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The 2002 Greek local elections elected representatives to Greece's super-prefectures, 54 prefectures, provinces, and approximately 1,033 communities and municipalities.
The local elections in Greece traditionally occur during the month of October.
Candidates at local elections do not run under the official name of the party they belong, but form electoral platforms with different names for the purpose.
Candidates supported by New Democracy won in all the three major municipalities, Athens, Thessaloniki and Piraeus.
Dora Bakoyannis, a prominent member of New Democracy, won the election and replaced Dimitris Avramopoulos as mayor of Athens (first term).
| Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | 1st Round | % | Seats | 2nd Round | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dora Bakoyannis | New Democracy | Athens tomorrow | 160,425 | 47.5 | 10 | 180,898 | 60.5 | 25 |
| Christos Papoutsis | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | Beautiful City | 87,920 | 26 | 6 | 118,278 | 39.5 | 11 |
| Spyros Halvatzis | Communist Party of Greece | Solidarity for Athens | 20,305 | 6 | 1 | |||
| Fotis Kouvelis | Synaspismos | A different Athens | 19,996 | 5.9 | 1 | |||
| Ioannis Dimaras | Democratic Social Movement | Athens - Our city | 37,602 | 11.1 | 3 | |||
| Dimosthenis Vergis | Greek Ecologists | Ecologists of Athens - Dimosthenis Vergis | 3,050 | 0.90 | - | |||
| Makis Voridis | Hellenic Front | Front for Athens - Athens, Hellenic city | 3,023 | 0.90 | - | |||
| Aggelos Hagios | Radical Left Front | Undisciplined Athens | 2,166 | 0.64 | - | |||
| Odysseas Tiligadas | Independent | First The Greeks | 1,059 | 0.30 | - | |||
| Thanasses Tsirigotis | M-L KKE | People's Road | 616 | 0.20 | - |
Christos Agrapidis was reelected mayor of Piraeus (second term) with the support of New Democracy. [1]
| Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | 1st Round | % | Seats | 2nd Round | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christos Agrapidis | New Democracy | Time for Piraeus | 53.417 | 47.00 | 10 | 58.554 | 56.10 | 24 |
| Manolis Beteniotis | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | Piraeus firstly | 35.345 | 31.10 | 7 | 45.871 | 43.90 | 12 |
| Thodoris Dritsas | Synaspismos Renewing Communist Ecological Left | The Port of Agony | 8.522 | 7.50 | 2 | |||
| Konstantinos Tzatzanis | Communist Party of Greece | Piraeus' Renaissance | 7.455 | 6.6 | 1 | |||
| Legakis Nikolaos | Independent | 5.000 | 4.4 | |||||
| Alfieri Styliani | Independent | Coalition of Piraeus' citizens | 2.523 | 2.2 | ||||
| Charitos Christos | Hellenic Front | Front for Piraeus | 1.368 | 1.2 |
Vasilis Papageorgopoulos was reelected mayor of Thessaloniki with the support of New Democracy.
| Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | 1st Round | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasilis Papageorgopoulos | New Democracy | Resurgence | 95.701 | 54.20 | 24 |
| Spyros Vougias | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | Thessaloniki - Human city | 49.206 | 27.90 | 10 |
| Agapios Sahinis | Communist Party of Greece | Thessaloniki now | 16.807 | 9.50 | 3 |
| Tassos Kourakis | Synaspismos | Thessaloniki of the citizens and of ecology | 11.082 | 6.30 | 2 |
| Ioannis Kouriannidis | Hellenic Front | Front for Thessaloniki | 2.142 | 1.2 | - |
| Anastasia Theodoropoulou | Radical Left Front | Left movement | 1.655 | 0.90 | - |
Fofi Gennimata won the mainly ceremonial position of the super-prefect of Athens-Piraeus (first term) supported by PASOK. The coalition supported by New Democracy suffered a setback because of the unpopularity of Ioannis Tzanetakos and because of the candidacy of Georgios Karatzaferis.
| Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | 1st Round | % | Seats | 2nd Round | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fofi Gennimata | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | Super-prefecture of citizens | 659.377 | 40.10 | 16 | 818.083 | 56.30 | 46 [2] |
| Ioannis Tzanetakos | New Democracy | Free self-government now | 439.662 | 26.70 | 10 | 635.814 | 43.70 | 16 [2] |
| Georgios Karatzaferis | Popular Orthodox Rally | With a Pure Heart | 223.531 | 13.60 | 4 | |||
| Manolis Glezos | Coalition of the Radical Left | Greek Prefecture - Active Citizens | 177.411 | 10.80 | 4 | |||
| Thanasis Pafilis | Communist Party of Greece | Prefectural Fighting Cooperation | 143.856 | 8.80 | 4 |
Sub-prefectures of the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture
Elected prefect:Yiannis Sgouros (supported by PASOK)
Elected Prefect:Yiannis Mihas (supported by PASOK)
| Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | 1st Round | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constantine Tatsis | New Democracy | Resurgence | 131.697 | 51.60 | 45 [3] |
| Ioannis Stympiris | Panhellenic Socialist Movement Synaspismos | Course of Development | 112.240 | 44 | 27 [3] |
| Constantine Mollas | Communist Party of Greece | Inter-prefectural Fighting Rally | 11.334 | 4.40 | 3 [3] |
| Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | 1st Round | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christos Chatzopoulos | Panhellenic Socialist Movement Synaspismos | Unity-Creation-Perspective | 92.047 | 50.70 | 30 [4] |
| Dimitrios Mouzas | New Democracy | New Society | 75.906 | 41.80 | 18 [4] |
| Christos Trellis | Communist Party of Greece | Democratic Fighting Cooperation | 13.536 | 7.50 | 3 [4] |
| Candidate | Supporting parties | Platform | 1st Round | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panagiotis Psomiadis | New Democracy | Power for the Prefecture | 277.652 | 50.10 | 23 [5] |
| Grigorios Chatzisavvas | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | Prefecture of Thessaloniki as a Protagonist | 190.099 | 34.30 | 10 [5] |
| Georgios Rokos | Democratic Social Movement / Communist Party of Greece | Prefectural Fighting Cooperation | 44.323 | 8.0 | 3 [5] |
| Michalis Tremopoulos | Synaspismos | Ecology - Solidarity - Coalition of Citizens | 23.471 | 4.20 | 1 [5] |
| Marianna Brekasi | Communist Organization of Greece | Left Prefectural Movement of Thessaloniki | 10.197 | 1.80 | - |
| Savvas Georgiadis | Independent | Fighters against Unemployment | 8.431 | 1.50 | - |
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