2000 Harrogate Borough Council election

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The 2000 Harrogate Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Campaign

19 of the 59 seats were contested in the election with the Liberal Democrats defending 14, the Conservatives 4 and Labour 1 seat. [3] Close contests were expected in Killinghall and the 2 wards in Ripon, with the Liberal Democrats hoping to make gains despite criticism over the handling of the redevelopment of the area around a bus station. [3]

Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats remain in control of the council, despite the Conservative party gaining seats. [4] The Liberal Democrats finished the election with 40 seats, with the seats held by the party including the two in Ripon, which were narrowly won over the Conservatives. [4] The Conservatives finished with 18 seats, while Labour was reduced to only one seat after losing a seat. [4]

Harrogate local election result 2000 [5] [6]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 12-263.244.112,241-6.4%
  Conservative 7+336.846.712,969+7.7%
  Labour 0-109.12,535-1.3%

Ward results

Almscliffe [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Galloway70781.4
Liberal Democrats Gillian Ford12314.2
Labour Deborah Havercroft394.5
Majority58467.2
Turnout 86941.4
Bilton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Goss66939.4
Conservative Heather Adderley57133.6
Labour Peter Caunt45726.9
Majority985.8
Turnout 1,69729.8+2.0
Claro [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Brewis61476.3
Liberal Democrats Helen Lyon14618.1
Labour Harold Ede455.6
Majority46858.1
Turnout 80539.7
Duchy [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Clarke95557.3+0.9
Conservative Brian Coucher62737.6+0.9
Labour Roger Newby845.0-1.8
Majority32819.70.0
Turnout 1,66625.1-2.0
East Central [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Jacobs68753.8-8.0
Conservative William Hartmann44234.6+10.6
Labour Simon Hutchings14911.7-2.5
Majority24519.2-18.6
Turnout 1,27825.5-0.9
Granby [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Diane Stokes76762.1-8.3
Conservative James Wood-Mitchell34928.2+12.1
Labour David King1209.7-3.8
Majority41833.8-20.6
Turnout 1,23623.1-0.4
Harlow [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Clark1,45058.0+3.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Stallard95138.0-2.9
Labour Harry Sutcliffe1014.0-0.6
Majority49919.9+6.3
Turnout 2,50240.7+0.2
Killinghall [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Bury77669.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Ryan27424.6
Labour Malcolm Hayton645.7
Majority50245.1
Turnout 1,11433.6
Knaresborough East [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Goode95945.9+2.9
Conservative John Smith85140.7+2.8
Labour Alan Beatham27913.4-5.7
Majority1085.20.0
Turnout 2,08935.2+1.9
Knaresborough West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hawkins73440.8-3.6
Conservative Malcolm Jackson58732.6+8.1
Labour Althea Farmer47726.5-4.6
Majority1478.2-5.1
Turnout 1,79831.1-3.8
Lower Nidderdale [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Watson51957.7
Conservative Jacqueline Hughes37041.2
Labour Colin Gurkin101.1
Majority14916.6
Turnout 89948.2
Nether Poppleton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Fenwicke-Clennell21462.2
Liberal Democrats Donald Prosser-Higdon10931.7
Labour Norman Dobell216.1
Majority10530.5
Turnout 34449.9
New Park [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Richards46363.3-8.9
Conservative Robin Adderley22831.2+14.8
Labour Bryan Robinson405.5-5.9
Majority23532.1-23.8
Turnout 73124.4+2.8
Pannal [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clifford Trotter1,55060.5+4.0
Liberal Democrats Joan Newby95237.2-3.3
Labour Cynthia Coltman592.3-0.7
Majority59823.4+7.4
Turnout 2,56150.4-2.0
Ripon East [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Martin57149.8-6.4
Conservative David Briscombe46840.8-3.0
Labour Jonathan Lewis1089.4+9.4
Majority1039.0-3.3
Turnout 1,14720.0-4.8
Ripon West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Jones67250.3-16.4
Conservative Paul Richardson59244.3+11.0
Labour Patricia Foxall725.4+5.4
Majority806.0-27.4
Turnout 1,33623.8-4.4
Starbeck [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Granville Ward79263.5-8.4
Conservative Philip Dixon32826.3+10.0
Labour Geoffrey Foxall12710.2-1.6
Majority46437.2-18.4
Turnout 1,24724.0-0.9
Wedderburn [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Claire Kelley1,20749.2+0.2
Conservative Nigel Middlemass1,15647.1+1.6
Labour Robert Swithinbank893.6-1.9
Majority512.1-1.4
Turnout 2,45240.6+4.8
West Central [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Butterfield1,08955.2+4.5
Liberal Democrats Timothy Hurren69135.0-6.3
Labour Christine Colman1949.8+2.8
Majority39820.2+9.8
Turnout 1,97433.9+4.6

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References

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  2. ↑ "Local council results". Financial Times . 6 May 2000. p. 6.
  3. 1 2 Makintosh, Stuart (5 May 2000). "Lib Dems pin hopes on strengthening their grip". The Northern Echo . p. 6.
  4. 1 2 3 Mackintosh, Stuart (5 May 2000). "Lib Dems hold on to power in Harrogate". The Northern Echo . p. 1.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "District Council election" (PDF). Harrogate Borough Council. Retrieved 13 January 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Election results: local councils". The Times . 6 May 2000. p. 10.
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