| Election Name: | 2002 Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council election[1] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1998 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Election Date: | 2 May 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Seats For Election: | All 46 seats to Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 24 |
| Turnout: | 32.0% (2.2%) |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 36 seats, 50.1% |
| Seats1: | 28 |
| Seat Change1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,199 |
| Percentage1: | 41.5% |
| Swing1: | 8.6% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 14 seats, 36.8% |
| Seats2: | 18 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 15,245 |
| Percentage2: | 41.7% |
| Swing2: | 4.9% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2002 Hammersmith and Fulham Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council, despite winning fewer votes than the Conservative party.[2]
This was the first set of council election using new ward boundaries - a majority of which were three seaters. The total number of council seats was reduced from 50 to 46.
The Labour Party won 28 seats (on a 41.0% share of the vote) - 8 fewer seats than at previous election (on a loss of 8.7% of the vote), and maintained control of the council.The Conservative Party won 18 seats (with 42.5% of the vote) - 4 more seats than their previous result (increasing their vote share by 4.9%)The Liberal Democrats did not win any seats, and polled 14.1% of the votes cast - an increase of 1.5%.[3]