2000 Wyre Forest District Council election

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The 2000 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before the election the council had 17 Labour, 7 Health Concern, 5 Conservative, 5 independent, 4 Liberal Democrats and 3 Liberal councillors, with one seat vacant. [3] The council was run by an alliance of all groups apart from Labour. [3]

57 candidates stood in the election with 15 seats being contested, which included 2 seats in Greenhill ward due to a by-election being held at the same time. [3]

Election result

Health Concern became the largest group on the council after making 8 gains and Health Concern was also boosted by the decision of 3 independent councillors to join the group. [2] [4] Labour losses included the deputy leader of the party and the longest-serving member of the council, Michael Kelly, in Habberley and Blakebrook ward. [5] The only other group to make a gain in the election was the Conservatives in Oldington and Foley Park ward where they took a seat from Labour. [5]

The defeats for Labour were put down to the downgrading of Kidderminster hospital, despite the local party opposing the move. [2] Labour said that the results would be a disaster as they said Health Concern had no policies in many areas. [2] However Health Concern put their success down to disillusionment with political parties that had failed to take action over the hospital and that they would represent local opinion. [2]

Following the election the Health Concern group said they wanted to continue the alliance with the other groups apart from Labour. [5]

Wyre Forest local election result 2000 [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Health Concern 8+853.3
  Independent 3-220.0
  Labour 1-76.7
  Conservative 106.7
  Liberal Democrats 106.7
  Liberal 106.7

References

  1. ↑ "Wyre Forest". BBC News. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Walker, Jonathan (6 May 2000). "Hospital gives healthy majority Labour pushed out by campaigners' success". Birmingham Post . p. 5.
  3. 1 2 3 "Local Elections: Wyre Forest". Birmingham Mail . 5 April 2000. p. 13.
  4. ↑ Gray, Chris (5 May 2000). "Tories win Solihull City socialists axed Knowles out as Labour crumbles". Birmingham Post . p. 1.
  5. 1 2 3 Smith, Sue (5 May 2000). "Health group pledge to rainbow alliance". Birmingham Post . p. 4.
  6. ↑ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 5 May 2000. p. 4.
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