The 2002 Swale Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of
Swale
Swale or Swales may refer to:
Topography
* Swale (landform), a low tract of land
** Bioswale, landform designed to remove silt and pollution
** Swales, found in the formation of Hummocky cross-stratification
Geography
* River Swale, in North ...
Borough Council in
Kent,
England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the
last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by two.
The
Conservative Party
The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right.
Political parties called The Conservative P ...
gained overall control of the council from
no overall control.
Election result
The Conservatives gained control of the council after taking 10 seats from the
Liberal Democrats.
Overall
turnout at the election was 31.66%.
Ward results
References
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2002
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2002 English local elections
2000s in Kent