The 2002 Camden Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of
Camden London Borough Council
Camden London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Camden in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Camden is divided into 18 wards, each electing th ...
in
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the
last election in 1998 reducing the number of seats by 5.
The
Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
Election result
For the election Camden had a trial of
early voting
Early voting, also called advance polling or pre-poll voting, is a convenience voting process by which voters in a public election can vote before a scheduled election day. Early voting can take place remotely, such as via postal voting, or in ...
on 27–28 April in an attempt to increase
turnout, however overall turnout at 28.4% was down on the 33.4% in 1998.
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Ward results
Belsize
Bloomsbury
Camden Town with Primrose Hill
Cantelowes
Fortune Green
Frognal and Fitzhjohns
Gospel Oak
Hampstead Town
Haverstock
Highgate
Holborn and Covent Garden
Kentish Town
Kilburn
King's Cross
Regent's Park
St Pancras and Somers Town
Swiss Cottage
West Hampstead
References
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2002
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2002 London Borough council elections