Southampton City Council election, 2000
The 2000 Southampton Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Southampton Unitary Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 22
- Liberal Democrat 16
- Conservative 7[2]
Election result
The results saw Labour lose their majority on the council for the first time in 13 years after both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats made gains.[3] The Conservatives gained the seats of Harefield, Shirley and St Lukes from Labour, with the winner in St Lukes, Stephen Day, becoming the youngest councillor at the age of 22.[4] Among the defeated Labour councillors was the former leader of the council, Richard Bates, in Shirley, while the then leader of the council June Bridle only held her seat in Sholing by 59 votes.[4] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats gained in Coxford and Woolston, the latter by 33 votes over Labour.[4] The overall turnout in the election was 25%, with the lowest being 17.2% in Bargate ward.[4]
Southampton Local Election Result 2000[2][5] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrat | 6 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 40.0 | 30.8 | 13,154 | +1.6% | ||
Labour | 5 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 33.3 | 31.6 | 13,521 | -8.6% | ||
Conservative | 4 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 26.7 | 31.9 | 13,632 | +8.3% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1,276 | -1.0% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1,037 | +0.5% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 90 | +0.2% | ||
Independent People's Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 36 | +0.1% | ||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Arnold | 1,109 | 52.2 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Michael Ball | 477 | 22.4 | +5.9 | |
Independent | Siobhan Ryan | 267 | 12.6 | -1.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Roger Blades | 237 | 11.1 | +0.8 | |
Independent People's Party | Hugo Lamb-Hickman | 36 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 632 | 29.7 | -1.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,126 | 17.2 | -1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Abraham | 2,228 | 45.0 | -7.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Terence Holden-Brown | 1,578 | 31.9 | +15.5 | |
Labour | Phillip Galvin | 888 | 17.9 | -13.0 | |
Green | Adam Boardman | 168 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
UKIP | Kim Rose | 90 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 650 | 13.1 | -8.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,952 | 42.0 | +18.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Kelly | 1,026 | 43.1 | -10.7 | |
Conservative | Matthew Dean | 1,007 | 42.3 | +11.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Norman Kingswell | 348 | 14.6 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 19 | 0.8 | -21.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,381 | 26.2 | -0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Sharon Mintoff | 1,398 | 45.2 | -5.3 | |
Independent | Peter Baillie | 833 | 26.9 | -1.1 | |
Conservative | Christopher Murphy | 451 | 14.6 | +6.6 | |
Labour | Derek Parsons | 410 | 13.3 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 565 | 18.3 | -4.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,092 | 26.9 | -4.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Harry Mitchell | 1,640 | 55.6 | +9.7 | |
Labour | Ceren Davis | 878 | 29.8 | -14.4 | |
Conservative | Eva Jeffery | 429 | 14.6 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 762 | 25.9 | +24.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,947 | 25.6 | -3.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Barnes-Andrews | 1,046 | 42.5 | -9.1 | |
Conservative | Jeremy Moulton | 834 | 33.9 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Tom Lawrence | 329 | 13.4 | -0.1 | |
Green | John Spottiswoode | 254 | 10.3 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 212 | 8.6 | -15.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,463 | 19.9 | -4.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Royston Smith | 1,630 | 57.5 | +14.2 | |
Labour | Ian Blackburn | 841 | 29.7 | -13.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robert Naish | 276 | 9.7 | -1.0 | |
Green | Andrew Shaw | 88 | 3.1 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 789 | 27.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,835 | 28.5 | -2.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Peter Wakeford | 1,541 | 61.7 | +7.6 | |
Labour | Eileen Sharp | 536 | 21.5 | -10.4 | |
Conservative | Terry Withington | 419 | 16.8 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 1,005 | 40.3 | +18.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,496 | 25.4 | -1.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Gerry Drake | 1,506 | 54.4 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Brian Lankford | 718 | 25.9 | +16.1 | |
Labour | John Truscott | 545 | 19.7 | -14.7 | |
Majority | 788 | 28.5 | +16.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,769 | 26.1 | -5.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Calvin Horner | 1,333 | 45.4 | -10.4 | |
Conservative | Edward Daunt | 622 | 21.2 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Jayne Laysan | 617 | 21.0 | -2.5 | |
Green | Ben Synnock | 190 | 6.5 | -0.1 | |
Independent | Anthony Summers | 176 | 6.0 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 711 | 24.2 | -8.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,938 | 27.0 | -1.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Catherine McEwing | 1,027 | 50.0 | -13.7 | |
Conservative | Julian Isaacson | 618 | 30.1 | +11.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Edward Blake | 408 | 19.9 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 409 | 19.9 | -24.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,053 | 23.2 | +1.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paulette Holt | 1,434 | 43.4 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Richard Bates | 1,232 | 37.3 | -7.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Barbara Cummins | 482 | 14.6 | +1.1 | |
Green | Peter Davis | 155 | 4.7 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 202 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,303 | 33.8 | +1.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | June Bridle | 1,193 | 42.5 | -15.5 | |
Conservative | Philip Lankford | 1,134 | 40.4 | +11.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | Maureen Kirkwood | 481 | 17.1 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 59 | 2.1 | -27.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,808 | 23.8 | -2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Day | 1,141 | 41.8 | +8.8 | |
Labour | Parvin Damani | 1,008 | 36.9 | +7.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Nigel Impey | 399 | 14.6 | -5.2 | |
Green | David Cromwell[7] | 182 | 6.7 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 133 | 4.9 | +1.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,730 | 24.0 | -0.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | David Simpson | 1,198 | 42.0 | +4.2 | |
Labour | Carol Cunio | 1,165 | 40.8 | -7.6 | |
Conservative | Marlene Unwin | 490 | 17.2 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 33 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,853 | 24.9 | +0.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Southampton". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- 1 2 "Election results: local councils". The Times. 2000-05-06. p. 10.
- ↑ "Gidley glory". Southern Daily Echo. 2000-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- 1 2 3 4 "Labour loses city majority". Southern Daily Echo. 2000-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Election: City Council Elections May 2000 - 4th May 2000". Southampton City Council. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Local council elections - Southampton". Southampton Daily Echo. 2000-05-05. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ David Cromwell Why Are We the Good Guys?" Alresford, Hants: Zero Books, 2012, p.29
Preceded by Southampton Council election, 1999 |
Southampton local elections | Succeeded by Southampton Council election, 2002 |