21 July 1994 13 September 2001 33 34 64 42 Date 2 May 2002 | 13 September 2001 9 August 1999 34 27 42 15 | |
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.
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The Conservatives, now led by Iain Duncan-Smith, enjoyed a narrow lead over Labour in terms of votes.
London boroughs
In all 32 London boroughs, the whole council was up for election.
‡ New ward boundaries
Metropolitan boroughs
All 36 English Metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
Whole council
In six English Unitary authorities, the whole council was up for election.
‡ New ward boundaries
Third of council
In 12 English Unitary authorities, one third of the council was up for election.
Whole council
In 46 English district authorities, the whole council was up for election.
‡ New ward boundaries
Third of council
In 42 English district authorities, one third of the council was up for election.
Mayoral elections
There were seven elections for directly elected mayors.