West Lancashire District Council election, 2000

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

West Lancashire is a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough in Lancashire, England. Its council is based in Ormskirk. The other town in the borough is Skelmersdale. The population of the District taken at the 2011 census was 110,685. The district was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Ormskirk and Skelmersdale and Holland urban districts along with part of West Lancashire Rural District and part of the former Wigan Rural District.

Lancashire is a ceremonial county in North West England. The administrative centre is Preston. The county has a population of 1,449,300 and an area of 1,189 square miles (3,080 km²). People from Lancashire are known as Lancastrians.

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Seats	±
Labour	31	-1
Conservative	22	+1
Independent	2	0

^[2]

Election result

West Lancashire Local Election Result 2000^[3]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11			-1	61.1
	Conservative	7			+1	38.9

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References

↑ "West Lancashire". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2009-12-18.
↑ "Local council results". Financial Times. 2000-05-06. p. 6.
↑ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 2000-05-05. p. 4.

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[hold-1] "West Lancashire". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2009-12-18.

[local-2] "Local council results". Financial Times. 2000-05-06. p. 6.

[councils-3] "Election results: local councils". The Times. 2000-05-05. p. 4.

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