2000 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2000 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
Coat of arms of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council.png
  1999 4 May 2000 (2000-05-04) 2002  

21 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderDavid ActonFrank EadieBrenda Ackroyd
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Urmston Davyhulme East Village
Last election11 seats,
41.5%
9 seats,
45.5%
1 seats,
12.4%
Seats before33253
Seats won10101
Seats after33263
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote20,41028,3896,108
Percentage37.0%51.5%11.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg4.5%Increase2.svg6.0%Decrease2.svg1.3%

Trafford 2000.png
Map of results of 2000 election

Leader of the Council before election

David Acton
Labour

Leader of the Council after election

David Acton
Labour

Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2004. The Labour Party held overall control of the council.

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Labour Party 20,410 (37.0%)
Decrease2.svg 4.510 (47.6%)
10 / 21
Steady2.svg33 (52.4%)
33 / 63
Conservative Party 28,389 (51.5%)
Increase2.svg 6.010 (47.6%)
10 / 21
Increase2.svg 127 (41.3%)
26 / 63
Liberal Democrats 6,108 (11.1%)
Decrease2.svg 1.31 (4.8%)
1 / 21
Steady2.svg3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Independent 201 (0.4%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
Decrease2.svg11 (1.6%)
1 / 63
333126

Ward results

Altrincham

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paula Pearson1,68959.1+9.2
Labour David Armstrong77427.1-16.0
Independent Sheila O'Bierne*2017.0+7.0
Liberal Democrats Roger Legge1936.8-0.2
Majority91532.0+25.2
Turnout 2,85732.4-5.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Bowdon

Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Merrell*2,21973.0+3.5
Liberal Democrats Christine Musgrove44514.6+1.1
Labour Peter Dunnico37512.3-4.8
Majority1,77458.4+6.0
Turnout 3,03932.5-0.4
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath

Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Weston1,58848.6+5.1
Labour Joanne Bennett1,43543.9-4.8
Liberal Democrats Alan Brookes2437.4-0.4
Majority1534.7
Turnout 3,26637.5+0.4
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kathleen Bullock1,98666.3+5.2
Labour Ian McDermott61820.6-6.2
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Clarke39313.1+1.0
Majority1,36845.7+11.4
Turnout 2,99737.9+1.1
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow

Bucklow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Faulkner*80072.7-8.0
Conservative Alexander Kelly30027.3+13.3
Majority50045.4-21.3
Turnout 1,10018.6-1.2
Labour hold Swing

Clifford

Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrea Jones1,27875.9+11.4
Conservative Elliott Wood29717.6+5.0
Liberal Democrats John Hunter1096.5+2.7
Majority98158.3+12.9
Turnout 1,68422.4-3.2
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Eadie*1,58767.1+6.4
Labour Jeanette McLaughlin78033.0-2.0
Majority80734.1+8.4
Turnout 2,36732.5+0.1
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West

Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Ackerley*1,93163.0+14.7
Labour Karina Carter1,13537.0-10.9
Majority79626.0+25.6
Turnout 3,06640.2-1.3
Conservative hold Swing

Flixton

Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vivienne Ward*1,75560.5+11.3
Labour Jennifer Carroll1,14839.6-5.6
Majority60720.9+16.9
Turnout 2,90338.0-4.4
Conservative hold Swing

Hale

Hale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Hepburn*2,14875.1+8.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Gaskell35812.5-7.5
Labour Beverly Harrison35512.4-0.8
Majority1,79062.6+15.8
Turnout 2,86133.8-1.5
Conservative hold Swing

Longford

Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Barker1,39354.5+0.8
Conservative Keith Summerfield1,16445.5+5.3
Majority2299.0-4.5
Turnout 2,55734.6+3.9
Labour hold Swing

Mersey-St. Mary's

Mersey St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Tolhurst*2,04864.8+6.1
Labour Tamira Rasul72022.8-9.3
Liberal Democrats Graham Rogers39512.5+3.3
Majority1,32842.0+15.5
Turnout 3,16332.5-1.2
Conservative hold Swing

Park

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Justine Williams*83555.4-4.0
Conservative Pervez Nakvi67244.6+10.9
Majority15310.8-14.9
Turnout 1,50724.8+1.0
Labour hold Swing

Priory

Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roland Griffin*1,56049.0+0.8
Conservative Alexander Williams1,07733.9-1.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Riley54517.1+0.7
Majority48315.1+2.3
Turnout 3,18240.9+4.3
Labour hold Swing

Sale Moor

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Busteed*1,14344.5-4.6
Conservative Marjorie Hepburn1,12143.7+6.2
Liberal Democrats Derek Hurst30311.8-1.6
Majority220.8-10.8
Turnout 2,56733.6+2.1
Labour hold Swing

St. Martin's

St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Gray1,15345.5-9.1
Conservative William Cole1,14045.0+8.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Elliott2419.5+0.4
Majority130.5-17.8
Turnout 2,53529.9+3.8
Labour hold Swing

Stretford

Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Dolan*1,40656.9-0.6
Conservative John Schofield1,06643.1+5.2
Majority34013.8-5.8
Turnout 2,47232.5-1.4
Labour hold Swing

Talbot

Talbot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laurence Walsh90666.6-9.7
Conservative Colin Levenston34925.6+7.6
Liberal Democrats Hazel Shacklock1067.8+2.1
Majority55741.0-17.3
Turnout 1,36121.5-0.3
Labour hold Swing

Timperley

Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Davies*1,61153.5+7.3
Liberal Democrats Catherine Smith84528.0-1.5
Labour Mary Atherton55818.5-5.9
Majority76625.5+8.8
Turnout 3,01434.0-1.2
Conservative hold Swing

Urmston

Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Clarke*1,67953.9+2.2
Conservative David Nicklin1,43946.2+3.1
Majority2407.7-0.9
Turnout 3,11841.3+4.6
Labour hold Swing

Village

Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Raymond Bowker*1,93255.3+6.3
Conservative Ian Mullins1,20234.4-0.2
Labour Andrew McNee35910.3-6.1
Majority73020.9+6.5
Turnout 3,49338.1+2.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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