2000 Milton Keynes Council election

2000 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 The 2000 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Milton Keynes Council (a unitary authority) in Buckinghamshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk_politics/vote2000/locals/72.stm Milton Keynes BBC News 12 March 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 22 Liberal Democrat 20 Conservative 8 Independent 1Local council results 6 May 2000 Financial Times 6 Campaign The Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair came to Milton Keynes to launch his party's local election campaign.Blair goes on offensive in run-up to elections 14 April 2000 Financial Times 4 Labour were defending control of Milton Keynes council, but before the election were relying on the casting vote of the mayor to keep control, after 2 Labour councillors left the party to become independents.Local voters set to kick Blair over mayoral 'fix' Salman Saba 25 April 2000 Evening Standard London 22 The election in Milton Keynes saw a relaxation of the rules for requesting a postal vote, allowing anyone who wanted to vote by post.Comment & Analysis: Analysis: Making it easy: Experiments to improve the turnout in local elections have had an impact, although some voters still want to use a polling station Wainwright Martin 15 May 2000 The Guardian 17 As a result the number of postal vote requests increased from the normal 1,100 to 3,600. Election result The results saw no party win a majority on the council, with Labour losing seats, including 3 to the Conservatives.Labour loses 600 seats in Tory fightback Salman Saba 5 May 2000 Evening Standard London 52 Milton Keynes local election result 2000http://mkweb.co.uk/politics/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=684 Local Election Results May 4, 2000 Milton Keynes Council 12 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20020618172635/http://mkweb.co.uk/politics/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=684 2002-06-18 Election results: local councils 6 May 2000 The Times 10 Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 1 0 +1 50.0 34.5 11,994 +5.6 Conservative Party (UK) 5 4 0 +4 27.8 30.7 10,670 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) 4 1 4 -3 22.2 31.6 10,977 -5.2 Independent (politician) 0 0 2 -2 0.0 1.9 648 -1.5 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 489 +0.2 Ward results Bradwell Liberal Democrats (UK) Phillip Gerrella 1,281 53.8 Labour Party (UK) Graeme Lindsay 776 32.6 Conservative Party (UK) Dean Miah 324 13.6 505 21.2 2,381 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bradwell Abbey Conservative Party (UK) Donald Hoyle 503 43.4 Labour Party (UK) David Lewis 497 42.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Williams 159 13.7 6 0.5 1,159 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Campbell Park Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Tallack 1,154 54.7 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) Martin Petchey 498 23.6 -3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Fryer-Kelsey 386 18.3 +9.5 Green Party of England and Wales Clive Bailey 72 3.4 +3.4 656 31.1 -3.7 2,110 Liberal Democrats (UK) Denbigh Conservative Party (UK) Roger Jacobs 1,021 38.5 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) Gladstone McKenzie 952 35.9 -16.1 Independent (politician) William Harnett 435 16.4 +16.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edis Bevan 243 9.2 -6.0 69 2.6 2,651 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) Eaton Manor Labour Party (UK) Reginald Edwards 809 62.6 Conservative Party (UK) Dennis Thatcher 326 25.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vanessa McPake 158 12.2 483 37.4 1,293 Labour Party (UK) Linford North Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Benning 929 47.0 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) David Tunney 633 32.1 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) John Mclinton 326 16.5 -6.2 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Edwards 87 4.4 +1.0 296 15.0 -2.1 1,975 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linford South Liberal Democrats (UK) John Monk 1,117 54.8 +11.1 Labour Party (UK) Claudine Elliott 625 30.7 -6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Davies 297 14.6 -0.6 492 24.1 +17.4 2,039 Liberal Democrats (UK) Loughton Park Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Dransfield 1,382 50.5 +6.7 Labour Party (UK) George Conchie 1,016 37.2 -7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Isabella Fraser 336 12.3 +1.1 366 13.3 2,734 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Newport Pagnell North Liberal Democrats (UK) Euan Henderson 1,079 67.1 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Horton 331 20.6 Labour Party (UK) Brian Todd 197 12.3 748 46.5 1,607 Liberal Democrats (UK) Newport Pagnell South Liberal Democrats (UK) Irene Henderson 1,239 68.5 Conservative Party (UK) Amanda Box 336 18.6 Labour Party (UK) Dawn Hoyle 234 12.9 903 49.9 1,809 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olney Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Mabbutt 974 54.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Johnston 449 25.1 Independent (politician) Joan Jones 213 11.9 Labour Party (UK) Peter Hevey 156 8.7 525 29.3 1,792 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stantonbury Conservative Party (UK) Roy Miller 688 42.1 +12.2 Labour Party (UK) Henry Kilkenny 598 36.6 -16.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Exon 283 17.3 +3.8 Green Party of England and Wales Carol Barac 66 4.0 +0.5 90 5.5 1,635 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stony Stratford Conservative Party (UK) Paul Bartlett 1,331 51.4 +5.1 Labour Party (UK) Mary Stone 1,061 41.0 -5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Eastman 195 7.5 +0.5 270 10.4 2,587 Conservative Party (UK) Walton Park (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Pym 1,145 Liberal Democrats (UK) Clive Carruthers 1,073 Conservative Party (UK) Neil Cawley 490 Conservative Party (UK) Louise Cooper 458 Labour Party (UK) Sarah Gilmour-Sorensen 291 Labour Party (UK) Michael Duff 240 3,697 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Whaddon Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Campbell 755 47.0 Conservative Party (UK) Derrick Connor 683 42.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosemary Drewett 168 10.5 72 4.5 1,606 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Wolverton Labour Party (UK) Hilary Saunders 981 53.6 -6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Ashraful Hoque 469 25.6 +6.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Snell 197 10.8 +0.2 Green Party of England and Wales Alan Francis 184 10.0 +0.1 512 28.0 -12.4 1,831 Labour Party (UK) Woughton Labour Party (UK) Kevin Wilson 965 51.5 -11.5 Conservative Party (UK) William Kenyon 563 30.1 +7.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Forsyth 264 14.1 -0.3 Green Party of England and Wales Claire Butler 80 4.3 +4.3 402 21.5 -18.9 1,872 Labour Party (UK) References expanded Category:2000 English local elections 2000 Category:2000s in Buckinghamshire