# 2002 West Lindsey District Council election

Elections to West Lindsey District Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 13
* Liberal Democrat 13
* Independent 8
* Labour 3

## Election result

West Lindsey Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 66.7 | 42.6 | 4,297 | +5.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 16.7 | 31.9 | 3,223 | -19.1% |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 14.1 | 1,424 | +9.2% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 1,154 | +3.9% |

## Ward results

Bardney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Fleetwood | 501 | 72.4 | +13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Turner | 191 | 27.6 | −13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 44.8 | +26.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 692 | 46.8 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cherry Willingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Irmgard Parrott | 706 | 53.7 | +53.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Heath | 436 | 33.2 | −9.9 |
| | Labour | Tara-Louise Burghardt | 173 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 20.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,315 | 41.6 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fiskerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Davidson | 251 | 49.9 | +49.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Harris | 133 | 26.4 | −5.7 |
| | Labour | Sally Scott | 119 | 23.7 | +23.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 23.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 503 | 33.7 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Gainsborough East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Melvyn Starkey | 424 | 56.8 | −19.4 |
| | Labour | Deborah Rose | 217 | 29.0 | +29.0 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Beer | 106 | 14.2 | −9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 27.8 | −24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 747 | 17.2 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Gainsborough North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Irene Tyson | 403 | 36.3 | +36.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kristan Smith | 369 | 33.2 | −30.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert Gore | 339 | 30.5 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,111 | 22.5 | +5.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Hemswell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Colin Wotherspoon | 398 | 61.4 | +14.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Gabbott | 250 | 38.6 | −14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 22.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 648 | 35.7 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Market Rasen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Adam Duguid | 563 | 48.5 | +14.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor | 484 | 41.7 | −18.9 |
| | Labour | Philip Huckin | 115 | 9.9 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 6.8 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,162 | 31.1 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Nettleham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Alfred Frith | 944 | 74.8 | +74.8 |
| | Conservative | Rodney Stainton | 318 | 25.2 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | 49.6 | +19.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,262 | 35.6 | −6.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Scampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Heath | 567 | 75.2 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Randall | 187 | 24.8 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | 50.4 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 754 | 38.0 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Thonock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Keeley Henderson | 271 | 43.5 | +9.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Chappelow | 181 | 29.1 | +29.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Clack | 171 | 27.4 | −38.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 623 | 33.2 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Waddingham & Spital :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Summers | 381 | 48.3 | −13.9 |
| | Independent | Ernest Coleman | 210 | 26.6 | +26.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Heathorn | 198 | 25.1 | −12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 21.7 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 789 | 46.2 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wold View :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Theobald | 276 | 56.1 | +14.7 |
| | Labour | Frank Thomas | 216 | 43.9 | +24.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 12.2 | +10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 492 | 27.9 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |