2002 Stevenage Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2002 Stevenage Borough Council election
Country:England
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2000 Stevenage Borough Council election
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2003 Stevenage Borough Council election
Next Year:2003
Seats For Election:13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
Majority Seats:20
Election Date:2 May 2002
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before1:33
Seats1:11
Seats After1:33
Popular Vote1:16,392
Percentage1:53.2%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before2:3
Seats2:1
Seats After2:3
Popular Vote2:8,027
Percentage2:26.1%
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats Before3:3
Seats3:1
Seats After3:3
Popular Vote3:5,747
Percentage3:18.7%
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Labour
After Election:Labour

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election; the seats of the candidates who finished second in each ward in the all-out election of 1999. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Ward results

Woodfield

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