title: 2002 Gosport Borough Council election
text: # 2002 Gosport Borough Council election
  
  Elections to Gosport Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 increasing the number of seats by 4. The council stayed under no overall control.
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was
  
  * Labour 12
  * Liberal Democrat 12
  * Conservative 10
  
  ## Election result
  
  The table below only tallies the votes of the highest polling candidate for each party within each ward. This is known as the top candidate method and is often used for multi-member plurality elections.
  
  Gosport Local Election Result 2002 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 12 | 0 | 35.3 | 32.8 | 6456 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 12 | +7 | 35.3 | 27.1 | 5,323 |
  | Conservative | 10 | -3 | 29.4 | 39.8 | 7,830 |
  | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 63 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Alverstoke
  
  Alverstoke (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter Edgar | 1,010 | 67.42 | |
  | | Conservative | Geoffrey Bartlett | 982 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Jackson | 350 | 23.64 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Graham Payne | 311 | | |
  | | Labour | Christine Searle | 138 | 9.21 | |
  | | Labour | Jill Whitcher | 114 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 44.05 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Anglesey
  
  Anglesey (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Aleck Hayward | 692 | 48.73 | |
  | | Conservative | Mark Hook | 626 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Tessa Bloodworth | 620 | 23.66 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Austin Hicks | 562 | | |
  | | Labour | Jennifer Hall | 108 | 7.60 | |
  | | Labour | John Madgwick | 85 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 5.07 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Bridgemary North
  
  Bridgemary North (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Shaun Cully | 814 | 76.28 | |
  | | Labour | Marilyn Angus | 795 | | |
  | | Conservative | Joanne Watts | 253 | 23.71 | |
  | | Conservative | Hugh Landels | 235 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 561 | 52.57 | |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  ### Bridgemary South
  
  Bridgemary South (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Dennis Wright | 767 | 71.21 | |
  | | Labour | Jill Wright | 754 | | |
  | | Conservative | Henry Butchart | 310 | 28.78 | |
  | | Conservative | Karen Millinder | 298 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 457 | 42.43 | |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  ### Brockhurst
  
  Brockhurst (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Julia Salter | 490 | 43.78 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Russell | 473 | | |
  | | Conservative | Josephine King | 323 | 28.86 | |
  | | Conservative | Ivor Foster | 314 | | |
  | | Labour | Graham Batterbury | 306 | 27.34 | |
  | | Labour | Robert Salter | 291 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 14.92 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  ### Christchurch
  
  Christchurch (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Carr | 499 | 40.17 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Derek Francis | 476 | | |
  | | Labour | Philip Smith | 411 | 33.09 | |
  | | Labour | Alan Durant | 365 | | |
  | | Conservative | Richard Dickson | 332 | 26.73 | |
  | | Conservative | Phillip Clinton | 314 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 7.08 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  ### Elson
  
  Elson (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Keith Edwards | 616 | 54.41 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Laura Elshaw | 594 | | |
  | | Conservative | Bruce Rigg | 385 | 34.01 | |
  | | Conservative | Karen Philpott | 354 | | |
  | | Labour | Elizabeth Bull | 131 | 11.57 | |
  | | Labour | Simon Bull | 127 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 7.08 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  ### Forton
  
  Forton (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Kenneth Searle | 488 | 46.47 | |
  | | Labour | Keith Farr | 480 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Seal | 384 | 36.57 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dale Low | 316 | | |
  | | Conservative | Gaynor Holmes | 178 | 16.95 | |
  | | Conservative | David Craker | 173 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 9.90 | |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  ### Grange
  
  Grange (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Bone | 373 | 55.34 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Monique Gravell | 344 | | |
  | | Labour | Nathaniel Gould | 209 | 31.00 | |
  | | Labour | Martyn Davis | 201 | | |
  | | Conservative | Carl Downing | 92 | 13.64 | |
  | | Conservative | Stephen Ward | 87 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 55.34 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  ### Hardway
  
  Hardway (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Roger Allen | 529 | 51.11 | |
  | | Conservative | Peter Langdon | 500 | | |
  | | Labour | Brian Leishman | 295 | 28.50 | |
  | | Labour | Diane Searle | 294 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Anderson | 148 | 14.29 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Salter | 123 | | |
  | | UKIP | John Bowles | 63 | 6.08 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 22.60 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Lee East
  
  Lee East (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Derek Kimber | 602 | 70.00 | |
  | | Conservative | Howard Burgess | 584 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Fisher | 155 | 18.02 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Robson | 145 | | |
  | | Labour | Sharon Boyd | 103 | 11.97 | |
  | | Labour | Peter Bell | 101 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 447 | 51.97 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Lee West
  
  Lee West (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Christopher Carter | 1,233 | 77.69 | |
  | | Conservative | Brian Taylor | 1,064 | | |
  | | Labour | William Methven | 354 | 22.93 | |
  | | Labour | Michael Madgwick | 272 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 55.38 | 879 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Leesland
  
  Leesland (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chegwyn | 548 | 51.31 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 507 | | |
  | | Conservative | Maureen Clarke | 264 | 24.71 | |
  | | Labour | Thomas Cheetham | 256 | 23.97 | |
  | | Conservative | Robert Perris | 247 | | |
  | | Labour | Paul Wilson-Suffield | 211 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 26.59 | 26.59 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  ### Peel Common
  
  Peel Common (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Iris Binfield | 738 | 57.79 | |
  | | Labour | Peter Russell | 665 | | |
  | | Conservative | Stephen Philpott | 539 | 42.20 | |
  | | Conservative | Michael Geddes | 506 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | 15.58 | |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  ### Privett
  
  Privett (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Keith Gill | 627 | 46.68 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Friend | 603 | | |
  | | Conservative | Peter Gibson | 546 | 40.65 | |
  | | Conservative | Denis King | 524 | | |
  | | Labour | James Fox | 170 | 12.65 | |
  | | Labour | Dennis Gough | 169 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 6.03 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  ### Rowner and Holbrook
  
  Rowner and Holbrook (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jean Batterbury | 401 | 42.03 | |
  | | Labour | John Train | 387 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Fletcher | 372 | 38.99 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Cooke | 344 | | |
  | | Conservative | Nigel Gravells | 181 | 18.97 | |
  | | Conservative | Colin Jacobs | 163 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | 3.03 | |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  ### Town
  
  Town (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | June Cully | 767 | 60.44 | |
  | | Labour | Neil Redrup | 687 | | |
  | | Conservative | John Didymus | 361 | 30.02 | |
  | | Conservative | Michael Philpott | 346 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Christina Allaway | 141 | 11.11 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Simon Seal | 114 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 406 | 31.99 | |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  