2000 Eastbourne Borough Council election

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The 2000 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, 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]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 30.90%, [3] down from 32.36% at the 1999 election. [4]

Eastbourne local election result 2000 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 730+370.057.111,875+11.1
  Liberal Democrats 303-330.035.47,370-7.0
  Labour 00000.06.31,304-4.1
  Liberal 00000.00.8169+0.1
  Green 00000.00.478-0.1

Ward results

Devonshire [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Elkin88647.3+2.3
Liberal Democrats Beryl Teso76741.0−2.6
Labour Sharon Wentworth1427.6−3.8
Green Robert Sier784.2+4.2
Majority1196.4+5.0
Turnout 1,87334.7+0.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Downside [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Stanbury96149.8+18.8
Liberal Democrats Raymond Sparks83343.2−18.3
Labour Emile Habets1347.0−0.5
Majority1286.6
Turnout 1,92832.9−1.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Hampden Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Thompson73649.7−8.7
Conservative Russell Riseley45730.8+12.2
Labour Jonathan Pettigrew28919.5−3.5
Majority27918.8−16.7
Turnout 1,48224.4−4.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Langney [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Marsh1,30461.7−1.1
Conservative Len Meladio80938.3+14.0
Majority49523.4−15.1
Turnout 2,11321.1−2.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Meads [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Deschamps2,05679.6+5.8
Liberal Democrats Winifred King33713.0−1.4
Labour John Pettigrew1907.4+0.2
Majority1,71966.6+7.1
Turnout 2,58339.9+2.5
Conservative hold Swing
Ocklynge [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Belsey1,31059.0+11.9
Liberal Democrats John Creaven91141.0−6.6
Majority39918.0
Turnout 2,22140.1−2.5
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Ratton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Tunwell1,39172.2+8.3
Liberal Democrats James Gleeson20510.6−9.1
Liberal Maria Williamson1698.8+1.9
Labour David Brinson1618.4−1.1
Majority1,18661.6+17.4
Turnout 1,92631.0−3.7
Conservative hold Swing
Roselands [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jon Harris89548.1−18.4
Conservative Christopher Williams78242.0+19.1
Labour John Morrison1859.9−0.7
Majority1136.1−37.6
Turnout 1,86227.9−1.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Anthony's [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margo Smith1,74462.0+7.8
Liberal Democrats Carolyn Carpenter86730.8−5.3
Labour Jason Phillips2037.2−2.5
Majority87731.2+13.1
Turnout 2,81434.5+0.1
Conservative hold Swing
Upperton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Murray1,47974.2+7.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Durrant51525.8+2.6
Majority96448.3+5.1
Turnout 1,99429.2−1.5
Conservative hold Swing

By-elections between 2000 and 2002

St Anthony's by-election 7 June 2001 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Williams2,10842.4−19.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Ellis2,03040.8+10.0
Labour Jonathan Pettigrew84016.9+9.7
Majority781.6−29.6
Turnout 4,97858.0+23.5
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Eastbourne". BBC News. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000. p. 10.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Eastbourne Borough Council Election Results - 4 May 2000". Eastbourne Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  4. "Borough elections". Eastbourne Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  5. "Local elections in Eastbourne - 7 June 2001". Eastbourne Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2009.