# 2002 Swale Borough Council election

The 2002 Swale Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Swale Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by two. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

## Election result

The Conservatives gained control of the council after taking 10 seats from the Liberal Democrats. Overall turnout at the election was 31.66%.
Swale local election result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 25 | +10 | 53.2 | 43.6 | 23,301 |
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | -10 | 25.5 | 22.2 | 11,892 |
| Labour | 10 | -2 | 21.3 | 32.5 | 17,365 |
| Rock 'n' Roll Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 652 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 276 |

## Ward results

Abbey (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bryan Mulhern | 652 | |
| | Labour | Peter Salmon | 550 | |
| | Conservative | Anita Walker | 548 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Payne | 490 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,240 | 32.5 |
Borden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Woodland | 246 | 45.1 |
| | Conservative | Roger Hoare | 231 | 42.3 |
| | Labour | Patricia Donnellan | 69 | 12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 546 | 31.9 |
Boughton & Courtenay (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Bowles | 950 | |
| | Conservative | George Bobbin | 917 | |
| | Labour | Valerie Rowe | 360 | |
| | Labour | Edwina Adderley | 337 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,564 | 33.0 |
Chalkwell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roger Truelove | 514 | |
| | Labour | Ghlin Whelan | 454 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Spurling | 394 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Banks | 392 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Gent | 236 | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Martin | 229 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,219 | 30.3 |
Davington Priory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Tovey | 414 | 62.0 |
| | Labour | Caroline MacDonald | 254 | 38.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | 24.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 668 | 35.9 |
East Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Colin Prescott | 552 | 75.8 |
| | Labour | Jeremy Wilson | 176 | 24.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 376 | 51.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 728 | 36.3 |
Grove (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Lowe | 542 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Manning | 508 | |
| | Conservative | David Goodwin | 296 | |
| | Conservative | Daphne Wyatt | 295 | |
| | Labour | John Lewis | 197 | |
| | Labour | Gail Martin | 141 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,979 | 28.1 |
Hartlip, Newington & Upchurch (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gerald Lewin | 820 | |
| | Conservative | John Wright | 762 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Dunster | 421 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Mould | 389 | |
| | Labour | Timothy Higgins | 267 | |
| | Labour | Matthew Wheatcroft | 192 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,851 | 34.3 |
Iwade & Lower Halstow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Goodger | 337 | 56.3 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Alcon | 147 | 24.5 |
| | Labour | David Walker | 115 | 19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 31.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 599 | 33.7 |
Kemsley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brenda Simpson | 572 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Gent | 464 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Phillips | 207 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Stammers | 185 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Winckless | 157 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,585 | 22.0 |
Leysdown & Warden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Boden | 354 | 59.6 |
| | Labour | Alison Seymour-Jones | 124 | 20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Partis | 65 | 10.9 |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | James Mumford | 51 | 8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 38.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 594 | 28.9 |
Milton Regis (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elvina Lowe | 564 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Baldock | 523 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Phillips | 475 | |
| | Labour | Fiona Gowdy | 457 | |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Bennett | 146 | |
| | Conservative | Reginald Gent | 137 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,302 | 32.7 |
Minster Cliffs (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Stanford | 702 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Brown | 610 | |
| | Conservative | Adrian Crowther | 606 | |
| | Conservative | Robin Harris | 552 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Groves | 549 | |
| | Labour | Kedar Prasad | 529 | |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Stokes | 529 | |
| | Labour | Florence Dethridge | 426 | |
| | Labour | Mark Tucker | 401 | |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Michael Young | 82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,457 | 33.0 |
Murston (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Calvert | 546 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Wherrell | 526 | |
| | Labour | Kenneth Stevens | 266 | |
| | Labour | Phyllis Stevens | 249 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Clarke | 146 | |
| | Conservative | Keith Ferrin | 132 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,865 | 26.6 |
Queenborough & Halfway (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Constable | 814 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Hayes | 810 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Goodhew | 698 | |
| | Conservative | Sandra Garside | 628 | |
| | Labour | Philip Gull | 620 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Higgisn | 551 | |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Christopher Driver | 331 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Ellis | 174 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ellis | 166 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,792 | 32.6 |
Roman (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Simon Clark | 649 | |
| | Labour | Michael Haywood | 616 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Daw | 377 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Renee Wherrell | 356 | |
| | Conservative | Mayuri Patel | 163 | |
| | Conservative | Nailesh Patel | 152 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,313 | 32.4 |
Sheerness East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Smart | 453 | |
| | Labour | Mary Ronan | 445 | |
| | Conservative | David Jones | 291 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Mackness | 276 | |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Christopher Austin | 87 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,552 | 24.4 |
Sheerness West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Angela Harrison | 625 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Worrall | 619 | |
| | Independent | David Cassidy | 176 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Gallagher | 167 | |
| | Conservative | John Marsh | 111 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,698 | 25.6 |
Sheppey Central (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Morris | 509 | |
| | Conservative | Timothy Hammond | 504 | |
| | Conservative | Christine Coles | 483 | |
| | Labour | John Crouch | 447 | |
| | Labour | Ronald Smith | 390 | |
| | Labour | Libby Tucker | 381 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Brown | 219 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria Choppen | 142 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Martin | 132 | |
| | Rock 'n' Roll Loony | Alma Driver | 101 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,308 | 23.8 |
St Ann's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Cosgrove | 631 | |
| | Conservative | Trevor Fentiman | 618 | |
| | Labour | Paul Durkin | 455 | |
| | Labour | Lionel Vaughan | 439 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Stanford | 226 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,369 | 32.3 |
St Michael's (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Hammond | 546 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Davidson | 488 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Norris | 439 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Carnell | 399 | |
| | Labour | Edward Norton | 191 | |
| | Labour | Kenneth Rowles | 157 | |
| | Independent | Bernard Bibby | 100 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,320 | 35.2 |
Teynham & Lynsted (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sylvia Butt | 687 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Barnicott | 611 | |
| | Labour | Martin Bellis | 436 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Lutman | 409 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,143 | 29.3 |
Watling (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Cynthia Davis | 1,094 | |
| | Conservative | David Simmons | 1,036 | |
| | Labour | Michael Frohnsdorff | 401 | |
| | Labour | Barry Hefferon | 367 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,898 | 41.0 |
West Downs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Donald Jordan | 541 | 72.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Jenkins | 109 | 14.5 |
| | Labour | Kay Murphy | 101 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 57.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 751 | 39.1 |
Woodstock (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Willicombe | 932 | |
| | Conservative | Jean Willicombe | 834 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne McLean | 747 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Baxter | 711 | |
| | Labour | Jeane Holmes | 200 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Cooper | 192 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,616 | 47.1 |