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![]() Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2000 Harlow District Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Harlow District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats gained 4 seats from Labour, reducing Labour to only holding 5 seats at the election, although they retained a majority on the council. [3] Among the Labour councillors to be defeated was the chairman of the council John McCree in Brays Grove ward. [3] Overall turnout at the election was 30.86%, [4] up from 29.85% at the 1999 election. [5]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 5 | 0 | 8 | ![]() |
33.3 | 36.2 | 6,380 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 5 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
33.3 | 36.0 | 6,342 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 5 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
33.3 | 26.2 | 4,619 | ![]() | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 176 | ![]() | |
People not Politics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 85 | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Millington | 579 | 52.8 | +38.8 | |
Labour | John McCree | 374 | 34.1 | -25.7 | |
Conservative | Joshua Jolles | 144 | 13.1 | -13.1 | |
Majority | 205 | 18.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,097 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Johnson | 583 | 48.3 | -0.2 | |
Labour | Mark Wilkinson | 469 | 38.8 | -4.6 | |
People not Politics | Mick Granger | 85 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nick Spenceley | 71 | 5.9 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 114 | 9.4 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,208 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terry Abel | 325 | 51.1 | -14.8 | |
Conservative | Andrew Shannon | 190 | 29.9 | +12.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jane Steer | 121 | 19.0 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 135 | 21.2 | -26.9 | ||
Turnout | 636 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Gough | 609 | 57.8 | +12.3 | |
Labour | Suzanne Ennifer | 334 | 31.7 | -9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Harry Ackland-Snow | 110 | 10.4 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 275 | 26.1 | +22.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,053 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Greg Peck | 416 | 43.4 | -14.0 | |
Conservative | Vivien Ross | 383 | 39.9 | +14.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julian Edwards | 160 | 16.7 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 33 | 3.4 | -28.9 | ||
Turnout | 959 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pennick Daphne | 491 | 55.0 | -9.3 | |
Conservative | Darren Barden | 227 | 25.4 | +5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Davis | 174 | 19.5 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 264 | 29.6 | -14.3 | ||
Turnout | 892 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Robins | 694 | 51.5 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Kevin Brooks | 500 | 37.1 | -6.3 | |
Conservative | David Croager | 154 | 11.4 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 194 | 14.4 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,348 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert Thurston | 641 | 60.2 | +46.5 | |
Labour | Eschle Rob | 351 | 33.0 | -32.0 | |
Conservative | Pamela Norton | 72 | 6.8 | -14.4 | |
Majority | 290 | 27.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,064 | 39.6 | +13.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ian Jackson | 462 | 51.9 | +33.4 | |
Labour | Jean Clark | 354 | 39.7 | -26.7 | |
Conservative | Matthew Warren | 75 | 8.4 | -6.7 | |
Majority | 108 | 12.1 | |||
Turnout | 891 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Garnet | 819 | 46.1 | +4.6 | |
Labour | Ian Turner | 617 | 34.7 | -12.5 | |
UKIP | Tony Bennett | 176 | 9.9 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Higgins | 166 | 9.3 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 202 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,778 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Sullivan | 510 | 46.6 | -1.0 | |
Conservative | Clare Thomas | 451 | 41.2 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Lawton | 134 | 12.2 | -1.3 | |
Majority | 59 | 5.4 | -3.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,095 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Carter | 1,175 | ||
Conservative | George Reynolds | 1,137 | ||
Labour | Sue Burgess | 552 | ||
Labour | Maggie Hulcoop | 512 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Atkinson | 270 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stan Curran | 219 | ||
Turnout | 3,865 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sue Lawton | 614 | 72.2 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Guy Mitchinson | 118 | 13.9 | +6.3 | |
Labour | Sandra Rootsey | 118 | 13.9 | -7.7 | |
Majority | 496 | 58.4 | +9.3 | ||
Turnout | 850 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Terry Kent | 457 | 52.8 | -15.2 | |
Conservative | Charles Ross | 205 | 23.7 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Emma Smith | 204 | 23.6 | +8.8 | |
Majority | 252 | 29.1 | -21.6 | ||
Turnout | 866 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 1,185 | 54.9 | -0.1 | ||
Conservative | 558 | 25.9 | +0.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 415 | 19.2 | -0.3 | ||
Majority | 627 | 29.1 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,158 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |