2000 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

2000 UK local government election April 2025 December 2013 The 2000 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk_politics/vote2000/locals/118.stm Stratford-on-Avon 2010-03-12 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was Conservative 28 Liberal Democrat 18 Independent 7 Labour 2 Local council results Financial Times 6 2000-05-06 Campaign 18 of the 55 seats on the council were contested in the election with the Conservatives defending 9, Liberal Democrats 5, Labour 2 and independents 2. Voting goes hi-tech in county pilot scheme Coventry Evening Telegraph 3 2000-05-04 The Conservatives contested all 18 seats and needed to make 4 gains to take overall control of the council. Rebecca Keay Tories snatch council power Coventry Evening Telegraph 16 2000-05-05 The election in Stratford-on-Avon saw a trial of electronic voting in an attempt to increase turnout. Chris Game This year your vote could count double, Chris Game says this year's local elections will be far more interesting for voters. Birmingham Post 15 2000-04-10 However, there were some computer problems and delays in closing polling stations, which meant that results were delayed by an hour. Duncan Gibbons Rebecca Keay We're back, boast Tories: Local elections: Conservative glee follows true blue night of voting Coventry Evening Telegraph 1 2000-05-05 Election result The results saw the Conservatives achieve a majority on the council, 5 years after they lost the majority. They gained the 4 seats they had required, after winning 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Bidford and Stratford New Town wards, and 2 from Labour in Southam and Studley. As a result, the Conservative leader on the council, Bob Stevens, took over the leadership of the council from Liberal Democrat, Susan Juned. Stratford-on-Avon local election result 2000 Election results: local councils The Times 4 2000-05-05 Fiona Scott Hayley Cuthbertson Tory glee on a true blue night; Big shocks for Labour around the county Coventry Evening Telegraph 16 2000-05-05 Conservative Party (UK) 13 4 0 +4 72.2 54.5 12,379 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 2 -2 16.7 28.5 6,469 Independent (politician) 2 0 0 0 11.1 10.4 2,361 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 2 -2 0 6.0 1,362 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 126 Ward results Alcester Liberal Democrats (UK) Clifford Meade 1,001 53.5 Conservative Party (UK) Susan Adams 870 46.5 131 7.0 1,871 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bidford Conservative Party (UK) David Saville 560 51.1 Independent (politician) Graham Getgood 409 37.3 Labour Party (UK) Michael Gerrard 127 11.6 151 13.8 1,096 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Compton Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Foster 446 66.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Virginia Mason 227 33.7 219 32.6 673 Conservative Party (UK) Harbury Conservative Party (UK) James Turner 882 56.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Booth 691 43.9 191 12.2 1,573 Conservative Party (UK) Henley Conservative Party (UK) George Atkinson 822 64.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Wright 450 35.4 372 29.2 1,272 Conservative Party (UK) Moreton Morrell Liberal Democrats (UK) John Davis 342 62.1 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Duckworth 209 37.9 133 24.2 551 Liberal Democrats (UK) Napton Priors Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Thomas 510 82.9 Labour Party (UK) Peter Hartland 105 17.1 405 65.8 615 Conservative Party (UK) Salford Priors Independent (politician) Kim James 336 69.7 Conservative Party (UK) David Harrison 146 30.3 190 39.4 482 Independent (politician) Shipston Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Russel 702 47.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert White 686 46.0 Labour Party (UK) Ann Grosvenor 102 6.8 16 1.1 1,490 Conservative Party (UK) Southam Conservative Party (UK) Alan Akeister 1,131 59.8 Labour Party (UK) Martyn Ashford 760 40.2 371 19.6 1,891 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Stratford Alverston Conservative Party (UK) Richard Hyde 1,280 69.2 Independent (politician) Vincent Seaman 570 30.8 710 38.4 1,850 Conservative Party (UK) Stratford Guild Conservative Party (UK) Giovanni Renna 858 57.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Roberts 629 42.3 229 15.4 1,487 Conservative Party (UK) Stratford Market Hall Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Moorse 928 52.5 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Kingston 668 37.8 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Stephens 173 9.8 260 14.7 1,769 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stratford New Town Conservative Party (UK) Juliet Short 659 50.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Dinah Hanlon 562 42.7 Labour Party (UK) Karen Parnell 95 7.2 97 7.4 1,316 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Studley Conservative Party (UK) Desmond Maries 968 71.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Smith 385 28.5 583 43.0 1,353 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Tredington Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Saint 642 62.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Wright 388 37.7 254 24.6 1,030 Conservative Party (UK) Wellesbourne Independent (politician) Roger Wright 1,046 60.2 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Littlewood 565 32.5 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Davies 126 7.3 491 27.7 1,737 Independent (politician) Wooton Wawen Conservative Party (UK) Ann Haddon 461 71.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynn Bowring 180 28.1 281 43.8 641 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:2000 English local elections 2000 Category:20th century in Warwickshire