| Election Name: | 2002 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1998 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1998 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Seats For Election: | All 60 seats to Waltham Forest London Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 31 |
| Election Date: | 2 May 2002 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leader1: | Tony Buckley |
| Leaders Seat1: | Lea Bridge |
| Last Election1: | 30 seats |
| Seats1: | 29 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leader2: | Geoffrey Walker |
| Leaders Seat2: | Hatch Lane |
| Last Election2: | 15 seats |
| Seats2: | 18 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Leader3: | Keith Rayner |
| Leaders Seat3: | Cann Hall |
| Last Election3: | 12 seats |
| Seats3: | 13 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | No Overall Control |
Elections to Waltham Forest Council were held in May 2002. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1998 election. These elections were the first held on new ward boundaries which increased the total number of Councillors by 2, from 58 to 60.
Waltham Forest local elections are held every four years, with the next due in 2006.
Despite losing their majority, Labour were able to continue in administration, in a minority.[1]
| Elected in 1998 | Before election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | ||
| 30 | 30 | ||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||
| 12 | 12 | ||||
|}