| Election Name: | 2002 Winchester City Council election |
| Next Election: | 2003 Winchester City Council election |
| Seats1: | 35 |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Election Date: | 2 May 2002 |
| Majority Seats: | 29 |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
| Previous Year: | 2000 |
| Previous Election: | 2000 Winchester City Council election |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Country: | England |
| Percentage1: | 44.6 |
| Seats For Election: | All 57 seats to Winchester City Council |
| After Election: | Liberal Democrats |
| Seats2: | 14 |
| Council control | |
| Popular Vote1: | 36,057 |
| Percentage2: | 36.6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 29.600 |
| Before Election: | Liberal Democrats |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Percentage4: | 9.5 |
| Popular Vote4: | 7,684 |
| Seats4: | 5 |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Percentage5: | 9.2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 7,459 |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Party5: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 2002 Winchester Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England.
The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The boundary changes were the first since the 1970s and they saw the number of seats increased by 2.[1] [2]
The results saw the Liberal Democrats stay in overall control of the council after retaining 35 seats on the council.[3] [4] However the Liberal Democrat leader of the council, Rodney Sabine, lost his seat in New Alresfords ward.[2] The Conservatives increased their number of councillors from 11 to 14, while Labour lost 1 to only hold 3 seats.[3] Voter turnout was higher than nationally, with over 50% voting in 4 wards.[3]