United Kingdom local elections, 2000
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All 36 metropolitan boroughs, 27 out of 46 unitary authorities, 89 out of 238 English districts, 1 directly elected mayor and 1 regional assembly |
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Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
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1Local elections took place in some parts of England on 4 May 2000. A third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs were elected along with elections in many of the unitary authorities and district councils. There were no elections in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
Contents
Summary of results
Below is a summary of the results of the 2000 local elections.[1]
| Party | Councils | Councillors | |||||||
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| Gain | Loss | Change | Total | Gain | Loss | Change | Total | ||
| Labour | 1 | 17 | –16 | 57 | 10 | 584 | –574 | 1,119 | |
| Conservative | 17 | 1 | +16 | 33 | 608 | 14 | +594 | 1,383 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 | 127 | 145 | -18 | 729 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 169 | |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 101 | |
| No overall control | 16 | 15 | +1 | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
England
Metropolitan boroughs
Whole council
In 1 English Metropolitan borough council the whole council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sefton ‡ | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
‡ New ward boundaries
Third of council
In 35 English Metropolitan borough councils, one third of the council was up for election.
Unitary authorities
Whole council
In 11 English Unitary authorities, the whole council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Bracknell Forest | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
| Herefordshire | Liberal Democrat | No overall control gain | Details | ||
| Medway | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| Nottingham | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Plymouth | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
| Swindon ‡ | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
| Telford and Wrekin | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Torbay | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
| West Berkshire | Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrat hold | Details | ||
| Windsor and Maidenhead | Liberal Democrat | No overall control gain | Details | ||
‡ New ward boundaries
Third of council
In 16 English Unitary authorities, one third of the council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Derby | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Halton | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Hartlepool | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
| Kingston upon Hull | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Milton Keynes | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| Peterborough | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| Portsmouth | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
| Reading | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Slough | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Southampton | Labour | No overall control gain | Details | ||
| Southend-on-Sea | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
| Stoke-on-Trent | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Thurrock | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Warrington | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Wokingham | Conservative | No overall control gain | Details | ||
District councils
Whole council
In 9 English district authorities, the whole council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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| Amber Valley ‡ | Labour | Conservative gain | Details | ||
| Elmbridge ‡ | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| Exeter ‡ | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Malvern Hills | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
| Mole Valley ‡ | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| Reigate and Banstead ‡ | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
| Runnymede ‡ | Conservative | Conservative hold | Details | ||
| Tandridge ‡ | No overall control | Conservative gain | Details | ||
| Woking ‡ | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
‡ New ward boundaries
Third of council
In 80 English district authorities, one third of the council was up for election.
Mayoral elections
| Local Authority | Previous Mayor | Mayor-elect | Details | ||
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| London
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Ken Livingstone (Independent) | Details | ||
References
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