2000 UK local government election
The 2000 Stroud Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Stroud District Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 23
- Labour 18
- Liberal Democrat 6
- Green 4
- Independent 4[2]
Background
Before the election the council was run by an alliance between the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats.[3]
Election result
Stroud local election result 2000[4][5] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 14 | | | +6 | 70.0 | 45.7 | 11,904 | |
| Labour | 3 | | | -6 | 15.0 | 26.5 | 6,897 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | | | +1 | 10.0 | 20.2 | 5,250 | |
| Green | 1 | | | 0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 1,268 | |
| Independent | 0 | | | -1 | 0 | 1.9 | 499 | |
| UKIP | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 136 | |
| Natural Law | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 66 | |
Ward results
Berkeley Vale[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Moseley | 436 | 56.2 | |
| Labour | David Shaw | 259 | 33.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Murray | 81 | 10.4 | |
Majority | 177 | 22.8 | |
Turnout | 776 | 37.9 | |
Cainscross[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Andrew Read | 507 | 38.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Sutherland | 506 | 38.9 | |
| Conservative | Ralph Kenber | 289 | 22.2 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |
Turnout | 1,302 | 29.9 | |
Cam[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Dennis Andrewartha | 526 | 33.1 | |
| Conservative | Philip Briscoe | 467 | 29.4 | |
| Labour | Miranda Clifton | 452 | 28.5 | |
| Independent | David Winsor | 142 | 8.9 | |
Majority | 59 | 3.7 | |
Turnout | 1,587 | 40.7 | |
Chalford[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Fellows | 854 | 53.8 | |
| Labour | David Taylor | 305 | 19.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Christie | 291 | 18.3 | |
| UKIP | Adrian Blake | 136 | 8.6 | |
Majority | 549 | 34.6 | |
Turnout | 1,586 | 35.2 | |
Dursley[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Basil Allen | 605 | 41.1 | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Wheeler | 537 | 36.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Thomas | 330 | 22.4 | |
Majority | 68 | 4.6 | |
Turnout | 1,472 | 33.0 | |
Hardwicke[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Graham Littleton | 532 | 56.1 | |
| Labour | David Purchase | 341 | 36.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Howe | 75 | 7.9 | |
Majority | 191 | 20.1 | |
Turnout | 948 | 33.3 | |
Kings Stanley[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nigel Studdert-Kennedy | 471 | 35.1 | |
| Labour | Lesley Illiams | 411 | 30.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Cheyne | 255 | 19.0 | |
| Green | Sheila MacFadyen | 204 | 15.2 | |
Majority | 60 | 4.5 | |
Turnout | 1,341 | 44.9 | |
Minchinhampton (2)[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dorcas Binns | 1,101 | | |
| Conservative | Stephen Glanfield | 1,079 | | |
| Labour | Martin Alder | 348 | | |
| Labour | David Griffiths | 334 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Edmunds | 318 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Fisk | 235 | | |
| Natural Law | Henry Brighouse | 28 | | |
Turnout | 3,443 | 41.1 | |
Nailsworth[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Norman Kay | 710 | 44.7 | |
| Conservative | Mohammad Akhtar | 620 | 39.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bruce Douglas-Mann | 257 | 16.2 | |
Majority | 90 | 5.7 | |
Turnout | 1,587 | 33.2 | |
Painswick[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Stephenson-Oliver | 960 | 55.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Terence Parker | 625 | 36.0 | |
| Labour | John Rhodes | 113 | 6.5 | |
| Natural Law | Sally Brighouse | 38 | 2.2 | |
Majority | 335 | 19.3 | |
Turnout | 1,736 | 50.9 | |
Parklands[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Tomlins | 453 | 70.5 | |
| Labour | Francoise Jones | 106 | 16.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Milner Woodhead | 84 | 13.1 | |
Majority | 347 | 54.0 | |
Turnout | 643 | 38.8 | |
Randwick[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Charley | 278 | 54.2 | |
| Labour | Anthony Shoritt | 139 | 27.1 | |
| Conservative | John Ferris | 96 | 18.7 | |
Majority | 139 | 27.1 | |
Turnout | 513 | 44.2 | |
Rodborough[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roy Nicholas | 605 | 45.8 | |
| Labour | Ian Owen | 327 | 24.8 | |
| Green | Carol Kambites | 264 | 20.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Walker-Smith | 125 | 9.5 | |
Majority | 278 | 21.0 | |
Turnout | 1,321 | 32.1 | |
Stonehouse[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mattie Ross | 807 | 53.6 | |
| Conservative | Kamran Hameed | 476 | 31.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Melvyn Preston | 224 | 14.9 | |
Majority | 331 | 22.0 | |
Turnout | 1,507 | 28.4 | |
Trinity[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Gwendoline Belcher | 578 | 41.3 | |
| Conservative | Martin Hemming | 545 | 38.9 | |
| Labour | Henrietta Nichols | 192 | 13.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Fenn | 86 | 6.1 | |
Majority | 33 | 2.4 | |
Turnout | 1,401 | 35.9 | |
Uplands[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Jeffreys | 428 | 32.3 | |
| Independent | Morgan Anthony | 357 | 26.9 | |
| Labour | Ronald Nichols | 235 | 17.7 | |
| Green | Kevin Cranston | 222 | 16.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Darren Jones | 84 | 6.3 | |
Majority | 71 | 5.4 | |
Turnout | 1,326 | 29.8 | |
Upton St Leonards[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Beard | 372 | 53.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Ardron | 270 | 39.1 | |
| Labour | Trevor Baker | 49 | 7.1 | |
Majority | 102 | 14.8 | |
Turnout | 691 | 51.8 | |
Vale[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jonathan Steel | 369 | 53.1 | |
| Labour | Robert Hall | 284 | 40.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Brown | 42 | 6.0 | |
Majority | 85 | 12.2 | |
Turnout | 695 | 48.3 | |
Wotton and Kingswood[4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sidney Gowers | 1,146 | 53.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barrie Pierce | 558 | 26.0 | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Keen | 441 | 20.6 | |
Majority | 588 | 27.4 | |
Turnout | 2,145 | 37.0 | |
References
- ^ "Stroud". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "Local council results". Financial Times. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
- ^ Game, Chris (4 May 2000). "Comment: Counting on a good turnout at the polls Chris Game nominates the seats to watch as the Midlands holds itslocal elections". Birmingham Post. p. 13.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "District Election Results 2000". Stroud District Council. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000. p. 10.