Map of the results of the 2002 Islington council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow and Labour in red. The 2002 Islington Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 reducing the number of seats by 4.[1] The Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[2]
Background The 1998 election saw the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties finish on 26 seats each, with Labour continuing to run the council with the mayor's casting vote.[3] However, in December 1999 the Liberal Democrats won a majority on the council after gaining a seat from Labour in a by-election.[4] This meant that going into the election the Liberal Democrats had 27 seats, compared to 25 for Labour.[5]
187 candidates stood in the election for the 48 seats being contested, after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 4.[5] The election was seen as a fight between the Liberal Democrat and Labour parties, with the Green Party aiming to win 1 or 2 seats.[5] The Conservative party did not put candidates for every seat being contested, while the Christian Peoples Alliance, Independent Working Class Association , Socialist Alliance and Socialist Labour Party all stood candidates, as well as several independents.[5]
Issues in the election were reported as being crime, council housing repairs, asset sell-offs and the proposed new Arsenal stadium.[5]
Election result The results saw the Liberal Democrats retain control of the council with an increased majority after gaining seats from Labour.[6]
Islington local election result 2002[2] [7] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Liberal Democrats 38 +11 79.2 45.8 45,754 +4.4 Labour 10 −15 20.8 35.7 35,651 −4.9 Green 0 0 0 10.8 10,775 +4.5 Conservative 0 0 0 4.2 4,150 −2.1 Independent 0 0 0 1.6 1,580 Ind. Working Class 0 0 0 1.0 1,010 Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0.6 569 CPA 0 0 0 0.2 242 Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0.2 166
Ward results * - Existing Councillor seeking re-election.
Barnsbury (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Bridget Fox * 1,127 Liberal Democrats Sylvia Wright 1,046 Liberal Democrats Ian Powney 1,036 Labour Jan Pitt 600 Labour Emily Thornberry 600 Labour Maureen Leigh 561 Green Ben Mulvey 238 Green Sarah Green 227 Independent Anthony Sellen 199 Conservative Jacqueline Fage 183 Conservative Michael Coney 174 Conservative Adam Bogdanor 153 Turnout 6,144 28.0 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bunhill (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Joseph Trotter * 942 Liberal Democrats Jyoti Vaja * 909 Liberal Democrats Rosetta Wooding * 908 Labour Jeremy Breaks 430 Labour Daniel Neidle 377 Labour William Croucher 355 Independent David Warby 185 Green Angela Thomson 154 Conservative John Brimacombe 118 Conservative Joseph Goldsmith 111 Conservative Nigel Watts 102 Turnout 4,591 20.7 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Caledonian (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Carol Powell 1,074 Liberal Democrats Arnold Gibbons 1,018 Liberal Democrats Marie Valery 948 Labour Ian Perry 897 Labour Julia Mackenzie 876 Labour Trevor Carter 822 Green Sheena Etches 160 Green Mark Chilver 155 Conservative Christopher Cox 127 Conservative Andrew Hicks 101 Conservative Martine Oborne 96 Socialist Labour Michael Paschale 85 Turnout 6,359 27.3
Canonbury (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Barbara Smith * 1,200 Liberal Democrats Jonathan Conder 1,142 Liberal Democrats Lucy Watt 1,088 Labour Michael Sharman 514 Labour Steven Powell 497 Labour Jonah Grunsell 481 Independent Ann-Marie Greensmith 218 Green Susan Wilkinson 199 Green Jeffrey Pike 195 Conservative James Candlin 128 Conservative Timothy Carrington 128 Conservative Andrew Conder 121 CPA Esame Diyan 40 Turnout 5,951 26.8
Clerkenwell (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats George Allan * 853 Liberal Democrats Bruce Neave * 824 Liberal Democrats Marisha Ray 769 Independent Helen Cagnoni 541 Ind. Working Class Gary O'Shea 532 Ind. Working Class Lorna Reid 478 Labour Paul Jackson 409 Labour Harriet Quiney 367 Labour Ben Wardle 334 Green Kevin Fallon 183 Green Rebecca Whale 154 Conservative Lee Craven 136 Conservative Richard Campbell 129 Conservative Peter Warren 104 Turnout 5,813 25.0 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Finsbury Park (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Michael O'Sullivan 911 Labour Barbara Sidnell 889 Labour Richard Steer 887 Green Alice Maby 365 Green Nicola Baird 336 Liberal Democrats Patricia Peel 324 Liberal Democrats Mark Pack 294 Liberal Democrats Christopher Porter 274 Green Richard Steer 268 Turnout 4,548 20.0
