2000 Liverpool City Council election

2000 Liverpool City Council election

←  1999 4 May 2000 (2000-05-04) 2002  →
35 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 33 wards plus 2 by-elections 50 seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. ^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Seats	+/-
	Liberal Democrat	69	+10
	Labour	21	-6
	Liberal	6	+1
	Others	3	-2

Election result

Liverpool local election result 2000

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	26			+10	74.3
	Labour	6			-6	17.1
	Liberal	2			+1	5.7
	Independent	0			-3	0
	Conservative	0			0	0
	Others	1			-2	2.9

Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Mumby	758	71
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Wright	198	18
	Green	R. Barratt	73	7
	Conservative	G.A. Watson	45	4
	Liberal	J. Richardson	70	7
Majority			560	53
Turnout			1,074	10

Aigburth

Aigburth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tina Gould	1,438	54
	Labour	H. Adams	519	19
	Conservative	Alma McGing	290	11
	Green	H.J. Jago	289	11
	Alliance for Student Rights	J. Cole	20	1
Majority			918	35
Turnout			2,673	19

Allerton

Allerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Clucas	1,683	61
	Labour	G. Martin	407	15
	Conservative	Mark Bill	559	20
	Green	R.Cantwell	116	4
Majority			1,276	46
Turnout			2,765	23

Anfield

Anfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Chowings	986	51
	Labour	B. Williams	440	23
	Liberal	J. Cumberland	395	20
	Conservative	M. Cotterell	70	4
	Socialist Alliance	P. Filby	52	3
Majority			546	28
Turnout			1,943	17

Arundel

Arundel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Clein	935	60
	Labour	K. McNerney	403	26
	Green	Donald Ross	127	8
	Conservative	Ann Nugent	68	4
Majority			532	34
Turnout			1,564	14

Breckfield

Breckfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Jones	690	47
	Labour	Richie Keenan	660	45
	Liberal	E. Bamford	112	8
Majority			30	2
Turnout			1,462	16

Broadgreen

Broadgreen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Josie Mullen	1,475	62
	Labour	M. McDaid	741	31
	Liberal	C. Paton	86	4
	Conservative	Keith Sutton	87	4
Majority			734	31
Turnout			2,389	20

Childwall

Childwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eddie Clein	2,478	73
	Labour	E. Reed	566	17
	Conservative	Neville Liddell	235	7
	Liberal	Francis Porter	110	3
Majority			1,912	56
Turnout			3,389	26

Church

Church (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Storey	3,000	78
	Liberal Democrats	Warren Bradley	2,865	74
	Labour	M. Langam	440	11
	Labour	Wendy Simon	484	13
	Conservative	Paul Harrison	209	5
	Conservative	L. Harrison	191	5
	Green	W. Byrne	273	5
	Liberal	D. Mayes	68	2
	Liberal	I. Mayes	49	1
Majority
Turnout

Clubmoor

Clubmoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Irene Smith	827	45
	Labour	Steve Ellison	745	40
	Liberal Democrats	John Pettitt	165	9
	Conservative	G. Hicklin	72	4
	Independent	F. Kenny	41	2
Majority			82	5
Turnout			1,850	18

County

County

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Clark	1,675	76
	Labour	G. Jones	481	22
	Liberal	R.G. Webb	51	2
Majority			1,194	54
Turnout			2207	20

Croxteth

Croxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Monkcom	1,923	65
	Labour	V. Moffatt	441	15
	Conservative	J. Brandwood	279	9
	Liberal	M. Booth	251	8
	Green	I. Graham	63	2
Majority			1,482	50
Turnout			2957	22

Dingle

Dingle (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Allen	1,221
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Allen	1,140
	Labour	R. Bennett	601
	Labour	E. Berg	579
	Conservative	W.D. Patmore	108
	Conservative	D. Watson	83
	Green	J. Hill	111
	Green	S. Holgate	65
Majority
Turnout

Dovecot

Dovecot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Johnton	992	61
	Labour	Syvia Renilson	490	30
	Liberal	S. Hawksford	114	7
	Conservative	W. Connolly	42	3
Majority			502	31
Turnout			1,638	18

Everton

Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ward Labour Party	George Knibb	543	78
	Labour	J. Murphy	149	19
	Liberal Democrats	D. Clein	55	7
	Liberal	D. Tilston	18	2
	Conservative	J. L. Perry	15	2
Majority			396	59
Turnout			780	16

