2002 United Kingdom local elections

2002 United Kingdom local elections

← 2001 2 May 2002 2003 →

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%[a] 34% 27%
Swing Increase2% Decrease6% Increase2%
Councils 64 42 15
Councils +/- Decrease7 Increase9 Increase2
Councillors 2,416 2,007 1,250
Councillors +/- Decrease334 Increase238 Increase37

Colours denote council control following elections, as shown in the main table of results.

The 2002 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 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. This was the last time that Labour was the majority in local government until 2023.
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