2000 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
The 2000 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 6 May 2000 to elect members of
1999 election.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 25
- Conservative 23[3][4]
Election result
The results saw Labour gain control of the council with a majority of 2 over the Conservatives, which was a reversal of the trend of the 2000 local elections where Labour overall lost almost 600 councillors.[5]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 9 | +1 | 56.3 | 39.0 | 8,444 | ||||
| Conservative | 7 | -1 | 43.8 | 45.8 | 9,926 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 2,816 | ||||
| National Liberal Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 298 | ||||
UKIP
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 187 | ||||
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Storey | 1,160 | 75.6 | ||
| Labour | Marcus | 207 | 13.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Edwards | 168 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | 953 | 62.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,535 | 33.9 | +1.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hallahan | 729 | 57.1 | ||
| Conservative | Davidson | 389 | 30.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Corbishley | 159 | 12.5 | ||
| Majority | 340 | 26.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,277 | 27.9 | -1.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stanbury | 912 | 48.8 | ||
| Labour | Clark | 414 | 22.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lotz | 355 | 19.0 | ||
UKIP
|
Biggs | 187 | 10.0 | ||
| Majority | 498 | 26.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,868 | 37.0 | -1.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Susana Tinsley | 560 | 44.8 | ||
| Conservative | Ventimglia | 368 | 29.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Archer | 322 | 25.8 | ||
| Majority | 192 | 15.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,250 | 29.0 | -4.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bernard Sarson | 833 | 49.3 | ||
| Labour | Melvyn Jones | 690 | 40.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Chapman | 166 | 9.8 | ||
| Majority | 143 | 8.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,689 | 38.6 | -0.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sheila Jones | 527 | 47.1 | ||
| Conservative | Morgan | 433 | 38.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Fisher | 160 | 14.3 | ||
| Majority | 94 | 8.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,120 | 26.4 | -2.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | McDonald | 456 | 59.7 | ||
| Conservative | Smith | 223 | 29.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Griffiths | 85 | 11.1 | ||
| Majority | 233 | 30.5 | |||
| Turnout | 764 | 27.6 | +0.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wilder | 693 | 47.0 | ||
| Conservative | Victoria Sarson | 608 | 41.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pryke | 174 | 11.8 | ||
| Majority | 85 | 5.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,475 | 32.6 | +0.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Susan Jones | 730 | 63.3 | ||
| Conservative | Peffer | 290 | 25.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Cashmore | 133 | 11.5 | ||
| Majority | 440 | 38.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,153 | 27.2 | -1.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Biddle | 759 | 56.4 | ||
| Conservative | Storer | 435 | 32.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Edwards | 151 | 11.2 | ||
| Majority | 324 | 24.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,345 | 29.6 | -3.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dean | 810 | 59.5 | ||
| National Liberal Party | Cheetham | 298 | 21.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Blumsom | 135 | 9.9 | ||
| Labour | Parry | 119 | 8.7 | ||
| Majority | 512 | 37.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,362 | 32.5 | +2.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Trigg | 805 | 53.4 | ||
| Labour | Chesterman | 536 | 35.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lee | 166 | 11.0 | ||
| Majority | 269 | 17.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,507 | 31.4 | -0.8 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrew Tinsley | 523 | 59.8 | ||
| Conservative | Perkins | 241 | 27.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Benakis | 111 | 12.7 | ||
| Majority | 282 | 32.3 | |||
| Turnout | 875 | 19.1 | -2.2 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hurst | 977 | 45.4 | ||
| Conservative | Scarff | 960 | 44.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Cooke | 213 | 9.9 | ||
| Majority | 17 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,150 | 47.6 | -0.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pieri | 575 | 63.3 | ||
| Labour | Croft | 232 | 25.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Bain | 102 | 11.2 | ||
| Majority | 343 | 37.8 | |||
| Turnout | 909 | 32.3 | -3.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pile | 884 | 63.5 | ||
| Labour | Henderson | 292 | 21.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Burnham | 216 | 15.5 | ||
| Majority | 592 | 42.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,392 | 32.7 | -2.4 | ||
References
- ^ "Welwyn Hatfield". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "District elections - 4 May 2000 - results" (PDF). Welwyn Hatfield Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Election results: local councils". The Times. 5 May 2000. p. 4.
- ^ "Election Special: Results". The Guardian. 5 May 2000. p. 6.
- ^ Salman, Saba (5 May 2000). "Labour loses 600 seats in Tory fightback". Evening Standard. p. 52.
