Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 12. The Labour party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative party.

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2002 Hyndburn Borough Council election

← 2000 2 May 2002 2003 →
All 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Ian Ormerod Peter Britcliffe Party Labour Conservative Leader's seat Milnshaw St Andrew's Seats before 16 31 Seats won 18 17 Seat change 2 14
2002 local election results in Hyndburn. Circles represent wards where multiple seats were contested.   Labour   Conservative   Not contested

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Boundary changes took place for the 2002 election. The number of councillors was reduced from 45 to 35 but the number of wards remained similar but not exactly the same.

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