| Election Name: | 2002 Lambeth Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Previous Election: | 1998 Lambeth Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Lambeth Council election |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Seats For Election: | All council seats |
| Election Date: | 2 May 2002 |
| Image1: | Lib |
| Leader1: | Peter Truesdale |
| Leader Since1: | 1998 |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leaders Seat1: | Bishop's |
| Seats1: | 28 |
| Seat Change1: | 10 |
| Popular Vote1: | 18,647 |
| Percentage1: | 33.3% |
| Leader2: | Tom Franklin |
| Leader Since2: | May 2000 |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Tulse Hill |
| Seats2: | 28 |
| Seat Change2: | 13 |
| Popular Vote2: | 20,503 |
| Percentage2: | 36.6% |
| Image3: | Con |
| Leader3: | John Whelan |
| Leader Since3: | 1998 |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat3: | Thurlow Park |
| Seats3: | 7 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 9,080 |
| Percentage3: | 16.2% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Leader of Largest Party | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Leader of Largest Party |
| Before Election: | Tom Franklin |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Peter Truesdale |
| After Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Elections to Lambeth London Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes reducing the number of councillors by one since the last election in 1998.[1] Labour despite having the largest number of votes with 36.6% of the vote, it still lost 13 seats, while the Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party gained seats, resulting in Labour losing control of the Council and no party having a majority.[1]
Following the election, the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives formed a coalition to run the council with Cllr Peter Truesdale, Liberal Democrat, as Leader and Cllr John Whelan, Conservative, as Deputy Leader.
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