# 2002 Penwith District Council election

Elections to Penwith 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. Overall turnout was 40.3%
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Independent 11
* Conservative 10
* Liberal Democrat 9
* Labour 3
* Others 1

## Results

Penwith Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | +2 | 54.5 | 37.2 | 4,539 |
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 18.2 | 23.9 | 2,917 |
| Independent | 1 | -2 | 9.1 | 28.6 | 3,489 |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 897 |
| Mebyon Kernow | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 260 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 91 |
One Labour and one Mebyon Kernow candidate were elected unopposed

### By ward

Hayle-Gwithian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Lello | 946 | 53.1 |
| | Independent | Jeremy Joslin | 837 | 46.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,783 | 37.0 |
Lelant and Carbis Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Penhaligon | 866 | 63.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria White | 271 | 19.9 |
| | Labour | Terence Murray | 225 | 16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 595 | 43.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,362 | 41.0 |
Ludgvan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Alice Bailey | 1,405 | 85.4 |
| | Independent | Peter Mates | 240 | 14.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,165 | 70.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,645 | 39.7 |
Penzance Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Mebyon Kernow | Philip Rendle | unopposed | | |
Penzance East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline White | 703 | 46.8 |
| | Labour | Robin Gregory | 345 | 23.0 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Reynolds | 220 | 14.6 |
| | Independent | Ruth Lewarne | 138 | 9.2 |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey Mager | 54 | 3.6 |
| | Independent | Joby Jackson | 43 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,503 | 38.0 |
Penzance North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mario Fonk | 790 | 62.7 |
| | Conservative | Godfrey Penhaligon | 298 | 23.7 |
| | Independent | Paul Nicholson | 172 | 13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | 39.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,260 | 37.8 |
Penzance South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Payne | unopposed | | |
Penzance West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Reed | 479 | 38.2 |
| | Independent | Sam Ryan | 308 | 24.6 |
| | Conservative | James Champion | 307 | 24.5 |
| | Independent | Malcolm Lawrence | 123 | 9.8 |
| | UKIP | Michael Faulkner | 37 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,254 | 46.7 |
Perranuthnoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Sanderson | 492 | 56.7 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Wood | 375 | 43.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 867 | 50.5 |
St Ives North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Mitchell | 858 | 82.8 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Milton | 178 | 17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 680 | 65.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,036 | 35.8 |
St Just :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Eddy | 673 | 42.8 |
| | Labour | Cornelius Olivier | 327 | 20.8 |
| | Mebyon Kernow | Andrew Moyle | 260 | 16.5 |
| | Independent | Hilary Eddy | 223 | 14.2 |
| | UKIP | Rose Smith | 91 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,574 | 43.9 |