Stratford-on-Avon District Council election, 2000
The 2000 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Campaign
18 of the 55 seats on the council were contested in the election with the Conservatives defending 9, Liberal Democrats 5, Labour 2 and independents 2.[3] The Conservatives contested all 18 seats and needed to make 4 gains to take overall control of the council.[4]
The election in Stratford-on-Avon saw a trial of electronic voting in an attempt to increase turnout.[5] However there were some computer problems and delays in closing polling stations, which meant that results were delayed by an hour.[6]
Election result
The results saw the Conservative achieve a majority on the council, 5 years after they lost the majority.[6] They gained the 4 seats they had required, after winning 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Bidford and Stratford New Town wards, and 2 from Labour in Southam and Studley.[4] As a result the Conservative leader on the council, Bob Stevens, took over the leadership of the council from Liberal Democrat, Susan Juned.[6]
Stratford-on-Avon Local Election Result 2000[7][8] |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Conservative |
13 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
72.2 |
54.5 |
12,379 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
3 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
16.7 |
28.5 |
6,469 |
|
|
Independent |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11.1 |
10.4 |
2,361 |
|
|
Labour |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
6.0 |
1,362 |
|
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
126 |
|
Ward results
Alcester[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Clifford Meade |
1,001 |
53.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Susan Adams |
870 |
46.5 |
|
Majority |
131 |
7.0 |
|
Turnout |
1,871 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Moreton Morrell[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
John Davis |
342 |
62.1 |
|
|
Conservative |
Edward Duckworth |
209 |
37.9 |
|
Majority |
133 |
24.2 |
|
Turnout |
551 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Salford Priors[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Kim James |
336 |
69.7 |
|
|
Conservative |
David Harrison |
146 |
30.3 |
|
Majority |
190 |
39.4 |
|
Turnout |
482 |
|
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
Stratford Market Hall[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Moorse |
928 |
52.5 |
|
|
Conservative |
Richard Kingston |
668 |
37.8 |
|
|
Labour |
Matthew Stephens |
173 |
9.8 |
|
Majority |
260 |
14.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,769 |
|
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Stratford New Town[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Juliet Short |
659 |
50.1 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Dinah Hanlon |
562 |
42.7 |
|
|
Labour |
Karen Parnell |
95 |
7.2 |
|
Majority |
97 |
7.4 |
|
Turnout |
1,316 |
|
|
|
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat |
Swing |
|
|
Wellesbourne[8] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Independent |
Roger Wright |
1,046 |
60.2 |
|
|
Conservative |
Malcolm Littlewood |
565 |
32.5 |
|
|
Green |
Michael Davies |
126 |
7.3 |
|
Majority |
491 |
27.7 |
|
Turnout |
1,737 |
|
|
|
Independent hold |
Swing |
|
|
References
- ↑ "Stratford-on-Avon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
- ↑ "Local council results". Financial Times. 2000-05-06. p. 6.
- ↑ "Voting goes hi-tech in county pilot scheme". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2000-05-04. p. 3.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Keay, Rebecca (2000-05-05). "Tories snatch council power". Coventry Evening Telegraph. p. 16.
- ↑ Game, Chris (2000-04-10). "This year your vote could count double, Chris Game says this year's local elections will be far more interesting for voters.". Birmingham Post. p. 15.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Gibbons, Duncan; Keay, Rebecca (2000-05-05). "We're back, boast Tories: Local elections: Conservative glee follows true blue night of voting". Coventry Evening Telegraph. p. 1.
- ↑ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 2000-05-05. p. 4.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 Scott, Fiona; Cuthbertson, Hayley (2000-05-05). "Tory glee on a true blue night; Big shocks for Labour around the county". Coventry Evening Telegraph. p. 16.