2002 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election; the seats of the candidates who finished second in each ward in the all-out election of 1999. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.

After the election, the composition of the council was:
 * Labour 33
 * Liberal Democrat 3
 * Conservative 3