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2002 United Kingdom local elections

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FieldValue
election_name2002 United Kingdom local elections
countryUnited Kingdom
typelegislative
previous_election2001 United Kingdom local elections
previous_year2001
next_election2003 United Kingdom local elections
next_year2003
seats_for_electionAll 32 London boroughs, all 36 metropolitan boroughs,
18 unitary authorities, 88 English districts
and 7 directly elected mayors
election_date2 May 2002
1blankCouncils
2blankCouncils +/-
3blankCouncillors
4blankCouncillors +/-
image1[[File:Tony Blair in 2002.jpg160x160px]]
leader1Tony Blair
leader_since121 July 1994
party1Labour Party (UK)
percentage133%
swing12%
1data1**64**
2data17
3data1**2,416**
4data1334
image2[[File:Iain Duncan Smith Nightingale 1 (cropped).JPG160x160px]]
leader2Iain Duncan Smith
leader_since213 September 2001
party2Conservative Party (UK)
percentage2**34%**
swing26%
1data242
2data29
3data22,007
4data2238
image3[[File:Charles Kennedy MP (cropped).jpg160x160px]]
leader3Charles Kennedy
leader_since39 August 1999
party3Liberal Democrats (UK)
percentage327%
swing32%
1data315
2data32
3data31,250
4data337
map_imageUnited Kingdom local elections, 2002.svg
map_size300px
map_captionColours denote council control following elections, as shown in the main table of results.

18 unitary authorities, 88 English districts and 7 directly elected mayors

The 2002 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 2 May 2002. All London borough council seats were elected as well a third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs. Many unitary Authorities and District councils also had elections. There were no local elections in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. This was the last time that Labour was the majority in local government until 2023.

Results

Simon Parker of The Guardian described the elections as "a round of embarrassing [sic] defeats for Labour in a set of council elections that also saw opposition parties making minor inroads into the party's dominant position in local government. [...] But the night really belonged to independents and the smaller parties, who made some high-profile gains as the voters expressed their dissatisfaction with mainstream politics."

England

London boroughs

In all 32 London boroughs, the whole council was up for election.

CouncilPrevious controlResultDetailsBarking and Dagenham ‡Barnet ‡Bexley ‡Brent ‡Bromley ‡Camden ‡Croydon ‡Ealing ‡Enfield ‡Greenwich ‡Hackney ‡Hammersmith and Fulham ‡Haringey ‡Harrow ‡Havering ‡Hillingdon ‡Hounslow ‡Islington ‡Kensington and Chelsea ‡Kingston upon Thames ‡Lambeth ‡Lewisham ‡Merton ‡Newham ‡Redbridge ‡Richmond upon Thames ‡Southwark ‡Sutton ‡Tower Hamlets ‡Waltham Forest ‡Wandsworth ‡Westminster ‡
hold[Details](2002-barking-and-dagenham-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-barnet-council-election)
gainDetails
hold[Details](2002-brent-london-borough-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-bromley-london-borough-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-camden-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-croydon-council-election)
holdDetails
gain[Details](2002-enfield-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-greenwich-london-borough-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-hammersmith-and-fulham-london-borough-council-election)
holdDetails
gainDetails
hold[Details](2002-havering-london-borough-council-election)
holdDetails
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-islington-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-kensington-and-chelsea-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-kingston-upon-thames-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-lambeth-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-lewisham-london-borough-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-merton-london-borough-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-newham-london-borough-council-election)
gainDetails
gainDetails
hold[Details](2002-southwark-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-tower-hamlets-london-borough-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-waltham-forest-london-borough-council-election)
holdDetails
holdDetails

‡ New ward boundaries

Metropolitan boroughs

All 36 English Metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.

CouncilPrevious controlResultDetailsBarnsleyBirminghamBoltonBradfordBuryCalderdaleCoventryDoncasterDudleyGatesheadKirkleesKnowsleyLeedsLiverpoolManchesterNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideOldhamRochdaleRotherhamSalfordSandwellSeftonSheffieldSolihullSouth TynesideSt HelensStockportSunderlandTamesideTraffordWakefieldWalsallWiganWirralWolverhampton
hold[Details](2002-barnsley-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-bolton-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-bradford-council-election)
holdDetails
gain (Conservative Minority)[Details](2002-calderdale-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-coventry-council-election)
holdDetails
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-gateshead-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-knowsley-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-leeds-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-liverpool-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-manchester-council-election)
holdDetails
holdDetails
gainDetails
hold[Details](2002-rochdale-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-salford-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-sandwell-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-sefton-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-sheffield-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-solihull-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-south-tyneside-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-st-helens-metropolitan-borough-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-sunderland-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-trafford-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-wakefield-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-walsall-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-wigan-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-wirral-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-wolverhampton-council-election)

Unitary authorities

Whole council

In six English Unitary authorities, the whole council was up for election.

CouncilPrevious controlResultDetailsDerby ‡Kingston upon Hull ‡Milton Keynes ‡Portsmouth ‡Southampton ‡Stoke-on-Trent ‡
hold[Details](2002-derby-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-hull-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-milton-keynes-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-portsmouth-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-southampton-council-election)
gainDetails

‡ New ward boundaries

Third of council

In 12 English Unitary authorities, one third of the council was up for election.

