The 2002 Halton Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of
Halton Unitary
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Council in
Cheshire
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, England. One third of the council was up for election and the
Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
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Labour 47
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Liberal Democrat
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Conservative
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Campaign
18 seats were contested in the election,
including 2 seats in
Norton ward
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, where a Labour
councillor
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had resigned his seat.
The seats being contested included those of the Labour mayor, Chris Loftus, and the
Liberal Democrat
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leader on the council, Alan Taylor.
47 candidates stood in the election, including 3 married couples, with Labour contesting seats in all 17 wards, as compared to 14 for the
Conservatives
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, 9 for the Liberal Democrats and 2 from the Runcorn Labour Councillors Group.
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Major issues in the election included housing, concerns over health effects from a local chemical plant and a proposal to close down a recreation centre in Norton.]
Results
The results saw Labour increase its majority on the council by gaining 3 seats to have 47 councillor
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s, while the Runcorn Labour Councillors Group lost their 2 remaining seats.ward
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to remain the main opposition with 7 seats.[ Overall turnout in the election was 21.5%.]
Ward results
References
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2002 English local elections
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2000s in Cheshire