2002 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 2004, due to the boundary changes and 'all-out' elections due to take place that year. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 52.3%.

Election result

Trafford Council Election 2002
Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party	style="background:Template:Party color"|	34,670 (41.2%)	Template:Percentage bar	Increase 4.2	11 (52.4%)	Template:Composition bar	Steady	32 (50.8%)	Template:Composition bar
Conservative Party	style="background:Template:Party color"|	37,938 (45.1%)	Template:Percentage bar	Decrease 6.4	9 (42.9%)	Template:Composition bar	Increase 1	28 (44.4%)	Template:Composition bar
Liberal Democrats	style="background:Template:Party color"|	10,071 (12.0%)	Template:Percentage bar	Increase 0.9	1 (4.8%)	Template:Composition bar	Steady	3 (4.8%)	Template:Composition bar
Green Party	style="background:Template:Party color"|	653 (0.8%)	Template:Percentage bar	N/A	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar	N/A	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar
Independent	style="background:Template:Party color"|	636 (0.8%)	Template:Percentage bar	Increase 0.4	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar	Steady	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar
Socialist Labour Party	style="background:Template:Party color"|	189 (0.2%)	Template:Percentage bar	N/A	0 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar	N/A	1 (0.0%)	Template:Composition bar

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Ward results

Altrincham

Altrincham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Susan Fildes*	2,503	54.5
		Peter Baugh	1,472	32.0
		Christopher Gaskell	621	13.5
Majority			1,031	22.5
Turnout			4,596	52.8
	hold		Swing

Bowdon

Bowdon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marie Harney*	3,345	63.9
		Helen Walsh	771	14.7
		Roger Legge	762	14.6
		Bridget Green	359	6.9
Majority			2,574	49.2
Turnout			5,237	56.7
	hold		Swing

Broadheath

Broadheath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jane Baugh*	2,454	49.9
		Alexander Williams	2,060	41.9
		Guy Morgan	404	8.2
Majority			394	8.0
Turnout			4,918	57.3
	hold		Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Higgins*	2,378	56.6
		Philip Morgan	1,086	25.9
		Kenneth Clarke	737	17.5
Majority			1,292	30.7
Turnout			4,201	54.3
	hold		Swing

Bucklow

Bucklow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Graham Kanes*	1,759	75.3
		James Davies	576	24.7
Majority			1,183	50.6
Turnout			2,335	41.0
	hold		Swing

Clifford

Clifford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter Mitchell*	2,256	75.8
		Alexander Kelly	428	14.4
		Anne Power	294	9.9
Majority			1,828	61.4
Turnout			2,978	40.0
	hold		Swing

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Edith Eadie*	2,126	57.4
		Nigel Roberts	1,581	42.7
Majority			545	14.7
Turnout			3,707	52.2
	hold		Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		June Reilly	2,189	51.7
		Freda Mottley*	2,049	48.4
Majority			140	3.3
Turnout			4,238	56.6
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Flixton

Flixton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Keith Summerfield	2,070	51.5
		Karina Carter	1,946	48.5
Majority			124	3.0
Turnout			4,016	53.8
	hold		Swing

Hale

Hale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian Mullins	3,333	69.1
		Beverly Harrison	828	17.2
		Richard Elliott	664	13.8
Majority			2,505	51.9
Turnout			4,825	58.0
	hold		Swing

Longford

Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Judith Lloyd*	2,174	62.3
		John Schofield	1,318	37.7
Majority			856	24.6
Turnout			3,492	48.5
	hold		Swing

Mersey-St. Mary's

Mersey St. Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Brian Rigby*	2,914	55.8
		Sophie Taylor	1,621	31.0
		Graham Rogers	687	13.2
Majority			1,293	24.8
Turnout			5,222	54.6
	hold		Swing

Park

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Ian McDermott	1,750	62.8
		Pervez Nakvi	1,038	37.2
Majority			712	25.6
Turnout			2,788	46.8
	hold		Swing

Priory

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Barry Brotherton*	1,909	48.5
		Joseph Garner	1,183	30.0
		Michael Riley	846	21.5
Majority			726	18.5
Turnout			3,938	51.3
	hold		Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Philip Gratrix*	1,906	47.5
		Christopher Lynch	1,311	32.7
		Derek Hurst	564	14.1
		Majorie Hepburn	232	5.8
Majority			595	14.8
Turnout			4,013	53.2
	hold		Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martin's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Leonard Murkin*	2,737	66.4
		Dilraz Butt	1,386	33.6
Majority			1,351	32.8
Turnout			4,123	49.8
	hold		Swing

Stretford

Stretford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Stephen Adshead*	2,224	58.3
		John Lamb	1,403	36.8
		Prudence Hibberd	189	5.0
Majority			821	21.5
Turnout			3,816	50.8
	hold		Swing

Talbot

Talbot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Simon Beaumont*	1,824	77.2
		George Manley	538	22.8
Majority			1,286	54.4
Turnout			2,362	37.9
	hold		Swing

Timperley

Timperley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anne Bowker*	2,426	53.4
		Catherine Smith	2,120	46.6
Majority			306	6.8
Turnout			4,546	52.4
	hold		Swing

Urmston

Urmston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Acton*	2,323	56.8
		Christine Turner	1,765	43.2
Majority			558	13.6
Turnout			4,088	54.0
	hold		Swing

Village

Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Douglas Fishwick	3,070	65.1
		Patricia Morris	1,648	34.9
Majority			1,422	30.2
Turnout			4,718	50.6
	hold		Swing

By-elections between 2002 and 2003

Davyhulme East By-Election 28 November 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		M. D. Cornes	2,030	57.6
		N. K. Roberts	1,493	42.4
Majority			537	15.2
Turnout			3,523	50.0
	hold		Swing