2000 Eastbourne Borough Council election
Appearance
The 2000 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Overall turnout at the election was 30.90%,[3] down from 32.36% at the 1999 election.[4]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 70.0 | 57.1 | 11,875 | +11.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 30.0 | 35.4 | 7,370 | -7.0% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 1,304 | -4.1% | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 169 | +0.1% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 78 | -0.1% |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Elkin | 886 | 47.3 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Beryl Teso | 767 | 41.0 | −2.6 | |
Labour | Sharon Wentworth | 142 | 7.6 | −3.8 | |
Green | Robert Sier | 78 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
Majority | 119 | 6.4 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,873 | 34.7 | +0.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Stanbury | 961 | 49.8 | +18.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Raymond Sparks | 833 | 43.2 | −18.3 | |
Labour | Emile Habets | 134 | 7.0 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 128 | 6.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,928 | 32.9 | −1.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Thompson | 736 | 49.7 | −8.7 | |
Conservative | Russell Riseley | 457 | 30.8 | +12.2 | |
Labour | Jonathan Pettigrew | 289 | 19.5 | −3.5 | |
Majority | 279 | 18.8 | −16.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,482 | 24.4 | −4.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Norman Marsh | 1,304 | 61.7 | −1.1 | |
Conservative | Len Meladio | 809 | 38.3 | +14.0 | |
Majority | 495 | 23.4 | −15.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,113 | 21.1 | −2.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mark Deschamps | 2,056 | 79.6 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Winifred King | 337 | 13.0 | −1.4 | |
Labour | John Pettigrew | 190 | 7.4 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 1,719 | 66.6 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,583 | 39.9 | +2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Belsey | 1,310 | 59.0 | +11.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Creaven | 911 | 41.0 | −6.6 | |
Majority | 399 | 18.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,221 | 40.1 | −2.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Tunwell | 1,391 | 72.2 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Gleeson | 205 | 10.6 | −9.1 | |
Liberal | Maria Williamson | 169 | 8.8 | +1.9 | |
Labour | David Brinson | 161 | 8.4 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 1,186 | 61.6 | +17.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,926 | 31.0 | −3.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jon Harris | 895 | 48.1 | −18.4 | |
Conservative | Christopher Williams | 782 | 42.0 | +19.1 | |
Labour | John Morrison | 185 | 9.9 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 113 | 6.1 | −37.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,862 | 27.9 | −1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margo Smith | 1,744 | 62.0 | +7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Carolyn Carpenter | 867 | 30.8 | −5.3 | |
Labour | Jason Phillips | 203 | 7.2 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 877 | 31.2 | +13.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,814 | 34.5 | +0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ann Murray | 1,479 | 74.2 | +7.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Durrant | 515 | 25.8 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 964 | 48.3 | +5.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,994 | 29.2 | −1.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2000 and 2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher Williams | 2,108 | 42.4 | −19.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Ellis | 2,030 | 40.8 | +10.0 | |
Labour | Jonathan Pettigrew | 840 | 16.9 | +9.7 | |
Majority | 78 | 1.6 | −29.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,978 | 58.0 | +23.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Eastbourne". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000. p. 10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Eastbourne Borough Council Election Results - 4 May 2000". Eastbourne Borough Council. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Borough elections". Eastbourne Borough Council. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Local elections in Eastbourne - 7 June 2001". Eastbourne Borough Council. Retrieved 16 August 2009.