2000 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2000 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Labour remained in control of the council with 35 seats, but suffered a net loss of 2 seats. [2] The Liberal Democrats increased their share of the vote and gained Moss Bank and Sutton and Bold from Labour, but lost Newton West back to Labour, to leave the party on 15 seats. [3] Meanwhile, the Conservatives also gained a seat from Labour in Windle, defeating the mayor Pat Jackson, [4] while the leader of the Conservative group Betty Lowe held her seat in Rainford to leave the Conservatives with 4 councillors. [5]

Turnout in 4 wards was at or below 16%, [6] while the highest turnout was in Rainford at 35.7%. [5] The turnout in St Helens was an increase from the last election, which was put down to a trial of early voting on the Friday and Saturday before the election in 6 wards. [7]

St Helens local election result 2000 [2] [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1313-265.045.314,953
  Liberal Democrats 521+125.033.010,891
  Conservative 210+110.021.37,040
  Socialist Labour 000000.5152

Ward results

Billinge and Seneley Green [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neville Bullock1,08653.4
Conservative Elizabeth Black67233.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Broughton27513.5
Majority41420.4
Turnout 2,03319.8
Labour hold Swing
Blackbrook [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Bowden66264.2
Liberal Democrats John Brown22822.1
Conservative James Spanner14113.7
Majority43442.1
Turnout 1,03114.4
Labour hold Swing
Broad Oak [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keith Roberts76451.7
Liberal Democrats Gail Mills65844.5
Conservative Anne Spanner563.8
Majority1067.2
Turnout 1,47822.0
Labour hold Swing
Eccleston [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Pearl1,60464.9
Conservative Thomas Brooke49620.1
Labour Stephen Glover37115.0
Majority1,10844.8
Turnout 2,47129.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Grange Park [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marlene Quinn61050.7
Conservative Catherine Lindon28523.7
Liberal Democrats David Evans27022.4
Socialist Labour Ronale Waugh383.2
Majority32527.0
Turnout 1,20316.0
Labour hold Swing
Haydock [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Caunce1,04663.9
Liberal Democrats Carole Worthington33120.2
Conservative Margaret Harvey26115.9
Majority71543.7
Turnout 1,63818.1
Labour hold Swing
Marshalls Cross [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Valerie Beirne93268.3
Labour Michael Glover38728.4
Conservative Jill Jones453.3
Majority54540.0
Turnout 1,36422.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Moss Bank [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Eric Simpson1,29253.9
Labour Barbara Jakubiak91238.0
Conservative Judith Collins1476.1
Socialist Labour Kenneth Tilston482.0
Majority38015.8
Turnout 2,39929.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Newton East [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Suzanne Knight1,39465.5
Labour Thomas Chisnall59127.8
Conservative Keith Winstanley1436.7
Majority80337.7
Turnout 2,12827.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Newton West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Banawich87650.1
Liberal Democrats Virginia Taylor72741.6
Conservative Brian Honey1458.3
Majority1498.5
Turnout 1,74821.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Parr and Hardshaw [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Fletcher70670.7
Liberal Democrats Noreen Knowles19019.0
Conservative Margaret Bolton10210.2
Majority51651.7
Turnout 99816.4
Labour hold Swing
Queens Park [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marlene Newman71054.8
Liberal Democrats Lesley Ronan41532.0
Conservative Herbert Williams17113.2
Majority29522.8
Turnout 1,29618.2
Labour hold Swing
Rainford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Betty Lowe1,72568.9
Labour David Wood64525.8
Liberal Democrats Frederick Barrett1345.4
Majority1,08043.1
Turnout 2,50435.7
Conservative hold Swing
Rainhill [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Doyle1,13358.6
Conservative Richard Seddon57729.8
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Knowles22311.5
Majority55628.8
Turnout 1,93319.9
Labour hold Swing
Sutton and Bold [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Jones1,00653.1
Labour Richard McCauley80442.4
Conservative Barbara Woodcock854.5
Majority20210.7
Turnout 1,89526.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Thatto Heath [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marie Rimmer86165.3
Liberal Democrats Carol Pearl20715.7
Conservative Albert Pearson18414.0
Socialist Labour Michael Perry665.0
Majority65449.6
Turnout 1,31818.8
Labour hold Swing
West Sutton (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Hargreaves610
Labour William Noctor505
Liberal Democrats Darren Makin315
Liberal Democrats Stephen Topping265
Conservative Charmian Pyke101
Turnout 1,79615.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Windle (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wallace Ashcroft903
Labour Geoffrey Almond857
Labour Patricia Jackson817
Conservative Anthony Rigby801
Liberal Democrats Vivienne Lavery217
Liberal Democrats Janette Smith208
Turnout 3,80328.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "St Helens". BBC News. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Election results: local councils". The Times. 5 May 2000. p. 4 – via NewsBank.
  3. ↑ "Lib Dems predict more gains in the next election". Lancashire County Publications. 12 May 2000 – via NewsBank.
  4. ↑ "Poll shock for Mayor Pat". Lancashire County Publications. 12 May 2000 – via NewsBank.
  5. 1 2 "Betty tops poll". Lancashire County Publications. 12 May 2000 – via NewsBank.
  6. ↑ Frean, Alexandra (5 May 2000). "Tory grass roots burst into life". The Times. p. 1 – via NewsBank.
  7. ↑ "Early voting makes mark". Lancashire County Publications. 12 May 2000 – via NewsBank.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "St Helens". Lancashire County Publications. 5 May 2000 – via NewsBank.
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