Halton Borough Council election, 2000

The 2000 Halton Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Halton Unitary Council in Cheshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Campaign

Elections were held in all of the wards apart from in Hale ward.^[3] In addition to candidates from Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, there were also several candidates from the newly formed Runcorn Labour Councillors Group (RLCG).^[3]^[4] This had been formed from 6 Labour councillors who were unhappy with the local party and what they saw as a bias against Runcorn in favour of Widnes.^[4]

Results

The results saw Labour maintain a large majority on the council, while the RCLG failed to get any candidates elected.^[5] The RCLG had come closest in Palacefields ward where the Labour candidate, Alan Lowe, was the winner by 21 votes.^[5]

Halton Local Election Result 2000^[6]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	16			0	80.0
	Liberal Democrat	2			-1	10.0
	Conservative	2			+1	10.0

References

↑ "Halton". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
↑ "Local council results". Financial Times. 2000-05-06. p. 6. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 "Election nominations". This Is Cheshire. 2000-04-13. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
1 2 "Rebels with a cause". This Is Cheshire. 2000-04-13. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
1 2 "Five go into Labour". This Is Labour. 2000-05-10. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
↑ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 2000-05-05. p. 4. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Council elections in Cheshire

Cheshire East Council	2008 2011 2015

Cheshire West and Chester Council	2008 2011 2015

Halton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Warrington Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Cheshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 Abolished

Chester City Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished

Congleton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished

Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished

Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished

Macclesfield Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished

Vale Royal Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

(1999 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 2000 (→ 2001)

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