Elections to
Lambeth London Borough Council
Lambeth London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Lambeth in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, and one of the 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. The council meets at Lambeth Town Hall ...
were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes reducing the number of councillors by one since the last election in
1998
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despite having the largest number of votes with 36.6% of the vote, it still lost 13 seats, while the
Lib Dems
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and the
Tories
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gained seats, resulting in
Labour losing control of the Council and no party having a majority.
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Following the election, the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives formed a coalition to run the council with Cllr Peter Truesdale, Liberal Democrat, as Leader and Cllr John Whelan, Conservative, as Deputy Leader.
]
Election result
Ward results
Bishop's
Brixton Hill
Clapham Common
Clapham Town
Coldharbour
Ferndale
Gipsy Hill
Herne Hill
Knight's Hill
Larkhall
Oval
Prince's
St Leonard's
Stockwell
Streatham Hill
Streatham South
Streatham Wells
Thornton
Thurlow Park
Tulse Hill
Vassall
References
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2002
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2002 London Borough council elections
21st century in the London Borough of Lambeth