Tamworth Borough Council election, 2000

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Elections to Tamworth Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Tamworth Local Election Result 2000
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 11+1191.753.38,052+22.2%
  Labour 1-118.336.95,579-22.6%
  Liberal Democrat 0009.91,490+4.6%

Ward results

Amington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Evelyn Rowe93562.0+19.4
Labour Gary Ross57238.0-19.4
Majority36324.0
Turnout 1,50723+1
Belgrave (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jeremy Oates623
Conservative Wyonnie Elliott583
Labour Carol Dean418
Labour Michael Smith410
Turnout 2,03419-2
Bolehall
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Wells66553.4+29.1
Labour Kenneth Lewis58046.6-29..1
Majority856.8
Turnout 1,24523-1
Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Lees70838.7+17.9
Labour Marion Couchman63434.7-33.3
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Pinkett48626.6+15.4
Majority744.0
Turnout 1,82828-1
Glascote (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Beale451
Labour Roanld Bribeck359
Labour Dennis Powick357
Liberal Democrat Andrew Lee-Brown326
Turnout 1,49318+0
Mercian
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Geoffrey Parsons78252.0+19.0
Labour Derek Thompson48232.0-22.6
Liberal Democrat Geoffrey Blake24016.0+3.7
Majority30020.0
Turnout 1,50430-2.4
Spital
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kenneth Gant1,16864.3+12.8
Labour William Fuller42423.3-17.3
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Blake22512.4+4.5
Majority74441.0+30.1
Turnout 1,81739+0
Stonydelph
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gerald Pinner53061.8+48.4
Labour Stephen Savage32738.2+0.3
Majority20323.6
Turnout 85715-1
Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ian Cooper93558.7+25.2
Labour Robert Charles44427.9-27.4
Liberal Democrat Roger Jones21313.4+2.1
Majority49130.8
Turnout 1,59230+4
Wilnecote
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kathryn Cooper67254.0
Labour Mary Lewis57246.0
Majority1008.0
Turnout 1,24421-1

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