Hyndburn Council election, 2002
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Elections to Hyndburn
Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election
in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 12. The Labour
party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative
party.
Hyndburn
Hyndburn is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Accrington. The district is named after the River Hyndburn....
Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election
Hyndburn Council election, 2000
Elections to Hyndburn Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 31...
in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 12. 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 gained overall control of the council from the Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
party.