The 2000 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 16 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 76.2 | 51.2 | 26,687 | ||
Conservative | 4 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 19.0 | 32.0 | 16,673 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.8 | 10.9 | 5,695 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4.2 | 2,209 | ||
Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 851 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Phelps | 1,068 | 58.4 | ||
Independent | John Bird | 614 | 33.6 | ||
Conservative | Madge Richards | 148 | 8.1 | ||
Majority | 454 | 24.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,830 | 19.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Wallis | 1,383 | 76.5 | ||
Conservative | Charles Scholes | 278 | 15.4 | ||
Socialist Labour | Angela Herbert | 148 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | 1,105 | 61.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,809 | 17.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Darran Travis | 1,498 | 77.3 | ||
Conservative | Norma Crossely | 300 | 15.5 | ||
Socialist Labour | Zane Carpenter | 140 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 1,198 | 61.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,938 | 20.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Heinitz | 1,212 | 48.6 | ||
Conservative | Michael Ledgard | 707 | 28.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | James McDougall | 573 | 23.0 | ||
Majority | 505 | 20.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,492 | 21.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Bond | 1,329 | 54.4 | ||
Featherstone Labour 1st | Stephen Vickers | 798 | 32.6 | ||
Conservative | Brigid Hopkins | 318 | 13.0 | ||
Majority | 531 | 21.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,445 | 22.8 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Albert Manifield | 1,280 | 74.8 | ||
Conservative | Eamonn Mullins | 432 | 25.2 | ||
Majority | 848 | 49.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,712 | 16.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graham Smith | 1,416 | 45.0 | ||
Labour | Philip McNeil | 1,020 | 32.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Goodair | 710 | 22.6 | ||
Majority | 396 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,146 | 26.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Glenn Burton | 1,338 | 71.5 | ||
Conservative | Timothy Allerton | 533 | 28.5 | ||
Majority | 805 | 43.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,871 | 17.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McGowan | 1,405 | 61.3 | ||
Conservative | Neil Webster | 452 | 19.7 | ||
Socialist Labour | Thomas Appleyard | 436 | 19.0 | ||
Majority | 953 | 41.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,293 | 19.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alec Metcalfe | 1,135 | 36.3 | ||
Labour | Aynur Rigby | 1,103 | 35.2 | ||
Conservative | Jane Brown | 893 | 28.5 | ||
Majority | 32 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,131 | 25.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Grason | 1,453 | 71.1 | ||
Conservative | June Drysdale | 590 | 28.9 | ||
Majority | 863 | 42.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,043 | 16.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Dean | 1,250 | 48.6 | ||
Conservative | Richard Molloy | 1,023 | 39.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Arthur | 297 | 11.6 | ||
Majority | 227 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,570 | 24.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dean Taylor | 1,290 | 70.7 | ||
Conservative | Ian Hall | 534 | 29.3 | ||
Majority | 756 | 41.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,824 | 16.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Laurie Harrison | 1,286 | 63.1 | ||
Independent Labour | Eric Tunstall | 530 | 26.0 | ||
Conservative | John Alexander | 223 | 10.9 | ||
Majority | 756 | 37.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,039 | 19.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Clive Hudson | 1,354 | 48.6 | ||
Conservative | Caroline Sheen | 783 | 28.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Burch | 651 | 23.4 | ||
Majority | 571 | 20.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,788 | 20.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Philip Dobson | 1,435 | 45.1 | ||
Conservative | Christian Hazell | 1,181 | 37.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Dodd | 566 | 17.8 | ||
Majority | 254 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,182 | 21.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Walker | 1,183 | 42.4 | ||
Labour | Janet Deighton | 1,179 | 42.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Susan Morgan | 303 | 10.9 | ||
Socialist Labour | Paul Turek | 127 | 4.5 | ||
Majority | 4 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,792 | 24.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Mitchell | 1,503 | 54.3 | ||
Conservative | Paul Harvey | 716 | 25.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Dale | 329 | 11.9 | ||
Save our Services | Michael Griffiths | 220 | 7.9 | ||
Majority | 787 | 28.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,768 | 22.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Melvyn Taylor | 1,253 | 52.4 | ||
Conservative | Michael Mitchell | 786 | 32.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Douglas Dale | 351 | 14.7 | ||
Majority | 467 | 19.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,390 | 21.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bryan Denson | 1,606 | 51.7 | ||
Labour | Maureen Cummings | 1,134 | 36.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Neale | 368 | 11.8 | ||
Majority | 472 | 15.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,108 | 24.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Hazell | 2,571 | 65.2 | ||
Labour | John Garrod | 914 | 23.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Nuthall | 412 | 10.4 | ||
Independent | Stephen Selby | 47 | 1.2 | ||
Majority | 1,657 | 42.0 | |||
Turnout | 3,944 | 32.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Council elections in West Yorkshire | |
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Mayor | |
Bradford | |
Calderdale | |
Kirklees | |
Leeds |
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Wakefield | |
West Yorkshire CC | |
West Riding CC | |
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