2000 Maidstone Borough Council election

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The 2000 Maidstone Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Maidstone Borough Council in Kent, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Campaign

Before the election no party had a majority, with the Liberal Democrats the largest party on the council. [3] Asylum seekers was reported as being a big issue in the election, after a rise in council tax from Kent County Council was partly put down to asylum seekers in the county. [3] The Conservative party said it was boosted in the election by pledges of a "crackdown" made by the national party leader William Hague. [3]

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 27.1%. [4]

Maidstone Local Election Result 2000 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 711036.831.47,155-1.0%
  Conservative 610+131.645.910,463+8.7%
  Labour 412-121.117.64,012-8.4%
  Independent 200010.54.0920+0.5%
  Green 000001.0229+0.1%

Ward results

Allington [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Robertson1,18868.5−4.4
Conservative Valerie Parker39722.9+8.7
Labour Richard Coates1498.6−4.4
Majority79145.6−13.1
Turnout 1,73430.0+0.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Barming [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Oldham88390.6
Liberal Democrats Shona Stevens596.1
Labour Patrick Coates333.4
Majority82484.5
Turnout 97552.2
Conservative hold Swing
Bearsted [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Ash1,25176.4+9.3
Labour Jeanne Gibson21313.0−3.7
Liberal Democrats Sheila Chittenden17310.6−5.7
Majority1,03863.4+13.0
Turnout 1,63732.2+0.0
Conservative hold Swing
Boughton Monchelsea [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michael Fitzgerald43350.2
Conservative Frank Holding37743.7
Labour Jacqueline Lyons526.0
Majority566.5
Turnout 86241.5
Independent hold Swing
Boxley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Yates1,06267.2
Labour Stephen Gibson27817.6
Liberal Democrats John Doherty24015.2
Majority78449.6
Turnout 1,58025.3
Conservative hold Swing
Bridge [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Merello D'Souza66839.6+2.6
Conservative Derek Nicholson54632.3+4.1
Liberal Democrats Trevor Matthews40323.9−7.0
Green Ian McDonald714.2+0.2
Majority1227.2+1.1
Turnout 1,68826.4+3.6
Labour hold Swing
Coxheath [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Mortimer57353.8
Conservative Alan Larcombe41939.3
Labour Susan Burfield736.9
Majority15414.5
Turnout 1,06534.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Detling [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daphne Parvin44083.3
Liberal Democrats James Bartrick5310.0
Labour Raymond Huson356.6
Majority38773.3
Turnout 52834.9
Conservative hold Swing
East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patrick Sellar83454.5+1.7
Conservative Scott Hahnefeld54435.5+3.0
Labour Karen Forbes15310.0−4.8
Majority29018.9−1.4
Turnout 1,53125.6−0.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Farleigh [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Williams38557.0
Conservative Bryan Ransom29043.0
Majority9514.1
Turnout 67545.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Headcorn [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jenefer Gibson1,01175.4
Liberal Democrats Richard Fryd22416.7
Labour Elizabeth Stevens1067.9
Majority78758.7
Turnout 1,34136.7
Conservative hold Swing
Heath [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Watson70049.5−1.3
Labour John Tolputt36125.5+1.5
Conservative Malcolm Parker35224.9+1.3
Majority33924.0−2.7
Turnout 1,41324.0+1.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
High Street [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clive English51449.9+6.4
Conservative Alex Hunter24123.4+2.9
Labour Leonard Burfield23622.9−9.4
Green Sheila Kennedy393.8+0.1
Majority27326.5+15.3
Turnout 1,03022.1−2.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Marden [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Elizabeth McGannan48741.2
Conservative Simon Anthonisz44537.6
Labour Michael Casserley17214.6
Liberal Democrats Patricia Gerrish776.5
Majority423.6
Turnout 1,18231.2
Independent hold Swing
North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Paterson76259.3+2.2
Conservative John Brooks34126.5−2.9
Labour Keith Adkinson13610.6−0.6
Green James Shalice463.6+1.3
Majority42132.8+5.1
Turnout 1,28522.9−2.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Park Wood [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Morrison49757.4−4.5
Conservative Sandra Nahab23927.6+6.4
Liberal Democrats Jeanne Harwood10211.8−1.7
Green David Currer283.2−0.2
Majority25829.8−11.0
Turnout 86618.7+0.7
Labour hold Swing
Shepway East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daniel Murphy28141.1−13.9
Conservative Claire Watts27440.1+16.7
Liberal Democrats Ian Chittenden12918.9−2.6
Majority71.0−30.6
Turnout 68416.1−0.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Shepway West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frances Brown39448.0−17.0
Conservative Peter Veal38146.5+11.5
Green Stephen Muggeridge455.5+5.5
Majority131.6−28.3
Turnout 82018.8−0.4
Labour hold Swing
South [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Chell97051.5+8.2
Liberal Democrats Sarah Gould73939.2+1.2
Labour Rosemary Long1759.3−9.4
Majority23112.3+7.0
Turnout 1,88427.9+1.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Maidstone". BBC News. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Local council results". Financial Times. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
  3. 1 2 3 Sherwin, Adam (20 April 2000). "Asylum crisis threatens Labour votes". The Times. p. 19.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Maidstone Borough Council Election Results - 4 May 2000". Maidstone Borough Council. Archived from the original on 25 June 2002. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000. p. 10.
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