2000 Rushmoor Borough Council election
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The 2000 Rushmoor Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, 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]
The election took place at the same time as a referendum on whether to change the name of the borough council from Rushmoor to either Aldershot and Farnborough, or Farnborough and Aldershot.[2] The change of name was rejected with 13,891 votes against to only 2,747 in favour on a turnout of 29%.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 24
- Liberal Democrat 10
- Labour 10
- Independent 1[3]
Election result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 | +4 | 53.3 | 48.0 | 8,353 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | -2 | 26.7 | 28.2 | 4,907 | ||||
| Labour | 2 | -3 | 13.3 | 17.8 | 3,097 | ||||
| Independent | 1 | +1 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 945 | ||||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 100 | ||||
Ward results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mohammad Choudhary | 613 | 56.1 | ||
| Labour | Jill Clark | 316 | 28.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Newman | 120 | 11.0 | ||
| Green | Peter Barnett | 44 | 4.0 | ||
| Majority | 297 | 27.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,093 | 28 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Keith Dibble | 575 | 63.7 | ||
| Conservative | Alistair Morley | 269 | 29.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Woodcock | 59 | 6.5 | ||
| Majority | 306 | 33.9 | |||
| Turnout | 903 | 27 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Thomas | 680 | 46.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Maurice Banner | 652 | 45.0 | ||
| Labour | Edward Shelton | 117 | 8.1 | ||
| Majority | 28 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,449 | 29.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rosemary Possee | 954 | 68.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Chowns | 302 | 21.8 | ||
| Labour | David Hercock | 128 | 9.2 | ||
| Majority | 652 | 47.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,384 | 37.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Ferrier | 688 | 51.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Guy Eaglestone | 547 | 41.2 | ||
| Labour | Clive Grattan | 94 | 7.1 | ||
| Majority | 141 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,329 | 30 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Smith | 631 | 51.7 | ||
| Labour | Barry Jones | 435 | 35.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine Fraser-Fleming | 100 | 8.2 | ||
| Independent | Arthur Pendragon | 55 | 4.5 | ||
| Majority | 196 | 16.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,221 | 36 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Donald Cappleman | 370 | 59.9 | ||
| Conservative | Rosemary Stevens | 153 | 24.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Thompson | 73 | 11.8 | ||
| Green | Carrie De Fey | 22 | 3.6 | ||
| Majority | 217 | 35.1 | |||
| Turnout | 618 | 20 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | James Kirby | 890 | 49.4 | ||
| Conservative | Geoffrey Woolger | 721 | 40.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alistair Mackie | 116 | 6.4 | ||
| Labour | Malcolm Gaskell | 74 | 4.1 | ||
| Majority | 169 | 9.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,801 | 45.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | George Paparesti | 801 | 51.2 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Le Roux | 653 | 41.8 | ||
| Labour | Kerry Ballard | 110 | 7.0 | ||
| Majority | 148 | 9.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,564 | 36 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Card | 342 | 49.6 | ||
| Conservative | Suzanne Smith | 233 | 33.8 | ||
| Labour | Michael Westlake | 115 | 16.7 | ||
| Majority | 109 | 15.8 | |||
| Turnout | 690 | 18.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sharon Silver | 351 | 43.7 | ||
| Labour | Christopher Hollebon | 345 | 42.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nickolas Burfield | 74 | 9.2 | ||
| Green | Adam Stacey | 34 | 4.2 | ||
| Majority | 6 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 804 | 23 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Francis Williams | 221 | 48.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Muriel Burton | 195 | 42.5 | ||
| Labour | Jerry Wines | 43 | 9.4 | ||
| Majority | 26 | 5.6 | |||
| Turnout | 459 | 14 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Starling | 724 | 49.5 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Gardner | 636 | 43.4 | ||
| Labour | Sean Clarke | 104 | 7.1 | ||
| Majority | 88 | 6.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,464 | 36.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Tucker | 982 | 71.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Majorie Pratt | 219 | 15.9 | ||
| Labour | Mary Lawrance | 177 | 12.8 | ||
| Majority | 763 | 55.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,378 | 25 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine Murphy | 583 | 46.8 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Masterson | 568 | 45.6 | ||
| Labour | Janice Ferre | 94 | 7.6 | ||
| Majority | 15 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,245 | 32.6 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Rushmoor". BBC News Online. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Referendum Results - Change of Borough Name". Rushmoor Borough Council. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "Local council results". Financial Times. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Borough Election Results 2000". Rushmoor Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 January 2001. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 5 May 2000. p. 4.
| Preceded by 1999 Rushmoor Council election |
Rushmoor local elections | Succeeded by 2002 Rushmoor Council election |