Welwyn Hatfield District Council election, 2000

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The 2000 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 6 May 2000 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. [1] Overall turnout in the election was 31.71%, down from 33.09% in the 1999 election. [2]

Welwyn Hatfield Borough & Non-metropolitan district in England

The Borough of Welwyn Hatfield is a local government district in southern Hertfordshire, England.

Hertfordshire County of England

Hertfordshire is one of the home counties in England. It is bordered by Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For government statistical purposes, it is placed in the East of England region.

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Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

The results saw Labour gain control of the council with a majority of 2 over the Conservatives, which was a reversal of the trend of the 2000 local elections where Labour overall lost almost 600 councillors. [4]

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

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A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Welwyn Hatfield Local Election Result 2000 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 9+156.339.08,444
  Conservative 7-143.845.89,926
  Liberal Democrat 00013.02,816
  Third Way 0001.4298
  UKIP 0000.9187

Ward results

Brookmans Park & Little Heath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Storey1,16075.6
Labour Marcus20713.5
Liberal Democrat Catherine Edwards16810.9
Majority95362.1
Turnout 1,53533.9+1.0
Haldens [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Hallahan72957.1
Conservative Davidson38930.5
Liberal Democrat Corbishley15912.5
Majority34026.6
Turnout 1,27727.9-1.4
Handside [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stanbury91248.8
Labour Clark41422.2
Liberal Democrat Lotz35519.0
UKIP Biggs18710.0
Majority49826.6
Turnout 1,86837.0-1.5
Hatfield Central [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Susana Tinsley56044.8
Conservative Ventimglia36829.4
Liberal Democrat Archer32225.8
Majority19215.4
Turnout 1,25029.0-4.0
Hatfield East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Bernard Sarson83349.3
Labour Melvyn Jones69040.9
Liberal Democrat Chapman1669.8
Majority1438.4
Turnout 1,68938.6-0.2
Hatfield North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sheila Jones52747.1
Conservative Morgan43338.7
Liberal Democrat Fisher16014.3
Majority948.4
Turnout 1,12026.4-2.5
Hatfield South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour McDonald45659.7
Conservative Smith22329.2
Liberal Democrat Griffiths8511.1
Majority23330.5
Turnout 76427.6+0.1
Hatfield West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Wilder69347.0
Conservative Victoria Sarson60841.2
Liberal Democrat Pryke17411.8
Majority855.8
Turnout 1,47532.6+0.4
Hollybush [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Susan Jones73063.3
Conservative Peffer29025.2
Liberal Democrat Cashmore13311.5
Majority44038.1
Turnout 1,15327.2-1.3
Howlands [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Biddle75956.4
Conservative Storer43532.3
Liberal Democrat Philip Edwards15111.2
Majority32424.1
Turnout 1,34529.6-3.9
Northaw [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dean81059.5
Third Way Cheetham29821.9
Liberal Democrat Blumsom1359.9
Labour Parry1198.7
Majority51237.6
Turnout 1,36232.5+2.4
Panshanger [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Trigg80553.4
Labour Chesterman53635.6
Liberal Democrat Lee16611.0
Majority26917.8
Turnout 1,50731.4-0.8
Peartree [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Andrew Tinsley52359.8
Conservative Perkins24127.5
Liberal Democrat Benakis11112.7
Majority28232.3
Turnout 87519.1-2.2
Sherrards [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Hurst97745.4
Conservative Scarff96044.7
Liberal Democrat Cooke2139.9
Majority170.7
Turnout 2,15047.6-0.1
Welham Green [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pieri57563.3
Labour Croft23225.5
Liberal Democrat Bain10211.2
Majority34337.8
Turnout 90932.3-3.4
Welwyn South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Pile88463.5
Labour Henderson29221.0
Liberal Democrat Burnham21615.5
Majority59242.5
Turnout 1,39232.7-2.4

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References

  1. ↑ "Welwyn Hatfield". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "District elections - 4 May 2000 - results" (PDF). Welwyn Hatfield Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-03-07. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  3. 1 2 "Election results: local councils". The Times. 2000-05-05. p. 4.
  4. ↑ Salman, Saba (2000-05-05). "Labour loses 600 seats in Tory fightback". Evening Standard. p. 52.
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