 | | | Friday, 3 May, 2002, 15:50 GMT 16:50 UK English local elections at-a-glance
Tony and Cherie Blair voted near Downing Street
The main points of the 2002 English local elections are as follows:Headlines Far Right BNP wins a third seat on Burnley council after five recounts Independent Ray "Robocop" Mallon is elected mayor of Middlesbrough with almost three times as many votes as his nearest Labour rival. BNP fails to win seat in Oldham but secures 27% of the vote Hartlepool elects football club mascot H'Angus the Monkey as its mayor Latest figures suggest a 5% increase in turnout nationally on 2000 local elections Areas with postal ballots were up 28%, e-voting was up 5% and online voting up 1%. State of the parties Tories gain control of Enfield, in North London Tories lose control of one of only two metropolitan councils they hold, Calderdale in West Yorkshire on a disappointing night Tories gain Adur, Swale, Peterborough and Wokingham, and Enfield Tories lose Cheltenham, Worthing and Eastbourne Labour retain control of Bolton and Wolverhampton, where they were believed to be facing a serious threat Labour lose 20 seats and lose control of former stronghold Hull Labour hold Hastings despite strong Tory challenge Liberal Democrats win control of Kingston-Upon-Thames Liberal Democrats take control of Norwich council from Labour Greens gain 7% of the vote - their highest share since 1998 - but lose four of their seven councillors in Oxford Mayoral votes Hackney votes in favour of having an elected mayor Oxford rejects elected mayor Labour wins mayoral election in Doncaster Labour wins mayoral election in Lewisham Lib Dems win mayoral election in Watford Conservatives win the mayoral contest in North Tyneside Independents Independents win control of Elmbridge Council Independent Kidderminster Hospital/Health Concern gain Wyre Forest from no overall control | |  |  | 
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