2002 Westminster City Council election

{{Short description|2002 English local election}}

{{infobox election

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 Westminster City Council election

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2006 Westminster City Council election

| next_year = 2006

| election_date = 2 May 2002

| image1 =

| leader1 =

| leader_since1 =

| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)

| last_election1 = 47 seats

| seats1 = 48

| seat_change1 = {{increase}}1

| popular_vote1 = 20,573

| percentage1 = 55.5%

| swing1 =

| image2 =

| leader2 =

| leader_since2 =

| party2 = Labour Party (UK)

| last_election2 = 13 seats

| seats2 = 12

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}1

| popular_vote2 = 10,387

| percentage2 = 28.0%

| swing2 =

| image3 =

| leader3 =

| leader_since3 =

| party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| last_election3 = 0 seats

| seats3 = 0

| seat_change3 = {{steady}}0

| popular_vote3 = 4,982

| percentage3 = 13.4%

| swing3 = |

| country = United Kingdom

| election_name = 2002 Westminster City Council election

| seats_for_election = all 60 council seats

| majority_seats = 31

| map_image =

| title =

| before_election =

| posttitle = Council control after election

| after_election =

| after_party =

| before_party =

| turnout = 27%{{citation|title=Item 7|url=https://committees.westminster.gov.uk/Data/General%20Purposes/20020710/Agenda/$E%20-%20Item%207%20-%20Programme%20of%20Mtgs.doc.pdf|date=November 27, 2002}}

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The 2002 Westminster City Council election took place on May 2, 2002, to elect members of the Westminster City Council. It resulted in a conservative majority.

Election results

class="wikitable"

|+ Election results{{Cite web |url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2002/20/ |title=Local Election Results 2002 |website=Local Elections Archive Project}}

PartyVotesPercentSeatsChange
Conservative20,57355.5%48{{increase}}1
Labour10,38728.0%12{{decrease}}1
Liberal Democrat4,98213.4%0{{steady}}0
Green Party5451.5%0{{steady}}0
Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground3781.0%0{{steady}}0
Socialist Alliance1930.5%0{{steady}}0
Total votes

|37,058

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|

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The election resulted in a Conservative majority of 36 and 48 seats. The Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground party ran in protest of the 40% budget cut of the playground by the previous city council.{{Cite web |date=2002-05-03 |title=Single-issue candidates in shock victories |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/singleissue-candidates-in-shock-victories-9147295.html |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=The Independent |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Addley |first=Esther |date=2003-11-25 |title='It's just a lot of suits and faceless men' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2003/nov/25/publicservices.voterapathy |access-date=2024-03-07 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

Ward results

The results for each individual ward are as follows.

=Abbey Road=

class="wikitable"

|+ Abbey Road

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Judith Warnerrowspan="3" | Conservative1269rowspan="3" | 59.5%
Cyril Nemeth1265
Kevin Gardner1230
Katharine Hoskynsrowspan="2" | Labour338rowspan="2" | 15.9%
Phillida Inman313
Robert BellLiberal Democrats30814.4%
Margherita RendelLabour306

|

Elizabeth Maxwellrowspan="2" | Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground217rowspan="2" | 10.2%
Michele Staniland217

=Bayswater=

class="wikitable"

|+ Bayswater

CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Frixos Tombolisrowspan="3" | Conservative911rowspan="3" | 51.0%
Michael Brahams908
Brian Connell867
Timothy Nolanrowspan="3" | Labour558rowspan="3" | 31.2%
Lewis Baston510
Daphne Segre475
Morag Beattierowspan="3" | Liberal Democrats319rowspan="3" | 17.8%
Jacqueline Castles293
Monica Kendall275

= Bryanston and Dorset Square =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Audrey Lewisrowspan="3" | Conservative1157rowspan="3" | 67.6%
Carolyn Keen1147
Angela Hooper1123
Brenda Buxtonrowspan="3" | Labour295rowspan="3" | 17.2%
David Bradby277
Derek Buckland264
Alexis Batterbeerowspan="2" | Liberal Democrats260rowspan="2" | 15.2%
Nikhil Seth232

