# 2002 London local elections

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

| Party | 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%).

## Council results

| Council | Previous control | Result | Details |
| Barking and Dagenham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Barnet | No overall control | Conservative | Details |
| Bexley | Conservative | Labour | Details |
| Brent | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Bromley | No overall control | Conservative | Details |
| Camden | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Croydon | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Ealing | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Enfield | Labour | Conservative | Details |
| Greenwich | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Hackney | No overall control | Labour | Details |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Haringey | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Harrow | Labour | No overall control | Details |
| Havering | No overall control | No overall control | Details |
| Hillingdon | No overall control | No overall control | Details |
| Hounslow | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Islington | No overall control | Liberal Democrats | Details |
| Kensington and Chelsea | Conservative | Conservative | Details |
| Kingston upon Thames | No overall control | Liberal Democrats | Details |
| Lambeth | Labour | No overall control | Details |
| Lewisham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Merton | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Newham | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Redbridge | No overall control | Conservative | Details |
| Richmond upon Thames | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Details |
| Southwark | Labour | No overall control | Details |
| Sutton | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | Details |
| Tower Hamlets | Labour | Labour | Details |
| Waltham Forest | Labour | No overall control | Details |
| Wandsworth | Conservative | Conservative | Details |
| Westminster | Conservative | Conservative | Details |

## Overall councillor numbers

London local elections 2002 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 | |

## Ward result maps
### London-wide

The map below shows the results for each ward across the whole of Greater London.

### By borough

* 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