The 2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on 2 May 2002 as part of the wider local elections.^[1] Twenty-one seats were up for election across every ward in Stockport and it resulted in the Liberal Democrats having a majority of seats on the council. The Liberal Democrats held this majority until the 2011 local elections.^[2]

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2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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21 seats up for election
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Labour Seats before 33 21 Seats won 11 6 Seats after 33 19 Seat change 2   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative Heald Green Ratepayers Seats before 6 3 Seats won 3 1 Seats after 8 3 Seat change 2
Map showing the results the 2002 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, yellow shows the Liberal Democrats and purple the Heald Green Ratepayers.

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