Highbury East (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats David Barnes 1,385 Liberal Democrats Laura Willoughby 1,378 Liberal Democrats Terry Stacy 1,307 Labour Theresa Debono 757 Labour Timothy Clark 730 Labour David Poyser 726 Green Christopher Ashby 378 Green Sara Meidan 317 Green Patricia Tuson 288 Conservative Mark Riddleston 152 Conservative John Wilkin 147 Conservative Tristan Rudgard 144 Turnout 7,709 33.3
Highbury West (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mary Creagh * 1,100 Labour Richard Greening * 1,038 Labour Adrian Pulham 896 Green Andrew Myer 748 Green Malcolm Powell 644 Green Jon Nott 631 Liberal Democrats Michael Brand 293 Liberal Democrats James King 278 Liberal Democrats Dominic Mathon 243 Conservative James Barabas 138 Conservative Bruce Picking 125 Conservative John Shields 112 Turnout 6,246 25.9
Hillrise (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Paul Fox * 1,308 Liberal Democrats Heather Johnson 1,205 Liberal Democrats Sarah Teather 1,142 Labour Alan Clinton * 1,033 Labour Beverley Bruce 951 Labour John Wyman-White 857 Green Michael Holloway 285 Green John White 199 Green Penelope Kemp 184 Turnout 7,164 30.4 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Holloway (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Margot Dunn 1,103 Liberal Democrats Edward Featherstone * 1,052 Liberal Democrats Doreen Scott * 1,023 Labour Philip Kelly 632 Labour Michael Conneely 630 Labour Robert Marchant 585 Green Jennifer Chan 189 Green Claire Poyner 165 Socialist Alliance Elizabeth Clare 139 CPA David Curtis 122 Socialist Alliance Shirley Franklin 121 Green Neil Snaith 120 Conservative Kathryn Field 85 Conservative Stephen Phillips 83 Conservative Mark Seward 64 Turnout 6,113 26.9 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Junction (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats James Blanchard 1,219 Liberal Democrats Stefan Kasprzyk 1,137 Liberal Democrats Euan Cameron 1,132 Labour Janet Burgess * 1,035 Labour Patricia Clarke * 925 Labour Talal Karim * 864 Green Tania Stokes 261 Green Keith Magnum 207 Green Beatrice Sayers 204 CPA Pearl Grenardo 31 Turnout 7,015 30.6 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Mildmay (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Anna Berent 1,120 Liberal Democrats Merel Ece 977 Liberal Democrats Graham Hay Smith 952 Labour Patrick Haynes * 689 Labour Glen Isaacs 578 Labour Errol Smalley 554 Green Christopher Smith 231 Green Richard Halvosen 227 Green Rosalind Sharpe 216 Conservative Andrew Brooke 132 Conservative James Brown 112 Conservative Nicholas Clements 107 Socialist Labour Joti Brar 81 Turnout 5,976 24.9 Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
St. George's (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Graham Baker 1,298 Liberal Democrats Angela Brook 1,258 Labour Walter Burgess 1,111 Liberal Democrats Philip Rau 1,091 Labour Jenny Rathbone 1,086 Labour Jasin Kaplan 995 Green James Goggin 309 Green Judith Kleinman 288 Green Vincent McGowan 239 CPA Oluwakemi Onanuga 49 Turnout 7,724 31.9
St. Mary's (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Joan Coupland * 1,170 Liberal Democrats Richard Heseltine * 1,142 Liberal Democrats James Kempton 1,129 Labour Georgette Djaba 724 Labour Nicholas Milton 697 Labour Joseph Simpson 682 Green Niamh Burns 249 Green Saul Deason 176 Conservative Kim Anderson 158 Conservative Maui Millwood 128 Conservative Krystina Seward 125 Socialist Alliance Peter MacDonald 118 Green Jan Hallett 80 Turnout 6,578 28.5 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St. Peter's (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Maria Powell* 1,267 Liberal Democrats Stephen Hitchins * 1,266 Liberal Democrats Keith Sharp 1,118 Labour Elizabeth Bailey 549 Labour Martin Klute 456 Labour Alexander Whitehead 435 Green Douglas Allan 233 Conservative Tracey Braddick 155 Conservative Sinead Bryan 147 Green Swadesh Poorun 145 Conservative Matthew Priestley 125 Turnout 5,896 25.9 Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Tollington (3)[7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Daniel Bonner 1,185 Labour Derek Sawyer * 1,176 Labour Catherine West 1,168 Save Arthur Simpson Library Jonathan Rutherford 437 Green Alison Boater 364 Liberal Democrats Robert Smith 356 Liberal Democrats Alanna Coombes 325 Green Denise Bennett 319 Liberal Democrats Mark Platt 304 Green Robin Latimer 245 Socialist Alliance Eric Bailey 191 Turnout 6,070 25.5
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