Waveney District Council election, 2000

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

Waveney District Non-metropolitan district in England

Waveney was a local government district in Suffolk, England, named after the River Waveney that forms its north-east border. The district council was based in Lowestoft, the major settlement in Waveney. The other towns in the district are Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth and Southwold.

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

Suffolk County of England

Suffolk is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Felixstowe, one of the largest container ports in Europe.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently led by Vince Cable. They have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015 with its leader Nick Clegg serving as Deputy Prime Minister.

Election result

Waveney Local Election Result 2000 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 9+856.339.69,360+7.5%
  Labour 4-925.037.48,838-13.3%
  Liberal Democrat 2+112.518.24,302+6.4%
  Independent 106.34.81,130+2.8%

Ward results

Beccles Town [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Eileen Crisp89943.9+32.5
Conservative Keith Standring64231.3+11.2
Labour Peter Shelley50924.8-12.8
Majority25712.5
Turnout 2,050
Beccles Worlingham [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Shirley Cole73551.6+15.4
Labour William Mason50335.3-14.8
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Bromley18613.1-0.6
Majority23216.3
Turnout 1,424
Bungay [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Groom70546.5+12.5
Labour David Jermy69645.9-8.4
Liberal Democrat Darren Ware1157.6-4.1
Majority90.6
Turnout 1,516
Carlton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bernard Reader88250.5+19.6
Labour Jacqueline Wagner64937.1-13.2
Liberal Democrat Andrew Thomas21612.4+3.9
Majority23313.3
Turnout 1,747
Carlton Colville [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ronald Bell40333.9
Independent James Mitchell36130.4
Labour Norman Hodges30125.3
Independent Norman Keable625.2
Liberal Democrat Arnold Martin615.1
Majority423.5
Turnout 1,188
Gunton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Chilvers87853.1+10.0
Labour Gordon Stewart59736.1-9.7
Liberal Democrat Antony Tibbitt17810.8-0.3
Majority28117.0
Turnout 1,653
Halesworth [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Niblett57047.0+15.0
Labour Paul Whitlow45637.6-30.4
Liberal Democrat Susan Bainer18615.3+15.3
Majority1149.4
Turnout 1,212
Harbour [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Ruth Ford70756.3+17.7
Labour Stella Bostock34427.4-12.5
Conservative Stephen Ames1169.2+0.5
Liberal Democrat Paul Meadez897.1-5.7
Majority36328.9
Turnout 1,256
Kessingland [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kenneth Sale46246.2
Labour Kate McGee41641.6
Liberal Democrat Alison Briggs12212.2
Majority464.6
Turnout 1,000
Kirkley [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Gifford Baxter65248.5-3.0
Labour Ernest Skepelhorn50137.3-0.5
Conservative Shona Reeves19014.1+3.4
Majority15111.2-2.5
Turnout 1,343
Normanston [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kevin Porter58660.5-12.6
Conservative May Reader26026.8+10.9
Liberal Democrat Breena Batchelder12312.7+1.7
Majority32633.6-23.6
Turnout 969
Oulton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Partridge1,12756.1+11.1
Labour Malcolm Cherry68534.1-11.6
Liberal Democrat Philip Mummery1989.9+0.7
Majority44222.0
Turnout 2,010
Pakefield [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ronald Thorne81652.0-7.9
Conservative Valerie Pulford55635.5+4.8
Liberal Democrat Brian Howe19612.5+3.2
Majority26016.6-12.6
Turnout 1,568
Saint Margarets [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jonathan Winterton82055.9-12.5
Conservative Anne Mylan48332.9+12.1
Liberal Democrat Leslie Batchelder16411.2+0.4
Majority33723.0-24.7
Turnout 1,467
Southwold [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Goldsmith1,08550.3-10.0
Liberal Democrat Michael Ladd78736.5+36.5
Labour Kenneth Francis28413.2-26.5
Majority29813.8-6.8
Turnout 2,156
Whitton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Rita Carter67563.0-9.6
Conservative Barry Bee26624.8+8.5
Liberal Democrat Sandra Tonge13012.1+1.0
Majority40938.2-18.1
Turnout 1,071

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References

  1. ↑ "Waveney". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  2. ↑ "Local council results". Financial Times. 2000-05-06. p. 6.
  3. ↑ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 2000-05-06. p. 10.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "District Election Results: District Election 4th May 2000". Waveney District Council. Archived from the original on 2000-09-25. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
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