title: 2002 Liverpool City Council election
text: # 2002 Liverpool City Council election
  
  Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was
  
  * Liberal Democrat 66
  * Labour 26
  * Liberal 2
  * Independent 1
  * Others 4
  
  ## Election result
  
  Liverpool Local Election Result 2002 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Liberal Democrats | 20 | -6 | 57.1 | 50.3 | 46,773 |
  | Labour | 14 | +6 | 40.0 | 35.4 | 32,917 |
  | Liberal | 1 | 0 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 5,138 |
  | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 3,904 |
  | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1,889 |
  | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 1,588 |
  | Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 360 |
  | Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 282 |
  | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 148 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  Abercromby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Joe Anderson | 1,001 | 65.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Clein | 232 | 15.3 |
  | | Green | Peter Cranie | 165 | 10.8 |
  | | Conservative | Diane Watson | 73 | 4.8 |
  | | Liberal | Arthur Carroll | 50 | 3.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 769 | 50.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,521 | |
  
  Aigburth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ron Gould | 1,766 | 50.7 |
  | | Labour | Jack Johnson | 944 | 27.1 |
  | | Green | Alexander Rudkin | 287 | 8.2 |
  | | Conservative | Alma McGing | 280 | 8.0 |
  | | Independent | Cathy Hancox | 207 | 5.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 822 | 23.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,484 | |
  
  Allerton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Flo Clucas | 2,050 | 55.2 |
  | | Labour | Laurence Freeman | 716 | 19.3 |
  | | Conservative | Mark Bill | 536 | 14.4 |
  | | Liberal | Christopher Hulme | 300 | 8.1 |
  | | Green | Eleanor Martin | 113 | 3.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,334 | 35.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,715 | |
  
  Anfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kiron Reid | 1,633 | 55.5 |
  | | Labour | Kevin Doran | 733 | 24.9 |
  | | Independent | Michael Butler | 521 | 17.7 |
  | | Socialist Alliance | Lesley Mahmood | 55 | 1.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 900 | 30.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,942 | |
  
  Arundel :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Janet Clein | 1,299 | 53.7 |
  | | Labour | Neville Bann | 712 | 29.4 |
  | | Green | Donald Ross | 185 | 7.6 |
  | | Socialist Alliance | Robert Foulkes | 138 | 5.7 |
  | | Conservative | Ann Nugent | 86 | 3.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 587 | 24.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,420 | |
  
  Breckfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Frank Prendergast | 1,159 | 63.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Wright | 482 | 26.4 |
  | | Liberal | Beryl Ackers | 184 | 10.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 677 | 37.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,825 | |
  
  Broadgreen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David Irving | 1,690 | 60.2 |
  | | Labour | Anthony Murphy | 847 | 30.2 |
  | | Liberal | Maria Langley | 109 | 3.9 |
  | | Socialist Alliance | John Ralph | 90 | 3.2 |
  | | Conservative | Keith Sutton | 73 | 2.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 843 | 30.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,809 | |
  
  Childwall (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Doreen Jones | 2,754 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Jones | 2,453 |
  | | Labour | Janet Kent | 689 |
  | | Labour | Sheila Murphy | 689 |
  | | Conservative | Neville Liddell | 239 |
  | | Conservative | George Powell | 183 |
  | | Green | Terry Ezra | 139 |
  | | Green | Anne Saunders | 107 |
  | | Liberal | Francis Porter | 104 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,357 |
  
  Church :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hurst | 4,041 | 74.3 |
  | | Labour | Joe Roberts | 880 | 16.2 |
  | | Green | Jenna Hegarty | 273 | 5.0 |
  | | Conservative | Paul Harrison | 244 | 4.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,161 | 58.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,438 | |
  
  Clubmoor :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ben Williams | 1,202 | 45.1 |
  | | Liberal | Paul Jones | 816 | 30.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul Woodruff | 645 | 24.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 14.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,663 | |
  
  County :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Karen Afford | 1,565 | 57.1 |
  | | Labour | Patrick Delahunty | 1,087 | 39.7 |
  | | Liberal | Roger Webb | 88 | 3.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 478 | 17.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,740 | |
  
  Croxteth :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ann Hines | 2,653 | 68.9 |
  | | Labour | Victor Moffatt | 862 | 22.4 |
  | | Conservative | Geoffrey Brandwood | 222 | 5.8 |
  | | Liberal | Barbara Pickstock | 114 | 3.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,791 | 46.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,851 | |
  
  Dingle (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Allen | 1,442 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Coyne | 1,422 |
  | | Labour | Cathy Hawkes | 1,265 |
  | | Labour | Emma Reed | 1,192 |
  | | Conservative | David Patmore | 92 |
  | | Socialist Alliance | Mark O'Brien | 77 |
  | | Liberal | David O'Brien | 70 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,560 |
  
  Dovecot :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Peter Killeen | 1,183 | 48.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Graham Hulme | 1,022 | 42.0 |
  | | Liberal | Tracey Hawksford | 158 | 6.5 |
  | | Conservative | June Brandwood | 72 | 3.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 6.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,435 | |
  
  Everton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Jane Corbett | 675 | 55.4 |
  | | Independent | Douglas Kidd | 279 | 22.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Eleanore Clein | 146 | 12.0 |
  | | Conservative | John Watson | 55 | 4.5 |
  | | Green | John Whitelegg | 43 | 3.5 |
  | | Liberal | George Roberts | 21 | 1.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 32.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,219 | |
  