= Church Street =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Barbara Grahamrowspan="3" | Labour969rowspan="3" | 59.1%
Antony Mothersdale921
Murad Qureshi905
Ian Balcomberowspan="3" | Conservative460rowspan="3" | 28.0%
Daniel Defoe450
Stephen Garside410
Iain Blackrowspan="2" | Liberal Democrats211rowspan="2" | 12.9%
Niall McMahon195

= Churchill =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Andrew Haveryrowspan="3" | Conservative1378rowspan="3" | 65.9%
John Wyatt1364
Sarah Richardson1361
Josephine Abercrombierowspan="3" | Labour499rowspan="3" | 23.9%
Madge Cavalla486
Cass Cass-Horne444
Rhoda Torresrowspan="3" | Liberal Democrats214rowspan="3" | 10.2%
Colin Bell

|211

Michael Holmans197

= Harrow Road =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Guthrie McKierowspan="3" | Labour1029rowspan="3" | 52.6%
Sharan Tabari952
Josephine Ohene-Djan942
Andrew Reidrowspan="2" | Conservative499rowspan="2" | 18.5%
Jeremy Fox486
Paul Miller

|Green

444

|14.8%

Edward VaizeyConservative214
Melissa Foux

|Liberal Democrats

|211

|14.2%

= Hyde Park =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Pamela Battyrowspan="3" | Conservative1095rowspan="3" | 69.5%
Anne Mallinson1071
Colin Barrow1066
Louis Al-Dhahirrowspan="2" | Labour250rowspan="2" | 15.9%
Victoria Wegg-Prosser236
Barbara Bridge

|Liberal Democrats

231

|14.7%

Joseph OgdenLabour212
Elizabeth Mackeith

| rowspan="2" |Liberal Democrats

|157

| rowspan="2" |

Esther Stansfield150

= Knightsbridge and Belgravia =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Angela Harveyrowspan="3" | Conservative1126rowspan="3" | 77.3%
Elizabeth Blois1124
Catherine Longworth1114
Tania Chislettrowspan="3" | Liberal Democrats144rowspan="3" | 9.9%
Simon Bryden-Brook130
Angela Whittelegge130
Thomas Bewley

|Green

|112

|7.7%

Peter Cavallarowspan="3" | Labour74rowspan="3" | 5.1%
Angelar Forester

|72

Malwine Eyre65

= Lancaster Gate =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Susan Burbridgerowspan="3" | Conservative1180rowspan="3" | 65.3%
Robert Davis1160
Simon Milton1128
Elizabeth Whitmorerowspan="3" | Labour332rowspan="3" | 18.4%
Tony Rea310
Stephen Gruneberg299
Susan Baring

| rowspan="3" |Liberal Democrats

|295

| rowspan="3" |16.3%

Monica Wilson269
Mark Gray

|241

= Little Venice =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Melvin Caplanrowspan="3" | Conservative1177rowspan="3" | 65.1%
Ian Adams1159
Barbara Schmeling1147
Paul O'Donnellrowspan="3" | Labour395rowspan="3" | 21.8%
Beryl Leaver377
Basema Elsafi374
Michael Ryan

| rowspan="3" |Liberal Democrats

|236

| rowspan="3" |13.1%

Michael Dearden214
Phillip Wardle

|199

= Maida Vale =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Jan Prendergastrowspan="3" | Conservative1179rowspan="3" | 52.7%
Ronald Raymond-Cox1108
Alastair Moss1066
David Lancasterrowspan="3" | Labour780rowspan="3" | 34.9%
Syed Hayat762
Albert Catterall745
Anne Couchman

| rowspan="3" |Liberal Democrats

|279

| rowspan="3" |12.5%

Robert Scott237
Zena Lutrin

|201

= Marylebone High Street =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Harvey Marshallrowspan="3" | Conservative1328rowspan="3" | 71.0%
Mark Page1295
Michael Vearncombe1257
Susan StockerLiberal Democrats27814.9%
Mair Garside

