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The 2000 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 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. On the same day, a parliamentary by-election took place in the Romsey constituency in southern England; the Liberal Democrats won the seat from the Conservatives.
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All 36 metropolitan boroughs, 27 out of 46 unitary authorities, 89 out of 238 English districts, 1 directly elected mayor and 1 regional assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Summary of results
editBelow 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 Democrats | 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
editMetropolitan boroughs
editWhole council
editIn 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
editIn 35 English Metropolitan borough councils, one third of the council was up for election.
Unitary authorities
editWhole council
editIn 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 Democrats | 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 Democrats | Liberal Democrats hold | Details | ||
| Windsor and Maidenhead | Liberal Democrats | No overall control gain | Details | ||
‡ New ward boundaries
Third of council
editIn 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
editWhole council
editIn 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
editIn 80 English district authorities, one third of the council was up for election.
Mayoral elections
edit| Local Authority | Previous Mayor | Mayor-elect | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | New Post | Ken Livingstone (Independent) | Details | ||
References
edit- ^ "Lond & local elections 2000". BBC News. Retrieved 21 December 2010.