Tamworth Council election, 2000

Elections to Tamworth Council were held on 4 May, 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 16
*Conservative 13
*Independent 1

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 11
gain =
loss =
net = +11
seats % = 91.7
votes % = 53.3
votes = 8,052
plus/minus = +22.2%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain =
loss =
net = -11
seats % = 8.3
votes % = 36.9
votes = 5,579
plus/minus = -22.6%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 0
gain =
loss =
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 9.9
votes = 1,490
plus/minus = +4.6%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Evelyn Rowe
votes = 935
percentage = 62.0
change = +19.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Gary Ross
votes = 572
percentage = 38.0
change = -19.4Election box majority
votes = 363
percentage = 24.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,507
percentage = 23
change = +1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jeremy Oates
votes = 623
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Wyonnie Elliott
votes = 583
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Carol Dean
votes = 418
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Smith
votes = 410
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,034
percentage = 19
change = -2

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Wells
votes = 665
percentage = 53.4
change = +29.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Lewis
votes = 580
percentage = 46.6
change = -29..1Election box majority
votes = 85
percentage = 6.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,245
percentage = 23
change = -1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Lees
votes = 708
percentage = 38.7
change = +17.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marion Couchman
votes = 634
percentage = 34.7
change = -33.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Pinkett
votes = 486
percentage = 26.6
change = +15.4Election box majority
votes = 74
percentage = 4.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,828
percentage = 28
change = -1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Beale
votes = 451
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roanld Bribeck
votes = 359
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dennis Powick
votes = 357
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Lee-Brown
votes = 326
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,493
percentage = 18
change = +0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Parsons
votes = 782
percentage = 52.0
change = +19.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Thompson
votes = 482
percentage = 32.0
change = -22.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Geoffrey Blake
votes = 240
percentage = 16.0
change = +3.7Election box majority
votes = 300
percentage = 20.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,504
percentage = 30
change = -2.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Gant
votes = 1,168
percentage = 64.3
change = +12.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Fuller
votes = 424
percentage = 23.3
change = -17.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Blake
votes = 225
percentage = 12.4
change = +4.5Election box majority
votes = 744
percentage = 41.0
change = +30.1Election box turnout
votes = 1,817
percentage = 39
change = +0

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gerald Pinner
votes = 530
percentage = 61.8
change = +48.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Savage
votes = 327
percentage = 38.2
change = +0.3Election box majority
votes = 203
percentage = 23.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 857
percentage = 15
change = -1

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Cooper
votes = 935
percentage = 58.7
change = +25.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Charles
votes = 444
percentage = 27.9
change = -27.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Roger Jones
votes = 213
percentage = 13.4
change = +2.1Election box majority
votes = 491
percentage = 30.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,592
percentage = 30
change = +4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kathryn Cooper
votes = 672
percentage = 54.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Lewis
votes = 572
percentage = 46.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 100
percentage = 8.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,244
percentage = 21
change = -1

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/uk_politics/vote2000/locals/124.stm 2000 Tamworth election result]
* [http://www.tamworth.gov.uk/download.asp?path=/Documents/SS/Democratic/Election%20Results%20-%201999-2007.xls Ward results]

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