United Kingdom local elections, 2002
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Local elections took place in many parts of England on 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.
The Conservatives, now led by Iain Duncan-Smith, enjoyed a narrow lead over Labour in terms of votes.
England
London boroughs
In all 32 London boroughs, the whole council was up for election.
‡ New ward boundaries
Metropolitan boroughs
All 36 English Metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
Unitary authorities
Whole council
In six English Unitary authorities, the whole council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby ‡ | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Kingston upon Hull ‡ | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
| Milton Keynes ‡ | No overall control | Liberal Democrat gain | Details | ||
| Portsmouth ‡ | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| Southampton ‡ | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| Stoke-on-Trent ‡ | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
‡ New ward boundaries
Third of council
In 12 English Unitary authorities, one third of the council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Bristol | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Halton | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Hartlepool | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| Peterborough | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
| Reading | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Slough | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Southend-on-Sea | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
| Swindon | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| Thurrock | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Warrington | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Wokingham | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
District councils
Whole council
In 46 English district authorities, the whole council was up for election.
‡ New ward boundaries
Third of council
In 42 English district authorities, one third of the council was up for election.
Mayoral elections
There were seven elections for directly elected mayors.
| Local Authority | Previous Mayor | Mayor-elect | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | New Post | Martin Winter (Labour) | |||
| Hartlepool | New Post | Stuart Drummond (Independent) | Details | ||
| Lewisham | New Post | Steve Bullock (Labour) | |||
| Middlesbrough | New Post | Ray Mallon (Independent) | |||
| Newham | New Post | Robin Wales (Labour) | |||
| North Tyneside | New Post | Chris Morgan (Conservative) | |||
| Watford | New Post | Dorothy Thornhill (Liberal Democrat) | Details | ||
References
- Vote 2002 BBC News
- Local elections in England: 2 May 2002. House of Commons Library Research Paper 02/33.
- Full 2002 ward results
- The Guardian local election coverage
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