | Green | Brian Westcott | 100 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,356 | 39.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### West Chesterton

West Chesterton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Nimmo-Smith | 1,071 | 51.1 |
| | Labour | Patrick Schicker | 474 | 22.6 |
| | Conservative | James Strachan | 350 | 16.7 |
| | Green | Stephen Peake | 202 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 28.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,097 | 34.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |