| Election Name: | 2002 Southwark Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Election Date: | 2 May 2002 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Previous Election: | 1998 Southwark London Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Southwark London Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Seats For Election: | All council seats |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats1: | 30 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 17,068 |
| Percentage1: | 38.05% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 28 |
| Seat Change2: | 5 |
| Popular Vote2: | 16,767 |
| Percentage2: | 37.38% |
| Largest Party | |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Largest Party |
| After Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 5,809 |
| Percentage3: | 12.95% |
| Party4: | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Seats4: | 0 |
| Popular Vote4: | 3,231 |
| Percentage4: | 7.2% |
| Before Election: | . |
| Swing1: | 3.89 |
| Swing2: | 6.12 |
| Swing3: | 0.21 |
| Swing4: | 0.37 |
The 2002 elections to Southwark Council were held in the London Borough of Southwark, England, on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election, with boundary changes since the last election in 1998, reducing the number of seats by one. There were 63 seats in 21 wards. The Council moved from Labour controlled to no overall control, with a minority Liberal Democrat executive. Turnout was 26.2%.[1]
Southwark local elections are held every four years, with the next held in 2006.
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Graham Nash was previously elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor
Christine Claridge was previously elected as a Labour councillor
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Margaret Ambrose.