2000 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

2000 UK local government election May 2020 December 2013 thumb|500px|right|Map of the results of the 2000 Wigan council election. Elections to Wigan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One-third of the council was up for election, as well as an extra vacancy in Norley - both of which were uncontested. Since the election, there had been a by-election in which the Liberal Democrats gained the seat being fought in Hindsford from Labour. The previous year had seen a peak in candidates contesting, but with the absence of the Greens, who had fielded a full slate last time around, candidates returned to a normal level. Some of those who'd stood for the Greens decided to run on an independent list, covering a quarter of the wards. There were a further handful of Independent candidates elsewhere, including the return of John Vickers in Hindley Green after an eight-year absence, and a second attempt of Jack Sumner in Leigh East, to produce the highest number of Independents contesting since 1973. The Conservatives fielded their highest amount, at 21, since 1982, and the Lib Dems - whilst still much reduced from their Alliance years - produced a stronger showing than recent years of ten candidates. Labour, as usual, contested every seat. Turnout followed recent trends, at a slightly improved 19.5%, although the three wards that trailed postal voting seen marked increases. http://www.wiganmbc.gov.uk/pub/cexec/elections/postrep.htm Local Elections 2000 - Report on Postal Ballot Pilot Scheme wiganmbc.gov.uk 2012-06-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20000925073806/http://www.wiganmbc.gov.uk/pub/cexec/elections/postrep.htm 2000-09-25 Similarities ended there, as the Conservatives seen a dramatic recovery in their fortunes, with their voter share rising to the highest since 1980, and their vote near double recent years figures. Labour, in turn, suffered double-digit swings against them in most wards, with a sharp fall in their vote share to pre-peak levels and their lowest vote figure since the council's inception, narrowly surpassing the previous figure set in 1975. The Lib Dems seen another year of modest improvement in their vote, and the two returning Independents, as well as a third in Hindley garnered large swings towards them. In all, there were two gains on the night, with Labour gaining in Beech Hill to return it to full Labour representation after a decade of Lib Dem inroads, and a loss to the Conservatives who won back representation on the council by way of their first win in Orrell since 1982. The Lib Dems narrowly held onto their newly won seat in Hindsford, with a 56-vote majority. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk_politics/vote2000/locals/143.stm Wigan 2009-12-17 BBC News Online http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/3692F771-E969-41EE-B068-1F9F20DFE0B7/0/WiganResults1973to2007.pdf Wigan Council results from 1973 to 2008 wigan.gov.uk 2012-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20111120022015/http://www.wigan.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/3692F771-E969-41EE-B068-1F9F20DFE0B7/0/WiganResults1973to2007.pdf 20 November 2011 dead Election results Wigan local election result 2000 Labour Party (UK) 23 1 1 0 92.0 56.9 25,190 -10.8 Conservative Party (UK) 1 1 0 +1 4.0 25.1 11,108 +12.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 1 -1 4.0 11.9 5,281 +3.0 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.4 1,956 +4.1 Independent Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.6 712 +1.6 This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections: PartyPrevious councilNew council Labour 69 69 Liberal Democrat 3 2 Conservative 0 1 Independent 0 0 EIE 0 0 Total 72 72 Working majority #FFBF00 66 darkgray #FFBF00 66 darkgray Ward results Abram Labour Party (UK) A. Bennett 769 68.8 -10.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Parr 348 31.1 +17.4 421 37.7 -27.6 1,117 12.4 +0.0 Labour Party (UK) -13.8 Ashton-Golborne Labour Party (UK) N. Ash 1,065 64.4 -5.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Rees 588 35.6 +17.9 477 28.8 -23.8 1,653 15.7 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) -11.8 Aspull-Standish Labour Party (UK) C. Ready 1,256 50.2 -8.0 Conservative Party (UK) T. Peet 671 26.8 +12.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Beswick 493 19.7 -1.4 Independent Green D. Schanzl 82 3.3 +3.3 585 23.4 -13.7 2,502 21.4 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) -10.1 Atherton Labour Party (UK) J. Clarke 1,108 63.4 -11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Thomson 363 20.8 +20.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Oxley 276 15.8 -0.5 745 42.6 -15.7 1,747 20.3 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) -16.0 Bedford-Astley Labour Party (UK) C. Rigby 1,230 54.4 -16.8 Conservative Party (UK) N. Dugmore 656 29.0 +11.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) F. Graham 281 12.4 +12.4 Independent Green L. Maile 94 4.1 +4.1 574 25.4 -28.2 2,261 26.8 +8.4 Labour Party (UK) -14.1 Beech Hill Labour Party (UK) T. Halliwell 1,286 55.1 -1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) T. Beswick 918 39.3 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Pietre 130 5.6 +5.6 368 15.8 +0.4 2,334 26.1 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) +0.2 Bryn Labour Party (UK) M. Millington 1,178 69.4 -8.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Green 518 30.5 +15.2 660 38.9 -23.6 1,696 17.2 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) -11.7 Hindley Labour Party (UK) A. Robinson 877 49.5 -17.1 Independent (politician) B. Worthington 683 38.6 +38.