2000 Rushmoor Borough Council election

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The 2000 Rushmoor Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, 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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The election took place at the same time as a referendum on whether to change the name of the borough council from Rushmoor to either Aldershot and Farnborough, or Farnborough and Aldershot. [2] The change of name was rejected with 13,891 votes against to only 2,747 in favour on a turnout of 29%. [2]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Rushmoor Local Election Result 2000 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 8+453.348.08,353
  Liberal Democrats 4-226.728.24,907
  Labour 2-313.317.83,097
  Independent 1+16.75.4945
  Green 0000.6100

Ward results

Alexandra [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mohammad Choudhary61356.1
Labour Jill Clark31628.9
Liberal Democrats David Newman12011.0
Green Peter Barnett444.0
Majority29727.2
Turnout 1,09328
Belle Vue [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Dibble57563.7
Conservative Alistair Morley26929.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Woodcock596.5
Majority30633.9
Turnout 90327
Cove [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Thomas68046.9
Liberal Democrats Maurice Banner65245.0
Labour Edward Shelton1178.1
Majority281.9
Turnout 1,44929.7
Empress [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rosemary Possee95468.9
Liberal Democrats Stephen Chowns30221.8
Labour David Hercock1289.2
Majority65247.1
Turnout 1,38437.6
Fernhill [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Ferrier68851.8
Liberal Democrats Guy Eaglestone54741.2
Labour Clive Grattan947.1
Majority14110.6
Turnout 1,32930
Grange [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Smith63151.7
Labour Barry Jones43535.6
Liberal Democrats Josephine Fraser-Fleming1008.2
Independent Arthur Pendragon 554.5
Majority19616.1
Turnout 1,22136
Heronwood [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donald Cappleman37059.9
Conservative Rosemary Stevens15324.8
Liberal Democrats Philip Thompson7311.8
Green Carrie De Fey223.6
Majority21735.1
Turnout 61820
Knellwood [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Kirby89049.4
Conservative Geoffrey Woolger72140.0
Liberal Democrats Alistair Mackie1166.4
Labour Malcolm Gaskell744.1
Majority1699.4
Turnout 1,80145.9
Manor [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats George Paparesti80151.2
Conservative Philip Le Roux65341.8
Labour Kerry Ballard1107.0
Majority1489.4
Turnout 1,56436
Mayfield [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Craig Card34249.6
Conservative Suzanne Smith23333.8
Labour Michael Westlake11516.7
Majority10915.8
Turnout 69018.2
Newport [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sharon Silver35143.7
Labour Christopher Hollebon34542.9
Liberal Democrats Nickolas Burfield749.2
Green Adam Stacey344.2
Majority60.8
Turnout 80423
Queens [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Williams22148.1
Liberal Democrats Muriel Burton19542.5
Labour Jerry Wines439.4
Majority265.6
Turnout 45914
St Marks [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Starling72449.5
Conservative Richard Gardner63643.4
Labour Sean Clarke1047.1
Majority886.1
Turnout 1,46436.1
St Johns [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Tucker98271.3
Liberal Democrats Majorie Pratt21915.9
Labour Mary Lawrance17712.8
Majority76355.4
Turnout 1,37825
Westheath [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Josephine Murphy58346.8
Conservative Stephen Masterson56845.6
Labour Janice Ferre947.6
Majority151.2
Turnout 1,24532.6

References

  1. "Rushmoor". BBC News. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Referendum Results – Change of Borough Name". Rushmoor Borough Council. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  3. "Local council results". Financial Times. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Borough Election Results 2000". Rushmoor Borough Council. Archived from the original on 21 January 2001. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  5. "Election results: local councils". The Times. 5 May 2000. p. 4.
Preceded by
1999 Rushmoor Council election
Rushmoor local elections Succeeded by
2002 Rushmoor Council election