lElections for Redbridge Council in London were held on 2 May 2002. It was a part of the wider 2002 London local elections. The Conservatives won 43% of the vote in the borough. The turnout was 34.26%, a decrease from the 36% seen in the 1998 London local elections.
Background
Ward Changes While there were boundary changes this election similar to every other London Borough Council, Redbridge got through it without eliminating wards or adding new wards. They only added a seat to the Goodmayes ward to bring the total number of seats from 62 to 63.
Council Composition In between the previous election and this one there was one by-election that occurred, leading to Labour losing a seat to the Conservatives after the resignation of Cllr. Desmond Thurlby in 1998. In addition to this another Labour councillor defected to a third party and another Labour seat was left vacant with too little time to hold a by-election before the main election, which meant the composition of the council just before the election was as follows:
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Election Results
After the election the composition of the council was as follows: +↓21933
Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate
(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward
Aldborough
Barkingside
Bridge
Chadwell
Church End
Clayhall
Clementswood
Cranbrook
Fairlop
Fullwell
Goodmayes
Hainault
Loxford
Mayfield
Monkhams
Newbury
Roding
Seven Kings
Snaresbrook
Valentines
Wanstead
By-elections This election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Dev Sharma as his job made him ineligible to run without permission from a government adjudicator. To run in this election he resigned from the job that required him to get permission to run for a council seat.This election was called following the death of Cllr. Keith E. Axon.This election was called following the death of Cllr. Gary D. Scottow.
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