Election Name: | 2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.png |
Type: | parliamentary |
Party Colour: | Yes |
Previous Election: | 2000 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Election |
Election Date: | 2 May 2002 |
Previous Year: | 2000 |
Party Name: | Yes |
Next Year: | 2003 |
Seats For Election: | 21 seats up for election |
Next Election: | 2003 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 33 |
Seats1: | 11 |
Seats After1: | 33 |
Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 21 |
Seats2: | 6 |
Seats After2: | 19 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Party4: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before4: | 6 |
Seats4: | 3 |
Seats After4: | 8 |
Seat Change4: | 2 |
Party5: | Heald Green Ratepayers |
Seats Before5: | 3 |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seats After5: | 3 |
Map Size: | 300px |
The 2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2002 as part of the wider local elections.[1] Twenty-one seats were up for election across every ward in Stockport and it resulted in the Liberal Democrats having a majority of seats on the council. The Liberal Democrats held this majority until the 2011 local elections.[2]