Wandsworth Council election, 2002
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The 2002 Wandsworth London Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of
Wandsworth London Borough Council Wandsworth London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Wandsworth in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. Wandsworth is divided into 20 wards, eac ...
in
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,
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. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 reducing the number of seats by 1. The
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party stayed in overall control of the council. The election saw an experiment in leaving
polling station A polling place is where voters cast their ballots in elections. The phrase polling station is also used in American English and British English, although polling place is the building
s open for a longer period. Along with neighbouring
Westminster City Council Westminster City Council is the local authority for the City of Westminster in Greater London, England. The city is divided into 20 wards, each electing three councillors. The council is currently composed of 31 Labour Party members and 23 Cons ...
polling stations were open from 7am to 10pm instead of the standard 8am to 9pm.


Election result


Ward results


References

{{United Kingdom elections 2002 London Borough council elections 2002