2000 Pendle Borough Council election
The 2000 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, 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
- Labour 24
- Liberal Democrat 18
- Conservative 9[2]
Background
Before the election, the Liberal Democrats held 23 seats, compared to 19 for Labour and 8 Conservatives, while one seat was vacant.[3] Seventeen seats were being contested, with two seats being up for election in Waterside ward after Labour councillor Ann Doult resigned from the council due to ill health.[3] The Liberal Democrats only contested 13 of the 17 seats, saying "we're concentrating our resources where we think it's best".[3]
Election result
The results saw no party win a majority on the council, but the Labour party gained 4 seats.[4]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 11 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 61.1 | 36.4 | 8,490 | -4.3% | |
Conservative | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 22.2 | 30.2 | 7,052 | +9.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 16.7 | 32.5 | 7,587 | -5.7% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 203 | +0.9% | |
An Independent Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 24 | +0.0% |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Beckett | 813 | 45.4 | +6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Simpson | 691 | 38.6 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Robert Oliver | 286 | 16.0 | -12.3 | |
Majority | 122 | 6.8 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,790 | 37.6 | +5.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Josephine Belbin | 757 | 56.2 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Harold Ryder | 304 | 22.6 | -1.5 | |
Labour | Robert Parsons | 287 | 21.3 | -0.1 | |
Majority | 45.3 | 33.6 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,348 | 31.9 | +3.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Christine Stables | 770 | 47.0 | -4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Munir | 749 | 45.7 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | Michael Landriau | 120 | 7.3 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 21 | 1.3 | -5.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,639 | 47.2 | -3.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bryan Akrigg | 525 | 50.4 | +!3.3 | |
Conservative | Frank Chadwick | 429 | 41.2 | +16.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Doris Stanworth | 88 | 8.4 | -29.8 | |
Majority | 96 | 9.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,042 | 33.0 | -13.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil Akrigg | 519 | 58.4 | -10.6 | |
Conservative | Ann Jackson | 285 | 32.1 | +9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | David French | 85 | 9.6 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 234 | 26.3 | -20.1 | ||
Turnout | 889 | 26.0 | -2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Taylforth | 932 | 65.4 | +11.6 | |
Labour | John Edwards | 316 | 22.2 | -12.5 | |
Conservative | Morris Horsfield | 176 | 12.4 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 616 | 43.3 | +25.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,424 | 36.7 | +4.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Whipp | 935 | 64.0 | +24.9 | |
Labour | Jennifer Purcell | 349 | 23.9 | -21.9 | |
Conservative | Edward Myers | 177 | 12.1 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 586 | 40.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,461 | 36.7 | +6.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Tennant | 930 | 46.9 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Haigh | 884 | 44.5 | +3.0 | |
Labour | David Foat | 171 | 8.6 | -7.3 | |
Majority | 46 | 2.3 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,985 | 45.8 | +3.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Colin Nightingale | 484 | 49.1 | +6.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Wensley | 284 | 28.8 | -14.2 | |
Conservative | Geoffrey Riley | 218 | 22.1 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 200 | 20.3 | |||
Turnout | 986 | 28.8 | -2.1 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dorothy Ormrod | 620 | 63.7 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Eyre | 354 | 36.3 | +8.2 | |
Majority | 266 | 27.3 | -6.5 | ||
Turnout | 974 | 27.6 | -0.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Shelagh Derwent | 541 | 88.4 | ||
Labour | Anthony Martin | 71 | 11.6 | ||
Majority | 470 | 76.8 | |||
Turnout | 612 | 50.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pauline McCormick | 1,336 | 79.3 | +28.8 | |
Labour | Mohammad Tariq | 348 | 20.7 | +6.6 | |
Majority | 988 | 58.7 | +43.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,684 | 46.1 | +10.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammad Latif | 524 | 54.8 | -1.6 | |
Conservative | Peter Wildman | 433 | 45.2 | +24.3 | |
Majority | 91 | 9.5 | -24.2 | ||
Turnout | 957 | 29.7 | -2.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Whalley | 591 | 43.4 | -6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Lord | 362 | 26.6 | -12.0 | |
Independent | Peter Nowland | 203 | 14.9 | +14.9 | |
Conservative | James Ilott | 183 | 13.4 | +4.2 | |
An Independent Green | Peter Hartley | 24 | 1.8 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 229 | 16.8 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,363 | 32.4 | -1.9 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Adam | 572 | 40.2 | -11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ajaz Ditta | 505 | 35.5 | -3.2 | |
Conservative | Roger Abbiss | 347 | 24.4 | +14.4 | |
Majority | 67 | 4.7 | -7.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,424 | 48.1 | +1.4 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Leonard Ormrod | 596 | |||
Labour | Ian Tweedie | 517 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Linda Whittle | 225 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Beck | 217 | |||
Conservative | Adrian Mitchell | 146 | |||
Conservative | Alexandra Thompson | 143 | |||
Turnout | 1,844 | 31.2 | -7.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rashid Qadri | 944 | 48.8 | -1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Liaquat Ali | 873 | 45.1 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | Robert Holden | 117 | 6.0 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 71 | 3.7 | -1.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,934 | 62.1 | -3.9 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
By-elections between 2000 and 2002
A by-election in Horsfield ward took place on 1 March 2001 after Labour councillor Colin Nightingale resigned his seat on the council due to pressure of work.[8] The Liberal Democrats gained the seat from Labour by 429 votes, with the former mayoress of Pendle, Dorothy Lord, regaining a seat on the council after she had lost her seat in Vivary Bridge at the 2000 election.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Lord | 634 | 69.4 | +40.6 | |
Labour | David Foat | 205 | 22.5 | -26.6 | |
Conservative | Alexandra Thompson | 74 | 8.1 | -14.0 | |
Majority | 429 | 46.9 | |||
Turnout | 913 | 27.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
References
- "Pendle". BBC News Online. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- "Local council results". Financial Times. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
- "LibDems give up on four seats". Lancashire Telegraph. 5 April 2000. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- "Labour singing the Blues". Lancashire Telegraph. 5 May 2000. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- "Election results". Pendle Borough Council. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- "Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000. p. 10.
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- "Former mayoress wins by-election". Lancashire Telegraph. 3 March 2001. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- "Local Authority Byelection Results". Retrieved 5 June 2014.