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Elections to North Tyneside Metropolitan Council took place on 2 May 2002 on the same day as other local council elections in England.^[2]

North Tyneside Council is elected "in thirds", which means one councillor from each three-member ward is elected each year followed by a following year. On the same day, the election for the first directly elected Mayor of North Tyneside took place.^[3]

North Tyneside Council Elections: Battle Hill ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J Smith	1,788	51.4
	Labour	Tommy Mulvenna	1,333	38.3
	Conservative	E Smith	356	10.2
Majority			455

North Tyneside Council Elections: Benton ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Latham	1,292	46.3
	Conservative	Brian McArdle	990	35.5
	Liberal Democrats	P Finlay	510	18.3
Majority			302

North Tyneside Council Elections: Camperdown ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Newton	1,605	68.9
	Liberal Democrats	C Taylor	407	17.5
	Conservative	Amanda Newton	319	13.7
Majority			1,198

North Tyneside Council Elections: Chirton ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Smith	1,235	60.7
	Conservative	Toni Morgan	469	23.1
	Liberal Democrats	C Hindmarsh	330	16.2
Majority			766

North Tyneside Council Elections: Collingwood ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Hall	1,309	51.6
	Conservative	Miriam Smith	664	23.1
	Liberal Democrats	Dorothy Hindmarsh	330	16.2
Majority			645

North Tyneside Council Elections: Cullercoats ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L Goveas	2,404	56
	Labour	Keith Smiles	1,322	30.8
	Liberal Democrats	Dennis Woods	567	13.2
Majority			1,082

North Tyneside Council Elections: Holystone ward 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B Flood	1,756	49.9
	Conservative	Alison Austin	979	27.8
	Liberal Democrats	Steven Conoboy	787	22.3
Majority			777

North Tyneside Council Elections: Howdon ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Charlton	1,146	51.9
	Liberal Democrats	S Farrell	891	40.4
	Conservative	John McGee	169	7.7
Majority			255

North Tyneside Council Elections: Longbenton ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Conroy	1,221	63.8
	Liberal Democrats	M Finlay	415	21.7
	Conservative	Robin Underwood	278	14.5
Majority			806

North Tyneside Council Elections: Monkseaton ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Bell	2,630	65.1
	Labour	Glen Stillaway	875	21.6
	Liberal Democrats	M Smith	538	13.3
Majority			1,755

North Tyneside Council Elections: North Shields ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R Goveas	2,096	52.7
	Labour	F Lott	1,410	35.4
	Liberal Democrats	A Farrell	475	11.9
Majority			689

North Tyneside Council Elections: Northumberland ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Ord	2,278	66.6
	Labour	Norma Playle	689	28.2
	Conservative	Marjorie Appleton	178	5.2
Majority			1,314

North Tyneside Council Elections: Riverside ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M McGlade	1,248	58.4
	Liberal Democrats	James Smith	514	24
	Conservative	L Johnston	376	17.6
Majority			734

North Tyneside Council Elections: Seatonville ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K Mewett	1,659	47.6
	Liberal Democrats	Dr Joan Harvey	1,007	28.3
	Labour	J Smith	857	24.1
Majority			688

North Tyneside Council Elections: Seatonville ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Morgan	3,026	72.1
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Campbell	656	15.6
	Labour	Mark Ormston	515	12.3
Majority			2,511

North Tyneside Council Elections: Tynemouth ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I Macaulay	1,938	58.9
	Labour	R Hill	906	27.5
	Liberal Democrats	K McGarrigle	446	13.6
Majority			1,032

North Tyneside Council Elections: Valley ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carole Gamling	1,532	53.8
	Conservative	Pam McIntyre	685	24.2
	Liberal Democrats	C Hall	622	22
Majority			838

North Tyneside Council Elections: Wallsend ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Huscroft	1,731	66.8
	Labour	Alan Keith	760	29.3
	Conservative	Margaret Smith	99	3.8
Majority			971

North Tyneside Council Elections: Weetslade ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A Richardson	1,459	42.2
	Conservative	Alan Appleton	1,356	39.2
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Taylor	640	18.5
Majority			103

North Tyneside Council Elections: Whitley Bay ward 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K Fairs	1,519	52.1
	Labour	John Webb	709	24.3
	Liberal Democrats	A Campbell	398	13.6
	Independent	P Bell	292	10
Majority			623	27.2

Preceded by 2000 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

North Tyneside local elections

Succeeded by 2003 North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election