  Fazakerley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Steven Rotheram | 1,754 | 68.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Alan Poole | 661 | 25.8 |
  | | Liberal | Deborah Mayes | 148 | 5.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,093 | 42.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,563 | |
  
  Gillmoss :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Rose Bailey | 1,861 | 51.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Laurence Sidorczuk | 1,371 | 38.3 |
  | | Liberal | Frances Fall | 178 | 5.0 |
  | | Conservative | Brian Jones | 94 | 2.6 |
  | | Socialist Labour | Kai Anderson | 79 | 2.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | 13.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,583 | |
  
  Granby :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Gideon Ben-Tovim | 962 | 72.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Annette Butler | 210 | 15.7 |
  | | Green | Jean Hill | 103 | 7.7 |
  | | Conservative | Catherine Hurst | 36 | 2.7 |
  | | Liberal | Deborah Tilston | 25 | 1.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 752 | 56.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,336 | |
  
  Grassendale :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Beatrice Fraenkel | 2,857 | 67.9 |
  | | Labour | Catherine Dooley | 761 | 18.1 |
  | | Conservative | Carl Cross | 383 | 9.1 |
  | | Green | Vera Jones | 160 | 3.8 |
  | | Liberal | Susan O'Brien | 48 | 1.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,096 | 49.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,209 | |
  
  Kensington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Richard Marbrow | 1,008 | 51.0 |
  | | Labour | Michael Fox | 871 | 44.1 |
  | | Conservative | Francis Dunne | 55 | 2.8 |
  | | Liberal | Michael Williams | 42 | 2.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 6.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,976 | |
  
  Melrose :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Peter Dowling | 1,299 | 60.0 |
  | | Independent | Alfie Hincks | 456 | 21.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Graham Seddon | 288 | 13.3 |
  | | Liberal | James Richardson | 126 | 5.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 843 | 39.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,169 | |
  
  Netherley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Pauline Walton | 996 | 55.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Marshall | 674 | 37.8 |
  | | Socialist Labour | Alan Fogg | 83 | 4.7 |
  | | Conservative | Joyce Carrosa | 28 | 1.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | 18.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,781 | |
  
  Old Swan :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Firth | 1,640 | 65.7 |
  | | Labour | David Minahan | 665 | 26.6 |
  | | Conservative | Francis Stevens | 102 | 4.1 |
  | | Liberal | Christopher Lenton | 91 | 3.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 975 | 39.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,498 | |
  
  Picton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Herbert Herrity | 1,384 | 63.3 |
  | | Labour | Angela Glanville | 653 | 29.9 |
  | | Green | Jennifer Andrew | 102 | 4.7 |
  | | Conservative | Ann Temple | 47 | 2.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 731 | 33.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,186 | |
  
  Pirrie :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Catherine Prayle | 1,180 | 57.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | James Gaskell | 583 | 28.5 |
  | | Liberal | Charles Mayes | 120 | 5.9 |
  | | Conservative | Mark Cotterell | 118 | 5.8 |
  | | Socialist Labour | Violet Shaw | 48 | 2.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 597 | 29.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,049 | |
  
  St Mary's :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Francis Roderick | 1,505 | 59.1 |
  | | Labour | Barbara Murray | 756 | 29.7 |
  | | BNP | Raymond Malone | 148 | 5.8 |
  | | Liberal | Irene Mayes | 90 | 3.5 |
  | | Conservative | Grahame Harden | 47 | 1.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 749 | 29.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,546 | |
  
  Smithdown :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Richard White | 711 | 49.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gary Airey | 517 | 36.1 |
  | | Independent | Michael Lane | 125 | 8.7 |
  | | Liberal | John Moore | 35 | 2.4 |
  | | Green | Simon Holgate | 28 | 2.0 |
  | | Conservative | Kenneth Watkin | 18 | 1.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 13.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,434 | |
  
  Speke :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Raymond Carrick | 634 | 49.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | George Smith | 627 | 48.6 |
  | | Conservative | Denise Nuttall | 28 | 2.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,289 | |
  
  Tuebrook :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Hazel Williams | 2,051 | 71.5 |
  | | Labour | Elizabeth Thomas | 445 | 15.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jimmy Woods | 263 | 9.2 |
  | | Conservative | Alistair Furze | 59 | 2.1 |
  | | Green | Nadia Greger | 51 | 1.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,606 | 56.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,869 | |
  
  Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paula Keaveney | 1,069 | 56.4 |
  | | Labour | Christopher Nezianya | 683 | 36.0 |
  | | Socialist Labour | James Hackett | 72 | 3.8 |
  | | Conservative | Derek Nuttall | 48 | 2.5 |
  | | Liberal | Iain Woodward | 25 | 1.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 20.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,049 | |
  
  Vauxhall :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Malcolm Kennedy | 1,187 | 87.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sean McHugh | 119 | 8.8 |
  | | Conservative | Martyn Barber | 25 | 1.8 |
  | | Green | Anja Ploger | 25 | 1.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,068 | 78.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,356 | |
  
  Warbreck :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Joan Lang | 2,080 | 62.2 |
  | | Labour | Michael Langan | 1,165 | 34.8 |
  | | Liberal | Linda Roberts | 100 | 3.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 915 | 27.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,345 | |
  
  Woolton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Collinge | 2,622 | 66.6 |
  | | Conservative | Stephen Fitzsimmons | 661 | 16.8 |
  | | Labour | Richard Keenan | 498 | 12.7 |
  | | Green | Naomi Rose | 108 | 2.7 |
  | | Liberal | Vivienne Woodward | 45 | 1.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,961 | 49.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,934 | |
  