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. Isherwood 210 11.9 +11.9 194 11.0 -29.5 1,770 17.5 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) -27.8 Hindley Green Labour Party (UK) S. Murphy 843 48.4 -28.8 Independent (politician) J. Vickers 566 32.5 +32.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Davies 331 19.0 +4.9 277 15.9 -47.2 1,740 16.0 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) -30.6 Hindsford Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Lingings 1,163 46.5 -6.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Aldred 1,107 44.2 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) D. Angell 124 4.9 +0.3 Independent (politician) T. Norris 108 4.3 +4.3 56 2.2 -11.5 2,502 23.7 +0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) -5.7 Hope Carr Labour Party (UK) L. Liptrot 946 39.1 -10.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Oxley 672 27.8 +6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) P. Hough 511 21.1 +21.1 Independent Green C. Maile 289 11.9 +11.9 274 11.3 -9.4 2,418 23.7 -3.6 Labour Party (UK) -8.8 Ince Labour Party (UK) K. Baldwin 864 75.1 -12.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Eccles 165 14.3 +6.7 Independent Green N. Maile 121 10.5 +10.5 699 60.8 -19.7 1,150 14.9 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) -9.5 Langtree Labour Party (UK) D. Brown 1,129 47.9 -17.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Peet 789 33.5 +33.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) H. Wagner 438 18.6 -9.3 340 14.4 -23.2 2,356 20.2 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) -25.5 Leigh Central Labour Party (UK) K. Thomas 877 70.2 -8.5 Conservative Party (UK) N. Isherwood 372 29.8 +19.7 505 40.4 -27.1 1,249 14.7 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) -14.1 Leigh East Labour Party (UK) B. Jarvis 877 54.7 -14.0 Independent (politician) J. Sumner 416 26.0 +16.9 Conservative Party (UK) D. Davies 309 19.3 +3.6 361 28.8 -24.2 1,602 15.0 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) -15.4 Lightshaw Labour Party (UK) D. Kelly 1,552 60.2 -7.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Grundy 1,024 39.8 +16.3 528 20.5 -23.3 2,576 21.5 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) -11.6 Newtown Labour Party (UK) M. Coghlin 758 68.9 -14.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) M. McGowan 250 22.7 +11.0 Independent Green N. Bird 92 8.4 +8.4 508 46.2 -25.2 1,100 13.0 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) -12.6 Norley Labour Party (UK) B. Bourne Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Prescott Unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Labour Party (UK) N/A Orrell Conservative Party (UK) M. Winstanley 1,003 51.6 +16.0 Labour Party (UK) E. Swift 940 48.4 -10.2 63 3.2 -19.7 1,943 21.3 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +13.1 Swinley Labour Party (UK) G. Walsh 1,020 45.1 -7.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Davies 934 41.3 +10.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) A. Robinson 272 12.0 -1.8 Independent Green D. Saunders 34 1.5 +1.5 86 3.8 -18.4 2,260 26.5 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) -9.2 Tyldesley East Labour Party (UK) A. Stephenson 1,023 56.9 -17.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Jones 592 32.9 +32.9 Independent (politician) A. Vickers 183 10.2 +10.2 431 24.0 -25.7 1,798 15.3 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) -25.4 Whelley Labour Party (UK) A. Coyle 1,565 75.1 -11.0 Conservative Party (UK) E. Mather 518 24.9 +24.9 1,047 50.2 -21.9 2,083 25.8 +6.5 Labour Party (UK) -17.9 Winstanley Labour Party (UK) R. Winkworth 2,059 65.3 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Cartwright 1,094 34.7 +14.0 965 30.6 -18.8 3,153 25.4 +9.0 Labour Party (UK) -9.4 Worsley Mesnes Labour Party (UK) W. Brogan 861 69.6 -11.8 Conservative Party (UK) T. Sutton 376 30.4 +18.7 485 39.2 -30.6 1,237 13.1 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) -15.2 By-elections between 2000 and 2002 Atherton By-Election 5 April 2001 http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/2001/4/6/684720.html Lib-Dem election cheer 2010-03-14 2001-04-06 Bolton Evening News http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results gwydir.demon.co.uk 2012-06-13 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm dead Liberal Democrats (UK) Bob Splaine 830 49.1 +28.3 Labour Party (UK) Mark Aldred 796 47.0 -16.4 Conservative Party (UK) Rosina Oxley 66 3.9 -11.9 34 2.1 -40.5 1,692 19.9 -0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) +22.3 Hope Carr By-Election 7 June 2001 http://archive.burnleycitizen.co.uk/2001/6/15/673329.html Andy secures place at No 10 2010-03-14 2001-06-15 Lancashire Evening Telegraph Labour Party (UK) John O'Brien 2,569 46.4 +7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Hough 1,887 34.1 +13.0 Conservative Party (UK) James Grundy 1,002 18.1 -9.7 Socialist Alliance (England) Keith Fry 82 1.5 +1.5 682 12.3 +1.0 5,540 53.4 +29.7 Labour Party (UK) -2.8 Hindsford By-Election 25 October 2001 http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/news/local/fourth-time-lucky-for-aldred-1-680511 Fourth time lucky for Aldred 2012-06-19 2001-11-01 leighreporter.co.uk https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/oct/26/localgovernment.uk Tories win Richmondshire 2010-03-14 2001-10-26 The Guardian London Labour Party (UK) Mark Aldred 1,059 50.9 +6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Hogg 945 45.5 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Dugmore 75 3.6 -1.3 114 5.4 +3.2 2,079 19.5 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) +3.8 References expanded Category:2000 English local elections 2000 Category:2000s in Greater Manchester