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]

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2002 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election

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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%

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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]