The 2000 Havant Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 20
- Labour 11
- Liberal Democrats 8
- Independent 3[2]
Election result
Overall turnout at the election was 26.5%.[3]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 8 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 57.1 | 50.2 | 12,194 | ||
| Labour | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 21.4 | 15.9 | 3,866 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 14.3 | 29.3 | 7,130 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 1,068 | ||
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0.2 | 57 | ||
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Hayward | 348 | 48.0 | ||
| Labour | Mike Rogers | 247 | 34.1 | ||
| Conservative | Lorraine Shepherd | 112 | 15.4 | ||
| Independent Labour | Patricia Hoar | 18 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | 101 | 13.9 | |||
| Turnout | 725 | 18.3 | -3.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ralph Cousins | 338 | 39.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Martin | 279 | 32.3 | ||
| Conservative | Thelma Carpenter | 218 | 25.2 | ||
| Independent Labour | Eric Barney | 30 | 3.5 | ||
| Majority | 59 | 6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 865 | 15.9 | -1.3 | ||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Worley | 1,053 | 48.0 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Bee | 975 | 44.4 | ||
| Labour | Richard Brown | 167 | 7.6 | ||
| Majority | 78 | 3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,195 | 36.1 | +1.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Terry Hart | 626 | 62.8 | ||
| Conservative | Mary Brown | 222 | 22.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Coslett | 149 | 14.9 | ||
| Majority | 404 | 40.5 | |||
| Turnout | 997 | 19.6 | +1.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Joan Rea | 1,068 | 69.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Crawford | 313 | 20.3 | ||
| Labour | Elizabeth Johnston | 160 | 10.4 | ||
| Majority | 755 | 49.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,541 | 21.9 | -4.2 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Colson | 1,814 | 59.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Bolt | 1,041 | 34.0 | ||
| Labour | Phillip Rees | 209 | 6.8 | ||
| Majority | 773 | 25.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,064 | 39.0 | -0.7 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Leonard Shaw | 639 | 46.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ronald Purkis | 586 | 42.8 | ||
| Labour | Bill Wheeler | 143 | 10.5 | ||
| Majority | 53 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,368 | 20.8 | +0.4 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Quick | 1,262 | 67.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Causer | 400 | 21.3 | ||
| Labour | Ronald Russell | 215 | 11.5 | ||
| Majority | 862 | 45.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,877 | 26.2 | -0.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Bond | 1,676 | 77.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Doris Temple | 284 | 13.2 | ||
| Labour | Ruth Conder | 196 | 9.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,392 | 64.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,156 | 31.1 | +3.8 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gwen Blackett | 1,293 | 69.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Bazley | 287 | 15.5 | ||
| Labour | Giles Harris | 273 | 14.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,006 | 54.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,853 | 25.8 | -1.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | June Fulcher | 1,494 | 47.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dennis West | 1,436 | 45.9 | ||
| Labour | Derek Smith | 196 | 6.3 | ||
| Majority | 58 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,126 | 40.2 | +3.5 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bill Blackett | 722 | 45.8 | ||
| Labour | Margaret Beauvoisin | 528 | 33.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Pylee | 325 | 20.6 | ||
| Majority | 194 | 12.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,575 | 19.6 | -1.4 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Caroline Petty | 295 | 41.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Ennis | 272 | 38.1 | ||
| Conservative | Angela Guest | 138 | 19.3 | ||
| Independent Labour | George Hoar | 9 | 1.3 | ||
| Majority | 23 | 3.2 | |||
| Turnout | 714 | 15.8 | -6.0 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ken Moss | 1,629 | 72.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Bazley | 357 | 15.8 | ||
| Labour | Robert Perry | 273 | 12.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,272 | 56.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,259 | 28.4 | +0.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections between 2000 and 2002
Hart Plain
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 500 | 50.8 | +8.0 | ||
| Conservative | 335 | 34.0 | -12.7 | ||
| Labour | 149 | 15.1 | +4.7 | ||
| Majority | 165 | 16.8 | |||
| Turnout | 984 | 14.8 | -6.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
St Faiths
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 2,274 | 44.4 | -3.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1,989 | 38.8 | -7.1 | ||
| Labour | 864 | 16.9 | +10.6 | ||
| Majority | 285 | 5.6 | +3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 5,127 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Havant". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Elections 2000: Local council results". Financial Times. NewsBank. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "May 2000 Election Results". Havant Borough Council. Internet Archive. Archived from the original on 4 January 2001. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Election results: local councils - Elections". The Times. NewsBank. 5 May 2000. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
