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2000 St Albans City and District Council election
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2000 UK local government election
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December 2013
thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2000 St Albans City and District Council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Labour in red and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2000.
The 2000 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, 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/100.stm St Albans 2009-11-09 BBC News
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Liberal Democrats 23
Conservative 19
Labour 15
Independent 1 Local council results Financial Times 6 2000-05-06
Election result
Overall turnout at the election was 33.56%,http://stalbans.gov.uk/local-democracy/electoral/results/dcsamay00.htm District Council Election Results - 4 May 2000 St Albans City and District Council 9 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20021001150700/http://stalbans.gov.uk/local-democracy/electoral/results/dcsamay00.htm 1 October 2002 down from 37.1% at the 1999 election.Only a quarter of the electorate turned out to vote in one ward as the first all-out council election for 25 years failed to capture the public's imagination. 29 May 1999 Hertfordshire County Publications NewsBank
St Albans local election result 2000 Election results: local councils The Times 10 2000-05-06
Conservative Party (UK)
8
1
3
-2
42.1
40.2
13,205
+5.7%
Liberal Democrats (UK)
5
3
1
+2
26.3
32.7
10,715
-2.1%
Labour Party (UK)
5
0
1
-1
26.3
23.9
7,838
-6.6%
Independent (politician)
1
1
0
+1
5.3
3.1
1,013
+2.9%
Natural Law Party
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
37
+0.1%
Ward results
Ashley
Labour Party (UK)
Edward Hill
714
48.3
-6.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Moira Seton
400
27.1
+1.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter White
363
24.6
+7.9
314
21.2
1,477
28.2
-16.5
Labour Party (UK)
Batchwood
Labour Party (UK)
Andrew Rose
834
60.5
-0.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Margaret Brownlie
368
26.7
+10.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Carol Prowse
176
12.8
-4.6
466
33.9
1,378
27.7
-5.1
Labour Party (UK)
Clarence
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Wright
790
47.3
-2.1
Labour Party (UK)
Dawn Pratley
478
28.6
-1.8
Conservative Party (UK)
James Vessey
403
24.1
+7.4
312
18.7
1,671
35.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Cunningham
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Geoffrey Harrison
813
43.0
+3.4
Labour Party (UK)
Andrew Gilson
693
36.7
-4.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Diana Hall
383
20.3
+3.8
120
6.3
1,889
39.4
-5.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Harpenden East
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Brian Peyton
974
45.6
+7.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Clark
847
39.7
+1.0
Labour Party (UK)
David Crew
277
13.0
-9.8
Natural Law Party
Patricia Saunders
37
1.7
N/A
127
5.9
2,135
40.1
+2.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Harpenden North
Conservative Party (UK)
John Chambers
901
55.3
+12.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Valerie Goodyear
565
34.7
-3.9
Labour Party (UK)
Richard Botterill
164
10.1
-2.7
336
20.6
1,630
31.0
-3.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Harpenden South
Conservative Party (UK)
Martin Treasure
1,092
65.9
+9.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Christopher Canfield
325
19.6
-3.6
Labour Party (UK)
Linda Spiri
239
14.4
-4.1
767
46.3
1,656
31.4
-4.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Harpenden West
Conservative Party (UK)
John Newman
1,155
67.1
+6.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Paul Spinks
323
18.8
-2.3
Labour Party (UK)
Richard Ough
244
14.2
-2.1
832
48.3
1,722
30.3
-3.7
Conservative Party (UK)
London Colney
Labour Party (UK)
Sean Flynn
816
59.0
-7.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Derek Caroline
358
25.9
+8.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Robert Prowse
208
15.1
+4.9
458
33.1
1,382
23.6
-2.8
Labour Party (UK)
Marshalswick North
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Jennifer Stroud
878
47.1
+7.0
Conservative Party (UK)
John Foster
706
37.9
+3.0
Labour Party (UK)
John Baughan
281
15.1
-4.8
172
9.2
1,865
37.1
-2.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Marshalswick South
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Bretherton
880
42.3
+10.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Joy Winder
858
41.3
+2.1
Labour Party (UK)
Janet Smith
341
16.4
-4.6
22
1.0
2,079
40.4
-1.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Park Street
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Jameson
749
43.5
+5.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
James Finley
651
37.8
+1.4
Labour Party (UK)
Donald Williamson
323
18.7
-4.9
98
5.7
1,723
32.1
-0.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Redbourn (2 seats)
Independent (politician)
Anthony Swendell
1,013
52.8
N/A
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Christopher O'Donovan
824
42.9
+7.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Brian Chapman
796
41.5
±0.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Paul Finigan
576
30.0
-6.3
Labour Party (UK)
Vivienne Windle
201
10.5
-5.4
Labour Party (UK)
John Paton
141
7.3
-5.9
1,919
41.4
+0.0
Independent (politician)
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Sopwell
Labour Party (UK)
Sinead Coyle
763
60.4
-5.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Geoffrey Brown
339
26.8
+8.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Peter Harris
162
12.8
+0.3
424
33.6
1,264
24.1
-4.8
Labour Party (UK)
St Peters
Labour Party (UK)
Helen Ives-Rose
673
43.4
-8.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ilyas Khan
578
37.3
+6.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Sheila Sanders
299
19.3
+4.4
95
6.1
1,550
29.8
-4.6
Labour Party (UK)
St Stephen
Conservative Party (UK)
Hazel Ward
1,009
56.2
+14.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Khalil Moghul
530
29.5
-8.3
Labour Party (UK)
Patricia Allen
255
14.2
-1.8
479
26.7
1,794
35.1
-3.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Verulam
Conservative Party (UK)
Clare Ellis
1,034
47.2
+6.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Kathleen Morris
924
42.2
+5.4
Labour Party (UK)
Jillian Butchart
231
10.6
-7.4
110
5.0
2,189
41.9
-3.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Wheathampstead
Conservative Party (UK)
Gillian Clark
947
51.1
+9.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Paul Edelston
736
39.7
+5.4
Labour Party (UK)
Michael Fletcher
170
9.2
-3.4
211
11.4
1,853
38.9
-5.6
Conservative Party (UK)
By-elections between 2000 and 2002
Park Street
A by-election was held in Park Street ward on 12 October 2000 after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Barry Blackwall.Councillor behind CPZ steps down 25 August 2000 Hertfordshire County Publications NewsBankhttp://gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le0010.htm#1206 Local Authority Byelection Results October 2000 Local Authority Byelection Results 9 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140810111522/http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le0010.htm#1206 10 August 2014 dead
Park Street by-election 12 October 2000
Liberal Democrats (UK)
1,039
57.3
+19.5
Conservative Party (UK)
612
33.8
-9.7
Labour Party (UK)
161
8.9
-9.8
427
23.6
1,812
33.0
+0.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Sopwell
Sopwell by-election 7 June 2001http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le0106.htm#07A4 Local Authority Byelection Results - June 2001 Local Authority Byelection Results 9 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150711034717/http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/le0106.htm#07A4 11 July 2015 dead
Labour Party (UK)
1,695
55.6
-4.8
Conservative Party (UK)
708
23.2
-3.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
544
17.9
+5.1
Other
99
3.3
+3.3
987
32.4
-1.1
3,046
Labour Party (UK)
References
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