2000 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

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The 2000 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, 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]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Campaign

18 of the 55 seats on the council were contested in the election with the Conservatives defending 9, Liberal Democrats 5, Labour 2 and independents 2. [3] The Conservatives contested all 18 seats and needed to make 4 gains to take overall control of the council. [4]

The election in Stratford-on-Avon saw a trial of electronic voting in an attempt to increase turnout. [5] However, there were some computer problems and delays in closing polling stations, which meant that results were delayed by an hour. [6]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives achieve a majority on the council, 5 years after they lost the majority. [6] They gained the 4 seats they had required, after winning 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Bidford and Stratford New Town wards, and 2 from Labour in Southam and Studley. [4] As a result, the Conservative leader on the council, Bob Stevens, took over the leadership of the council from Liberal Democrat, Susan Juned. [6]

Stratford-on-Avon Local Election Result 2000 [7] [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1340+472.254.512,379
  Liberal Democrats 302-216.728.56,469
  Independent 200011.110.42,361
  Labour 002-206.01,362
  Green 000000.6126

Ward results

Alcester [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Clifford Meade1,00153.5
Conservative Susan Adams87046.5
Majority1317.0
Turnout 1,871
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bidford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Saville56051.1
Independent Graham Getgood40937.3
Labour Michael Gerrard12711.6
Majority15113.8
Turnout 1,096
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Compton [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Foster44666.3
Liberal Democrats Virginia Mason22733.7
Majority21932.6
Turnout 673
Conservative hold Swing
Harbury [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Turner88256.1
Liberal Democrats David Booth69143.9
Majority19112.2
Turnout 1,573
Conservative hold Swing
Henley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Atkinson82264.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony Wright45035.4
Majority37229.2
Turnout 1,272
Conservative hold Swing
Moreton Morrell [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Davis34262.1
Conservative Edward Duckworth20937.9
Majority13324.2
Turnout 551
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Napton Priors [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Thomas51082.9
Labour Peter Hartland10517.1
Majority40565.8
Turnout 615
Conservative hold Swing
Salford Priors [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kim James33669.7
Conservative David Harrison14630.3
Majority19039.4
Turnout 482
Independent hold Swing
Shipston [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Trevor Russel70247.1
Liberal Democrats Robert White68646.0
Labour Ann Grosvenor1026.8
Majority161.1
Turnout 1,490
Conservative hold Swing
Southam [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Akeister1,13159.8
Labour Martyn Ashford76040.2
Majority37119.6
Turnout 1,891
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Stratford Alverston [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Hyde1,28069.2
Independent Vincent Seaman57030.8
Majority71038.4
Turnout 1,850
Conservative hold Swing
Stratford Guild [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Giovanni Renna85857.7
Liberal Democrats David Roberts62942.3
Majority22915.4
Turnout 1,487
Conservative hold Swing
Stratford Market Hall [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Moorse92852.5
Conservative Richard Kingston66837.8
Labour Matthew Stephens1739.8
Majority26014.7
Turnout 1,769
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Stratford New Town [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Juliet Short65950.1
Liberal Democrats Dinah Hanlon56242.7
Labour Karen Parnell957.2
Majority977.4
Turnout 1,316
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Studley [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Desmond Maries96871.5
Liberal Democrats Mary Smith38528.5
Majority58343.0
Turnout 1,353
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Tredington [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Saint64262.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Wright38837.7
Majority25424.6
Turnout 1,030
Conservative hold Swing
Wellesbourne [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Roger Wright1,04660.2
Conservative Malcolm Littlewood56532.5
Green Michael Davies1267.3
Majority49127.7
Turnout 1,737
Independent hold Swing
Wooton Wawen [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Haddon46171.9
Liberal Democrats Lynn Bowring18028.1
Majority28143.8
Turnout 641
Conservative hold Swing

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