The 2002 Winchester Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England.

Quick Facts All 57 seats to Winchester City Council 29 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

2002 Winchester City Council election

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All 57 seats to Winchester City Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Seats won 35 14 Popular vote 36,057 29.600 Percentage 44.6 36.6   Third party Fourth party   Party Independent Labour Seats won 5 3 Popular vote 7,684 7,459 Percentage 9.5 9.2
Results by Ward
Council control before election Liberal Democrats Council control after election Liberal Democrats

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The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The boundary changes were the first since the 1970s and they saw the number of seats increased by 2.^[1][2]

The results saw the Liberal Democrats stay in overall control of the council after retaining 35 seats on the council.^[3][4] However the Liberal Democrat leader of the council, Rodney Sabine, lost his seat in New Alresfords ward.^[2] The Conservatives increased their number of councillors from 11 to 14, while Labour lost 1 to only hold 3 seats.^[3] Voter turnout was higher than nationally, with over 50% voting in 4 wards.^[3]