Election Name: | 2002 Havant Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2003 |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2000 Havant Borough Council election |
Seats For Election: | All 38 seats to Havant Borough Council |
Previous Year: | 2000 |
Majority Seats: | 20 |
Election Date: | 2 May 2002 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats After1: | 23 |
Next Election: | 2003 Havant Borough Council election |
Before Election: | No overall control |
After Election: | Conservative |
Council control | |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats After3: | 6 |
Popular Vote3: | 15,693 |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats After2: | 9 |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Popular Vote2: | 12,822 |
Popular Vote1: | 34,315 |
The 2002 Havant Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 4.[1] The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[2]
The Conservatives won a majority on the council, taking 23 of the 38 seats on the council.[3] Labour dropped from 11 to 9 seats, while the Liberal Democrats fell to 6 seats from 8 previously.[3] The 3 Independent councillors had stood down at the election, while the boundary changes were reported to have cost Labour 4 seats.[3] Turnout was up on the 2000 election, but dropped to a low of just 14.6% in Warren Park ward.[3]