| rowspan="3" |Labour

264

| rowspan="3" |14.1%

Owain Garside255
David Worton

|236

David Brewin

| rowspan="2" |Liberal Democrats

214

| rowspan="2" |

Michael Sibley

|199

= Queen's Park =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Barrie Taylorrowspan="3" | Labour1154rowspan="3" | 61.3%
Paul Dimoldenberg1122
Mushtaq Qureshi1080
Peter Prendergastrowspan="3" | Conservative318rowspan="3" | 16.9%
Nita Fernandez317
Richard Phibbs291
Jonathan Wardle

|Liberal Democrats

|219

|11.6%

Monica Kefi

|Socialist Alliance

193

|10.2%

Bernard Silver

|Liberal Democrats

|184

|

= Regent's Park =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Daniel Astairerowspan="3" | Conservative1145rowspan="3" | 59.5%
Gwyneth Hampson1138
Timothy Joiner1079
Peter Dentonrowspan="3" | Labour410rowspan="3" | 21.3%
Joseph Thomas375
David Woodgate357
Richard Croix

| rowspan="3" |Liberal Democrats

|207

| rowspan="3" |10.8%

Herbert Hartwell199
Alan Thompson

|177

Nasir Qureshi

|Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground

|161

|8.4%

= St James's =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Louise Hyamsrowspan="3" | Conservative1056rowspan="3" | 58.3%
Timothy Mitchell1034
Alexander Nicoll977
Stephanie Ayresrowspan="3" | Labour355rowspan="3" | 19.6%
Lynda Giddings343
Pamela Eyre327
Marie-Louise Rossi

| rowspan="2" |Liberal Democrats

|255

| rowspan="2" |14.1%

Nigel Bliss199
Peter Budge

| rowspan="2" |Green

|144

| rowspan="2" |8.0%

Lydia Howitt

|140

= Tachbrook =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Alan Bradleyrowspan="3" | Conservative1451rowspan="3" | 62.2%
Nicholas Evans1377
Dominic Schofield1369
Charles Campionrowspan="3" | Labour583rowspan="3" | 25.0%
William Thomson548
Michael Dumigan543
Josephine Hayes

| rowspan="2" |Liberal Democrats

|300

| rowspan="2" |12.9%

John Stephens249

= Vincent Square =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Duncan Sandysrowspan="3" | Conservative1351rowspan="3" | 66.8%
Danny Chalkley1308
Justin Powell-Truck1270
Steven Frielrowspan="3" | Labour406rowspan="3" | 20.1%
Gillian Guy391
Alen Matthewson357
Margaret Lang

| rowspan="3" |Liberal Democrats

|264

| rowspan="3" |13.1%

Jancie Taverne230
Kathleen Hobbins

|223

= Warwick =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Matthew Mitchellrowspan="3" | Conservative1282rowspan="3" | 68.1%
David Clark1265
Christopher Malthouse1259
Nicholas GartsideLabour31816.9%
Anthony Brett-Jones

| rowspan="2" |Liberal Democrats

283

| rowspan="2" |15.0%

Keith Dugmore261
Violet Spencer

| rowspan="2" |Labour

|251

| rowspan="2" |

Babette Payne246

= West End =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
Glenys Robertsrowspan="3" | Conservative949rowspan="3" | 61.0%
Ian Wilder938
John Cox919
David Biedarowspan="3" | Labour409rowspan="3" | 26.3%
Harold Brookstone340
Richard Hearnden214
Michael Pepperell

| rowspan="3" |Liberal Democrats

|198

| rowspan="3" |12.7%

Ian Steers191
Susan Kendrick

|182

= Westbourne =

class="wikitable"
CandidatePartyVotesPercent
David Boothroydrowspan="3" | Labour969rowspan="3" | 61.7%
Simon Stockill923
Rupert d'Cruz908
Alexander Storyrowspan="3" | Conservative399rowspan="3" | 25.4%
Mary Agrafiotou365
Iheoma Oteh331
Martin Thompson

| rowspan="3" |Liberal Democrats

|203

| rowspan="3" |12.9%

Anthony Williams202
Vera Williams

|181

References

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{{London elections}}

{{Greater London elections}}

{{United Kingdom local elections, 2002}}

2002

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