United Kingdom local elections, 2002
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Local elections took place in many parts of England on May 2, 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.
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[edit] The Results
| Party | Councillors | Councils | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +/- | Total | +/- | Total | ||
| Labour Party | -339 | 2,402 | -8 | 63 | |
| Conservative Party | +238 | 2,005 | +9 | 42 | |
| Liberal Democrat | +44 | 1,263 | +2 | 15 | |
| Independents | -79 | 136 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | +2 | 101 | +2 | 2 | |
| No overall control | 0 | 0 | -5 | 52 | |
[edit] London boroughs
In all 32 London boroughs the whole council was up for election.
| Council | Former control | New control | Type | Link to council election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barking and Dagenham | Labour | Labour | London borough | Barking and Dagenham |
| Barnet | NOC | Conservative | London borough | Barnet |
| Bexley | NOC | Labour | London borough | |
| Brent | Labour | Labour | London borough | |
| Bromley | Conservative | Conservative | London borough | |
| Camden | Labour | Labour | London borough | Camden |
| Croydon | Labour | Labour | London borough | Croydon |
| Ealing | Labour | Labour | London borough | |
| Enfield | Labour | Conservative | London borough | |
| Greenwich | Labour | Labour | London borough | |
| Hackney | Labour | Labour | London borough | |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Labour | Labour | London borough | |
| Haringey | Labour | Labour | London borough | |
| Harrow | Labour | NOC | London borough | |
| Havering | NOC | NOC | London borough | |
| Hillingdon | NOC | NOC | London borough | |
| Hounslow | Labour | Labour | London borough | |
| Islington | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | London borough | |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Conservative | Conservative | London borough | |
| Kingston upon Thames | NOC | Liberal Democrat | London borough | Kingston upon Thames |
| Lambeth | Labour | NOC | London borough | Lambeth |
| Lewisham | Labour | Labour | London borough | |
| Merton | Labour | Labour | London borough | |
| Newham | Labour | Labour | London borough | |
| Redbridge | NOC | Conservative | London borough | |
| Richmond upon Thames | Liberal Democrat | Conservative | London borough | |
| Southwark | NOC | NOC | London borough | |
| Sutton | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | London borough | |
| Tower Hamlets | Labour | Labour | London borough | Tower Hamlets |
| Waltham Forest | Labour | NOC | London borough | |
| Wandsworth | Conservative | Conservative | London borough | |
| Westminster | Conservative | Conservative | London borough |
[edit] Metropolitan boroughs
All 36 English Metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
| Council | Former control | New control | Type | Link to council election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Birmingham | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Bolton | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | Bolton |
| Bradford | NOC | NOC | Metropolitan | |
| Bury | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Calderdale | Conservative | NOC | Metropolitan | |
| Coventry | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Doncaster | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Dudley | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Gateshead | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Kirklees | NOC | NOC | Metropolitan | |
| Knowsley | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | Knowsley |
| Leeds | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Liverpool | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Metropolitan | Liverpool |
| Manchester | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| North Tyneside | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Oldham | Liberal Democrat | NOC | Metropolitan | |
| Rochdale | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | Rochdale |
| Rotherham | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Salford | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | Salford |
| Sandwell | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Sefton | NOC | NOC | Metropolitan | Sefton |
| Sheffield | Liberal Democrat | NOC | Metropolitan | |
| Solihull | Conservative | Conservative | Metropolitan | |
| South Tyneside | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| St Helens | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | St Helens |
| Stockport | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | Metropolitan | |
| Sunderland | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Tameside | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Trafford | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | Trafford |
| Wakefield | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Walsall | NOC | NOC | Metropolitan | |
| Wigan | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | Wigan |
| Wirral | NOC | NOC | Metropolitan | Wirral |
| Wolverhampton | Labour | Labour | Metropolitan | Wolverhampton |
[edit] Unitary Authorities
[edit] Whole council
In six English Unitary authorities the whole council was up for election.
| Council | Former control | New control | Type | Link to council election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby | Labour | Labour | Unitary | |
| Kingston upon Hull | Labour | NOC | Unitary | |
| Milton Keynes | NOC | Liberal Democrat | Unitary | |
| Portsmouth | NOC | NOC | Unitary | Portsmouth |
| Southampton | NOC | NOC | Unitary | |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Labour | NOC | Unitary |
[edit] One third of council
In 12 English Unitary authorities one third of the council was up for election.
| Council | Former control | New control | Type | Link to council election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen | Labour | Labour | Unitary | |
| Bristol | Labour | Labour | Unitary | |
| Halton | Labour | Labour | Unitary | |
| Hartlepool | NOC | NOC | Unitary | |
| Peterborough | NOC | Conservative | Unitary | Peterborough |
| Reading | Labour | Labour | Unitary | |
| Slough | Labour | Labour | Unitary | |
| Southend-on-Sea | Conservative | Conservative | Unitary | |
| Swindon | NOC | NOC | Unitary | |
| Thurrock | Labour | Labour | Unitary | |
| Warrington | Labour | Labour | Unitary | |
| Wokingham | NOC | Conservative | Unitary |
[edit] District councils
[edit] Whole council
In 46 English district authorities the whole council was up for election.
