# 2002 Havant Borough Council election

The 2002 Havant Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 4. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

## Election result

The Conservatives won a majority on the council, taking 23 of the 38 seats on the council. Labour dropped from 11 to 9 seats, while the Liberal Democrats fell to 6 seats from 8 previously. The 3 Independent councillors had stood down at the election, while the boundary changes were reported to have cost Labour 4 seats. Turnout was up on the 2000 election, but dropped to a low of just 14.6% in Warren Park ward.
Havant local election result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 23 | +3 | 60.5 | 52.6 | 34,315 | +2.4% |
| Labour | 9 | -2 | 23.7 | 19.7 | 12,822 | +3.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | -2 | 15.8 | 24.1 | 15,693 | -5.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2,077 | +3.2% |
| Independent | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0.4 | 289 | -4.0% |

## Ward results
### Barncroft

Barncroft (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ralph Cousins | 416 | |
| | Labour | Ronald Hoyle | 406 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Lake | 235 | |
| | Conservative | Sheila Culley | 195 | |
| | Conservative | Carol Wynne | 164 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,416 | 18.9 |

### Battins

Battins (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | June Hanan | 529 | |
| | Labour | Paul Hansford | 476 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Rayner | 267 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Beagley | 238 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cecil Sargent | 212 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,722 | 20.3 |

### Bedhampton

Bedhampton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Bellinger | 1,408 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Marshall | 1,224 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Welch | 1,134 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Harris | 1,127 | |
| | Conservative | Angela Guest | 1,111 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Ward | 1,066 | |
| | Labour | William Fish | 285 | |
| | Labour | Carl Roberts | 258 | |
| | Labour | John Jackson | 254 | |
| | Green | Terry Mitchell | 140 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,007 | 40.9 |

### Bondsfields

Bondfields (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barry Gardner | 803 | |
| | Labour | Terence Hart | 741 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Brown | 226 | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Wride | 209 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Gatenby | 187 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,166 | 23.6 |

### Cowplain

Cowplain (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Briggs | 1,170 | |
| | Conservative | David Keast | 1,056 | |
| | Conservative | Marjorie Smallcorn | 999 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Hartridge | 961 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Flora Ponsonby | 766 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,952 | 27.9 |

### Emsworth

Emsworth (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Gillett | 1,842 | |
| | Conservative | David Colson | 1,788 | |
| | Conservative | Virginia Wilson-Smith | 1,727 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Benzie | 1,056 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Cosslett | 849 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Cosslett | 803 | |
| | Labour | Anna Fitter | 429 | |
| | Labour | William Gilchrist | 412 | |
| | Labour | Phillip Rees | 308 | |
| | Green | Michael Wood | 243 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,457 | 42.8 |

### Hart Plain

Hart Plain (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Purkis | 896 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Troke | 875 | |
| | Conservative | Leonard Shaw | 800 | |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Branson | 758 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Pylee | 750 | |
| | Conservative | Gopa Chakrabarti | 673 | |
| | Independent | Kevin Ratcliffe | 289 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,041 | 25.0 |

### Hayling East

Hayling East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gordon Erlebach | 1,381 | |
| | Conservative | David Collins | 1,311 | |
| | Conservative | Sheila Pearce | 1,311 | |
| | Labour | Michael Clarke | 561 | |
| | Labour | Lesley Marsden | 519 | |
| | Labour | Sheila Mealy | 500 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Clouting | 355 | |
| | Green | Frederick Gibson | 289 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,227 | 32.8 |

### Hayling West

Hayling West (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Francis Pearce | 1,590 | |
| | Conservative | Victor Pierce-Jones | 1,565 | |
| | Conservative | David Weymouth | 1,426 | |
| | Labour | Susan Underwood | 433 | |
| | Labour | Graham Manning | 425 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Stacey | 409 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill Allum | 390 | |
| | Green | Gillian Leek | 286 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,524 | 34.6 |

### Purbrook

Purbrook (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gwendoline Blackett | 1,500 | |
| | Conservative | David Farrow | 1,413 | |
| | Conservative | Hilary Farrow | 1,312 | |
| | Labour | William Wheeler | 485 | |
| | Labour | Howard Sherlock | 478 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Crawford | 467 | |
| | Labour | Nicola Sherlock | 458 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,113 | 30.8 |

### St. Faiths

St. Faiths (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | June Fulcher | 1,531 | |
| | Conservative | David Guest | 1,393 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Bolton | 1,389 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis West | 949 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liam Hutchings | 926 | |
| | Green | Timothy Dawes | 726 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Middleton | 692 | |
| | Labour | Beryl Francis | 430 | |
| | Labour | Alan Price | 341 | |
| | Labour | Derek Smith | 279 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,656 | 45.4 |

### Stakes

Stakes (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Olwyn Kennedy | 747 | |
| | Conservative | Nigel Tarrant | 688 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Beauvoisin | 634 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Voice | 428 | |
| | Green | Kevin Jacks | 393 | |
| | Labour | Kim Vassallo | 385 | |
| | Labour | Ronald Russell | 379 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,654 | 21.4 |

### Warren Park

Warren Park (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Richard Brown | 407 | |
| | Labour | Virginia Steel | 382 | |
| | Conservative | Thelma Carpenter | 178 | |
| | Conservative | Clive Colson | 164 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Ponsonby | 130 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,261 | 14.6 |

### Waterloo

Waterloo (3 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Cole | unopposed |
| Conservative | Kenneth Moss | unopposed |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Tart | unopposed |