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2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

2000 2 May 2002 2003

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 Steady Decrease2

Third party Fourth party
Party Conservative Heald Green Ratepayers
Seats before 6 3
Seats won 3 1
Seats after 8 3
Seat change Increase2 Steady

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 electionwas held on 2 May 2002 as part of the widerlocal 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 the2011 local elections.[2]

Results by ward

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Bramhall East Ward

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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
Conservativehold Swing

References

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