# 2002 Huntingdonshire District Council election

The 2002 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 4 May 2002 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 37
* Liberal Democrats 13
* Independent 3

## Election result

Huntingdonshire local election result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 46.1 | 10,967 | -9.6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27.8 | 37.5 | 8,922 | +9.9% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1,105 | +1.3% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 2,777 | -0.9% |

## Ward results

Brampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Menczer | 1,098 | 60.1 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | Elaine Sefton | 670 | 36.7 | −8.4 |
| | Labour | Graham Hitchings | 58 | 3.2 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | 23.4 | +17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,826 | 49.5 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Buckden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Clough | 729 | 70.8 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | John Lancaster | 270 | 26.2 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | David Brown | 30 | 2.9 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 459 | 44.6 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,029 | 50.2 | −7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Rignall | 570 | 77.6 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Dutton | 99 | 13.5 | −7.3 |
| | Labour | Maria Baker | 66 | 9.0 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 64.1 | +14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 735 | 44.9 | −4.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Guyatt | 392 | 66.7 | −3.1 |
| | Independent | John Davidson | 99 | 16.8 | +16.8 |
| | Labour | Kevin Goddard | 97 | 16.5 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 49.8 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 588 | 42.2 | +7.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Farcet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Butler | 253 | 53.7 | +0.0 |
| | Labour | Graeme Watkins | 218 | 46.3 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 7.4 | −3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 471 | 35.1 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Godmanchester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Looker | 986 | 58.3 | +8.9 |
| | Conservative | Keith Gabb | 614 | 36.3 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | Sandra Wilcox | 92 | 5.4 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 22.0 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,692 | 37.5 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Hemingford Grey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Day | 514 | 60.5 | −9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gilly Jackson | 203 | 23.9 | +15.7 |
| | Labour | Michael Sneath | 132 | 15.5 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 36.6 | −11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 849 | 41.0 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Houghton and Wyton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Rhodes | 401 | 48.4 | −18.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Hunter | 389 | 47.0 | +24.5 |
| | Labour | John Watson | 38 | 4.6 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 1.4 | −43.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 828 | 41.1 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Huntingdon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Deborah Sharp | 961 | 54.5 | −12.3 |
| | Labour | Ann Beevor | 485 | 27.5 | −5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Justin Meadows | 317 | 18.0 | +18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 27.0 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,763 | 24.7 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Huntingdon West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Sadler | 791 | 48.6 | −6.8 |
| | Labour | Ruth Pugh | 486 | 29.9 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Shellens | 349 | 21.5 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 18.8 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,626 | 22.2 | −1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ramsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Powell | 859 | 50.3 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Muir | 850 | 49.7 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,709 | 28.6 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Sawtry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Richard Tuplin | 1,006 | 64.2 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative | David Bowens | 479 | 30.6 | −10.3 |
| | Labour | Susan Coomey | 82 | 5.2 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 33.6 | +22.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,567 | 34.1 | +0.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
St. Ives North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jean Chandler | 808 | 39.4 | −23.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Townsend | 800 | 39.0 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | Robert Haynes | 443 | 21.6 | +11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.4 | −38.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,051 | 30.1 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Neots Eynesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hansard | 731 | 44.6 | −3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Taylor | 661 | 40.3 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | William O'Connor | 248 | 15.1 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 4.3 | −9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,640 | 26.5 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Neots Priory Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Barnes | 804 | 51.7 | +15.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Pope | 651 | 41.9 | −11.0 |
| | Labour | Patricia Nicholls | 99 | 6.4 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,554 | 37.3 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
The Offords :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nichola Elliott | 496 | 52.9 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Grosvenor | 383 | 40.8 | −7.5 |
| | Labour | Janet Boston | 59 | 6.3 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | 12.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 | 44.4 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
The Stukeleys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Vanbergen | 846 | 52.6 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vivienne Dyer | 678 | 42.2 | +7.9 |
| | Labour | Valerie Brooker | 83 | 5.2 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 10.5 | −13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,607 | 54.5 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Warboys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Taylor | 720 | 55.5 | +21.7 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Thornton | 517 | 39.8 | −22.8 |
| | Labour | Carol Osborne | 61 | 4.7 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 15.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,298 | 34.2 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2002 and 2003

Hemingford Grey by-election 19 September 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 553 | 52.9 | +29.0 |
| | Conservative | | 493 | 47.1 | −13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,046 | 50.3 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |