2000 Hyndburn Borough Council election

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2000 local election results in Hyndburn. Blue is for wards won by the Conservatives. Red is for wards won by Labour. Grey is for wards that were not contested at this election. 2000 Hyndburn Borough Council Election Map.png
2000 local election results in Hyndburn. Blue is for wards won by the Conservatives. Red is for wards won by Labour. Grey is for wards that were not contested at this election.

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Hyndburn Local Election Result 2000
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 31+872.2
  Labour 15-827.8
  Independent 1

Ward results

Barnfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Dobson394
Labour Brenda Haworth354
Majority40
Turnout 74826.6%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Baxenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jim Dickenson1008
Labour Denis Baron276
Majority732
Turnout 128432.5
Conservative hold Swing
Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mohammed Kazi890
Labour Richard Ellis Heap400
Majority490
Turnout 129032.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eddie Hogan721
Labour Jack Grime610
Majority111
Turnout 133132.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Clayton-Le-Moors
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Timothy O'Kane758
Conservative Shirley Davies756
Majority2
Turnout 151430.8
Labour hold Swing
Eachill, Rishton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Scaife416
Labour Lesley Jackson329
Majority87
Turnout 74529.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing


Huncoat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Walsh528
Conservative Peter Cottam504
Majority24
Turnout 103231.4
Labour hold Swing
Immanuel (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maureen Duffy697
Conservative Jean Lockwood668
Labour Len Neil518
Labour Harold Tootle494
Majority203
Majority150
Turnout 118434.1
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Milnshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Ormerod732
Conservative Gordon Mills685
Conservative Joan Pilkington664
Labour Geoffrey Sargison638
Independent M Pritchard234
Majority94
Majority21
Turnout 147741.2
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Netherton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roy Atkinson571
Labour David Forshaw505
Majority66
Turnout 107630.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Norden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stan Horne505
Labour Francis Molloy261
Majority246
Turnout 76630.3
Conservative hold Swing
Overton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Mason790
Labour Dr Mohammed Rahman745
Majority45
Turnout 1,53533.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Peel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Dawson477
Conservative Derek Wolstenholme296
Majority181
Turnout 77323.7
Labour hold Swing
Spring Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clifford Westell613
Conservative Allah Dad491
Majority122
Turnout 1,10431.2
Labour hold Swing
St Andrew's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Britcliffe943
Labour Maurice Cowell451
Majority492
Turnout 1,39442.6
Conservative hold Swing
St Oswald's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Roberts894
Labour Margaret Cowell454
Majority440
Turnout 1,34827.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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