Local Authority Byelection Results June 2002
6/6/2002
East Ayrshire Council, Crookedholm, Moscow, Galston West and Hurlford North
Lab 591 (46.1;-5.6), SNP 539 (42.1;+4.0), Con 92 (7.2;-2.9), Scottish Socialist 46 (3.6;+3.6), Lib Dem 13 (1.0;+1.0).
Majority 52. Turnout 45%. Lab hold. Last fought 1999.
13/6/2002
Brent LBC, Northwick Park x 3
Con 1355,1340,1321 (47.2), Lab 922,831,763 (32.1), Lib Dem 529,489,488 (18.4), Greens 64,63,60 (2.2).
Majority 399. Turnout 31.9%. Three Con holds. Last fought (on different ward boundaries) 1998.
Luton BC, Challney
Lab 814 (38.5;-17.8), Lib Dem 619 (29.3;+14.4), Con 480 (22.7;+0.0), UKIP 154 (7.3;+7.3), Green 28 (1.3;+1.3), Socialist Alliance 18 (0.9;+0.9).
Majority 195. Turnout 24.6%. Lab hold. Last fought 1999.
Manchester City Council, Benchill
Lab 440 (70.5;+0.6), Lib Dem 85 (13.6;-1.5), Con 67 (10.7;+0.7), Socialist Lab 32 (5.1;+5.1). [Green 0 (0.0;-5.1)].
Majority 355. Turnout 8.8%. Lab hold. Last fought 2002.
Newcastle-under-Lyme BC, Thistleberry x 3
Lib Dem 942,906,896 (49.9;-9.2), Lab 473,424,420 (25.1;+7.7), Cons 414,412,376 (22.0;-1.5), Ind 57,51 (3.0;+3.0).
Majority 423. Turnout 40.4%. Three Lib Dem holds. Last fought 2000.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Northwood and Birches Head x 3
Lib Dem 1189,1020,995 (49.4), Lab 796,711,604 (33.1), Ind 423,391,382 (17.6).
Majority 199. Turnout 25.6%. One Lib Dem hold and two Lib Dem gains from Lab. Last fought (on different ward boundaries) in 2000.
Tendring DC, Clacton St Johns
Lib Dem 780 (46.0;+4.9), Con 514 (30.3;+10.9), Lab 403 (23.7;+0.0). [Ind 0 (0.0;-14.3)].
Majority 266. Turnout 28.2%. Lib Dem hold. Last fought 1999.
Three Rivers DC, Hayling
Lab 188 (38.8;-17.0), Con 154 (31.8;+6.2), Lib Dem 143 (29.5;+11.0).
Majority 34. Turnout 19.8%. Lab hold. Last fought 2000.
Wyre Forest DC, Sutton Park
Con 583 (38.1;+29.7), KHHC 506 (33.1;-20.9), Lib Dem 253 (16.5;-12.4), Lab 187 (12.2;+3.5).
Majority 77. Turnout 31.8%. Con gain from Lib Dem. Last fought 2000.
Thame TC, North
Lib Dem 161 (29.6), Lab 156 (28.7), Ind Voice 111 (20.4), Con 99 (18.2), Ind 17 (3.1).
Majority 5. Turnout 13.2%. Lib Dem hold. Last fought 1999.
20/6/2002
Amber Valley DC, Belper Central
Con 618 (53.8;-3.9), Lab 531 (46.2;+10.2). [Lib Dem 0 (0.0;-6.3)].
Majority 87. Turnout 28%. Con hold. Last fought 2000.
Bridgnorth DC, Sheriffhales
Con 171 (60.4;+60.4), Ind 112 (39.6;-16.6). [Lib Dem 0 (0.0;-26.2), Lab 0 (0.0;-17.6)].
Majority 59. Turnout 14%. Con gain from Ind. Last fought 1999.
Camden LBC, Camden Town with Primrose Hill
Lab 652 (29.0;-1.2), Lib Dem 594 (26.4;+2.8), Ind 516 (22.9;+5.4), Con 392 (17.4;+0.9), Green 98 (4.4;-6.8). [Christian People's Alliance 0 (0.0;-1.0)].
Majority 58. Turnout 27.8%. Lab gain from Lib Dem. Last fought 2002.
Doncaster MBC, Stainforth
Lab 1170 (56.7;+8.1), Lib Dem 444 (21.5;-1.5), Con 238 (11.5;+0.0), BNP 210 (10.2;-1.8).
Majority 726. Turnout 17.0%. Lab hold. Last fought 2002.
Shropshire CC, Shifnal
Con 914 (56.2;+56.2), Ind no.1 445 (27.4;-8.5), Ind no.2 218 (13.4;+0.0), Ind no.3 50 (3.0;-27.8).
Majority 469. Turnout 27%. Con gain from Ind. Last fought 2001.
