The 2002 Havant Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Havant

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Council in

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. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 4. The

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gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

Election result

The Conservatives won a majority on the council, taking 23 of the 38 seats on the council.

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dropped from 11 to 9 seats, while the Liberal Democrats fell to 6 seats from 8 previously. The 3

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s had stood down at the election, while the boundary changes were reported to have cost Labour 4 seats. Turnout was up on the 2000 election, but dropped to a low of just 14.6% in Warren Park ward.

Ward results

Barncroft

Battins

Bedhampton

Bondsfields

Cowplain

Emsworth

Hart Plain

Hayling East

Hayling West

Purbrook

St. Faiths

Stakes

Warren Park

Waterloo

References

{{United Kingdom local elections, 2002 2002 English local elections Havant Borough Council elections 2000s in Hampshire