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2000 Derby City Council election

The 2000 Derby City Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[3]

2000 Derby City Council election[1][2]
← 1999 5 May 2000 2002 →
15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 34 6 4
Seats won 29 9 6
Seat change Decrease5 Increase3 Increase2
Popular vote 14,205 11,761 7,443
Percentage 42.5% 35.2% 22.3%
Map showing the results of the 2000 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

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2000 Derby Local Election Result[5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 9 0 5  5 60.0 42.5 14,205
  Conservative 3 3 0  3 20.0 35.2 11,761
  Liberal Democrats 3 2 0  2 20.0 22.3 7,443

Ward results

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Abbey

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Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Fuller 906 54.4%
Conservative H. Love 422 25.3%
Liberal Democrats P. Clayden 338 20.3%
Turnout 14.8%
Labour hold

Babington

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Location of Babington ward
Babington[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Hussain 1,235 64.3%
Conservative J. Iqbal 491 25.6%
Liberal Democrats D. Mensah 194 10.1%
Turnout 26.8%
Labour hold

Chaddesden

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Location of Chaddesden ward
Chaddesden[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Bolton 1,107 50.1%
Conservative J. Veitch 891 40.4%
Liberal Democrats B. Harry 210 9.5%
Turnout 27.5%
Labour hold

Chellaston

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Location of Chellaston ward
Chellaston[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative D. Black 1,635 49.9%
Labour D. Whitehead 1,396 42.6%
Liberal Democrats E. Ashburner 244 7.5%
Turnout 32.2%
Conservative gain from Labour

Darley

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Location of Darley ward
Darley[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Leatherbarrow 1,796 51.0%
Labour E. Wooley 1,316 37.4%
Liberal Democrats S. King 410 11.6%
Turnout 37.7%
Conservative gain from Labour

Derwent

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Location of Derwent ward
Derwent[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Roberts 771 59.6%
Conservative P. West 365 28.2%
Liberal Democrats J-P. Keane 157 12.1%
Turnout 17.6%
Labour hold

Kingsway

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Location of Kingsway ward
Kingsway[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats A. Hanson 1,439 50.6%
Conservative B. Maw 776 27.3%
Labour A. Graves 628 22.1%
Turnout 36.4%
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Litchurch

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Location of Litchurch ward
Litchurch[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Akhtar 877 66.2%
Conservative J. Magee 323 24.4%
Liberal Democrats A. Savage 125 9.4%
Turnout 18.5%
Labour hold

Littleover

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Location of Littleover ward
Littleover[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats L. Care 1,736 62.0%
Conservative C. Charlesworth 559 20.0%
Labour H. Malcolm-Walker 504 18.0%
Turnout 39.0%
Liberal Democrats hold

Mackworth

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Location of Mackworth ward
Mackworth[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Baxter 853 55.0%
Conservative S. Hart 542 34.9%
Liberal Democrats A. Dark 157 10.1%
Turnout 24.9%
Labour hold

Mickleover

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Location of Mickleover ward
Mickleover[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats H. Jones 1,544 43.2%
Conservative R. Wood 1,239 34.7%
Labour P. Taylor 788 22.1%
Turnout 38.3%
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Normanton

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Location of Normanton ward
Normanton[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Jones 835 55.8%
Conservative J. Lee 396 26.5%
Liberal Democrats B. Lowe 266 17.8%
Turnout 21.7%
Labour hold

Osmanton

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Location of Osmaston ward
Osmanton[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Turner 514 58.8%
Conservative A. Javed 195 22.3%
Liberal Democrats L. Alcock 165 18.9%
Turnout %
Labour hold

Sinfin

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Location of Sinfin ward
Sinfin[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Mullarkey 1,132 70.0%
Conservative T. Hart 328 20.3%
Liberal Democrats M. Skelton 156 9.7%
Turnout 20.2%
Labour hold

Spondon

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Location of Spondon ward
Spondon[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative E. Berry 1,803 52.3%
Labour M. Byrne 1,343 39.0%
Liberal Democrats P. Peat 302 8.8%
Turnout 35.7%
Conservative gain from Labour

References

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  1. ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ^ "Local Election Summaries 2000". The Elections Centre.
  3. ^ "Derby". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 5 May 2000. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Local council results". Financial Times. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.
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