2000 Waveney District Council election
The 2000 Waveney Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 28
- Conservative 13
- Liberal Democrat 4
- Independent 2
- Others 1[2]
Election result
[edit]| 2000 Waveney District Council election[3][4] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 4 |  9
|
25.0 | 24 | 28 | 58.3 | 8,838 | 37.4 | -13.3 | |
| Conservative | 9 |  8
|
56.3 | 5 | 13 | 27.1 | 9,360 | 39.6 | +7.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1
|
12.5 | 2 | 4 | 8.3 | 4,302 | 18.2 | +6.4 | |
| Independent | 1 | 
|
6.3 | 2 | 3 | 6.3 | 1,130 | 4.8 | +2.0 | |
Ward results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Crisp | 899 | 43.9 | +32.5 | |
| Conservative | Keith Standring | 642 | 31.3 | +11.2 | |
| Labour | Peter Shelley | 509 | 24.8 | −12.8 | |
| Majority | 257 | 12.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,050 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Shirley Cole | 735 | 51.6 | +15.4 | |
| Labour | William Mason | 503 | 35.3 | −14.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Bromley | 186 | 13.1 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 232 | 16.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,424 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Groom | 705 | 46.5 | +12.5 | |
| Labour | David Jermy | 696 | 45.9 | −8.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Darren Ware | 115 | 7.6 | −4.1 | |
| Majority | 9 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,516 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bernard Reader | 882 | 50.5 | +19.6 | |
| Labour | Jacqueline Wagner | 649 | 37.1 | −13.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Thomas | 216 | 12.4 | +3.9 | |
| Majority | 233 | 13.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,747 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ronald Bell | 403 | 33.9 | ||
| Independent | James Mitchell | 361 | 30.4 | ||
| Labour | Norman Hodges | 301 | 25.3 | ||
| Independent | Norman Keable | 62 | 5.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Arnold Martin | 61 | 5.1 | ||
| Majority | 42 | 3.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,188 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Chilvers | 878 | 53.1 | +10.0 | |
| Labour | Gordon Stewart | 597 | 36.1 | −9.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Antony Tibbitt | 178 | 10.8 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 281 | 17.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,653 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Niblett | 570 | 47.0 | +15.0 | |
| Labour | Paul Whitlow | 456 | 37.6 | −30.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Bainer | 186 | 15.3 | +15.3 | |
| Majority | 114 | 9.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,212 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ruth Ford | 707 | 56.3 | +17.7 | |
| Labour | Stella Bostock | 344 | 27.4 | −12.5 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Ames | 116 | 9.2 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Meadez | 89 | 7.1 | −5.7 | |
| Majority | 363 | 28.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,256 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Sale | 462 | 46.2 | ||
| Labour | Kate McGee | 416 | 41.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Briggs | 122 | 12.2 | ||
| Majority | 46 | 4.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,000 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gifford Baxter | 652 | 48.5 | −3.0 | |
| Labour | Ernest Skepelhorn | 501 | 37.3 | −0.5 | |
| Conservative | Shona Reeves | 190 | 14.1 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 151 | 11.2 | −2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,343 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kevin Porter | 586 | 60.5 | −12.6 | |
| Conservative | May Reader | 260 | 26.8 | +10.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Breena Batchelder | 123 | 12.7 | +1.7 | |
| Majority | 326 | 33.6 | −23.6 | ||
| Turnout | 969 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Partridge | 1,127 | 56.1 | +11.1 | |
| Labour | Malcolm Cherry | 685 | 34.1 | −11.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Mummery | 198 | 9.9 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 442 | 22.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,010 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Thorne | 816 | 52.0 | −7.9 | |
| Conservative | Valerie Pulford | 556 | 35.5 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Howe | 196 | 12.5 | +3.2 | |
| Majority | 260 | 16.6 | −12.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,568 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jonathan Winterton | 820 | 55.9 | −12.5 | |
| Conservative | Anne Mylan | 483 | 32.9 | +12.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Batchelder | 164 | 11.2 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 337 | 23.0 | −24.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,467 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Goldsmith | 1,085 | 50.3 | −10.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Ladd | 787 | 36.5 | +36.5 | |
| Labour | Kenneth Francis | 284 | 13.2 | −26.5 | |
| Majority | 298 | 13.8 | −6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,156 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rita Carter | 675 | 63.0 | −9.6 | |
| Conservative | Barry Bee | 266 | 24.8 | +8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Tonge | 130 | 12.1 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 409 | 38.2 | −18.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,071 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Waveney". BBC News Online. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ "Local council results". Financial Times. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
- ^ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000. p. 10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "District Election Results: District Election 4th May 2000". Waveney District Council. Archived from the original on 25 September 2000. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
