The 2002 Wandsworth London Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Wandsworth London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 reducing the number of seats by 1. The Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
The election saw an experiment in leaving polling stations open for a longer period. Along with neighbouring Westminster City Council polling stations were open from 7 am to 10 pm instead of the standard 8 am to 9 pm.
As part of a major redistricting, Wandsworth council along with every other London Council created new districts, eliminated some, and expanded others. The results of this redistrictinng were as follows:
During the process of redistrictinng, the number of seats on Wandworth London Borough Council dropped from 61 to 60.
In the years between this election and the previous one there were 2 by-elections triggered by the resignation and deaths of their respective councillors, however neither of them resulted in the seats changing parties. In addition to this there was a single seat that became vacant without enough time to hold a by-election to fill it, which meant the composition of the council just before the election was as follows:
After the election, the composition was as follows:
(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
(â ) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward