2000 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

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The 2000 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. [1]

West Yorkshire County of England

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

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Election result

Wakefield Local Election Result 2000 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1614-376.251.226,687
  Conservative 430+319.032.016,673
  Liberal Democrat 110+14.810.95,695
  Independent 001-104.22,209
  Socialist Labour 000001.6851

Ward results

Castleford Ferry Fryston [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Graham Phelps1,06858.4
Independent John Bird61433.6
Conservative Madge Richards1488.1
Majority45424.8
Turnout 1,83019.6
Labour hold Swing
Castleford Glasshoughton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anthony Wallis1,38376.5
Conservative Charles Scholes27815.4
Socialist Labour Angela Herbert1488.2
Majority1,10561.1
Turnout 1,80917.4
Labour hold Swing
Castleford Whitwood [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Darran Travis1,49877.3
Conservative Norma Crossely30015.5
Socialist Labour Zane Carpenter1407.2
Majority1,19861.8
Turnout 1,93820.1
Labour hold Swing
Crofton & Ackworth [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Chris Heinitz1,21248.6
Conservative Michael Ledgard70728.4
Liberal Democrat James McDougall57323.0
Majority50520.2
Turnout 2,49221.0
Labour hold Swing
Featherstone [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Bond1,32954.4
Featherstone Labour 1stStephen Vickers79832.6
Conservative Brigid Hopkins31813.0
Majority53121.8
Turnout 2,44522.8
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Hemsworth [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Albert Manifield1,28074.8
Conservative Eamonn Mullins43225.2
Majority84849.6
Turnout 1,71216.1
Labour hold Swing
Horbury [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graham Smith1,41645.0
Labour Philip McNeil1,02032.4
Liberal Democrat Mark Goodair71022.6
Majority39612.6
Turnout 3,14626.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Knottingley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Glenn Burton1,33871.5
Conservative Timothy Allerton53328.5
Majority80543.0
Turnout 1,87117.8
Labour hold Swing
Normanton & Sharlston [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John McGowan1,40561.3
Conservative Neil Webster45219.7
Socialist Labour Thomas Appleyard43619.0
Majority95341.6
Turnout 2,29319.1
Labour hold Swing
Ossett [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alec Metcalfe1,13536.3
Labour Aynur Rigby1,10335.2
Conservative Jane Brown89328.5
Majority321.1
Turnout 3,13125.1
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Pontefract North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Grason1,45371.1
Conservative June Drysdale59028.9
Majority86342.2
Turnout 2,04316.8
Labour hold Swing
Pontefract South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anthony Dean1,25048.6
Conservative Richard Molloy1,02339.8
Liberal Democrat David Arthur29711.6
Majority2278.8
Turnout 2,57024.2
Labour hold Swing
South Elmsall [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dean Taylor1,29070.7
Conservative Ian Hall53429.3
Majority75641.4
Turnout 1,82416.3
Labour hold Swing
South Kirkby [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Laurie Harrison1,28663.1
Independent LabourEric Tunstall53026.0
Conservative John Alexander22310.9
Majority75637.1
Turnout 2,03919.2
Labour hold Swing
Stanley & Altofts [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Clive Hudson1,35448.6
Conservative Caroline Sheen78328.1
Liberal Democrat Michael Burch65123.4
Majority57120.5
Turnout 2,78820.1
Labour hold Swing
Stanley & Wrenthorpe [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Philip Dobson1,43545.1
Conservative Christian Hazell1,18137.1
Liberal Democrat Margaret Dodd56617.8
Majority2548.0
Turnout 3,18221.4
Labour hold Swing
Wakefield Central [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Walker1,18342.4
Labour Janet Deighton1,17942.2
Liberal Democrat Susan Morgan30310.9
Socialist Labour Paul Turek1274.5
Majority40.2
Turnout 2,79224.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wakefield East [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Mitchell1,50354.3
Conservative Paul Harvey71625.9
Liberal Democrat Alan Dale32911.9
Save our ServicesMichael Griffiths2207.9
Majority78728.4
Turnout 2,76822.7
Labour hold Swing
Wakefield North [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Melvyn Taylor1,25352.4
Conservative Michael Mitchell78632.9
Liberal Democrat Douglas Dale35114.7
Majority46719.5
Turnout 2,39021.4
Labour hold Swing
Wakefield Rural [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bryan Denson1,60651.7
Labour Maureen Cummings1,13436.5
Liberal Democrat David Neale36811.8
Majority47215.2
Turnout 3,10824.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Wakefield South [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Hazell2,57165.2
Labour John Garrod91423.2
Liberal Democrat Stephen Nuthall41210.4
Independent Stephen Selby471.2
Majority1,65742.0
Turnout 3,94432.4
Conservative hold Swing

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References

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  2. ↑ "Election results: local councils". The Times . 5 May 2000. p. 4. ISSN   0140-0460.
  3. ↑ "Local council results". Financial Times . 6 May 2000. p. 6. ISSN   0307-1766.
  4. ↑ "Summary of Wakefield District Council Elections Results 2000". City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. Archived from the original on 18 August 2001. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Results for Wards 10 to 21". City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2000. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Results for Wards 1 to 9". City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2000. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
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