| Election Name: | 2002 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Country: | West Yorkshire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Election Date: | 2 May 2002 |
| Previous Election: | 2000 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2003 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
| Seats For Election: | 17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats3: | 7 |
| Seats After3: | 10 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 6 |
| Seats After1: | 25 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seats After2: | 15 |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. The total turnout of the election was 32.16% (47,091 voters of an electorate of 146,407). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold.[1] [2] [3] [4]
After the election, the composition of the council was
This by-election has become synonymous as an example of a likely Condorcet loser winning.