2002 London local elections

2002 London local elections
All 1,861 on all 32 London boroughs
Turnout	31.8% (3.0%)
	Results by Borough in 2002.

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 2 May 2002. Ward changes took place in every borough, following a series of reviews and 32 statutory instruments which reduced the total number of councillors by 56 from 1,917 to 1,861.

All London borough council seats were up for election. The London Conservatives narrowly won the popular vote across the city by a margin of 871 votes, increased their number of councillors by 115 and won control of 4 more councils. However, London Labour won a plurality of council seats (866) and councils (15), though this was a decline from the 1,050 councillors and 18 councils they had won in 1998. It was the first time ever that a political party had won the most seats and councils in a London borough election whilst losing the London-wide popular vote.

In Hackney there was also a mayoral referendum vote.

Results summary

style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales" | style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |

Party^[1]		Votes won	% votes	Change	Seats	% seats	Change	Councils	Change
Conservative	587,161	34.1	+2.1	654	35.1	+116	8	+4
	Labour	586,290	34.1	-6.6	866	46.5	-184	15	-3
Liberal Democrats	353,833	20.6	-0.2	307	16.5	+6	3	+1
Green	95,394	5.5	+2.6	1	0.1	-1	0	±0
	Others	97,938	5.7	+2.1	33	1.8	+7	0	±0
No overall control	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6	-2

Turnout: 1,653,654 voters cast ballots, a turnout of 31.8% (-3.0%).^[2]

Council results

Council	Previous control		Result
Barking and Dagenham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Barnet style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Bexley style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Brent style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Bromley style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Camden style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Croydon style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Ealing style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Enfield style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Greenwich style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Hackney style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Hammersmith and Fulham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Haringey style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Harrow style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Havering style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Hillingdon style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Hounslow style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Islington style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats	Details
Kensington and Chelsea style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Kingston upon Thames style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats	Details
Lambeth style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Lewisham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Merton style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Newham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Redbridge style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Richmond upon Thames style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Southwark style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Sutton style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" \|	Liberal Democrats	Details
Tower Hamlets style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Waltham Forest style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Wandsworth style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Westminster style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details

Overall councillor numbers

London local elections 2002^[3]^[4] Councillor statistics
Party		Seats	Gain/loss
	Labour	866	-184
	Conservative	654	+115
	Liberal Democrats	307	+6
	Havering Residents Association	12
	Chadwell Heath Residents Association	4
	Merton Park Ward Residents Association	3
	Rainham & Wennington Independent Residents Group	3
	South Hornchurch Independent Residents Group	3
	Community Group	3
	A future for Brentford FC in your Community	1
	CPA	1
	Green	1
	Local Education Action by Parents	1
	Socialist Alternative	1

Borough result maps

Barking and Dagenham 2002 results map
Barnet 2002 results map
Bexley 2002 results map
Brent 2002 results map
Bromley 2002 results map
Camden 2002 results map
Croydon 2002 results map
Ealing 2002 results map
Enfield 2002 results map
Greenwich 2002 results map
Hackney 2002 results map
Hammersmith and Fulham 2002 results map
Haringey 2002 results map
Harrow 2002 results map
Havering 2002 results map
Hillingdon 2002 results map
Hounslow 2002 results map
Islington 2002 results map
Kensington and Chelsea 2002 results map
Kingston upon Thames 2002 results map
Lambeth 2002 results map
Lewisham 2002 results map
Merton 2002 results map
Newham 2002 results map
Redbridge 2002 results map
Richmond upon Thames 2002 results map
Southwark 2002 results map
Sutton 2002 results map
Tower Hamlets 2002 results map
Waltham Forest 2002 results map
Wandsworth 2002 results map
Westminster 2002 results map
Greater London 2002 results map

References

^ http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3755
^ https://files.datapress.com/london/dataset/council-elections-voters-2002/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf
^ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ "2002 results". London Councils. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[1] ttp://www.electionscentre.co.uk/?page_id=3755

[2] ttps://files.datapress.com/london/dataset/council-elections-voters-2002/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf

[London_2002_election-3] "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[4] "2002 results". London Councils. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

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