2002 Daventry District Council election
# 2002 Daventry District Council election

Elections to Daventry District Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 35%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Conservative 26
* Labour 10
* Liberal Democrat 1
* Independent 1

## Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2002 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 12 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 92.3 | 59.4 | 7,741 |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 7.7 | 30.0 | 3,913 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 10.6 | 1,385 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Ward results

Abbey North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Paul Peccioli | 695 | 55.9 |
| | Labour | Gareth Pritchard | 549 | 44.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,244 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Barby and Kilsby :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Katherine Hemmings | 594 | 45.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Lomax | 571 | 43.3 |
| | Labour | Ann Frost | 155 | 11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,320 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

Brampton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ken Melling | 425 | 79.9 |
| | Labour | Anthony Sparrowhawk | 107 | 20.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 59.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 532 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Brixworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Bunting | 797 | 51.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Tyrer | 551 | 35.4 |
| | Labour | Mark Mulcahey | 208 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,556 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Byfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Gayl Coleridge | 526 | 74.6 |
| | Labour | Gillian Pitt | 179 | 25.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | 49.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 705 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

Drayton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Nigel Carr | 499 | 53.1 |
| | Conservative | Barry Howard | 440 | 46.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 939 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

Hill :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Alan Hills | 592 | 52.2 |
| | Labour | Maureen Luke | 543 | 47.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,135 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

Long Buckby :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Stephen Osborne | 888 | 60.0 |
| | Labour | Chris Myers | 591 | 40.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,479 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

Moulton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Daniel Cribbin | 718 | 59.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edna Tyrer | 263 | 21.8 |
| | Labour | Brian Luck | 227 | 18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | 37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,208 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

Spratton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Chris Cox | 372 | 57.4 |
| | Labour | Suzanne McDonald-Walker | 276 | 42.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 648 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

West Haddon and Guilsborough :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Chris Millar | 649 | 79.8 |
| | Labour | Jane Cartlidge | 164 | 20.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 | 59.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 813 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Woodford :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Liz Griffin | 521 | 63.1 |
| | Labour | Christine Fitchett | 305 | 36.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 26.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 826 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

Yelvertoft :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ida Taylor | 524 | 82.6 |
| | Labour | John Moger | 110 | 17.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 65.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 634 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
