2000 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election

2000 UK local government election February 2025 December 2013 Elections to Gateshead Council in Tyne and Wear, England were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk_politics/vote2000/locals/45.stm Gateshead 2009-05-09 BBC Online As part of an experiment to try to raise turnout, Bensham and Whickham North wards saw postal voting allowed for all voters. Bruce Unwin Marking her card at sweet seventeen The Northern Echo 8 2000-04-29 Turnout in Bensham ward rose from 20% in 1999 to 46% in this election, while Whickham North saw a turnout of 61%. Apathy may prove to be Blair's biggest enemy: Cathy Newman and Alan Pike outline government experiments to boost poll turnouts Financial Times 6 2000-05-05 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 47 Liberal Democrat 18 Liberal 1 Election results: local councils The Times 10 2000-05-06 Election result Gateshead local election result 2000 Labour Party (UK) 14 -2 63.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 7 +2 31.8 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 1 0 4.5 References External links Official report on the electoral pilot at Gateshead elections published 1999 Gateshead Council election Gateshead local elections 2002 Gateshead Council election Gateshead 2000 Category:2000s in Tyne and Wear