2000 Halton Borough Council election

Local election in Cheshire, England March 2025 December 2013 The 2000 Halton Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Halton Unitary Council in Cheshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk_politics/vote2000/locals/49.stm Halton 2010-02-25 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 43 Liberal Democrat 7 Independent 4 Conservative 2 Local council results Financial Times 6 2000-05-06 Campaign Elections were held in all of the wards apart from in Hale ward. http://archive.thisischeshire.co.uk/2000/4/13/223309.html Election nominations 2010-02-25 2000-04-13 This Is Cheshire dead https://archive.today/20070713150527/http://archive.thisischeshire.co.uk/2000/4/13/223309.html 13 July 2007 In addition to candidates from Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, there were also several candidates from the newly formed Runcorn Labour Councillors Group (RLCG). https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/archive/2000/4/13/223310.html/ Rebels with a cause 2010-02-25 2000-04-13 This Is Cheshire This had been formed from 6 Labour councillors who were unhappy with the local party and what they saw as a bias against Runcorn in favour of Widnes. Results The results saw Labour maintain a large majority on the council, while the RCLG failed to get any candidates elected. https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/5295620.five-go-into-labour/ Five go into Labour 2010-02-25 2000-05-10 This Is Labour The RCLG had come closest in Palacefields ward where the Labour candidate, Alan Lowe, was the winner by 21 votes. Halton local election result 2000 Election results: local councils The Times London 4 2000-05-05 Labour Party (UK) 16 0 80.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 -1 10.0 Conservative Party (UK) 2 +1 10.0 References Category:2000 English local elections 2000 Category:2000s in Cheshire