# 2002 Portsmouth City Council election

Elections to Portsmouth City Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seats by 3. The council stayed under no overall control, with the Conservatives as the largest party with 15 seats.

## Election result

Portsmouth Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 15 | -1 | 35.71 | 37.57 | 45,765 |
| Labour | 14 | -1 | 33.33 | 31.21 | 38,011 |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | +5 | 30.95 | 29.73 | 36,208 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.74 | 907 |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 | 498 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 | 397 |

## Ward results
### Baffins

Baffins (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Bentley | 1,667 | 41.08 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Andrewes | 1,507 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Goble | 1,507 | | |
| | Conservative | David Banks | 1,318 | 32.48 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Pettigrew | 1,312 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Pursglove | 1,201 | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Clayton | 780 | 19.22 | |
| | Labour | Erica Halvorsen | 725 | | |
| | Labour | Stuart Vine | 690 | | |
| | Green | Sarah Coote | 292 | 7.19 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 349 | 8.60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,057 | | |
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### Central Southsea

Southsea Central (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lee Hunt | 1,447 | 36.22 | |
| | Labour | Michael Blandford | 1,397 | 34.96 | |
| | Labour | Mark Button | 1,374 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Montague | 1,297 | | |
| | Conservative | Linda Symes | 1,257 | | |
| | Labour | John Ferrett | 1,226 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benn Berry | 639 | 15.99 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Couldwell | 509 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Wearn | 460 | | |
| | Green | Andrea Smith | 259 | 6.48 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Timothy Evans | 160 | 4.00 | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Paul Thatcher | 141 | | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Michael Skiggs | 136 | | |
| | Independent | Daniel Marshman | 93 | 2.32 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,995 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Hancock | 1,242 | 45.09 | |
| | Labour | Peter Guthrie | 1,206 | 43.79 | |
| | Labour | John McIntyre | 1,154 | | |
| | Labour | Lauren Semke | 1,140 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Bowen | 976 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Wylie | 926 | | |
| | Conservative | Ellen Hurst | 306 | 11.11 | |
| | Conservative | Pamela Lacey | 305 | | |
| | Conservative | Valerie Measures | 291 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,754 | | |
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### Copnor

Copnor (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Park | 1,446 | 47.56 | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Hey | 1,386 | | |
| | Conservative | Alan Langford | 1,269 | | |
| | Labour | Barbara Sparrow | 1,060 | 34.86 | |
| | Labour | Gavin Wade | 954 | | |
| | Labour | John Spiegelhalter | 929 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Burton | 534 | 17.56 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Lunn | 423 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roland Rendle | 376 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 12.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,040 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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### Cosham

Cosham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carolyn Lowndes | 1,441 | 48.37 | |
| | Labour | Graham Heaney | 1,425 | | |
| | Labour | David Horne | 1,367 | | |
| | Conservative | Dominic Fairfax | 1,100 | 36.92 | |
| | Conservative | Lee Mason | 1,087 | | |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Jarman | 1,053 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Webb | 438 | 14.70 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Stallard | 398 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Stallard | 370 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 11.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,979 | | |
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### Drayton and Farlington

Drayton and Farlington (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Bosher | 2,402 | 55.70 | |
| | Conservative | Barry Maine | 2,344 | | |
| | Conservative | Robin Sparshatt | 2,338 | | |
| | Labour | Phyllis Rapson | 1,037 | 24.04 | |
| | Labour | Sonia Relf | 968 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Whittle | 873 | 20.24 | |
| | Labour | Geoff Wade | 819 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Jensen | 618 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Burton | 605 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,365 | 31.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,312 | | |
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### Eastney and Craneswater

Eastney and Craneswater (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Hall | 1,422 | 45.67 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Martin | 1,358 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Charlton | 1,357 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Storey | 1,228 | 39.44 | |
| | Conservative | Selina Corkerton | 1,219 | 39.15 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Lacey | 1,200 | | |
| | Labour | Anthony Basker | 463 | 14.87 | |
| | Labour | June Clarkson | 445 | | |
| | Labour | John Pilkington | 391 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,422 | 45.67 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,113 | | |
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### Fratton

Fratton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Hancock | 1,767 | 61.16 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Shaddock | 1,518 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Scott | 1,452 | | |
| | Labour | Beverley Hancock | 595 | 20.59 | |
| | Conservative | Irene Strange | 465 | 16.09 | |
| | Labour | Nicholas Durrant | 438 | | |
| | Conservative | Deborah Tomes | 432 | | |
| | Conservative | Barbara White | 420 | | |
| | Labour | Keith Roberts | 374 | | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Jonathan Molyneux | 62 | 2.14 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,172 | 40.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,889 | | |
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### Hilsea

Hilsea (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Blair | 1,408 | 45.20 | |
| | Conservative | Jezz Baker | 1,278 | 41.02 | |
| | Conservative | Alistair Thompson | 1,250 | | |
| | Labour | Donna Abrahart | 1,248 | | |
| | Conservative | Jessica Mott | 1,245 | | |
| | Labour | Michael Tiller | 1,171 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Strawbridge | 429 | 13.77 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norma Skerratt | 424 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Mason | 359 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,115 | | |
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### Milton

Milton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Scott | 1,763 | 50.71 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Bentley | 1,760 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Sizer | 1,494 | | |
| | Conservative | Gerald Shimbart | 928 | 26.69 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Lowery | 880 | | |
| | Conservative | Peter Wright | 823 | | |
| | Labour | Frances Fox | 481 | 13.83 | |
| | Labour | Kenneth Ferrett | 445 | | |
| | Labour | Wendy Hunt | 374 | | |
| | Independent | Marie Adams | 304 | 8.74 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 835 | 24.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,476 | | |
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### Nelson

Nelson (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jason Fazackarley | 1,261 | 52.76 | |
| | Labour | Patricia Bateman | 1,242 | | |
| | Labour | Leo Madden | 1,238 | | |
| | Conservative | David Plater | 704 | 29.45 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Maine | 675 | | |
| | Conservative | Sandra Plater | 635 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Evens | 425 | 17.78 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Guy | 392 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ramsbottom | 327 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 557 | 23.30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,390 | | |
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### Paulsgrove

Paulsgrove (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Patey | 1,514 | 60.12 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Silvester | 1,220 | | |
| | Labour | Keith Crabbe | 1,188 | | |
| | Conservative | Luke Stubbs | 712 | 28.27 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Jarman | 672 | | |
| | Conservative | Philip Ludlam | 649 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fred Holliday | 292 | 11.59 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Price | 291 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Moreena Mohammed-Campey | 171 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 802 | 31.85 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,518 | | |
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### St Jude

St Jude (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elaine Baker | 1,108 | 41.71 | |
| | Conservative | George Semmens | 1,057 | | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Chewter | 1,047 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Butler | 769 | 28.95 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Inkpen | 686 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Inkpen | 681 | | |
| | Labour | Matthew Gummerson | 423 | 15.92 | |
| | Labour | Gerrard Blair | 399 | | |
| | Labour | John Stevenson | 393 | | |
| | Green | Richard Lines | 356 | 13.40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 12.76 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,656 | | |
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### St Thomas

St Thomas (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Worley | 1,363 | 45.81 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Wemyss | 1,340 | | |
| | Conservative | Elaine Shimbart | 1,276 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Finni Golden | 1,070 | 35.96 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roisin Kehoe-Pank | 977 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Stevens | 956 | | |
| | Labour | Alwin Oliver | 542 | 18.21 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Reid | 537 | | |
| | Labour | Roger Thomas | 529 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 9.84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,975 | | |
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