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.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

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.[3] The Conservatives contested all 18 seats and needed to make 4 gains to take overall control of the council.[4]

The election in Stratford-on-Avon saw a trial of electronic voting in an attempt to increase turnout.[5] However, there were some computer problems and delays in closing polling stations, which meant that results were delayed by an hour.[6]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives achieve a majority on the council, 5 years after they lost the majority.[6] 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.[4] As a result, the Conservative leader on the council, Bob Stevens, took over the leadership of the council from Liberal Democrat, Susan Juned.[6]

Stratford-on-Avon Local Election Result 2000[7][8]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 13 4 0 +4 72.2 54.5 12,379
  Liberal Democrats 3 0 2 -2 16.7 28.5 6,469
  Independent 2 0 0 0 11.1 10.4 2,361
  Labour 0 0 2 -2 0 6.0 1,362
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 126

Ward results

Alcester[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clifford Meade 1,001 53.5
Conservative Susan Adams 870 46.5
Majority 131 7.0
Turnout 1,871
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bidford[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Saville 560 51.1
Independent Graham Getgood 409 37.3
Labour Michael Gerrard 127 11.6
Majority 151 13.8
Turnout 1,096
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Compton[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Foster 446 66.3
Liberal Democrats Virginia Mason 227 33.7
Majority 219 32.6
Turnout 673
Conservative hold Swing
Harbury[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Turner 882 56.1
Liberal Democrats David Booth 691 43.9
Majority 191 12.2
Turnout 1,573
Conservative hold Swing
Henley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Atkinson 822 64.6
Liberal Democrats Anthony Wright 450 35.4
Majority 372 29.2
Turnout 1,272
Conservative hold Swing
Moreton Morrell[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Davis 342 62.1
Conservative Edward Duckworth 209 37.9
Majority 133 24.2
Turnout 551
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Napton Priors[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Malcolm Thomas 510 82.9
Labour Peter Hartland 105 17.1
Majority 405 65.8
Turnout 615
Conservative hold Swing
Salford Priors[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kim James 336 69.7
Conservative David Harrison 146 30.3
Majority 190 39.4
Turnout 482
Independent hold Swing
Shipston[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Trevor Russel 702 47.1
Liberal Democrats Robert White 686 46.0
Labour Ann Grosvenor 102 6.8
Majority 16 1.1
Turnout 1,490
Conservative hold Swing
Southam[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alan Akeister 1,131 59.8
Labour Martyn Ashford 760 40.2
Majority 371 19.6
Turnout 1,891
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Stratford Alverston[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Hyde 1,280 69.2
Independent Vincent Seaman 570 30.8
Majority 710 38.4
Turnout 1,850
Conservative hold Swing
Stratford Guild[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Giovanni Renna 858 57.7
Liberal Democrats David Roberts 629 42.3
Majority 229 15.4
Turnout 1,487
Conservative hold Swing
Stratford Market Hall[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Moorse 928 52.5
Conservative Richard Kingston 668 37.8
Labour Matthew Stephens 173 9.8
Majority 260 14.7
Turnout 1,769
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Stratford New Town[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Juliet Short 659 50.1
Liberal Democrats Dinah Hanlon 562 42.7
Labour Karen Parnell 95 7.2
Majority 97 7.4
Turnout 1,316
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Studley[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Desmond Maries 968 71.5
Liberal Democrats Mary Smith 385 28.5
Majority 583 43.0
Turnout 1,353
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Tredington[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Saint 642 62.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Wright 388 37.7
Majority 254 24.6
Turnout 1,030
Conservative hold Swing
Wellesbourne[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Roger Wright 1,046 60.2
Conservative Malcolm Littlewood 565 32.5
Green Michael Davies 126 7.3
Majority 491 27.7
Turnout 1,737
Independent hold Swing
Wooton Wawen[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Haddon 461 71.9
Liberal Democrats Lynn Bowring 180 28.1
Majority 281 43.8
Turnout 641
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Stratford-on-Avon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Local council results". Financial Times. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
  3. ↑ "Voting goes hi-tech in county pilot scheme". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 4 May 2000. p. 3.
  4. 1 2 Keay, Rebecca (5 May 2000). "Tories snatch council power". Coventry Evening Telegraph. p. 16.
  5. ↑ Game, Chris (10 April 2000). "This year your vote could count double, Chris Game says this year's local elections will be far more interesting for voters". Birmingham Post. p. 15.
  6. 1 2 3 Gibbons, Duncan; Keay, Rebecca (5 May 2000). "We're back, boast Tories: Local elections: Conservative glee follows true blue night of voting". Coventry Evening Telegraph. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 5 May 2000. p. 4.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Scott, Fiona; Cuthbertson, Hayley (5 May 2000). "Tory glee on a true blue night; Big shocks for Labour around the county". Coventry Evening Telegraph. p. 16.
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