2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

2 May 2002
21 seats up for election
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Labour Seats before 33 21 Seats won 11 6 Seats after 33 19 Seat change 2   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative Heald Green Ratepayers Seats before 6 3 Seats won 3 1 Seats after 8 3 Seat change 2
Map showing the results the 2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, yellow shows the Liberal Democrats and purple the Heald Green Ratepayers.

The 2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2002 as part of the wider local elections.^[1] Twenty-one seats were up for election across every ward in Stockport and it resulted in the Liberal Democrats having a majority of seats on the council. The Liberal Democrats held this majority until the 2011 local elections.^[2]

Results by ward

Bramhall East Ward

Bramhall East Ward^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Johnson	2,996	54.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Bodsworth	2,226	40.1
	Labour	Keith Fenwick	328	5.9
Majority
Turnout			5,550	43.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "BBC NEWS | VOTE 2002 | LOCAL ELECTIONS". news.bbc.co.uk.
2. "COUNCIL ELECTIONS 2011: Liberal Democrats lose control of Stockport council | Mancunian Matters". www.mancunianmatters.co.uk.
3. "Election results for Bramhall East, 1 May 2003". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. 1 May 2003.