Elections to West Lindsey Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
| West Lindsey Local Election Result 2000 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53.8 | 51.0 | 6,101 | +4.9% | ||
| Conservative | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 23.1 | 36.7 | 4,385 | +8.2% | ||
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 23.1 | 7.5 | 893 | -4.1% | ||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 | 584 | -8.9% | ||
1 Independent candidate was unopposed.
| Caistor | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Roy Schofield | 366 | 47.2 | ||
| Conservative | Derrick Mortimer | 305 | 39.3 | ||
| Labour | Robin Barr | 82 | 10.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Heathorn | 23 | 3.0 | ||
| Majority | 61 | 7.9 | |||
| Turnout | 776 | 31.0 | |||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Cherry Willingham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | George Greenaway | 527 | 56.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Stuart Miller | 400 | 43.1 | ||
| Majority | 127 | 13.8 | |||
| Turnout | 927 | 30.2 | -7.5 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Dunholme | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Susan Rawlins | 390 | 65.5 | +16.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Peter Turner | 205 | 34.5 | -16.8 | |
| Majority | 185 | 31.0 | |||
| Turnout | 595 | 36.2 | -3.9 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Gainsborough East | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Michael Tinker | 551 | 76.2 | ||
| Conservative | William Morgan | 172 | 23.8 | ||
| Majority | 379 | 52.4 | |||
| Turnout | 723 | 16.8 | -5.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Gainsborough North | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Thomas Brown | 552 | 63.3 | ||
| Conservative | Sally Jupp | 320 | 36.7 | ||
| Majority | 232 | 26.6 | |||
| Turnout | 872 | 17.5 | -4.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Gainsborough South-West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Trevor Young | 407 | 52.7 | ||
| Labour | Brenda Mills | 188 | 24.4 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Beer | 177 | 22.9 | ||
| Majority | 219 | 28.3 | |||
| Turnout | 772 | 23.2 | -3.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Market Rasen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Gary Fenwick | 740 | 60.6 | ||
| Conservative | Alfred Jones | 419 | 34.3 | ||
| Labour | Philip Huckin | 62 | 5.1 | ||
| Majority | 321 | 26.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,221 | 33.4 | -0.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Nettleham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Raymond Sellars | 977 | 64.9 | ||
| Conservative | Margaret Davidson | 528 | 35.1 | ||
| Majority | 449 | 29.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,505 | 42.4 | -0.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Saxilby | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Cotton | 667 | 54.3 | ||
| Conservative | Delyse Silverstone | 417 | 33.9 | ||
| Labour | Howard Gillson | 145 | 11.8 | ||
| Majority | 250 | 20.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,229 | 39.1 | +7.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Scotter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | William Parry | 742 | 68.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Martin Walker | 340 | 31.4 | ||
| Majority | 402 | 37.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,082 | 32.3 | -2.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Stow | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Reginald Shore | 562 | 71.0 | ||
| Conservative | Martin Macpherson-Lawley | 229 | 29.0 | ||
| Majority | 333 | 42.0 | |||
| Turnout | 791 | 47.3 | +4.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Sudbrooke | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Stuart Curtis | uncontested | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Welton | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Charles Ireland | 686 | 46.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Roger Hiscox | 677 | 46.1 | ||
| Labour | Sally Scott | 107 | 7.3 | ||
| Majority | 9 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,470 | 40.7 | +2.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Preceded by West Lindsey Council election, 1999 |
West Lindsey local elections | Succeeded by West Lindsey Council election, 2002 |
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