2002 United Kingdom local elections

2002 United Kingdom local elections

2 May 2002
All 32 London boroughs, all 36 metropolitan boroughs, 18 unitary authorities, 88 English districts and 7 directly elected mayors
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Tony Blair Iain Duncan Smith Charles Kennedy Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader since 21 July 1994 13 September 2001 9 August 1999 Percentage 33% 34% 27% Swing 2% 6% 2% Councils 64 42 15 Councils +/- 7 9 2 Councillors 2,416 2,007 1,250 Councillors +/- 334 238 37

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.

England

London boroughs

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

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

‡ New ward boundaries

Metropolitan boroughs

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

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Barnsley style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Birmingham style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Bolton style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Bradford style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Bury style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Calderdale style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Coventry style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Doncaster style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Dudley style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Gateshead style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Kirklees style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Knowsley style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Leeds style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Liverpool style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats hold	Details
Manchester style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Newcastle upon Tyne style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
North Tyneside style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Oldham style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Rochdale style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Rotherham style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Salford style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Sandwell style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Sefton style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Sheffield style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Solihull style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
South Tyneside style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
St Helens style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Stockport style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats hold	Details
Sunderland style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Tameside style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Trafford style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Wakefield style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Walsall style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Wigan style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Wirral style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Wolverhampton style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details

Unitary authorities

Whole council

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

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Derby ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Kingston upon Hull ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Milton Keynes ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats gain	Details
Portsmouth ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Southampton ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Stoke-on-Trent ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	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 style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Bristol style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Halton style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Hartlepool style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Peterborough style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Reading style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Slough style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Southend-on-Sea style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Swindon style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Thurrock style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Warrington style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Wokingham style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details

District councils

Whole council

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

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Basildon ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Basingstoke and Deane ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Bassetlaw ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Bedford ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Brentwood ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats hold	Details
Burnley ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Cannock Chase ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Cheltenham ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats gain	Details
Cherwell ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Chorley ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Colchester ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Craven ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Eastbourne ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats gain	Details
Eastleigh ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats hold	Details
Epping Forest ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Fareham ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Gloucester ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Gosport ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Harlow ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Harrogate ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Hart ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Hastings ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Havant ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Hyndburn ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour gain	Details
Ipswich ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Maidstone ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Newcastle-under-Lyme ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Nuneaton and Bedworth ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Oxford ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour gain	Details
Pendle ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Preston ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Rochford ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Rossendale ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour gain	Details
Rugby ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Rushmoor ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Shrewsbury and Atcham ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
South Bedfordshire ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Stratford-on-Avon ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Stroud ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Swale ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Tamworth ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Tunbridge Wells ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Waveney ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
West Lancashire ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
West Oxfordshire ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Winchester ‡ style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats hold	Details

‡ New ward boundaries

Third of council

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

Council	Previous control		Result		Details
Adur style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
Amber Valley style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Barrow-in-Furness style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Broadland style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Broxbourne style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Cambridge style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats hold	Details
Carlisle style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Chester style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Congleton style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Crawley style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Crewe and Nantwich style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Daventry style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Ellesmere Port and Neston style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Elmbridge style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #d3d3d3;" data-sort-value="Residents Association" |	Residents gain	Details
Exeter style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Great Yarmouth style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Hertsmere style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Huntingdonshire style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Lincoln style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Macclesfield style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Mole Valley style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
North Hertfordshire style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Norwich style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats gain	Details
Penwith style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Purbeck style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Redditch style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control gain	Details
Reigate and Banstead style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Runnymede style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
South Cambridgeshire style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
South Lakeland style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
St Albans style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Stevenage style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour hold	Details
Tandridge style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative hold	Details
Three Rivers style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats hold	Details
Watford style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Welwyn Hatfield style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" |	Labour style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative gain	Details
West Lindsey style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Weymouth and Portland style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Woking style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Worcester style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control hold	Details
Worthing style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |	Conservative style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" |	Liberal Democrats gain	Details
Wyre Forest style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |	No overall control style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: hotpink;" data-sort-value="Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern" |	Health Concern gain	Details

Mayoral elections

There were seven elections for directly elected mayors.

Local Authority	Previous Mayor		Mayor-elect		Details
Doncaster #DCDCDC	New Post #E4003B	Martin Winter (Labour)
Hartlepool #DCDCDC	New Post #DCDCDC	Stuart Drummond (Independent)	Details
Lewisham #DCDCDC	New Post #E4003B	Steve Bullock (Labour)
Middlesbrough #DCDCDC	New Post #DCDCDC	Ray Mallon (Independent)
Newham #DCDCDC	New Post #E4003B	Robin Wales (Labour)
North Tyneside #DCDCDC	New Post #0087DC	Chris Morgan (Conservative)
Watford #DCDCDC	New Post #FAA61A	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