2002 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
2002 UK local government election
Elections to Rochdale Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 31
- Liberal Democrat 21
- Conservative 8
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 12 | 0 | 57.1 | 44.8 | 21,570 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | 33.3 | 29.5 | 14,189 | ||||
Conservative | 2 | 0 | 9.5 | 22.7 | 10,922 | ||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1,215 | ||||
Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 139 | ||||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 76 | ||||
Christian Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 31 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,261 | 53.4 | |||
Conservative | 779 | 33.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 323 | 13.7 | |||
Majority | 482 | 20.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,363 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,094 | 51.9 | |||
Labour | 845 | 40.1 | |||
Conservative | 170 | 8.1 | |||
Majority | 249 | 11.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,109 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,364 | 50.4 | |||
Labour | 1,079 | 39.9 | |||
Conservative | 261 | 9.7 | |||
Majority | 285 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,704 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,674 | 65.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 699 | 27.3 | |||
Conservative | 192 | 7.5 | |||
Majority | 975 | 38.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,565 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,227 | 37.4 | |||
Labour | 1,187 | 36.1 | |||
Conservative | 870 | 26.5 | |||
Majority | 40 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,284 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 993 | 56.7 | |||
Conservative | 546 | 31.2 | |||
Independent | 213 | 12.2 | |||
Majority | 447 | 25.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,752 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,685 | 67.1 | |||
Conservative | 827 | 32.9 | |||
Majority | 858 | 34.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,512 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,086 | ||||
Labour | 920 | ||||
Conservative | 302 | ||||
Conservative | 272 | ||||
Turnout | 2,580 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,340 | 49.2 | |||
Conservative | 735 | 27.0 | |||
Labour | 649 | 23.8 | |||
Majority | 605 | 22.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,724 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 984 | 70.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 331 | 23.7 | |||
Socialist Alliance | 79 | 5.7 | |||
Majority | 653 | 46.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,394 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,051 | 48.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 864 | 40.2 | |||
Conservative | 202 | 9.4 | |||
Christian Democrat | 31 | 1.4 | |||
Majority | 187 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,148 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,001 | 60.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 644 | 39.1 | |||
Majority | 357 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,645 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,589 | 52.4 | |||
Conservative | 1,072 | 35.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 370 | 12.2 | |||
Majority | 517 | 17.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,031 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 801 | 69.2 | |||
Conservative | 143 | 12.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 78 | 6.7 | |||
Liberal | 76 | 6.6 | |||
Socialist Alliance | 60 | 5.2 | |||
Majority | 658 | 56.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,158 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,176 | 48.7 | |||
Labour | 647 | 26.8 | |||
Conservative | 590 | 24.5 | |||
Majority | 529 | 21.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,413 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,260 | 65.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 417 | 21.8 | |||
Conservative | 238 | 12.4 | |||
Majority | 843 | 44.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,915 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,881 | 53.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 1,112 | 31.9 | |||
Labour | 494 | 14.2 | |||
Majority | 769 | 22.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,487 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,562 | 39.2 | |||
Labour | 1,422 | 35.7 | |||
Independent | 1,002 | 25.1 | |||
Majority | 140 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 3,986 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,274 | 60.6 | |||
Labour | 538 | 25.6 | |||
Conservative | 292 | 13.9 | |||
Majority | 736 | 35.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,104 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 1,550 | 68.3 | |||
Labour | 404 | 17.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 314 | 13.8 | |||
Majority | 1,146 | 50.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,268 |
External links
- BBC report of 2002 Rochdale election result
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