2002 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election
2002 UK local government election
The 2002 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Before the election the Labour Party controlled the council with 55 seats, compared to 8 Conservatives, 7 Liberal Democrats and 1 independent.[3] A further seat was vacant after the recent death of Labour councillor Fred Smith.[3]
The results saw Labour easily keep its strong majority on the council after winning 19 of the 24 seats contested.[6] Neither the British National Party, nor the candidate from the Freedom Party managed to win a seat on the council,[7] but the British National Party did win 24% in Princes End ward.[8]
^ abcJohnson, Steve (1 May 2002). "Uphill job to oust Labour; But Tories hope for gains". Birmingham Mail.
^Johnson, Steve (3 April 2002). "Poll fight by mother; ; Leisure protester stands". Birmingham Mail.
^Johnson, Adrian (24 April 2002). "Society: frontline: Links: In deep water: Adrian Johnson on why the planned closure of a rundown pool in the West Midlands has provoked a political backlash". The Guardian. p. 14.
^"Local Election Results 2002: Labour ward off the right; Majority retained against BNP challenge". Birmingham Mail. 3 May 2002. p. 17.
^"Local Election Results 2002: No headway for far right". Birmingham Mail. 3 May 2002. p. 20.
^Travis, Alan (9 May 2002). "Comment & Analysis: Analysis: The devil is in the detail: It is not just Burnley and Oldham we should be worrying about - the British National party made progress in 16 other areas too". The Guardian. p. 15.