Leeds Council election, 2000

The 2000 Leeds Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1] Overall turnout in the election was 27.5%.^[2]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 2000^[2]^[3]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Labour	17	1	9	-8	51.5	39.2	58,198	-5.0%
	Liberal Democrat	8	4	0	+4	24.2	22.8	33,916	-0.3%
	Conservative	7	4	0	+4	21.2	32.3	48,031	+3.3%
	Green	1	1	0	+1	3.0	4.0	5,906	+0.8%
	Left Alliance	0	0	1	-1	0	0.9	1,406	+0.8%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	697	+0.5%
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	166	+0.1%
	Independent Labour	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	131	+0.1%
	Socialist Alternative	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	122	-0.1%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	74	+0.05%

Ward results

Aireborough^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Latty	3,142	47.1	+6.5
	Labour	T Addison	2,470	37.0	-6.6
	Liberal Democrat	I Hutton	1,058	15.9	+0.1
Majority			672	10.1
Turnout			6,670	33.9	+0.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Armley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J McKenna	1,637	50.3	-11.0
	Conservative	S Welsh	810	24.9	+8.3
	Liberal Democrat	A Davies	541	16.6	+1.1
	Green	Y Clarke	236	7.2	+0.6
	Left Alliance	S Welsh	33	1.0	+1.0
Majority			827	25.4	-19.3
Turnout			3,257	20.7	-0.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Barwick & Kippax^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Wakefield	2,766	49.9	-10.9
	Conservative	J Stott	2,035	36.7	+9.8
	Liberal Democrat	A Bagnall	743	13.4	+1.1
Majority			731	13.2	-20.7
Turnout			5,544	30.9	-2.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Beeston^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Congreve	1,351	45.8	-10.9
	Conservative	W Birch	988	33.5	+5.4
	Liberal Democrat	P Davies	528	17.9	+2.7
	Green	J Pritchard	86	2.9	+2.9
Majority			363	12.3	-16.3
Turnout			2,953	24.1	+2.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Bramley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	L Sullivan	1,596	46.4	-1.2
	Labour	M McGowan	1,361	39.6	-5.1
	Conservative	M Best	396	11.5	+3.8
	Green	P Brown	84	2.4	+2.4
Majority			235	6.8	+3.9
Turnout			3,437	21.0	+0.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Burmantofts^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Grahame	1,700	63.0	-4.3
	Liberal Democrat	T Ineson	532	19.7	+0.8
	Conservative	K Steenson	372	13.8	+5.4
	Green	P Alexander	68	2.5	+2.5
	Left Alliance	G Christie	26	1.0	-4.4
Majority			1,168	43.3	-5.1
Turnout			2,698	20.6	-0.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Chapel Allerton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Moxon	2,151	47.5	-11.7
	Left Alliance	J Frankland	1,058	23.4	+23.4
	Liberal Democrat	A Hussain	720	15.9	+3.2
	Conservative	A Ali	595	13.2	-8.3
Majority			1,093	24.1	-13.6
Turnout			4,524	30.9	+4.0
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

City & Holbeck^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Nash	1,494	56.2	-3.3
	Conservative	D Boynton	488	18.4	+1.6
	Liberal Democrat	A Norman	417	15.7	+1.5
	Green	M Ghosh	138	5.2	+1.2
	Socialist Alternative	D Jones	122	4.6	-0.9
Majority			1,006	37.8	-4.9
Turnout			2,659	17.5	-1.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Cookridge^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K Loudon	3,058	49.1	-2.5
	Liberal Democrat	R Harker	1,781	28.6	+13.0
	Labour	J Dowson	1,256	20.1	-10.1
	Green	P Scarth	139	2.2	-0.4
Majority			1,277	20.5	-0.9
Turnout			6,234	37.0	+3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Garforth & Swillington^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T Murray	2,734	50.7	-10.7
	Conservative	J Higham	1,666	30.9	+6.8
	Liberal Democrat	I Dowling	996	18.5	+3.9
Majority			1,068	19.8	-17.5
Turnout			5,396	29.1	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Halton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Hyde	2,681	47.5	+5.6
	Labour	P Davey	2,248	39.8	-5.1
	Liberal Democrat	D Hollingsworth	720	12.7	-0.5
Majority			433	7.7
Turnout			5,649	31.2	+3.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Harehills^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	A Tear	2,198	49.8	-1.6
	Labour	M Kahn	1,889	42.8	-1.9
	Conservative	L Steenson	195	4.4	+0.6
	Green	P Marchant	92	2.1	+2.1
	Left Alliance	T Watson	37	0.8	+0.8
Majority			309	7.0	+0.3
Turnout			4,411	31.5	-1.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Headingley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	D Morton	1,443	41.9	-2.1
	Labour	W Rollinson	1,292	37.5	-0.9
	Green	L Jeffries	364	10.6	+1.0
	Conservative	J Thornton	346	10.0	+2.0
Majority			151	4.4	-1.2
Turnout			3,445	16.3	-3.7
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Horsforth^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	A Barker	2,209	39.8
	Conservative	J Hardcastle	2,034	36.6
	Labour	J Garvani	1,137	20.5
	Green	A Binns	174	3.1
Majority			175	3.2
Turnout			5,554	32.2	-1.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Hunslet^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Driver	1,409	70.5	-5.1
	Liberal Democrat	C Golton	468	23.4	+12.8
	Green	S Hoare	121	6.1	+3.1
Majority			941	47.1	-17.4
Turnout			1,998	17.9	-0.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Kirkstall^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Minkin	2,070	60.8	-5.9
	Conservative	D Higgott	594	17.5	+3.8
	Liberal Democrat	N De Vere	473	13.9	+2.0
	Green	M Reed	265	7.8	+0.1
Majority			1,476	43.3	-9.7
Turnout			3,402	21.9	+0.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Middleton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J Dunn	1,618	59.2	-6.1
	Conservative	S Nicholls	717	26.2	+4.4
	Liberal Democrat	M Allinson	321	11.7	-1.2
	Green	T Goodall	77	2.8	+2.8
Majority			901	33.0	-10.5
Turnout			2,733	18.7	-1.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Moortown^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	M Harris	2,758	49.8
	Labour	J Lewis	1,381	24.9
	Conservative	T Hayles	1,199	21.6
	Green	I Dracup	130	2.3
	Left Alliance	K Pattison	71	1.3
Majority			1,377	24.9
Turnout			5,539	34.6	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Morley North^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Dawson	2,156	43.9	-11.2
	Conservative	D Schofield	2,004	40.8	+10.4
	Liberal Democrat	R Harris	530	10.8	+0.0
	Green	J Hackman	223	4.5	+0.8
Majority			152	3.1	-21.6
Turnout			4,913	26.0	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Morley South^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B North	2,255	51.2	-8.0
	Conservative	S Kearns	1,397	31.7	+6.1
	Liberal Democrat	J Chapman	588	13.3	-1.8
	BNP	M Dodd	166	3.8	+3.8
Majority			858	19.5	-14.1
Turnout			4,406	20.1	+0.8
	Labour hold		Swing

