the 17 wards with only Greatham ward not holding an election. Most attention was on the mayoral election but there was a large swing of 14.2% to Labour in the council election. However they were only able to gain one seat in Seaton ward from the Conservatives. After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 23 Liberal Democrat 12 Conservative 8 Independent 4 Summary of results Ward results References 2002 English local elections 2002 Mayoral elections in England 2000s in County Durham May 2002 events in the United Kingdom