Walsall MBC, Aldridge Central and South
Con 1251 (47.9;-10.1), Ind no.1 750 (28.7;+18.9), Lab 264 (10.1;-8.5), Lib Dem 178 (6.8;-6.8), UKIP 87 (3.3;+3.3), Ind no.2 84 (3.2;+3.2).
Majority 501. Turnout 26.7%. Con hold. Last fought 2002.
Watford BC, Oxhey
Lib Dem 1024 (72.4;+5.0), Con 245 (17.3;-1.5), Lab 105 (7.4;-3.2), Green 40 (2.8;-0.4).
Majority 779. Turnout 28.8%. Lib Dem hold. Last fought 2002.
Burgess Hill TC, St Andrews
Lib Dem 425 (63.0), Con 250 (37.0).
Majority 175. Turnout 20.2%. Lib Dem hold. Last fought 1999.
27/6/2002
Aylesbury Vale DC, Meadowcroft
Lib Dem 521 (47.2;+2.8), Con 283 (25.6;+10.8), Ind 172 (15.5;+0.6), Lab 128 (11.6;-14.3).
Majority 238. Turnout 21.1%. Lib Dem hold. Last fought in 1999.
East Lindsey DC, Tetney
Con 241 (62.0), Lib Dem 148 (38.0).
Majority 93. Turnout 21.0%. Con gain from Ind. Unopposed in 1999.
Monmouthshire CC, Goetre Fawr
Lib Dem 328 (34.1;+34.1), Con 319 (33.1;-8.0), Ind 174 (18.1;-18.2), Lab 120 (12.5;-10.2), Plaid Cymru 22 (2.3;+2.3).
Majority 9. Turnout 50.1%. Lib Dem gain from Con. Last fought 1999.
North Tyneside MBC, St Mary's
Con 2019 (83.2;+11.1), Lab 210 (8.7;-3.6), Lib Dem 198 (8.2;-7.4).
Majority 1,809. Turnout 33%. Con hold. Last fought 2002.
North Tyneside MBC, Seatonville
Con 1610 (58.4;+10.8), Lib Dem 632 (22.9;-5.4), Lab 476 (17.3;-6.8), Ind 40 (1.5;+1.5).
Majority 978. Turnout 38%. Con hold. Last fought 2002.
Nottinghamshire CC, Chilwell
Con 1488 (46.5;+9.1), Lab 1163 (36.3;-6.5), Lib Dem 552 (17.2;+2.2).
Majority 325. Turnout 35.8%. Con gain from Lab. Last fought 2001.
Purbeck DC, St Martin
Lib Dem 598 (56.8;+13.0), Con 454 (43.2;-2.4). [Ind 0 (0.0;-10.5)].
Majority 144. Turnout 50.9%. Lib Dem gain from Ind. Last fought 2000.
Redcar and Cleveland BC, St Germain's
Lib Dem 599 (35.8;-13.4), Ind 587 (35.1;+35.1), Lab 199 (11.9;-23.0), Green 173 (10.3;+10.3), Con 114 (6.8;-9.1).
Majority 12. Turnout 48.3%. Lib Dem gain from Socialist Lab. Last fought 1999.
Shepway DC, Folkestone Park
Lib Dem 1003 (58.3;+14.8), Con 653 (37.9;-5.6), Lab 65 (3.8;-9.3).
Majority 350. Turnout 36.1%. Lib Dem hold. Last fought 1999.
St. Albans City Verulam
Lib Dem 960 (46.6;+9.5), Con 936 (45.5;-3.2), Lab 145 (7.0;-5.7), Other 17 (0.8;-0.7).
Majority 24. Turnout 40.9%. Lib Dem gain from Con. Last fought 2002.
Tower Hamlets LBC, Blackwall and Cubitt Town
Lab 686 (31.3;-12.3), Con 676 (30.8;+2.5), Lib Dem 361 (16.4;-1.0), Ind no.1 252 (11.5;+0.8), BNP 87 (4.0;+4.0), Ind no.2 68 (3.1;+3.1), Ind no.3 21 (1.0;+1.0), New Britain 19 (0.9;+0.9), Green 16 (0.7;+0.7), Socialist Alliance 9 (0.4;+0.4).
Majority 10. Turnout 24%. Lab hold. Last fought 2002.
Wealden DC, Uckfield
Lib Dem 1162 (47.8;+7.3), Con 914 (37.6;+8.7), Lab 356 (14.6;-0.2). [Ind 0 (0.0;-15.7)].
Majority 248. Turnout 22.9%. Lib Dem gain from Con. Last fought 1999.
Leighton Linslade TC, Linslade
Lib Dem 271 (46.9), Con 195 (33.7), Lab 112 (19.4).
Majority 76. Turnout 13.5%. Lib Dem hold. Last fought 1999.
Information courtesy of the Association of Liberal
Democrat Councillors.
Web presentation by Keith Edkins © 2002.