Elections to Greenwich Council were held in May 2002. The whole council was up for election for the first time since the 1998 election.
Greenwich local elections are held every four years. The next election was in 2006.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 38 | ||||||||
| Conservative | 9 | ||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | ||||||||
| Green | 0 | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alexander Grant | 1,776 | 42.0 | ||
| Labour | Annie Keys | 1,539 | |||
| Conservative | Hugh Harris | 1,507 | 35.7 | ||
| Labour | Matthew Stiles | 1,503 | |||
| Conservative | Geoffrey Brighty | 1,491 | |||
| Conservative | Liz Truss | 1,360 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Smart | 798 | 18.9 | ||
| UKIP | Jeremy Elms | 145 | 3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,662 | 39.1 | |||
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