2000 Stevenage Borough Council election
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Elections to Stevenage Council in Hertfordshire, England were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election; the seats of the candidates who finished third in each ward in the all-out election of 1999. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.
After the election, the composition of the council was:[1]
- Labour 33
- Liberal Democrat 3
- Conservative 3
Election result
[edit]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 13 | 0 | 86.7 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | ||||||
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | ||||||
Ward results
[edit]Bandley Hill
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Lilian Strange[2] | 631 | 61.7 | |
| Conservative | F. Warner | 244 | 23.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Latham | 144 | 11.2 | |
| Socialist Alternative | M. Pickersgill | 33 | 3.2 | |
| Majority | 37.8 | |||
| Turnout | 20.7 | |||
Bedwell
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Cullen[2] | 1,122 | 63.0 | |
| Conservative | M. Wyatt | 376 | 21.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | G. Robbins | 282 | 15.8 | |
| Majority | 41.9 | |||
| Turnout | 38.1 | |||
Chells
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jeannette Thomas[2] | 572 | 43.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Griffith | 572 | 43.5 | |
| Conservative | W. Clark | 172 | 13.1 | |
| Majority | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 28.3 | |||
Longmeadow
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bruce Jackson[2] | 541 | 48.3 | |
| Conservative | V. Ovenden | 376 | 33.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Wilkins | 156 | 13.9 | |
| Green | Hoyes W. | 46 | 4.1 | |
| Majority | 14.7 | |||
| Turnout | 24.9 | |||
Manor
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Snell[2] | 875 | 60.4 | |
| Labour | F. Price | 325 | 22.4 | |
| Conservative | S. Smith | 249 | 17.2 | |
| Majority | 38.0 | |||
| Turnout | 30.8 | |||
Martins Wood
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Royall[2] | 514 | 48.3 | |
| Conservative | M. Hurst | 340 | 32.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | L. Lambert | 129 | 12.1 | |
| Green | I. Murrill | 81 | 7.6 | |
| Majority | 174 | 16.3 | ||
| Turnout | 22.7 | |||
Old Town
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hugh Tessier[2] | 1,035 | 45.4 | |
| Conservative | S. Greaves | 966 | 42.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Moorcroft | 280 | 12.3 | |
| Majority | 69 | 3.1 | ||
| Turnout | 49.2 | |||
Pin Green
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Simon Speller[2] | 644 | 59.5 | |
| Conservative | L. Notley | 302 | 27.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | H. Snell | 137 | 12.7 | |
| Majority | 31.6 | |||
| Turnout | 23.6 | |||
Roebuck
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Dunnell[2] | 541 | 48.8 | |
| Conservative | P. Wilkins | 319 | 28.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Bellars | 249 | 22.5 | |
| Majority | 20.0 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0 | |||
St Nicholas
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Henry[2] | 524 | ||
| Labour | C. Latif | 514 | ||
| Conservative | L. Clark | 308 | ||
| Conservative | S. Woods | 295 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | K. Lloyd | 184 | ||
| Majority | 21.3 | |||
| Turnout | 21.2 | |||
Shephall
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Webb[2] | 818 | ||
| Labour | Brian Hall[2] | 780 | ||
| Conservative | V. Greaves | 192 | ||
| Conservative | S. Kerby | 180 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Baskerville | 153 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | G. Knight | 152 | ||
| Green | T. Figg | 28 | ||
| Majority | 52.6 | |||
| Turnout | 26.3 | |||
Symonds Green
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony Turner[2] | 624 | 54.5 | |
| Conservative | D. Clark | 415 | 36.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | S. Grubert | 105 | 9.2 | |
| Majority | 209 | 18.2 | ||
| Turnout | 24.9 | |||
Woodfield
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margaret Notley[2] | 591 | 58.2 | |
| Labour | A. Ismail | 354 | 34.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | E. Sturges | 70 | 6.9 | |
| Majority | 237 | 23.3 | ||
| Turnout | 31.2 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Local Elections 2000 Stevenage". BBC News. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Stevenage Council Wards Members of the Council". Stevenage Borough Council. Archived from the original on 8 November 2002. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