| Council | Former control | New control | Type | Link to council election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basildon | NOC | NOC | District | |
| Basingstoke and Deane | NOC | NOC | District | |
| Bassetlaw | Labour | Labour | District | |
| Bedford | NOC | NOC | District | |
| Brentwood | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | District | Brentwood |
| Burnley | Labour | Labour | District | |
| Cannock Chase | Labour | Labour | District | |
| Cheltenham | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | District | |
| Cherwell | Conservative | Conservative | District | |
| Chorley | NOC | NOC | District | Chorley |
| Colchester | NOC | NOC | District | |
| Craven | NOC | NOC | District | Craven |
| Eastbourne | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | District | |
| Eastleigh | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | District | Eastleigh |
| Epping Forest | NOC | NOC | District | Epping Forest |
| Fareham | Conservative | Conservative | District | |
| Gloucester | NOC | NOC | District | |
| Gosport | NOC | NOC | District | Gosport |
| Harlow | Labour | NOC | District | Harlow |
| Harrogate | Liberal Democrat | NOC | District | |
| Hart | NOC | Conservative | District | |
| Hastings | Labour | Labour | District | Hastings |
| Havant | NOC | Conservative | District | |
| Hyndburn | Conservative | Labour | District | Hyndburn |
| Ipswich | Labour | Labour | District | Ipswich |
| Maidstone | NOC | NOC | District | |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | NOC | District | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | Labour | Labour | District | |
| Oxford | NOC | Labour | District | Oxford |
| Pendle | NOC | NOC | District | |
| Preston | NOC | NOC | District | Preston |
| Rochford | NOC | Conservative | District | Rochford |
| Rossendale | Conservative | Labour | District | Rossendale |
| Rugby | NOC | NOC | District | Rugby |
| Rushmoor | Conservative | Conservative | District | |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | NOC | Conservative | District | |
| South Bedfordshire | Conservative | Conservative | District | |
| Stratford-on-Avon | Conservative | Conservative | District | |
| Stroud | NOC | Conservative | District | |
| Swale | NOC | Conservative | District | |
| Tamworth | Labour | Labour | District | Tamworth |
| Tunbridge Wells | Conservative | Conservative | District | Tunbridge Wells |
| Waveney | Labour | NOC | District | |
| West Lancashire | NOC | Conservative | District | West Lancashire |
| West Oxfordshire | Conservative | Conservative | District | |
| Winchester | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | District |
[edit] One third of council
In 42 English district authorities one third of the council was up for election.
| Council | Former control | New control | Type | Link to council election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | NOC | Conservative | District | Adur |
| Amber Valley | Conservative | Conservative | District | Amber Valley |
| Barrow-in-Furness | NOC | NOC | District | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Broadland | Conservative | Conservative | District | |
| Broxbourne | Conservative | Conservative | District | Broxbourne |
| Cambridge | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | District | |
| Carlisle | Conservative | Conservative | District | |
| Chester | NOC | NOC | District | |
| Congleton | NOC | NOC | District | |
| Crawley | Labour | Labour | District | |
| Crewe and Nantwich | NOC | NOC | District | |
| Daventry | Conservative | Conservative | District | Daventry |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | Labour | Labour | District | Ellesmere Port and Neston |
| Elmbridge | NOC | Residents | District | |
| Exeter | Labour | Labour | District | |
| Great Yarmouth | Conservative | Conservative | District | |
| Hertsmere | Conservative | Conservative | District | |
| Huntingdonshire | Conservative | Conservative | District | |
| Lincoln | Labour | Labour | District | Lincoln |
| Macclesfield | Conservative | Conservative | District | |
| Mole Valley | NOC | NOC | District | Mole Valley |
| North Hertfordshire | Conservative | Conservative | District | |
| Norwich | Labour | Liberal Democrat | District | |
| Penwith | NOC | NOC | District | Penwith |
| Purbeck | Conservative | Conservative | District | Purbeck |
| Redditch | Labour | NOC | District | Redditch |
| Reigate and Banstead | Conservative | Conservative | District | |
| Runnymede | Conservative | Conservative | District | Runnymede |
| South Cambridgeshire | NOC | NOC | District | |
| South Lakeland | NOC | NOC | District | South Lakeland |
| St Albans | NOC | NOC | District | |
| Stevenage | Labour | Labour | District | Stevenage |
| Tandridge | Conservative | Conservative | District | Tandridge |
| Three Rivers | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat | District | Three Rivers |
| Watford | NOC | NOC | District | Watford |
| Welwyn Hatfield | Labour | Conservative | District | |
| West Lindsey | NOC | NOC | District | West Lindsey |
| Weymouth and Portland | NOC | NOC | District | Weymouth and Portland |
| Woking | NOC | NOC | District | |
| Worcester | NOC | NOC | District | |
| Worthing | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | District | |
| Wyre Forest | NOC | Health Concern | District |
[edit] Mayoral Elections
There were seven elections for directly elected mayors.
| Council | Winning Candidate | Party | Type | Link to mayoral election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | Martin Winter | Labour | Metropolitan | |
| Hartlepool | Stuart Drummond | Independent | Unitary | |
| Lewisham | Steve Bullock | Labour | London borough | |
| Middlesbrough | Ray Mallon | Independent | Unitary | |
| Newham | Robin Wales | Labour | London borough | |
| North Tyneside | Chris Morgan | Conservative | Metropolitan | |
| Watford | Dorothy Thornhill | Liberal Democrat | District | Watford |
| Preceded by United Kingdom local elections, 2001 |
United Kingdom local elections | Succeeded by United Kingdom local elections, 2003 |