CouncilPrevious controlResultDetailsBlackburn with DarwenBristolHaltonHartlepoolPeterboroughReadingSloughSouthend-on-SeaSwindonThurrockWarringtonWokingham
holdDetails
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-halton-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-hartlepool-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-peterborough-local-government)
hold[Details](2002-reading-borough-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-southend-on-sea-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-swindon-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-thurrock-council-election)
holdDetails
gain[Details](2002-wokingham-council-election)

District councils

Whole council

In 46 English district authorities, the whole council was up for election.

CouncilPrevious controlResultDetailsBasildon ‡Basingstoke and Deane ‡Bassetlaw ‡Bedford ‡Brentwood ‡Burnley ‡Cannock Chase ‡Cheltenham ‡Cherwell ‡Chorley ‡Colchester ‡Craven ‡Eastbourne ‡Eastleigh ‡Epping Forest ‡Fareham ‡Gloucester ‡Gosport ‡Harlow ‡Harrogate ‡Hart ‡Hastings ‡Havant ‡Hyndburn ‡Ipswich ‡Maidstone ‡Newcastle-under-Lyme ‡Nuneaton and Bedworth ‡Oxford ‡Pendle ‡Preston ‡Rochford ‡Rossendale ‡Rugby ‡Rushmoor ‡Shrewsbury and Atcham ‡South Bedfordshire ‡Stratford-on-Avon ‡Stroud ‡Swale ‡Tamworth ‡Tunbridge Wells ‡Waveney ‡West Lancashire ‡West Oxfordshire ‡Winchester ‡
hold[Details](2002-basildon-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-basingstoke-and-deane-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-bassetlaw-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-bedford-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-brentwood-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-burnley-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-cannock-chase-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-cheltenham-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-cherwell-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-chorley-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-colchester-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-craven-district-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-eastbourne-borough-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-eastleigh-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-epping-forest-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-fareham-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-gosport-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-harlow-district-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-harrogate-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-hart-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-hastings-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-havant-borough-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-hyndburn-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-ipswich-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-maidstone-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-newcastle-under-lyme-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-nuneaton-and-bedworth-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-oxford-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-pendle-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-preston-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-rochford-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-rossendale-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-rugby-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-rushmoor-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-shrewsbury-and-atcham-borough-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-south-bedfordshire-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-stratford-on-avon-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-stroud-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-swale-borough-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-tamworth-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-tunbridge-wells-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-waveney-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-west-lancashire-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-west-oxfordshire-district-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-winchester-council-election)

‡ New ward boundaries

Third of council

In 42 English district authorities, one third of the council was up for election.

CouncilPrevious controlResultDetailsAdurAmber ValleyBarrow-in-FurnessBroadlandBroxbourneCambridgeCarlisleChesterCongletonCrawleyCrewe and NantwichDaventryEllesmere Port and NestonElmbridgeExeterGreat YarmouthHertsmereHuntingdonshireLincolnMacclesfieldMole ValleyNorth HertfordshireNorwichPenwithPurbeckRedditchReigate and BansteadRunnymedeSouth CambridgeshireSouth LakelandSt AlbansStevenageTandridgeThree RiversWatfordWelwyn HatfieldWest LindseyWeymouth and PortlandWokingWorcesterWorthingWyre Forest
gain[Details](2002-adur-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-amber-valley-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-barrow-in-furness-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-broxbourne-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-carlisle-city-council-election)
holdDetails
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-crawley-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-daventry-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-ellesmere-port-and-neston-council-election)
gainDetails
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-great-yarmouth-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-hertsmere-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-huntingdonshire-district-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-lincoln-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-mole-valley-council-election)
holdDetails
gainDetails
hold[Details](2002-penwith-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-purbeck-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-redditch-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-runnymede-council-election)
holdDetails
hold[Details](2002-south-lakeland-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-st-albans-city-and-district-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-stevenage-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-tandridge-district-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-three-rivers-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-watford-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-welwyn-hatfield-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-west-lindsey-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-weymouth-and-portland-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-woking-council-election)
hold[Details](2002-worcester-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-worthing-council-election)
gain[Details](2002-wyre-forest-district-council-election)

Mayoral elections

There were seven elections for directly elected mayors.

Local AuthorityPrevious MayorMayor-electDetailsDoncasterHartlepoolLewishamMiddlesbroughNewhamNorth TynesideWatford
*New Post*Martin Winter (Labour)
*New Post*Stuart Drummond (Independent)[Details](2002-hartlepool-council-election-mayoral-election)
*New Post*Steve Bullock (Labour)
*New Post*Ray Mallon (Independent)
*New Post*Robin Wales (Labour)
*New Post*Chris Morgan (Conservative)
*New Post*Dorothy Thornhill (Liberal Democrat)[Details](2002-watford-council-election)

Notes

References

References

  1. All vote shares in the infobox are projected national vote shares, not total votes cast.
  2. Parker, Simon. (3 May 2002). "Labour avoids council meltdown despite mayoral embarrassments". The Guardian.
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