Derby Council election, 2002
Encyclopedia
The 2002 Derby Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Derby
Unitary
Council in England
. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes since the last election in 2000
had increased the number of seats by 7. The Labour
party stayed in overall control of the council.
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
Unitary
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
Council in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The whole council was up for election after boundary changes since the last election in 2000
Derby Council election, 2000
The 2000 Derby Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Derby Unitary Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council....
had increased the number of seats by 7. The Labour
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
party stayed in overall control of the council.