2000 Exeter City Council election

2000 Exeter City Council election ^{[1] [2]}

←  1999 4 May 2000 2002  →
All 40 seats to Exeter City Council 21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	34.0%
First party Second party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Last election 22 8 Seats won 22 8 Seat change Percentage 33.4% 25.0%   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative Liberal Last election 3 3 Seats won 6 4 Seat change 3 1 Percentage 27.7% 8.6%
Map showing the results of the 2000 Exeter City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, yellow shows the Liberal Democrats and orange shows the Liberals. Striped wards indicate seats shared between parties.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 2000 Exeter City Council election took place on 4 May 2000, to elect members of Exeter City Council in England. The entire council was up for election following boundary changes, which increased the number of seats from 36 to 40. The election was held concurrently with other local elections in England. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held since 1995. ^[3]

Results summary

2000 Exeter City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	22		55.0	0	22	55.0	21,760	38.9	-5.4
	Liberal Democrats	8		20.0	0	8	20.0	13,630	24.3	+3.2
	Conservative	6	3	15.0	0	6	15.0	13,851	24.7	+3.4
	Liberal	4	1	10.0	0	4	10.0	5,313	9.5	-2.5
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,441	2.6	+1.2

Ward results

Alphington (3)

Alphington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Browning	1,492
	Liberal Democrats	P. Wadham	1,053
	Liberal Democrats	P. Smith	960
	Conservative	M. Jordan	515
	Labour	M. Hammond	396
	Labour	M. Walker	377
	Conservative	E. Ives	376
	Conservative	R. Sclater	365
	Labour	A. Hart	318
Turnout			2,672	35.7%
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Cowick (2)

Cowick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Mills	672
	Labour	B. Robson	571
	Conservative	G. Spivey	504
	Liberal Democrats	B. Wilcox	211
	Liberal Democrats	S. Wilcox	160
	Green	B. Knibbs	136
Turnout				31.6%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Duryard (2)

Duryard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Luxton	534
	Liberal Democrats	A. Dalby	497
	Conservative	S. Syvret	346
	Labour	D. Parker	224
	Labour	L. Powell	187
Turnout				23.8%
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Exwick (3)

Exwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Slack	838
	Labour	R. Slack	794
	Labour	H. Catton	715
	Conservative	P. Johnson	364
	Conservative	C. Wilkins	338
	Liberal Democrats	J. Goddard	267
	Green	M. Hawkes	253
	Liberal Democrats	N. Goddard	245
Registered electors			7,197
Turnout				23.9%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour win (new seat)

Heavitree (2)

Heavitree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	D. Morrish	1,062
	Liberal	P. Bennett	638
	Liberal Democrats	S. Hobden	578
	Conservative	D. Hambrook	313
	Liberal Democrats	M. Bransby-Williams	311
	Labour	I. Martin	276
	Labour	D. Dewar	250
	Green	J. Hayward	93
Turnout				45.7%
	Liberal hold
	Liberal gain from Liberal Democrats

Mincinglake & Whipton (2)

Mincinglake & Whipton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Dean	606
	Labour	P. Oliver	560
	Conservative	J. Hedley	312
	Liberal Democrats	A. Soper	219
Turnout				25.1%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Newtown (2)

Newtown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Branstone	565
	Labour	P. Shepherd	558
	Conservative	D. Henson	314
	Conservative	B. Coleman	281
	Liberal Democrats	S. Boult	246
	Liberal Democrats	T. Thompson	227
	Green	A. Thomas	180
	Liberal	J. Bahrij	46
Turnout				30.7%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Pennsylvania (2)

Pennsylvania

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Coates	554
	Liberal Democrats	J. Holman	529
	Liberal Democrats	D. Treharne	486
	Labour	K. Moore	480
	Conservative	J. Brandon	473
	Labour	Sterry H.	436
	Green	S. Dunstan	127
Turnout				37.7%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Liberal Democrats hold

Pinhoe (2)

Pinhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	V. Dixon	871
	Labour	B. McNamara	760
	Conservative	J. Frappell	709
	Liberal Democrats	P. Holman	543
Turnout				38.4%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Polsloe (2)

Polsloe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Lyons	615
	Conservative	Y. Henson	558
	Labour	G. Sheldon	552
	Conservative	J. Farquaharson	462
	Liberal Democrats	C. Miller	279
Turnout				30.3%
	Labour hold
	Conservative hold

Priory (3)

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	O. Foggin	985
	Labour	M. Baldwin	943
	Labour	M. Midgely	936
	Conservative	A. Leadbetter	368
	Conservative	S. Bunting	353
	Liberal	J. Spicer	350
	Liberal	E. McCord	328
	Liberal	D. Firminger	314
	Liberal Democrats	S. Barratt	249
	Green	M-A. Moors	121
Turnout				30.1%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St. Davids (2)

St Davids

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Brock	585
	Liberal Democrats	S. Brock	489
	Labour	E. Jarvis	390
	Labour	B. Steane	350
	Conservative	G. Williams	195
	Green	A. Bruins	145
Turnout				35.4%
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

St James (2)

St Davids

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Griffiths	616
	Labour	M. Choules	476
	Green	T. Brenan	291
	Conservative	G. Hedley	254
	Conservative	J. Macdonald	251
	Liberal Democrats	P. Brock	585
	Liberal Democrats	S. Brock	489
Turnout				26.1%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

St Leonards (2)

St Leonards

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. Shiel	830
	Conservative	J. Winterbottom	731
	Labour	R. Snowden	567
	Labour	N. Baldwin	533
	Liberal Democrats	R. Ruffle	309
	Liberal Democrats	D. Laming	276
Turnout				47.2%
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

St. Loyes (2)

St Loyes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	D. Morrish	785
	Liberal	M. Danks	671
	Conservative	H. Arden	270
	Conservative	N. Le Gallais	204
	Labour	C. Gale	161
	Labour	C. Hemming	151
	Liberal Democrats	T. Reves	40
Turnout				33.6%
	Liberal hold
	Liberal hold

St Thomas (2)

St Thomas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Hill	779
	Labour	C. Boyle	675
	Liberal Democrats	A. Fullam	404
	Liberal Democrats	N. Tremlett	367
	Conservative	R. Edwardson	171
	Conservative	G. Sclater	159
	Green	K. Morris	95
Turnout				32.8%
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Topsham (2)

Topsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Evans	1,517
	Conservative	D. Carr	914
	Liberal Democrats	D. Ballanyne	851
	Labour	D. Baldwin	273
	Labour	K. Owen	237
	Green	O. Michaelson	207
Turnout				52.8%
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Whipton & Barton (3)

Whipton & Barton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	V. Long	939
	Labour	C. McNamara	927
	Labour	P. Edwards	916
	Conservative	J. White	435
	Conservative	P. White	406
	Liberal	E. Timms	398
	Liberal	A. Searle	364
	Liberal	K. Danks	357
	Liberal Democrats	A. Palmer	149
Turnout				31.7%
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2015). Exeter City Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 8-9.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2000). Local Elections Handbook 2000 (PDF). University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 5.
3. "Local Elections 2000". BBC News.