2002 UK local government election
2002 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
Party
Labour
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Last election
27 seats
25 seats
7 seats
Seats before
27
25
7
Seats won
12
6
2
Seats after
28
24
7
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
21,734
22,439
5,137
Percentage
39.9%
41.2%
9.4%
The 2002 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands , England . One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control .[ 1]
Background
Before the election the council was run by a coalition between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties, after Labour had run the council from 1995 to 2000.[ 2] The candidates at the election were 20 each from the Labour and Conservative parties, 10 Liberal Democrats, 7 independents , 4 UK Independence Party and 3 Green Party .[ 2]
A significant issue at the election was a report from the Audit Commission in January 2002, which had made many criticisms of the council, with the council having almost been taken over by the national government 2 months before the election.[ 2]
Election result
Ward results
References