2000 Cheltenham Borough Council election
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The 2000 Cheltenham Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Background
editSince the 1999 election the Conservatives had gained a majority on the council after 2 councillors including 1 Liberal Democrat had defected to them.[3]
Election result
editThe results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats.[4]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 7 | +2 | 53.8 | 47.9 | 12,499 | -0.8% | |||
Liberal Democrats | 4 | -3 | 30.8 | 36.7 | 9,570 | +6.9% | |||
Labour | 1 | +1 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 2,248 | -4.2% | |||
PAB | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 1,637 | -1.9% | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 94 | +0.0% | |||
The Chaos Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 34 | +0.1% |
Ward results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gary Bowden | 939 | 45.9 | +8.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Franklin* | 909 | 44.4 | +12.0 | |
Labour | Brian Cope | 198 | 9.7 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 30 | 1.5 | −3.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,046 | 30.7 | +0.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Todman* | 1,734 | 65.8 | −0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Harvey | 729 | 27.7 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Jason Chess | 173 | 6.6 | −3.2 | |
Majority | 1,005 | 38.1 | −5.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,636 | 42.0 | −5.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Melville-Smith | 1,354 | 45.4 | −4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lloyd Surgenor* | 1,281 | 43.0 | +13.3 | |
PAB | Alan Stone | 249 | 8.4 | −5.6 | |
Labour | Stephen Baxter | 98 | 3.3 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 73 | 2.4 | −17.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,982 | 44.5 | −0.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul McLain* | 1,376 | 50.6 | −3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rickell | 1,179 | 43.3 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Betty Bench | 167 | 6.1 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 197 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,722 | 35.7 | −0.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Holliday* | 951 | 62.6 | +9.6 | |
Conservative | Penelope Hall | 423 | 27.8 | −0.7 | |
Labour | Richard Moody | 146 | 9.6 | −8.9 | |
Majority | 528 | 34.7 | +10.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,520 | 21.7 | +0.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Diggory Seacome | 1,009 | 58.1 | −8.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Jones* | 596 | 34.3 | +14.4 | |
Labour | Clive Harriss | 132 | 7.6 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 413 | 23.8 | −23.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,737 | 30.0 | +1.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Buckland* | 1,631 | 72.5 | +10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Whalley | 620 | 27.5 | +11.1 | |
Majority | 1,011 | 44.9 | −0.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,251 | 34.5 | −7.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Garnham* | 1,375 | 65.4 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Bennett | 599 | 28.5 | +0.2 | |
Labour | Frank Bench | 129 | 6.1 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 776 | 36.9 | +4.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,103 | 37.6 | −1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Diana Hale | 747 | 42.6 | −6.7 | |
Conservative | Christopher Barlow | 671 | 38.2 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Francis King | 337 | 19.2 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 76 | 4.3 | −14.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,755 | 31.6 | −4.2 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAB | Malcolm Stennett | 1,388 | 58.7 | −6.0 | |
Conservative | John Newman* | 791 | 33.4 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Gray | 187 | 7.9 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 597 | 25.2 | −12.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,366 | 39.2 | +5.6 | ||
PAB hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alexis Cassin* | 759 | 68.1 | +19.4 | |
Conservative | James Stevenson | 227 | 20.4 | −7.8 | |
Labour | Andre Curtis | 128 | 11.5 | −11.6 | |
Majority | 532 | 47.8 | +27.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,114 | 22.3 | +0.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | James Stuart-Smith | 694 | 44.2 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Michael Cupper | 618 | 39.4 | −0.9 | |
Labour | William Fawcett | 129 | 8.2 | −3.0 | |
Green | Keith Bessant | 94 | 6.0 | −1.6 | |
The Chaos Party | Lee Holder | 34 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 76 | 4.8 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,569 | 25.0 | −1.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Lawrence* | 729 | 56.9 | +16.5 | |
Conservative | Anthony Blumer | 351 | 27.4 | −10.4 | |
Labour | Robert Irons | 201 | 15.7 | −6.1 | |
Majority | 378 | 29.5 | +26.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,281 | 22.1 | −3.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Cheltenham". BBC News Online. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Local elections council results". The Independent. 6 May 2000. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Counting on a good turnout at the polls; Chris Game nominates the seats to watch as the Midlands holds its local elections". Birmingham Post. 4 May 2000. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Tories jubilant as Labour feels backlash". Birmingham Post. 5 May 2000. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Borough council elections 4th May, 2000" (PDF). Cheltenham Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
- ^ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 5 May 2000. p. 4.