2000 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
{{Short description|2000 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2013}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2000 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
| country = England
| flag_year =
| flag_image = Coat_of_arms_of_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| previous_election = 1999 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
| previous_year = 1999
| election_date = {{Start date|2000|05|04|df=y}}
| next_election = 2002 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
| next_year = 2002
| seats_for_election = 21 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
| majority_seats = 32
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
| map_image = Trafford 2000.png
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = Map of results of 2000 election
| title = Leader of the Council
| before_election = David Acton
| before_party = Labour Party (UK)
| posttitle = Leader of the Council after election
| after_election = David Acton
| after_party = Labour Party (UK)
| leader1 = {{nowrap|David Acton}}
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
| last_election1 = {{nowrap|11 seats,
41.5%}}
| leaders_seat1 = {{nowrap|Urmston}}
| seats_before1 = 33
| seats_needed1 =
| seats1 = 10
| seats_after1 = 33
| seat_change1 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote1 = 20,410
| percentage1 = 37.0%
| swing1 = {{nowrap|{{decrease}}4.5%}}
|
| leader2 = {{nowrap|Frank Eadie}}
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| last_election2 = {{nowrap|9 seats,
45.5%}}
| leaders_seat2 = {{nowrap|Davyhulme East}}
| seats_before2 = 25
| seats_needed2 =
| seats2 = 10
| seats_after2 = 26
| seat_change2 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}1}}
| popular_vote2 = 28,389
| percentage2 = 51.5%
| swing2 = {{nowrap|{{increase}}6.0%}}
|leader3 = {{nowrap|Brenda Ackroyd}}
|party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|leaders_seat3 = {{nowrap|Village}}
| last_election3 = {{nowrap|1 seats,
12.4%}}
| seats_before3 = 3
| seats_needed3 =
| seats3 = 1
| seats_after3 = 3
| seat_change3 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote3 = 6,108
| percentage3 = 11.1%
| swing3 = {{nowrap|{{decrease}}1.3%}}
}}
Elections to Trafford Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2004. The Labour Party held overall control of the council.
Election result
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|colspan=2|Party |colspan=3|Votes |colspan=3|Seats |colspan=3|Full Council | |
| Labour Party
| style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| |20,410 (37.0%) |{{percentage bar|37.0 | c={{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 4.5 |10 (47.6%) |{{Composition bar|10|21|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}}} | {{steady}} | 33 (52.4%) |{{Composition bar|33|63|{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}}} |
| Conservative Party
| style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}"| |28,389 (51.5%) |{{percentage bar|51.5 | c={{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}}}
| {{increase}} 6.0 |10 (47.6%) |{{Composition bar|10|21|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}}} | {{increase}} 1 |27 (41.3%) |{{Composition bar|26|63|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}}} |
| Liberal Democrats
| style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"| |6,108 (11.1%) |{{percentage bar|11.1 | c={{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1.3 | 1 (4.8%) |{{Composition bar|1|21|{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}}} | {{steady}} | 3 (4.8%) |{{Composition bar|3|63|{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}}} |
| Independent
| style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| |201 (0.4%) |{{percentage bar|0.4 | c={{party color|Independent (politician)}}}}
| N/A | 0 (0.0%) |{{Composition bar|0|21|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}}} | {{decrease}}1 | 1 (1.6%) |{{Composition bar|1|63|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}}} |
| style="width:88%; text-align:center;"
|+ ↓ |
| style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}; width:52.4%;" | 33 | style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width:4.8%;" | 3 | style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}; width:1.6%;" | 1 | style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; width:41.3%;" | 26 |
Ward results
=Altrincham=
{{Election box begin | title=Altrincham}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paula Pearson
|votes = 1,689
|percentage = 59.1
|change = +9.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Armstrong
|votes = 774
|percentage = 27.1
|change = -16.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sheila O'Bierne*
|votes = 201
|percentage = 7.0
|change = +7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Roger Legge
|votes = 193
|percentage = 6.8
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 915
|percentage = 32.0
|change = +25.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,857
|percentage = 32.4
|change = -5.9
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Independent (politician)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Bowdon=
{{Election box begin | title=Bowdon}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Merrell*
|votes = 2,219
|percentage = 73.0
|change = +3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christine Musgrove
|votes = 445
|percentage = 14.6
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Peter Dunnico
|votes = 375
|percentage = 12.3
|change = -4.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,774
|percentage = 58.4
|change = +6.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,039
|percentage = 32.5
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Broadheath=
{{Election box begin | title=Broadheath}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kenneth Weston
|votes = 1,588
|percentage = 48.6
|change = +5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Joanne Bennett
|votes = 1,435
|percentage = 43.9
|change = -4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alan Brookes
|votes = 243
|percentage = 7.4
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 153
|percentage = 4.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,266
|percentage = 37.5
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Brooklands=
{{Election box begin | title=Brooklands}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Kathleen Bullock
|votes = 1,986
|percentage = 66.3
|change = +5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian McDermott
|votes = 618
|percentage = 20.6
|change = -6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Kenneth Clarke
|votes = 393
|percentage = 13.1
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,368
|percentage = 45.7
|change = +11.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,997
|percentage = 37.9
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Bucklow=
{{Election box begin | title=Bucklow}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Faulkner*
|votes = 800
|percentage = 72.7
|change = -8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Kelly
|votes = 300
|percentage = 27.3
|change = +13.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 500
|percentage = 45.4
|change = -21.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,100
|percentage = 18.6
|change = -1.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Clifford=
{{Election box begin | title=Clifford}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrea Jones
|votes = 1,278
|percentage = 75.9
|change = +11.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Elliott Wood
|votes = 297
|percentage = 17.6
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Hunter
|votes = 109
|percentage = 6.5
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 981
|percentage = 58.3
|change = +12.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,684
|percentage = 22.4
|change = -3.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Davyhulme East=
{{Election box begin | title=Davyhulme East}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Frank Eadie*
|votes = 1,587
|percentage = 67.1
|change = +6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jeanette McLaughlin
|votes = 780
|percentage = 33.0
|change = -2.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 807
|percentage = 34.1
|change = +8.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,367
|percentage = 32.5
|change = +0.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Davyhulme West=
{{Election box begin | title=Davyhulme West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Ackerley*
|votes = 1,931
|percentage = 63.0
|change = +14.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Karina Carter
|votes = 1,135
|percentage = 37.0
|change = -10.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 796
|percentage = 26.0
|change = +25.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,066
|percentage = 40.2
|change = -1.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Flixton=
{{Election box begin | title=Flixton}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Vivienne Ward*
|votes = 1,755
|percentage = 60.5
|change = +11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Jennifer Carroll
|votes = 1,148
|percentage = 39.6
|change = -5.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 607
|percentage = 20.9
|change = +16.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,903
|percentage = 38.0
|change = -4.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Hale=
{{Election box begin | title=Hale}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Barry Hepburn*
|votes = 2,148
|percentage = 75.1
|change = +8.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Gaskell
|votes = 358
|percentage = 12.5
|change = -7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Beverly Harrison
|votes = 355
|percentage = 12.4
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,790
|percentage = 62.6
|change = +15.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,861
|percentage = 33.8
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Longford=
{{Election box begin | title=Longford}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Barker
|votes = 1,393
|percentage = 54.5
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Summerfield
|votes = 1,164
|percentage = 45.5
|change = +5.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 229
|percentage = 9.0
|change = -4.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,557
|percentage = 34.6
|change = +3.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Mersey-St. Mary's=
{{Election box begin | title=Mersey St. Marys}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Tolhurst*
|votes = 2,048
|percentage = 64.8
|change = +6.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Tamira Rasul
|votes = 720
|percentage = 22.8
|change = -9.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Graham Rogers
|votes = 395
|percentage = 12.5
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,328
|percentage = 42.0
|change = +15.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,163
|percentage = 32.5
|change = -1.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Park=
{{Election box begin | title=Park}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Justine Williams*
|votes = 835
|percentage = 55.4
|change = -4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Pervez Nakvi
|votes = 672
|percentage = 44.6
|change = +10.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 153
|percentage = 10.8
|change = -14.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,507
|percentage = 24.8
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Priory=
{{Election box begin | title=Priory}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Roland Griffin*
|votes = 1,560
|percentage = 49.0
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Alexander Williams
|votes = 1,077
|percentage = 33.9
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Riley
|votes = 545
|percentage = 17.1
|change = +0.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 483
|percentage = 15.1
|change = +2.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,182
|percentage = 40.9
|change = +4.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Sale Moor=
{{Election box begin | title=Sale Moor}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Helen Busteed*
|votes = 1,143
|percentage = 44.5
|change = -4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Marjorie Hepburn
|votes = 1,121
|percentage = 43.7
|change = +6.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Derek Hurst
|votes = 303
|percentage = 11.8
|change = -1.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 22
|percentage = 0.8
|change = -10.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,567
|percentage = 33.6
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=St. Martin's=
{{Election box begin | title=St. Martins}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Angela Gray
|votes = 1,153
|percentage = 45.5
|change = -9.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = William Cole
|votes = 1,140
|percentage = 45.0
|change = +8.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Richard Elliott
|votes = 241
|percentage = 9.5
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13
|percentage = 0.5
|change = -17.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,535
|percentage = 29.9
|change = +3.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Stretford=
{{Election box begin | title=Stretford}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul Dolan*
|votes = 1,406
|percentage = 56.9
|change = -0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Schofield
|votes = 1,066
|percentage = 43.1
|change = +5.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 340
|percentage = 13.8
|change = -5.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,472
|percentage = 32.5
|change = -1.4
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Talbot=
{{Election box begin | title=Talbot}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Laurence Walsh
|votes = 906
|percentage = 66.6
|change = -9.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Colin Levenston
|votes = 349
|percentage = 25.6
|change = +7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Hazel Shacklock
|votes = 106
|percentage = 7.8
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 557
|percentage = 41.0
|change = -17.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,361
|percentage = 21.5
|change = -0.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Timperley=
{{Election box begin | title=Timperley}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Arthur Davies*
|votes = 1,611
|percentage = 53.5
|change = +7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Catherine Smith
|votes = 845
|percentage = 28.0
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mary Atherton
|votes = 558
|percentage = 18.5
|change = -5.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 766
|percentage = 25.5
|change = +8.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,014
|percentage = 34.0
|change = -1.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Urmston=
{{Election box begin | title=Urmston}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Clarke*
|votes = 1,679
|percentage = 53.9
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Nicklin
|votes = 1,439
|percentage = 46.2
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 240
|percentage = 7.7
|change = -0.9
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,118
|percentage = 41.3
|change = +4.6
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Village=
{{Election box begin | title=Village}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Raymond Bowker*
|votes = 1,932
|percentage = 55.3
|change = +6.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Mullins
|votes = 1,202
|percentage = 34.4
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Andrew McNee
|votes = 359
|percentage = 10.3
|change = -6.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 730
|percentage = 20.9
|change = +6.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,493
|percentage = 38.1
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Greater Manchester elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 2000}}