Gosport Council election, 2000

Elections to Gosport Council were held on 4 May, 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 29%.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 13
*Labour 11
*Liberal Democrat 6

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 6
gain =
loss =
net = +3
seats % = 60.0
votes % = 50.6
votes = 8,368
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 3
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 30.0
votes % = 28.2
votes = 4,658
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = -1
seats % = 10.0
votes % = 21.2
votes = 3,503
plus/minus = Election Summary
party = Others
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = -2
seats % = 0
votes % = 0
votes = 0
plus/minus =

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Gibson
votes = 786
percentage = 52.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alexander Bone
votes = 568
percentage = 38.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Forhead
votes = 131
percentage = 8.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 218
percentage = 14.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,485
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Aleck Hayward
votes = 1,315
percentage = 68.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Clive Pearce
votes = 476
percentage = 24.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Charis Jeffrey
votes = 135
percentage = 7.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 839
percentage = 43.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,926
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marilyn Angus
votes = 854
percentage = 69.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joanne Watts
votes = 379
percentage = 30.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 475
percentage = 38.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,233
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Batterbury
votes = 648
percentage = 44.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Chegwyn
votes = 491
percentage = 33.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Burrowa
votes = 331
percentage = 22.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 157
percentage = 10.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,470
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bruce Rigg
votes = 711
percentage = 48.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Smith
votes = 545
percentage = 36.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Leishman
votes = 223
percentage = 15.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 166
percentage = 11.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,479
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Roger Allen
votes = 634
percentage = 42.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Searle
votes = 601
percentage = 40.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Dale Low
votes = 248
percentage = 16.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 33
percentage = 2.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,483
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Kimber
votes = 1,721
percentage = 77.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Fisher
votes = 292
percentage = 13.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Wilson-Schofield
votes = 201
percentage = 9.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,429
percentage = 64.5
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,214
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Julia Salter
votes = 756
percentage = 50.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Ward
votes = 622
percentage = 41.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Waite
votes = 132
percentage = 8.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 134
percentage = 8.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,510
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Philpott
votes = 1,018
percentage = 57.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Durrant
votes = 760
percentage = 42.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 258
percentage = 14.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,778
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = June Cully
votes = 973
percentage = 49.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Dickson
votes = 851
percentage = 43.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Amanda Seal
votes = 127
percentage = 6.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 122
percentage = 6.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,951
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk_politics/vote2000/locals/47.stm 2000 Gosport election result]
* [http://archive.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/2000/5/5/85760.html Ward results]
* [http://archive.andoveradvertiser.co.uk/2000/5/5/85759.html Mayor loses as poll tide turns blue]

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