The 2000 Harlow District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
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14 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council 17 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2000 Harlow District Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result edit
Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats gained 4 seats from Labour, reducing Labour to only holding 5 seats at the election, although they retained a majority on the council.[3] Among the Labour councillors to be defeated was the chairman of the council John McCree in Brays Grove ward.[3] Overall turnout at the election was 30.86%,[4] up from 29.85% at the 1999 election.[5]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 8 |  8
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33.3 | 36.2 | 6,380 | 11.2
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| Conservative | 5 | 4 | 0 |  4
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33.3 | 36.0 | 6,342 | 3.9
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| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4
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33.3 | 26.2 | 4,619 | 7.3
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| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 176 | 1.0
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| People not Politics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 85 | 0.5
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Ward results edit
Brays Grove edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Millington | 579 | 52.8 | +38.8 | |
| Labour | John McCree | 374 | 34.1 | -25.7 | |
| Conservative | Joshua Jolles | 144 | 13.1 | -13.1 | |
| Majority | 205 | 18.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,097 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Great Parndon edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Johnson | 583 | 48.3 | -0.2 | |
| Labour | Mark Wilkinson | 469 | 38.8 | -4.6 | |
| People not Politics | Mick Granger | 85 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Spenceley | 71 | 5.9 | -2.2 | |
| Majority | 114 | 9.4 | +4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,208 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Hare Street and Little Parndon edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Terry Abel | 325 | 51.1 | -14.8 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Shannon | 190 | 29.9 | +12.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Steer | 121 | 19.0 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 135 | 21.2 | -26.9 | ||
| Turnout | 636 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Kingsmoor edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Gough | 609 | 57.8 | +12.3 | |
| Labour | Suzanne Ennifer | 334 | 31.7 | -9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Harry Ackland-Snow | 110 | 10.4 | -0.3 | |
| Majority | 275 | 26.1 | +22.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,053 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Latton Bush edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Greg Peck | 416 | 43.4 | -14.0 | |
| Conservative | Vivien Ross | 383 | 39.9 | +14.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Edwards | 160 | 16.7 | -0.8 | |
| Majority | 33 | 3.4 | -28.9 | ||
| Turnout | 959 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Little Parndon edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pennick Daphne | 491 | 55.0 | -9.3 | |
| Conservative | Darren Barden | 227 | 25.4 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Davis | 174 | 19.5 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 264 | 29.6 | -14.3 | ||
| Turnout | 892 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Mark Hall South edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robins | 694 | 51.5 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | Kevin Brooks | 500 | 37.1 | -6.3 | |
| Conservative | David Croager | 154 | 11.4 | +4.3 | |
| Majority | 194 | 14.4 | +8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,348 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Netteswell East edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Thurston | 641 | 60.2 | +46.5 | |
| Labour | Eschle Rob | 351 | 33.0 | -32.0 | |
| Conservative | Pamela Norton | 72 | 6.8 | -14.4 | |
| Majority | 290 | 27.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,064 | 39.6 | +13.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Netteswell West edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Jackson | 462 | 51.9 | +33.4 | |
| Labour | Jean Clark | 354 | 39.7 | -26.7 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Warren | 75 | 8.4 | -6.7 | |
| Majority | 108 | 12.1 | |||
| Turnout | 891 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Old Harlow edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Garnet | 819 | 46.1 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | Ian Turner | 617 | 34.7 | -12.5 | |
| UKIP | Tony Bennett | 176 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Higgins | 166 | 9.3 | -2.0 | |
| Majority | 202 | 11.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,778 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Passmores edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Sullivan | 510 | 46.6 | -1.0 | |
| Conservative | Clare Thomas | 451 | 41.2 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Lawton | 134 | 12.2 | -1.3 | |
| Majority | 59 | 5.4 | -3.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,095 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Potter Street (2 seats) edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Simon Carter | 1,175 | ||
| Conservative | George Reynolds | 1,137 | ||
| Labour | Sue Burgess | 552 | ||
| Labour | Maggie Hulcoop | 512 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Atkinson | 270 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stan Curran | 219 | ||
| Turnout | 3,865 | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
Stewards edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Lawton | 614 | 72.2 | +1.4 | |
| Conservative | Guy Mitchinson | 118 | 13.9 | +6.3 | |
| Labour | Sandra Rootsey | 118 | 13.9 | -7.7 | |
| Majority | 496 | 58.4 | +9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 850 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Tye Green edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Terry Kent | 457 | 52.8 | -15.2 | |
| Conservative | Charles Ross | 205 | 23.7 | +6.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Smith | 204 | 23.6 | +8.8 | |
| Majority | 252 | 29.1 | -21.6 | ||
| Turnout | 866 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections between 2000 and 2002 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1,185 | 54.9 | -0.1 | ||
| Conservative | 558 | 25.9 | +0.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 415 | 19.2 | -0.3 | ||
| Majority | 627 | 29.1 | -0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,158 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Harlow". BBC News Online. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Election results: local councils - Elections". The Times. NewsBank. 6 May 2000. p. 10.
- ^ a b "Labour's election shock". Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications. NewsBank. 9 May 2000.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Election of councillors May 2000 - results". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 25 September 2000. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Results". Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications. NewsBank. 5 May 2000.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Election of councillors May 2000 - results". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 20 April 2001. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results - June 2001". Local Authority Byelection Results. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.