The 2002 Craven District Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England.
[2] Before the election the Conservatives had exactly half of the seats on the council with 17 councillors, compared to 12 Independents and 5 Liberal Democrats.
[4][5] A total of 61 candidates stood for the 30 seats contested, comprising 23 Conservatives, 18 independents, 13 Liberal Democrats and 1 candidate from the Labour Party.
[4] 3 Conservative and 3 independent candidates were elected unopposed.
[5] The Conservatives won the most seats to have 13 councillors but without a majority.