| Election Name: | 2002 Epping Forest District Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Turnout: | 30.4% (0.4%) |
| Previous Election: | 2000 Epping Forest District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2003 |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
| Seats For Election: | All 58 seats to Epping Forest District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 30 |
| Election Date: | 2 May 2002 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 20 seats, 43.1% |
| Seats Before1: | 20 |
| Seats1: | 26 |
| Seat Change1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 28,186 |
| Percentage1: | 48.2% |
| Swing1: | 5.1% |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 16 seats, 24.2% |
| Seats Before2: | 16 |
| Seats2: | 13 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 16,206 |
| Percentage2: | 27.7% |
| Swing2: | 3.5% |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 12 seats, 19.1% |
| Seats Before3: | 12 |
| Seats3: | 9 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,260 |
| Percentage3: | 12.4% |
| Swing3: | 6.7% |
| Party4: | Loughton Residents Association |
| Last Election4: | 7 seats, 6.3% |
| Seats Before4: | 7 |
| Seats4: | 6 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,476 |
| Percentage4: | 5.9% |
| Swing4: | 3.0% |
| Party5: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election5: | 3 seats, 4.7% |
| Seats Before5: | 3 |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Popular Vote5: | 3,154 |
| Percentage5: | 5.4% |
| Swing5: | 0.7% |
| Party6: | Chigwell Residents |
| Colour6: | 005598 |
| Last Election6: | 1 seat, 3.0% |
| Seats Before6: | 1 |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Popular Vote6: | 612 |
| Percentage6: | 1.0% |
| Swing6: | 2.0% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Map2 Image: | File:2002 Epping Forest council composition.png |
| Map2 Caption: | Council composition following the election |
| Map2 Size: | 400px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| Before Party: | Conservative largest party |
| After Election: | No overall control |
| After Party: | Conservative largest party |
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 1. The council stayed under no overall control.
Abolished wards include Broadway, Debden Green, Greensted and Marden Ash, High Ongar, Roothing Country, and High Beech.