2002 Hyndburn Borough Council election explained

See main article: Hyndburn Borough Council elections.

Election Name:2002 Hyndburn Borough Council election
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2000_Hyndburn_Borough_Council_election
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2003_Hyndburn_Borough_Council_election
Next Year:2003
Seats For Election:All 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council
Election Date:2 May 2002
Majority Seats:18
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Leader1:Ian Ormerod
Leader2:Peter Britcliffe
Leaders Seat1:Milnshaw
Leaders Seat2:St Andrew's

Elections to Hyndburn Borough 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 12. The Labour party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative party.

Election result

Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election. The number of councillors was reduced from 45 to 35 but the number of wards remained similar but not exactly the same.

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