The 2000 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 6 May 2000 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1] Overall turnout in the election was 31.71%, down from 33.09% in the 1999 election.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 25
- Conservative 23[3][4]
Election result
[edit]The results saw Labour gain control of the council with a majority of 2 over the Conservatives, which was a reversal of the trend of the 2000 local elections where Labour overall lost almost 600 councillors.[5]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 9 | +1 | 56.3 | 39.0 | 8,444 | ||||
Conservative | 7 | -1 | 43.8 | 45.8 | 9,926 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 2,816 | ||||
National Liberal Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 298 | ||||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 187 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Storey | 1,160 | 75.6 | ||
Labour | Marcus | 207 | 13.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Edwards | 168 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | 953 | 62.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,535 | 33.9 | +1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hallahan | 729 | 57.1 | ||
Conservative | Davidson | 389 | 30.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Corbishley | 159 | 12.5 | ||
Majority | 340 | 26.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,277 | 27.9 | −1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stanbury | 912 | 48.8 | ||
Labour | Clark | 414 | 22.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lotz | 355 | 19.0 | ||
UKIP | Biggs | 187 | 10.0 | ||
Majority | 498 | 26.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,868 | 37.0 | −1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susana Tinsley | 560 | 44.8 | ||
Conservative | Ventimglia | 368 | 29.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Archer | 322 | 25.8 | ||
Majority | 192 | 15.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,250 | 29.0 | −4.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bernard Sarson | 833 | 49.3 | ||
Labour | Melvyn Jones | 690 | 40.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Chapman | 166 | 9.8 | ||
Majority | 143 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,689 | 38.6 | −0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Jones | 527 | 47.1 | ||
Conservative | Morgan | 433 | 38.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Fisher | 160 | 14.3 | ||
Majority | 94 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,120 | 26.4 | −2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | McDonald | 456 | 59.7 | ||
Conservative | Smith | 223 | 29.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Griffiths | 85 | 11.1 | ||
Majority | 233 | 30.5 | |||
Turnout | 764 | 27.6 | +0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wilder | 693 | 47.0 | ||
Conservative | Victoria Sarson | 608 | 41.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Pryke | 174 | 11.8 | ||
Majority | 85 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,475 | 32.6 | +0.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Jones | 730 | 63.3 | ||
Conservative | Peffer | 290 | 25.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Cashmore | 133 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | 440 | 38.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,153 | 27.2 | −1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Biddle | 759 | 56.4 | ||
Conservative | Storer | 435 | 32.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Edwards | 151 | 11.2 | ||
Majority | 324 | 24.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,345 | 29.6 | −3.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dean | 810 | 59.5 | ||
National Liberal Party | Cheetham | 298 | 21.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Blumsom | 135 | 9.9 | ||
Labour | Parry | 119 | 8.7 | ||
Majority | 512 | 37.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,362 | 32.5 | +2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Trigg | 805 | 53.4 | ||
Labour | Chesterman | 536 | 35.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lee | 166 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | 269 | 17.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,507 | 31.4 | −0.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Tinsley | 523 | 59.8 | ||
Conservative | Perkins | 241 | 27.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Benakis | 111 | 12.7 | ||
Majority | 282 | 32.3 | |||
Turnout | 875 | 19.1 | −2.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hurst | 977 | 45.4 | ||
Conservative | Scarff | 960 | 44.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Cooke | 213 | 9.9 | ||
Majority | 17 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,150 | 47.6 | −0.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pieri | 575 | 63.3 | ||
Labour | Croft | 232 | 25.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bain | 102 | 11.2 | ||
Majority | 343 | 37.8 | |||
Turnout | 909 | 32.3 | −3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pile | 884 | 63.5 | ||
Labour | Henderson | 292 | 21.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Burnham | 216 | 15.5 | ||
Majority | 592 | 42.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,392 | 32.7 | −2.4 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Welwyn Hatfield". BBC News Online. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "District elections - 4 May 2000 - results" (PDF). Welwyn Hatfield Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2004. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Election results: local councils". The Times. 5 May 2000. p. 4.
- ^ "Election Special: Results". The Guardian. 5 May 2000. p. 6.
- ^ Salman, Saba (5 May 2000). "Labour loses 600 seats in Tory fightback". Evening Standard. p. 52.