2000 Wokingham District Council election

The 2000 Wokingham District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council to no overall control. ^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Conservative 27
• Liberal Democrat 27 ^[2]

Election result

Wokingham local election result 2000 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	11	3	0	+3	57.9	41.7	11,991	–0.9%
	Conservative	8	0	3	–3	42.1	48.5	13,929	+5.5%
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0	9.1	2,626	–5.0%
	Monster Raving Loony	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	179	+0.6%

Ward results

Barkham ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Miller	437	80.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jeanette Targett	60	11.1
	Labour	Elizabeth Vincent	43	7.9
Majority			377	69.8
Turnout			540	30.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Coronation ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Lennard	953	47.6	+1.7
	Conservative	George Parkinson	910	45.5	+3.1
	Labour	Eileen Bravey	139	6.9	−4.8
Majority			43	2.1	−1.4
Turnout			2,002	34.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Emmbrook (2) ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jack Earnshaw	950
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Malvern	913
	Conservative	Dennis Carver	745
	Conservative	David Lee	686
	Labour	Paul French	142
Turnout			3,436	37.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Evendons ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tina Marinos	968	47.1	+7.9
	Conservative	Dianne King	958	46.6	+2.6
	Labour	David Grattidge	128	6.2	−6.3
Majority			10	0.5
Turnout			2,054	24.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Finchampstead South ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Muriel Long	836	61.7	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	Dorothy Pollock	518	38.3	−2.2
Majority			318	23.4	+4.4
Turnout			1,354	29.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Little Hungerford ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Diana Carpenter	1,050	47.4	−7.2
	Conservative	Christopher Edmunds	965	43.6	+9.2
	Labour	Jacqueline Rupert	198	8.9	−2.1
Majority			85	3.8	−16.4
Turnout			2,213	27.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Loddon ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Clacey	614	51.1	−10.9
	Conservative	Kathleen Henderson	440	36.6	+17.1
	Labour	Irene Flen	147	12.2	−6.2
Majority			174	14.5	−28.0
Turnout			1,201	18.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Norreys ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Edwards	1,212	65.7	+9.4
	Labour	Paul Sharples	359	19.5	−7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Rouse	273	14.8	−1.7
Majority			853	46.2	+17.1
Turnout			1,844	29.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Redhatch ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Fiona Rolls	1,301	50.8	−11.5
	Conservative	Norman Jorgensen	866	33.8	+7.6
	Labour	Susan Salts	213	8.3	−3.2
	Monster Raving Loony	Peter Owen	179	7.0	+7.0
Majority			435	17.0	−19.1
Turnout			2,559	21.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Remenham & Wargrave ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Browne	834	74.6	+8.9
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Alder	194	17.4	−5.7
	Labour	Duncan Hurley	90	8.1	−3.2
Majority			640	57.2	+14.6
Turnout			1,118	32.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shinfield ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barrie Patman	830	61.3	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Gill Banks	366	27.0	+2.3
	Labour	Owen Waite	159	11.7	−7.1
Majority			464	34.3	+2.4
Turnout			1,355	23.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sonning ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Rose	440	84.3
	Liberal Democrats	Haydon Trott	47	9.0
	Labour	Michael Irving	35	6.7
Majority			393	75.3
Turnout			522	45.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Lake ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kay Gilder	515	56.5	−6.7
	Conservative	Gerald Pett	277	30.4	+9.6
	Labour	David Kay	119	13.1	−3.0
Majority			238	26.1	−16.3
Turnout			911	19.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Twyford & Ruscombe ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Ferris	1,308	58.3	−0.6
	Conservative	Pamela Graddon	745	33.2	+1.5
	Labour	Richard Fort	190	8.5	−0.9
Majority			563	25.1	−2.1
Turnout			2,243	39.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Wescott ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Green	639	55.7
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Evans	384	33.5
	Labour	Anne Grattidge	124	10.8
Majority			255	22.2
Turnout			1,147	29.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Whitegates ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	George Storry	542	54.0
	Labour	Nelson Bland	244	24.3
	Conservative	James O'Meara	217	21.6
Majority			298	29.7
Turnout			1,003	34.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Winnersh ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Prudence Bray	858	47.9	+2.7
	Conservative	John Wakefield	852	47.6	+1.3
	Labour	John Baker	81	4.5	−4.0
Majority			6	0.3
Turnout			1,791	30.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Wokingham Without ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Perry Lewis	1,040	72.6	+16.4
	Labour	Rosemary Chapman	215	15.0	−17.9
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas McCann	177	12.4	+1.4
Majority			825	57.6	+34.3
Turnout			1,432	26.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Wokingham". BBC News. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
2. "Election results: local councils". The Times . 6 May 2000. p. 10.
3. "Election Fact-Pack 4". Wokingham District Council. Archived from the original on 27 August 2001. Retrieved 9 January 2010.