2000 United Kingdom local elections
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1Local elections took place in some parts of England on 4 May 2000. A third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs were elected along with elections in many of the unitary authorities and district councils. There were no elections in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Contents
1 Summary of results
2 England
2.1 Metropolitan boroughs
2.1.1 Whole council
2.1.2 Third of council
2.2 Unitary authorities
2.2.1 Whole council
2.2.2 Third of council
2.3 District councils
2.3.1 Whole council
2.3.2 Third of council
2.4 Mayoral elections
3 References
Summary of results
Below is a summary of the results of the 2000 local elections.[1]
| Party | Councils | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gain | Loss | Change | Total | Gain | Loss | Change | Total | ||
Labour | 1 | 17 | –16 | 57 | 10 | 584 | –574 | 1,119 | |
Conservative | 17 | 1 | +16 | 33 | 608 | 14 | +594 | 1,383 | |
Liberal Democrat | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 | 127 | 145 | -18 | 729 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 169 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 101 | |
No overall control | 16 | 15 | +1 | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
England
Metropolitan boroughs
Whole council
In 1 English Metropolitan borough council the whole council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sefton ‡ | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
‡ New ward boundaries
Third of council
In 35 English Metropolitan borough councils, one third of the council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barnsley | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Birmingham | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Bolton | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Bradford | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Bury | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Calderdale | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Coventry | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Doncaster | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Dudley | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Gateshead | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Kirklees | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Knowsley | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Leeds | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Liverpool | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat hold | Details | ||
Manchester | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Newcastle upon Tyne | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
North Tyneside | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Oldham | Labour | Liberal Democrat gain | Details | ||
Rochdale | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Rotherham | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Salford | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Sandwell | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Sheffield | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat hold | Details | ||
Solihull | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
South Tyneside | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
St Helens | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Stockport | Liberal Democrat | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Sunderland | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Tameside | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Trafford | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Wakefield | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Walsall | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Wigan | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Wirral | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Wolverhampton | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Unitary authorities
Whole council
In 11 English Unitary authorities, the whole council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackpool | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Bracknell Forest | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Herefordshire | Liberal Democrat | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Medway | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Nottingham | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Plymouth | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Swindon ‡ | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Telford and Wrekin | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Torbay | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
West Berkshire | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat hold | Details | ||
Windsor and Maidenhead | Liberal Democrat | No overall control gain | Details | ||
‡ New ward boundaries
Third of council
In 16 English Unitary authorities, one third of the council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blackburn with Darwen | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Derby | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Halton | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Hartlepool | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Kingston upon Hull | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Milton Keynes | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Peterborough | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Portsmouth | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Reading | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Slough | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Southampton | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Southend-on-Sea | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Stoke-on-Trent | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Thurrock | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Warrington | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Wokingham | Conservative | No overall control gain | Details | ||
District councils
Whole council
In 9 English district authorities, the whole council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amber Valley ‡ | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Elmbridge ‡ | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Exeter ‡ | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Malvern Hills | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Mole Valley ‡ | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Reigate and Banstead ‡ | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Runnymede ‡ | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Tandridge ‡ | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Woking ‡ | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
‡ New ward boundaries
Third of council
In 80 English district authorities, one third of the council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adur | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Barrow-in-Furness | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Basildon | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Basingstoke and Deane | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Bassetlaw | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Bedford | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Brentwood | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat hold | Details | ||
Broadland | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Broxbourne | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Burnley | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Cambridge | No overall control | Liberal Democrat gain | Details | ||
Cannock Chase | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Carlisle | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Cheltenham | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Cherwell | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Chester | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Chorley | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Colchester | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Congleton | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat hold | Details | ||
Craven | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Crawley | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Crewe and Nantwich | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Daventry | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Eastbourne | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Eastleigh | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat hold | Details | ||
Ellesmere Port and Neston | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Epping Forest | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Fareham | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Gloucester | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Gosport | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Great Yarmouth | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Harlow | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Harrogate | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat hold | Details | ||
Hart | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Hastings | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Havant | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Hertsmere | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Huntingdonshire | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Hyndburn | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Ipswich | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Lincoln | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Macclesfield | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Maidstone | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Newcastle-under-Lyme | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
North Hertfordshire | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Norwich | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Nuneaton and Bedworth | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Oxford | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Pendle | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Penwith | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Preston | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Purbeck | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Redditch | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Rochford | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Rossendale | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Rugby | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Rushmoor | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Shrewsbury and Atcham | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
South Bedfordshire | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
South Cambridgeshire | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
South Lakeland | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
St Albans | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Stevenage | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Stratford-on-Avon | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Stroud | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Swale | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Tamworth | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Three Rivers | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat hold | Details | ||
Tunbridge Wells | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Watford | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Waveney | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
Welwyn Hatfield | No overall control | Labour gain | Details | ||
West Lancashire | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
West Lindsey | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
West Oxfordshire | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
Weymouth and Portland | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Winchester | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat hold | Details | ||
Worcester | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
Worthing | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
Wyre Forest | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
Mayoral elections
| Local Authority | Previous Mayor | Mayor-elect | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
London | New Post | Ken Livingstone (Independent) | Details | ||
References
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- The local elections and elections for a London mayor and assembly: 4 May 2000. House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/53.
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