North^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	J Brown	2,628	43.3	+10.3
	Conservative	C Anderson	2,426	40.1	-1.4
	Labour	A Giles	877	14.5	-10.9
	Green	P Harris	93	1.5	+1.5
	Left Alliance	B Jackson	32	0.5	+0.5
Majority			202	3.2
Turnout			6,056	35.7	+2.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Otley & Wharfedale^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C Fox	2,742	37.5	+4.5
	Liberal Democrat	C Campbell	1,990	27.2	-13.7
	Labour	J Eveleigh	1,742	23.8	-2.3
	Independent	N Francis	697	9.5	+9.5
	Green	L Miles	141	1.9	+1.9
Majority			752	10.3
Turnout			7,312	38.6	-0.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Pudsey North^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Carter	4,094	66.1	+11.5
	Labour	A Cherry	1,442	23.3	-11.8
	Liberal Democrat	C Glover	657	10.6	+0.3
Majority			2,652	42.8	+23.3
Turnout			6,193	34.5	-1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pudsey South^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Coulson	2,013	43.9	-5.4
	Conservative	A Smith	1,861	40.6	+5.3
	Liberal Democrat	P Bardon	572	12.5	+0.5
	Green	G Illingworth	139	3.0	-0.3
Majority			152	3.3	-10.7
Turnout			4,585	27.1	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Richmond Hill^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Lyons	1,656	67.3	-7.9
	Liberal Democrat	K Norman	369	15.0	+0.2
	Conservative	V Richmond	305	12.4	+2.4
	Independent Labour	N Place	131	5.3	+5.3
Majority			1,187	52.3	-8.1
Turnout			2,461	19.9	+1.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Rothwell^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	D Wilson	2,007	44.9	+20.3
	Labour	L Cohen	1,743	39.0	-18.0
	Conservative	C Judge	718	16.1	-2.3
Majority			264	5.9
Turnout			4,468	28.1	+3.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Roundhay^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Castle	2,782	44.3	+3.8
	Labour	K Newstead	2,542	40.5	-4.7
	Liberal Democrat	J Skinner	696	11.1	-3.2
	Green	C Johnston	164	2.6	+2.6
	Left Alliance	M Christie	95	1.5	+1.5
Majority			240	3.8
Turnout			6,279	37.8	+2.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Seacroft^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G Hyde	1,998	73.7	-4.0
	Conservative	D Townsley	344	12.7	+3.8
	Liberal Democrat	S Fisher	225	8.3	+1.9
	UKIP	R Northgreaves	74	2.7	+2.7
	Green	M Bolton	69	2.5	-0.8
Majority			1,654	61.0	-7.8
Turnout			2,710	22.4	+0.9
	Labour hold		Swing

University^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M Giles-Hill	1,349	59.6	+4.0
	Liberal Democrat	E Coneybeare	396	17.5	-7.0
	Conservative	R Winfield	263	11.6	+3.0
	Green	B Eikonoklastes	200	8.8	+2.2
	Left Alliance	A Munro	54	2.4	+2.4
Majority			953	42.1	+11.0
Turnout			2,262	14.4	-2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Weetwood^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	J Souper	2,267	40.7	+1.1
	Labour	J Blake	2,023	36.3	-2.9
	Conservative	G Castle	1,049	18.8	+2.1
	Green	D Webb	233	4.2	-0.4
Majority			244	4.4	+4.0
Turnout			5,572	34.0	-1.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Whetherby^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G Wilkinson	4,823	68.7
	Labour	R Steel	1,341	19.1
	Liberal Democrat	M Welby	860	12.2
Majority			3,482	49.6
Turnout			7,024	34.0	-2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Whinmoor^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S Armitage	1,751	50.1	-4.1
	Conservative	V Kendall	1,317	37.7	+8.3
	Liberal Democrat	A Bell	425	12.2	+3.0
Majority			434	12.4	-12.4
Turnout			3,493	26.2	+0.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Wortley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	C Nash	2,670	55.5	+1.1
	Labour	P Towler	1,346	28.0	-7.2
	Conservative	G Broadbent	590	12.3	+9.1
	Liberal Democrat	B Thompson	204	4.2	-3.0
Majority			1,324	27.5	+8.3
Turnout			4,810	28.1	-1.0
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

References

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