Local Elections 2002
Local Elections 2002 was held on 2 May 2002. 5,742 seats were filled across 3,418 wards and divisions in 236 councils, from 18,403 candidates. The Labour Party won 2,347, Conservative Party won 1,945 and Liberal Democrats won 1,211.
- Date
- 2 May 2002
- Seats filled
- 5,742
- Candidates
- 18,403
- Councils
- 236
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Labour Party | 5,485 | 2,347 | 4,342,443 | 35.2% |
| Conservative Party | 5,618 | 1,945 | 4,212,792 | 34.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,553 | 1,211 | 2,901,723 | 23.5% |
| Independent | 605 | 134 | 298,819 | 2.4% |
| Independent / other | 511 | 73 | 204,764 | 1.7% |
| Green Party | 1,101 | 14 | 259,491 | 2.1% |
| LIB | 60 | 7 | 19,646 | 0.2% |
| PABAG | 6 | 4 | 4,999 | 0.0% |
| BNP | 68 | 3 | 31,692 | 0.3% |
| CPA | 72 | 1 | 9,931 | 0.1% |
| STP | 4 | 1 | 4,354 | 0.0% |
| Other | 5 | 1 | 948 | 0.0% |
| MK | 2 | 1 | 260 | 0.0% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 133 | 0 | 18,342 | 0.1% |
| SOC LAB | 58 | 0 | 6,535 | 0.1% |
| SA | 22 | 0 | 4,065 | 0.0% |
| RES | 6 | 0 | 3,789 | 0.0% |
| SL | 22 | 0 | 3,741 | 0.0% |
| UK Ind | 20 | 0 | 2,923 | 0.0% |
| IWCA | 4 | 0 | 2,215 | 0.0% |
| NIA | 3 | 0 | 1,142 | 0.0% |
| S Alt | 6 | 0 | 1,117 | 0.0% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | 957 | 0.0% |
| RATE | 1 | 0 | 879 | 0.0% |
| PIP | 3 | 0 | 753 | 0.0% |
| NF | 3 | 0 | 751 | 0.0% |
| The Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 5 | 0 | 536 | 0.0% |
| Scottish National Party | 3 | 0 | 506 | 0.0% |
| NB | 2 | 0 | 470 | 0.0% |
| Ind Ref | 1 | 0 | 434 | 0.0% |
| Prog | 1 | 0 | 430 | 0.0% |
| PCH | 1 | 0 | 387 | 0.0% |
| soc all | 1 | 0 | 352 | 0.0% |
| COMM | 3 | 0 | 203 | 0.0% |
| British National Party | 1 | 0 | 202 | 0.0% |
| ABeeC | 1 | 0 | 192 | 0.0% |
| SAVE | 1 | 0 | 161 | 0.0% |
| RRLP | 3 | 0 | 134 | 0.0% |
| Care P | 2 | 0 | 108 | 0.0% |
| NCDMV | 3 | 0 | 96 | 0.0% |
| Council | Wards / divisions | Seats filled | Largest party | Its seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | 13 | 19 | Conservative | 12 |
| Allerdale | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Amber Valley | 14 | 15 | Labour | 11 |
| Amber Valley | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Arun | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Ashfield | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Babergh | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barking and Dagenham | 17 | 49 | Labour | 40 |
| Barnet | 21 | 63 | Conservative | 33 |
| Barnsley | 22 | 23 | Labour | 18 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 13 | 13 | Labour | 8 |
| Basildon | 16 | 42 | Conservative | 21 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 30 | 60 | Conservative | 25 |
| Bassetlaw | 25 | 49 | Labour | 28 |
| Bedford | 25 | 54 | Conservative | 24 |
| Bedford | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bexley | 12 | 35 | Labour | 19 |
| Bexley Borough Council | 12 | 23 | Labour | 13 |
| Birmingham | 39 | 40 | Labour | 24 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 20 | 20 | Labour | 12 |
| Bolton | 20 | 20 | Labour | 11 |
| Bradford | 30 | 33 | Labour | 17 |
| Brent | 21 | 60 | Labour | 32 |
| Brentwood | 15 | 37 | Liberal Democrats | 20 |
| Bristol | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 3 |
| Bristol, City of | 18 | 18 | Labour | 7 |
| Broadland | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 9 |
| Bromley | 21 | 57 | Conservative | 38 |
| Bromley Borough Council | 1 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Broxbourne | 13 | 15 | Conservative | 13 |
| Burnley | 15 | 45 | Labour | 27 |
| Bury | 16 | 16 | Labour | 11 |
| Caerphilly | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Calderdale | 19 | 18 | Labour | 7 |
| Cambridge | 14 | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Camden | 18 | 54 | Labour | 35 |
| Cannock Chase | 15 | 41 | Labour | 23 |
| Carlisle | 16 | 16 | Conservative | 7 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Carrick | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Central Bedfordshire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Chelmsford | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Cheltenham | 19 | 40 | Liberal Democrats | 19 |
| Cheltenham Borough Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Cherwell | 28 | 50 | Conservative | 37 |
| Cheshire East | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Chester | 9 | 9 | Conservative | 6 |
| Chorley | 21 | 48 | Labour | 23 |
| City of Chester | 11 | 12 | Labour | 6 |
| Colchester | 28 | 60 | Liberal Democrats | 26 |
| Congleton | 16 | 17 | Conservative | 12 |
| Coventry | 18 | 19 | Labour | 11 |
| Craven | 20 | 34 | Conservative | 14 |
| Crawley | 10 | 11 | Labour | 7 |
| Crewe and Nantwich | 21 | 23 | Labour | 9 |
| Croydon | 24 | 71 | Labour | 38 |
| Daventry | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 12 |
| Derby | 17 | 51 | Labour | 27 |
| Derbyshire | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Derwentside | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Doncaster | 19 | 22 | Labour | 16 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 2 | 2 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Dudley | 25 | 25 | Labour | 11 |
| Ealing | 9 | 30 | Labour | 21 |
| Ealing Borough Council | 14 | 33 | Labour | 24 |
| East Staffordshire | 2 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Eastbourne | 9 | 28 | Liberal Democrats | 16 |
| Eastleigh | 19 | 43 | Liberal Democrats | 30 |
| Ellesmere Port and Neston | 14 | 14 | Labour | 9 |
| Elmbridge | 20 | 20 | Ind | 12 |
| Enfield | 21 | 64 | Conservative | 40 |
| Epping Forest | 32 | 53 | Conservative | 24 |
| Epsom And Ewell | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Exeter | 13 | 13 | Labour | 7 |
| Fareham | 15 | 31 | Conservative | 17 |
| Gateshead | 21 | 21 | Labour | 15 |
| Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Gloucester | 17 | 33 | Conservative | 14 |
| Gosport | 18 | 34 | Labour | 12 |
| Great Yarmouth | 16 | 17 | Labour | 9 |
| Greenwich | 12 | 35 | Labour | 23 |
| Hackney | 11 | 30 | Labour | 21 |
| Halton | 17 | 19 | Labour | 16 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 16 | 46 | Labour | 28 |
| Harborough | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Haringey | 19 | 54 | Labour | 39 |
| Harlow | 11 | 33 | Conservative | 12 |
| Harrogate | 34 | 48 | Conservative | 23 |
| Harrogate Borough Council | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Harrow | 13 | 32 | Labour | 21 |
| Harrow Borough Council | 12 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Hart | 18 | 35 | Conservative | 22 |
| Hartlepool | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Hartlepool | 15 | 13 | Labour | 8 |
| Hastings | 16 | 30 | Labour | 21 |
| Havant | 14 | 38 | Conservative | 23 |
| Havering | 18 | 54 | Conservative | 26 |
| Hertsmere | 13 | 15 | Conservative | 7 |
| Hillingdon | 22 | 61 | Conservative | 30 |
| Hounslow | 20 | 59 | Labour | 35 |
| Huntingdonshire | 15 | 16 | Conservative | 11 |
| Huntingdonshire County Council | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Hyndburn | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hyndburn | 15 | 33 | Labour | 21 |
| Ipswich | 16 | 54 | Labour | 39 |
| Islington | 11 | 25 | Liberal Democrats | 18 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 9 | 16 | Conservative | 12 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 11 | 28 | Conservative | 21 |
| Kingston Upon Hull, City of | 23 | 63 | Liberal Democrats | 33 |
| Kingston upon Thames | 11 | 27 | Liberal Democrats | 22 |
| Kingston upon Thames Borough Council | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Kirklees | 24 | 24 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Knowsley | 22 | 22 | Labour | 19 |
| Lambeth | 17 | 51 | Liberal Democrats | 25 |
| Leeds | 33 | 29 | Labour | 16 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Lewisham | 18 | 54 | Labour | 45 |
| Lincoln | 11 | 10 | Labour | 9 |
| Liverpool | 33 | 34 | Liberal Democrats | 19 |
| Macclesfield | 16 | 13 | Conservative | 9 |
| Macclesfield | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Maidstone | 26 | 55 | Liberal Democrats | 21 |
| Malvern Hills | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Manchester | 33 | 34 | Labour | 28 |
| Merton | 20 | 66 | Labour | 38 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich | 7 | 14 | Labour | 13 |
| Metropolitan Borough of Hackney | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Metropolitan Borough of Islington | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Metropolitan Borough of Lambeth | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | Independent | 1 |
| Milton Keynes | 23 | 51 | Liberal Democrats | 27 |
| Mole Valley | 12 | 13 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Mole Valley | 2 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 26 | 24 | Labour | 17 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 24 | 57 | Labour | 29 |
| Newham | 12 | 34 | Labour | 33 |
| Newham | 9 | 26 | Labour | 26 |
| North Hertfordshire | 17 | 18 | Conservative | 9 |
| North Tyneside | 19 | 19 | Labour | 10 |
| North Tyneside | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Norwich | 16 | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 17 | 32 | Labour | 26 |
| Oldham | 20 | 18 | Labour | 13 |
| Oxford | 24 | 46 | Labour | 27 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Pendle | 21 | 44 | Liberal Democrats | 18 |
| Penwith | 11 | 9 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| Peterborough | 19 | 19 | Conservative | 13 |
| Plymouth | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Portsmouth | 14 | 41 | Conservative | 15 |
| Preston | 22 | 51 | Labour | 22 |
| Purbeck | 8 | 6 | Conservative | 4 |
| Reading | 15 | 16 | Labour | 13 |
| Redbridge | 21 | 66 | Conservative | 33 |
| Redditch | 10 | 11 | Conservative | 5 |
| Reigate & Banstead | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 12 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 18 | 54 | Conservative | 39 |
| Rochdale | 20 | 24 | Labour | 15 |
| Rochford | 19 | 34 | Conservative | 24 |
| Rossendale | 14 | 36 | Labour | 24 |
| Rotherham | 22 | 22 | Labour | 20 |
| Rugby | 20 | 48 | Conservative | 18 |
| Runnymede | 14 | 15 | Conservative | 11 |
| Rushmoor | 14 | 42 | Conservative | 25 |
| Salford | 20 | 19 | Labour | 17 |
| Sandwell | 24 | 24 | Labour | 19 |
| Scottish Borders | 3 | 2 | Other | 1 |
| Sefton | 22 | 24 | Labour | 11 |
| Sheffield | 30 | 26 | Labour | 17 |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | 24 | 40 | Conservative | 22 |
| Shropshire | 1 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Slough | 13 | 14 | Labour | 10 |
| Solihull | 14 | 13 | Conservative | 6 |
| Solihull | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Solihull Borough Council | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| South Bedfordshire | 23 | 50 | Conservative | 28 |
| South Cambridgeshire | 18 | 18 | Conservative | 6 |
| South Holland | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| South Lakeland | 18 | 18 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| South Tyneside | 20 | 18 | Labour | 15 |
| Southampton | 16 | 51 | Labour | 19 |
| Southend-On-Sea | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 11 |
| Southwark | 22 | 63 | Liberal Democrats | 30 |
| St Albans | 7 | 7 | Conservative | 4 |
| St Albans Borough Council | 9 | 5 | Labour | 3 |
| St. Albans | 4 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| St. Helens | 18 | 16 | Labour | 9 |
| Staffordshire | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Stevenage | 12 | 12 | Labour | 10 |
| Stevenage | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Stockport | 21 | 19 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Stoke On Trent | 20 | 56 | Independent | 21 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 2 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Stratford-On-Avon | 30 | 55 | Conservative | 27 |
| Stroud | 30 | 50 | Conservative | 29 |
| Suffolk | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Sunderland | 25 | 25 | Labour | 21 |
| Sutton | 18 | 57 | Liberal Democrats | 45 |
| Swale | 25 | 45 | Conservative | 23 |
| Swindon | 19 | 17 | Labour | 8 |
| Tameside | 19 | 19 | Labour | 15 |
| Tamworth | 10 | 30 | Labour | 22 |
| Tandridge | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 11 |
| Three Rivers | 16 | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 10 |
| Thurrock | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Thurrock | 13 | 13 | Labour | 10 |
| Tower Hamlets | 18 | 51 | Labour | 35 |
| Trafford | 21 | 20 | Labour | 10 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 17 | 40 | Conservative | 31 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 3 | 7 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| Wakefield | 21 | 20 | Labour | 16 |
| Walsall | 21 | 21 | Labour | 12 |
| Waltham Forest | 20 | 60 | Labour | 29 |
| Wandsworth | 20 | 60 | Conservative | 50 |
| Warrington | 20 | 20 | Labour | 14 |
| Warwickshire | 1 | 3 | Conservative | 3 |
| Watford | 7 | 7 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| Watford Borough Council | 5 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| Waveney | 6 | 12 | Labour | 6 |
| Waveney | 17 | 37 | Labour | 15 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 16 | 17 | Conservative | 11 |
| West Lancashire | 25 | 54 | Conservative | 30 |
| West Lindsey | 12 | 12 | Conservative | 7 |
| West Oxfordshire | 26 | 48 | Conservative | 31 |
| Westminster | 19 | 57 | Conservative | 45 |
| Weymouth and Portland | 12 | 12 | Labour | 6 |
| Wigan | 24 | 24 | Labour | 20 |
| Winchester | 6 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Winchester | 20 | 39 | Liberal Democrats | 23 |
| Wirral | 22 | 22 | Labour | 11 |
| Woking | 12 | 13 | Conservative | 6 |
| Wokingham | 18 | 19 | Conservative | 14 |
| Wolverhampton | 20 | 20 | Labour | 14 |
| Worcester | 12 | 15 | Conservative | 6 |
| Worthing | 12 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Wyre Forest | 14 | 14 | Ind | 7 |