| Country: | South Korea |
| Flag Year: | 1997 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1998 South Korean local elections |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2006 South Korean local elections |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Turnout: | 48.9% |
| Seats For Election: | All 16 Metropolitan Mayors and Governors, 682 Provincial Councillors, 232 Municipal Leaders, 3,485 Municipal Councillors |
| Election Date: | 13 June 2002 |
| 1Blank: | Metropolitan Mayors and Governors |
| 2Blank: | Provincial Councillors |
| 3Blank: | Municipal Leaders |
| Leader1: | Suh Chung-won |
| Party1: | Grand National Party |
| 1Data1: | 11 (5) |
| 2Data1: | 467 (243) |
| 3Data1: | 140 (66) |
| Leader2: | Han Hwa-gap |
| Party2: | Millennium Democratic Party |
| 1Data2: | 4 (2) |
| 2Data2: | 143 (128) |
| 3Data2: | 44 (40) |
| Leader3: | Kim Jong-pil |
| Party3: | United Liberal Democrats |
| 1Data3: | 1 (3) |
| 2Data3: | 16 (13) |
| 3Data3: | 16 (66) |
| Leader4: | Kwon Young-ghil |
| Party4: | Democratic Labor Party (South Korea) |
| 1Data4: | 0 (New party) |
| 2Data4: | 11 (New party) |
| 3Data4: | 2 (New party) |
| Leader5: | Park Geun-hye |
| Party5: | The Party of Korea Future Union |
| 1Data5: | 0 (New party) |
| 2Data5: | 2 (New party) |
| 3Data5: | 0 (New party) |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Map2 Image: | Republic of Korea local election 2002 results map.png |
| Map2 Size: | 300px |
| Map2 Caption: | Municipal Leaders ■ Grand National Party ■ Millennium Democratic Party ■ United Liberal Democrats ■ Independent ■ Democratic Labor Party |
The 3rd Local Elections were held in South Korea on 13 June 2002. The ruling Millennium Democratic Party was defeated by the opposition Grand National Party, only controlled Gwangju, Jeolla and Jeju.
| Region | Seats | GNP | MDP | ULD | DLP | Ind. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 92 | 82 | 10 | ||||
| Busan | 40 | 40 | |||||
| Daegu | 24 | 24 | |||||
| Incheon | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Gwangju | 16 | 16 | |||||
| Daejeon | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Ulsan | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Gyeonggi | 94 | 84 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Gangwon | 39 | 31 | 6 | 2 | |||
| North Chungcheong | 24 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| South Chungcheong | 32 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 3 | ||
| North Jeolla | 32 | 27 | 5 | ||||
| South Jeolla | 46 | 44 | 2 | ||||
| North Gyeongsang | 51 | 47 | 4 | ||||
| South Gyeongsang | 45 | 44 | 1 | ||||
| Jeju | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Total | 609 | 431 | 121 | 29 | 2 | 26 | |
| Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations[1] | |||||||
| Region | Seats | GNP | MDP | DLP | ULD | KCF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Busan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Daegu | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Incheon | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Gwangju | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Daejeon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ulsan | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Gyeonggi | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Gangwon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| North Chungcheong | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| South Chungcheong | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| North Jeolla | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| South Jeolla | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| North Gyeongsang | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
| South Gyeongsang | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Jeju | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
| Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations | |||||||
| Region | Mayors | GNP | MDP | ULD | DLP | Ind. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul | 25 | 22 | 3 | ||||
| Busan | 16 | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Daegu | 8 | 8 | |||||
| Incheon | 10 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Gwangju | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Daejeon | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Ulsan | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Gyeonggi | 31 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Gangwon | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | |||
| North Chungcheong | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| South Chungcheong | 15 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| North Jeolla | 14 | 9 | 5 | ||||
| South Jeolla | 22 | 16 | 6 | ||||
| North Gyeongsang | 23 | 21 | 2 | ||||
| South Gyeongsang | 20 | 16 | 4 | ||||
| Jeju | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Total | 232 | 140 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 30 | |
| Source: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations | |||||||
3,459 seats in municipal-level councils were contested by candidates running as independents.