| Election Name: | 2002 Hart District Council election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| Popular Vote1: | 14,470 |
| Percentage2: | 28.6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 29.600 |
| Seats Before2: | 12 |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Seats After2: | 10 |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Percentage3: | 8.6 |
| Popular Vote3: | 13,228 |
| Seats Before3: | 5 |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Council control | |
| After Election: | Conservative |
| Next Election: | 2003 Hart District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
| Seats After1: | 22 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Election Date: | 2 May 2002 |
| Majority Seats: | 18 |
| Seats Before1: | 17 |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Seats For Election: | All 35 seats to Hart District Council |
| Previous Election: | 2000 Hart District Council election |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Country: | England |
| Percentage1: | 62.9 |
The 2002 Hart Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Hart District Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000.[1] The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[2]
The election saw 10 sitting councillors decide not to seek re-election including 3 former chairmen of the council.[3] 6 Conservatives were unopposed in the election in the wards of Crondall, Eversley, Long Sutton and Odiham, while several Independents stood for the council.[3] The independents included Archie Gillespie, a former Liberal Democrat standing as an independent after being deselected, former councillor Stephen Gorys and an "anti roadblock campaigner" Denis Gotel.[3]
During the campaign a Conservative candidate in Hartley Wintney, Andrew Davies, withdrew meaning only one Conservative would be standing in the ward against Independent Susan Band and 2 Liberal Democrats.[4]
The results saw the Conservatives gain a majority on the council after winning 22 seats on the council.[5] The Liberal Democrats were reduced to only 10 seats concentrated in their strongholds of Yateley and Hawley.[5] Meanwhile, 3 independents were successful in being elected, 2 in Fleet and 1 in Hartley Wintney.[5] Overall turnout in the election was 29.89%.[6]