The 2002 Havering Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Havering London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed in no overall control. New ward boundaries were in use for the first time and the number of councillors reduced from the previous election. As an experiment, it was a postal voting election, with the option to hand the papers in on polling day.
Electoral arrangements New ward boundaries were used for the first time. Prior to the 2002 election the council had 63 councillors. From the 2002 election, 54 councillors were elected from 18 wards. Each ward returned three councillors.
Six of the wards were new, including a recreated Cranham ward which had been abolished in 1978. The remaining wards shared the names of previously used wards but with new boundaries. Councillors were elected for a four-year term with the next election scheduled for 2006.
As an experiment, it was a postal voting election, with the option to hand the papers in on the 2 May 2002 polling day.
Results
Ward results Brooklands
Cranham
Elm Park
Emerson Park
Gooshays
Hacton
Harold Wood
Havering Park
Heaton
Hylands
Mawneys
Pettits
Rainham and Wennington
Romford Town
St Andrew's
South Hornchurch
Squirrel's Heath
Upminster
By-elections The following by-elections took place between the 2002 and 2006 elections: 2003 Rainham and Wennington by-election (Labour gain from Ind. Residents) 2004 Rainham and Wennington by-election (Labour gain from Ind. Residents)
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