The 2002 Westminster City Council election took place on May 2, 2002, to elect members of the Westminster City Council. It resulted in a conservative majority.

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Quick Facts all 60 council seats 31 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

2002 Westminster City Council election

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all 60 council seats 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	27%[1]
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Last election 47 seats 13 seats 0 seats Seats won 48 12 0 Seat change 1 1 0 Popular vote 20,573 10,387 4,982 Percentage 55.5% 28.0% 13.4%

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Election results^[2]

Party	Votes	Percent	Seats	Change
Conservative	20,573	55.5%	48	1
Labour	10,387	28.0%	12	1
Liberal Democrat	4,982	13.4%	0	0
Green Party	545	1.5%	0	0
Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground	378	1.0%	0	0
Socialist Alliance	193	0.5%	0	0
Total votes	37,058

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The election resulted in a Conservative majority of 48 seats. The Save St John's Wood Adventure Playground party ran in protest of the 40% budget cut of the playground by the previous city council.^[3][4]

The results for each individual ward are as follows.^[2]