# 2002 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Sefton Metropolitan Borough 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:
* Labour 26
* Liberal Democrat 21
* Conservative 16
* Southport Party 3

## Election result

Sefton Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 9 | +3 | 39.1 | 31.7 | 22,547 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | -4 | 26.1 | 28.8 | 20,455 |
| Conservative | 5 | -2 | 21.7 | 25.1 | 17,832 |
| Southport Party | 3 | +3 | 13.0 | 11.3 | 8,007 |
| Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 822 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 750 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 491 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 159 |

## Ward results

Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Ridge | 1,831 | 46.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carla Hayde | 1,002 | 25.3 |
| | Southport Party | John Leech | 866 | 21.9 |
| | Labour | Linda Cluskey | 196 | 4.9 |
| | Green | Laurence Rankin | 68 | 1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 829 | 20.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,963 | |
Birkdale (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Brodie-Browne | 1,376 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Dally | 1,275 |
| | Conservative | Ralph Gregson | 1,157 |
| | Southport Party | Richard Chapman | 976 |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Myers | 887 |
| | Labour | James Baldwin | 284 |
| | Green | William Bethnuin | 272 |
| | Independent | Terry Durrance | 257 |
| | Labour | David Stott | 236 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,720 |
Blundellsands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Roberts | 1,770 | 50.9 |
| | Labour | Pamela Parry | 1,166 | 33.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Brereton | 539 | 15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 604 | 17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,475 | |
Cambridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Southport Party | David Cobham | 1,345 | 36.7 |
| | Conservative | Robert Price | 1,336 | 36.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Dally | 733 | 20.0 |
| | Labour | Patricia Maher | 255 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,669 | |
Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Carol Gustafson | 1,468 | 47.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Kehoe | 1,444 | 46.4 |
| | Conservative | James Patterson | 203 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,115 | |
Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Rice | 1,681 | 77.9 |
| | Conservative | Paul Nuttall | 245 | 11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis Cross | 232 | 10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,436 | 66.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,158 | |
Dukes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald Watson | 1,386 | 40.1 |
| | Southport Party | David McLaughlan | 1,083 | 31.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Shavaksha | 658 | 19.0 |
| | Labour | Christopher Holmes | 239 | 6.9 |
| | Green | Lola Sieve | 89 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,455 | |
Ford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Moncur | 1,828 | 78.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garry Fielding | 503 | 21.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,325 | 56.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,331 | |
Harington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sydney Whitby | 1,918 | 54.4 |
| | Labour | Maurice Newton | 888 | 25.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Druscilla Haydon | 722 | 20.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,030 | 29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,528 | |
Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Southport Party | James Grundy | 1,271 | 42.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Bamber | 838 | 28.2 |
| | Conservative | John Lyon-Taylor | 470 | 15.8 |
| | Labour | Stephen Jowett | 290 | 9.8 |
| | Green | John Glendenning | 105 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,974 | |
Linacre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gordon Friel | 1,463 | 83.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Williams | 298 | 16.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,165 | 66.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,761 | |
Litherland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Tweed | 1,411 | 80.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Murray | 351 | 19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,060 | 60.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,762 | |
Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Jakub | 1,750 | 47.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Papworth | 1,249 | 34.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Firth | 540 | 14.7 |
| | Independent | Robert Wright | 126 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 | 13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,665 | |
Meols :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Southport Party | Margaret Brown | 1,318 | 33.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Tattersall | 1,272 | 32.1 |
| | Conservative | Jamie Halsall | 1,159 | 29.2 |
| | Labour | John Seale | 218 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,967 | |
Molyneux :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Colbert | 1,342 | 39.9 |
| | Labour | Timothy Hale | 1,238 | 36.8 |
| | Conservative | Alan Brown | 785 | 23.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,365 | |
Netherton and Orrell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Martin | 1,510 | 58.3 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Peter Glover | 822 | 31.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Cross | 256 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 688 | 26.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,588 | |
Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sumner | 1,164 | 33.8 |
| | Southport Party | Geoffrey Wright | 1,148 | 33.4 |
| | Conservative | Mark Bigley | 619 | 18.0 |
| | Labour | Constance McCarthy | 350 | 10.2 |
| | BNP | Michael McDermott | 159 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,440 | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robbie Fenton | 2,199 | 71.5 |
| | Labour | Sandra Williams | 659 | 21.4 |
| | Green | Andrew Hoban | 216 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,540 | 50.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,074 | |
Ravenmeols :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Vincent Platt | 1,663 | 50.6 |
| | Labour | Paul Flodman | 1,243 | 37.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Drake | 379 | 11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 420 | 12.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,285 | |
St Oswald :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Burke | 2,117 | 84.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sara Murray | 388 | 15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,729 | 69.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,505 | |
Sudell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Connell | 1,729 | 53.6 |
| | Labour | Stephen Kermode | 795 | 24.7 |
| | Conservative | William Newton | 592 | 18.4 |
| | Independent | David Jones | 108 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 934 | 28.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,224 | |
Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Giles Blundell | 1,262 | 41.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Tonkiss | 1,215 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative | Theresa Rossiter | 562 | 18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,039 | |