2000 Derby City Council election

2000 UK local government election

2000 Derby City Council election[1][2]
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15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 34 6 4
Seats won 29 9 6
Seat change Decrease5 Increase3 Increase2
Popular vote 14,205 11,761 7,443
Percentage 42.5% 35.2% 22.3%

Map showing the results of the 2000 Derby City Council elections.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 2000 Derby City Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[3]

After the election, the composition of the council was

  • Labour 29
  • Conservative 9
  • Liberal Democrat 6[4]

Election result

2000 Derby Local Election Result[5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 9 0 5 Decrease5 60.0 42.5 14,205
  Conservative 3 3 0 Increase3 20.0 35.2 11,761
  Liberal Democrats 3 2 0 Increase2 20.0 22.3 7,443

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Fuller 906 54.4%
Conservative H. Love 422 25.3%
Liberal Democrats P. Clayden 338 20.3%
Turnout 14.8%
Labour hold

Babington

Location of Babington ward
Babington[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Hussain 1,235 64.3%
Conservative J. Iqbal 491 25.6%
Liberal Democrats D. Mensah 194 10.1%
Turnout 26.8%
Labour hold

Chaddesden

Location of Chaddesden ward
Chaddesden[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour S. Bolton 1,107 50.1%
Conservative J. Veitch 891 40.4%
Liberal Democrats B. Harry 210 9.5%
Turnout 27.5%
Labour hold

Chellaston

Location of Chellaston ward
Chellaston[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative D. Black 1,635 49.9%
Labour D. Whitehead 1,396 42.6%
Liberal Democrats E. Ashburner 244 7.5%
Turnout 32.2%
Conservative gain from Labour

Darley

Location of Darley ward
Darley[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Leatherbarrow 1,796 51.0%
Labour E. Wooley 1,316 37.4%
Liberal Democrats S. King 410 11.6%
Turnout 37.7%
Conservative gain from Labour

Derwent

Location of Derwent ward
Derwent[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour D. Roberts 771 59.6%
Conservative P. West 365 28.2%
Liberal Democrats J-P. Keane 157 12.1%
Turnout 17.6%
Labour hold

Kingsway

Location of Kingsway ward
Kingsway[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats A. Hanson 1,439 50.6%
Conservative B. Maw 776 27.3%
Labour A. Graves 628 22.1%
Turnout 36.4%
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Litchurch

Location of Litchurch ward
Litchurch[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Akhtar 877 66.2%
Conservative J. Magee 323 24.4%
Liberal Democrats A. Savage 125 9.4%
Turnout 18.5%
Labour hold

Littleover

Location of Littleover ward
Littleover[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats L. Care 1,736 62.0%
Conservative C. Charlesworth 559 20.0%
Labour H. Malcolm-Walker 504 18.0%
Turnout 39.0%
Liberal Democrats hold

Mackworth

Location of Mackworth ward
Mackworth[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Baxter 853 55.0%
Conservative S. Hart 542 34.9%
Liberal Democrats A. Dark 157 10.1%
Turnout 24.9%
Labour hold

Mickleover

Location of Mickleover ward
Mickleover[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats H. Jones 1,544 43.2%
Conservative R. Wood 1,239 34.7%
Labour P. Taylor 788 22.1%
Turnout 38.3%
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Normanton

Location of Normanton ward
Normanton[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Jones 835 55.8%
Conservative J. Lee 396 26.5%
Liberal Democrats B. Lowe 266 17.8%
Turnout 21.7%
Labour hold

Osmanton

Location of Osmaston ward
Osmanton[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Turner 514 58.8%
Conservative A. Javed 195 22.3%
Liberal Democrats L. Alcock 165 18.9%
Turnout %
Labour hold

Sinfin

Location of Sinfin ward
Sinfin[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Mullarkey 1,132 70.0%
Conservative T. Hart 328 20.3%
Liberal Democrats M. Skelton 156 9.7%
Turnout 20.2%
Labour hold

Spondon

Location of Spondon ward
Spondon[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative E. Berry 1,803 52.3%
Labour M. Byrne 1,343 39.0%
Liberal Democrats P. Peat 302 8.8%
Turnout 35.7%
Conservative gain from Labour

References

  1. ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ^ "Local Election Summaries 2000". The Elections Centre.
  3. ^ "Derby". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 5 May 2000. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Local council results". Financial Times. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.
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