Fazakerley

Fazakerley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Hanratty	1,020	53
	Liberal Democrats	F. Forrester	636	33
	Liberal	E. Lye	140	7
	Ward Labour Party	Alf Flattery	127	7
Majority			384	20
Turnout			1,923	17

Gillmoss

Gillmoss

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pam Clein	1,083	45
	Labour	Nadia Stewart	641	27
	Ward Labour Party	J. Jones	424	18
	Liberal	G.W. Booth	132	5
	Conservative	B.J. Jones	130	5
Majority			442	18
Turnout			2,410	17

Granby

Granby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. P. Sharma	545	49
	Independent	P. Tyrell	206	19
	Liberal Democrats	M.I.Osi-Efa	197	18
	Liberal	V.A. Woodward	58	5
	Conservative	C. Hurst	58	5
	Socialist Alliance	C. Wilson	41	4
Majority			339	30
Turnout			1,195	13

Grassendale

Grassendale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Curry	2,073	63
	Labour	S.W. Owens	482	15
	Conservative	E. Williams	493	15
	Liberal	J. Moore	221	7
Majority			1,591	48
Turnout			3,269	27

Kensington

Kensington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jimmy Kendrick	979	62
	Labour	J. Roberts	413	26
	Conservative	Frank Dunne	79	5
	Socialist Labour	Mike Lane	77	5
	Liberal	P.B. Williams	41	2
Majority			566	36
Turnout			1,589	14

Melrose

Melrose

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Hanson	826	44
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Kendrick	612	33
	Ward Labour Party	Alfie Hincks	419	23
	Liberal	J. P. Woods	?	?
Majority			214	11
Turnout			1,857	18

Netherley

Netherley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Deputy	632	48
	Labour	Rosie Cooper	488	37
	Socialist Labour	D. Fogg	175	13
	Conservative	D. M. Nuttall	27	2
Majority			144	11
Turnout			1,322	22

Old Swan

Old Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bernie Turner	1,297	68
	Labour	D.J. Dunphy	436	23
	Liberal	F. Carroll	172
Majority			861	45
Turnout			1,905	19

Picton

Picton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Kemp	1,403	74
	Labour	Angela Glanville	416	22
	Conservative	G. Powell	43	2
	Green	A. Grams	38	2
Majority			987	52
Turnout			1,900	16

Pirrie

Pirrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dot Gavin	619	46
	Liberal Democrats	L. Sidorczuk	552	41
	Liberal	B. Woodruff	117	9
	Conservative	F.V. Stevens	69	5
Majority			67	5
Turnout			1,357	14

St Mary's

St Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Millea	1,472	76
	Labour	J. P. Nolan	385	20
	Conservative	G. Harden	43	2
	Liberal	J. S. Smith	26	1
Majority			1,976	56
Turnout			1,926	21

Smithdown

Smithdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Juli Sames	558	55
	Labour	Richie White	391	38
	Liberal	M. A. Williams	47	5
	Conservative	K. G. Watkin	22	2
Majority			167	17
Turnout			1,018	11

Speke

Speke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Byrne	680	54
	Labour	M. Rassmussen	542	43
	Conservative	M. Williams	30	2
Majority			138	11
Turnout			1,252	19

Tuebrook

Tuebrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Steve Radford	2,215	85
	Labour	B.A.McGrath	247	9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Colon	83	3
	Conservative	A. Bowness	64	2
Majority			1,968	74
Turnout			2,609	22

Valley

Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	I. Phillips	1,104	72
	Labour	Nick Small	357	23
	Conservative	J. Larossa	46	3
	Liberal	K. Woodward	24	2
Majority			747	49
Turnout			1,531	21

Vauxhall

Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Holleran	799	61
	Independent Labour	Paul Orr	420	32
	Liberal Democrats	M. Chivers	54	4
	Liberal	J.K. Prescott	26	2
	Conservative	J. Watson	7	1
Majority			379	29
Turnout			1,306	23

Warbeck

Warbreck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Roberts	1,521	66
	Labour	L. Hughes	579	25
	Conservative	E.J. Nash	104	5
	Liberal	C. Mayes	91	4
Majority			942	41
Turnout			2,295	16

Woolton

Woolton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Kelly	2,484	73
	Conservative	D.T. Nuttall	432	13
	Labour	S. Kenwright	320	9
	Liberal	M. Langley	87	3
	Green	J.M. Brown	68	2
Majority			2,052	60
Turnout			3,391	28

^[2]

References

1. "Liverpool". BBC News Online . Retrieved 16 December 2009.
2. Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 2000