Three Rivers District Council election, 2000

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Elections to Three Rivers Council in Hertfordshire, England, were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party stayed in overall control of the council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Three Rivers Local Election Result 2000
	Seats	Seats %
Liberal Democrat	8	47.1
Conservative	6	35.3
Labour	3	17.6

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References

2000 Three Rivers election result

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