2000 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election

2000 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 The 2000 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, 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/101.stm St Helens 2009-12-18 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 35 Liberal Democrats 15 Conservative 4Election results: local councils 5 May 2000 The Times NewsBank 4 Election result Labour remained in control of the council with 35 seats, but suffered a net loss of 2 seats. The Liberal Democrats increased their share of the vote and gained Moss Bank and Sutton and Bold from Labour, but lost Newton West back to Labour, to leave the party on 15 seats.Lib Dems predict more gains in the next election 12 May 2000 Lancashire County Publications NewsBank Meanwhile, the Conservatives also gained a seat from Labour in Windle, defeating the mayor Pat Jackson,Poll shock for Mayor Pat 12 May 2000 Lancashire County Publications NewsBank while the leader of the Conservative group Betty Lowe held her seat in Rainford to leave the Conservatives with 4 councillors.Betty tops poll 12 May 2000 Lancashire County Publications NewsBank Turnout in 4 wards was at or below 16%,Tory grass roots burst into life Frean Alexandra 5 May 2000 The Times NewsBank 1 while the highest turnout was in Rainford at 35.7%. The turnout in St Helens was an increase from the last election, which was put down to a trial of early voting on the Friday and Saturday before the election in 6 wards.Early voting makes mark 12 May 2000 Lancashire County Publications NewsBank St Helens local election result 2000St Helens 5 May 2000 Lancashire County Publications NewsBank Labour Party (UK) 13 1 3 -2 65.0 45.3 14,953 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 2 1 +1 25.0 33.0 10,891 Conservative Party (UK) 2 1 0 +1 10.0 21.3 7,040 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 152 Ward results Billinge and Seneley Green Labour Party (UK) Neville Bullock 1,086 53.4 Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Black 672 33.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Broughton 275 13.5 414 20.4 2,033 19.8 Labour Party (UK) Blackbrook Labour Party (UK) Andy Bowden 662 64.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Brown 228 22.1 Conservative Party (UK) James Spanner 141 13.7 434 42.1 1,031 14.4 Labour Party (UK) Broad Oak Labour Party (UK) Keith Roberts 764 51.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gail Mills 658 44.5 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Spanner 56 3.8 106 7.2 1,478 22.0 Labour Party (UK) Eccleston Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Pearl 1,604 64.9 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Brooke 496 20.1 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Glover 371 15.0 1,108 44.8 2,471 29.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Grange Park Labour Party (UK) Marlene Quinn 610 50.7 Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Lindon 285 23.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Evans 270 22.4 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Ronale Waugh 38 3.2 325 27.0 1,203 16.0 Labour Party (UK) Haydock Labour Party (UK) Jim Caunce 1,046 63.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carole Worthington 331 20.2 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Harvey 261 15.9 715 43.7 1,638 18.1 Labour Party (UK) Marshalls Cross Liberal Democrats (UK) Valerie Beirne 932 68.3 Labour Party (UK) Michael Glover 387 28.4 Conservative Party (UK) Jill Jones 45 3.3 545 40.0 1,364 22.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Moss Bank Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Simpson 1,292 53.9 Labour Party (UK) Barbara Jakubiak 912 38.0 Conservative Party (UK) Judith Collins 147 6.1 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Tilston 48 2.0 380 15.8 2,399 29.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Newton East Liberal Democrats (UK) Suzanne Knight 1,394 65.5 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Chisnall 591 27.8 Conservative Party (UK) Keith Winstanley 143 6.7 803 37.7 2,128 27.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Newton West Labour Party (UK) Sandra Banawich 876 50.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Virginia Taylor 727 41.6 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Honey 145 8.3 149 8.5 1,748 21.7 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Parr and Hardshaw Labour Party (UK) John Fletcher 706 70.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Noreen Knowles 190 19.0 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Bolton 102 10.2 516 51.7 998 16.4 Labour Party (UK) Queens Park Labour Party (UK) Marlene Newman 710 54.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lesley Ronan 415 32.0 Conservative Party (UK) Herbert Williams 171 13.2 295 22.8 1,296 18.2 Labour Party (UK) Rainford Conservative Party (UK) Betty Lowe 1,725 68.9 Labour Party (UK) David Wood 645 25.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frederick Barrett 134 5.4 1,080 43.1 2,504 35.7 Conservative Party (UK) Rainhill Labour Party (UK) Mike Doyle 1,133 58.6 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Seddon 577 29.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kenneth Knowles 223 11.5 556 28.8 1,933 19.9 Labour Party (UK) Sutton and Bold Liberal Democrats (UK) Julie Jones 1,006 53.1 Labour Party (UK) Richard McCauley 804 42.4 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Woodcock 85 4.5 202 10.7 1,895 26.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Thatto Heath Labour Party (UK) Marie Rimmer 861 65.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carol Pearl 207 15.7 Conservative Party (UK) Albert Pearson 184 14.0 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Michael Perry 66 5.0 654 49.6 1,318 18.8 Labour Party (UK) West Sutton (2 seats) Labour Party (UK) Thomas Hargreaves 610 Labour Party (UK) William Noctor 505 Liberal Democrats (UK) Darren Makin 315 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Topping 265 Conservative Party (UK) Charmian Pyke 101 1,796 15.4 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Windle (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Wallace Ashcroft 903 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Almond 857 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Jackson 817 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Rigby 801 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vivienne Lavery 217 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janette Smith 208 3,803 28.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Saint Helens 2000 Category:2000s in Merseyside Category:May 2000 in the United Kingdom