Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 2 May 2002 on the same day as other local council elections in England.
North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds", which means one councillor from each three-member ward is elected each year for three years followed by a year with no election. On the same day, the election for the first directly elected Mayor of North Tyneside took place.
Battle Hill
Benton
Camperdown
Chirton
Collingwood
Cullercoats
Holystone
Howdon
Longbenton
Monkseaton
North Shields
Northumberland
Riverside
Seatonville
St Mary's
Tynemouth
Valley
Wallsend
Weetslade
Whitley Bay
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