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2000 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election
...The 2000 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 55
- Conservative 6
- Liberal Democrat 1
- Independent 1[2]
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 16 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 76.2 | 51.2 | 26,687 | ||
Conservative | 4 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 19.0 | 32.0 | 16,673 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.8 | 10.9 | 5,695 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4.2 | 2,209 | ||
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 851 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Phelps | 1,068 | 58.4 | ||
Independent | John Bird | 614 | 33.6 | ||
Conservative | Madge Richards | 148 | 8.1 | ||
Majority | 454 | 24.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,830 | 19.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Wallis | 1,383 | 76.5 | ||
Conservative | Charles Scholes | 278 | 15.4 | ||
Socialist Labour | Angela Herbert | 148 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | 1,105 | 61.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,809 | 17.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Darran Travis | 1,498 | 77.3 | ||
Conservative | Norma Crossely | 300 | 15.5 | ||
Socialist Labour | Zane Carpenter | 140 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 1,198 | 61.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,938 | 20.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Heinitz | 1,212 | 48.6 | ||
Conservative | Michael Ledgard | 707 | 28.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James McDougall | 573 | 23.0 | ||
Majority | 505 | 20.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,492 | 21.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Bond | 1,329 | 54.4 | ||
Featherstone Labour 1st | Stephen Vickers | 798 | 32.6 | ||
Conservative | Brigid Hopkins | 318 | 13.0 | ||
Majority | 531 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,445 | 22.8 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Albert Manifield | 1,280 | 74.8 | ||
Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 432 | 25.2 | ||
Majority | 848 | 49.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,712 | 16.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |