2000 Derby City Council election

2000 Derby City Council election^[1]^[2]

5 May 2000
15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council 23 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 34 6 4 Seats won 29 9 6 Seat change 5 3 2 Popular vote 14,205 11,761 7,443 Percentage 42.5% 35.2% 22.3%
Map showing the results of the 2000 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 2000 Derby City Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.^[3]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour 29
• Conservative 9
• Liberal Democrat 6^[4]

Election result

2000 Derby Local Election Result^[5]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	9	0	5	5	60.0	42.5	14,205
	Conservative	3	3	0	3	20.0	35.2	11,761
	Liberal Democrats	3	2	0	2	20.0	22.3	7,443

Ward results

Abbey

Location of Abbey ward

Abbey ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Fuller	906	54.4%
	Conservative	H. Love	422	25.3%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Clayden	338	20.3%
Turnout				14.8%
	Labour hold

Babington

Location of Babington ward

Babington^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Hussain	1,235	64.3%
	Conservative	J. Iqbal	491	25.6%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Mensah	194	10.1%
Turnout				26.8%
	Labour hold

Chaddesden

Location of Chaddesden ward

Chaddesden^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Bolton	1,107	50.1%
	Conservative	J. Veitch	891	40.4%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Harry	210	9.5%
Turnout				27.5%
	Labour hold

Chellaston

Location of Chellaston ward

Chellaston^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Black	1,635	49.9%
	Labour	D. Whitehead	1,396	42.6%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Ashburner	244	7.5%
Turnout				32.2%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Darley

Location of Darley ward

Darley^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Leatherbarrow	1,796	51.0%
	Labour	E. Wooley	1,316	37.4%
	Liberal Democrats	S. King	410	11.6%
Turnout				37.7%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Derwent

Location of Derwent ward

Derwent^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Roberts	771	59.6%
	Conservative	P. West	365	28.2%
	Liberal Democrats	J-P. Keane	157	12.1%
Turnout				17.6%
	Labour hold

Kingsway

Location of Kingsway ward

Kingsway^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hanson	1,439	50.6%
	Conservative	B. Maw	776	27.3%
	Labour	A. Graves	628	22.1%
Turnout				36.4%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Litchurch

Location of Litchurch ward

Litchurch^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Akhtar	877	66.2%
	Conservative	J. Magee	323	24.4%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Savage	125	9.4%
Turnout				18.5%
	Labour hold

Littleover

Location of Littleover ward

Littleover^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Care	1,736	62.0%
	Conservative	C. Charlesworth	559	20.0%
	Labour	H. Malcolm-Walker	504	18.0%
Turnout				39.0%
	Liberal Democrats hold

Mackworth

Location of Mackworth ward

Mackworth^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Baxter	853	55.0%
	Conservative	S. Hart	542	34.9%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Dark	157	10.1%
Turnout				24.9%
	Labour hold

Mickleover

Location of Mickleover ward

Mickleover^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Jones	1,544	43.2%
	Conservative	R. Wood	1,239	34.7%
	Labour	P. Taylor	788	22.1%
Turnout				38.3%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Normanton

Location of Normanton ward

Normanton^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Jones	835	55.8%
	Conservative	J. Lee	396	26.5%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Lowe	266	17.8%
Turnout				21.7%
	Labour hold

Osmanton

Location of Osmaston ward

Osmanton^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Turner	514	58.8%
	Conservative	A. Javed	195	22.3%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Alcock	165	18.9%
Turnout				%
	Labour hold

Sinfin

Location of Sinfin ward

Sinfin^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Mullarkey	1,132	70.0%
	Conservative	T. Hart	328	20.3%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Skelton	156	9.7%
Turnout				20.2%
	Labour hold

Spondon

Location of Spondon ward

Spondon^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Berry	1,803	52.3%
	Labour	M. Byrne	1,343	39.0%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Peat	302	8.8%
Turnout				35.7%
	Conservative gain from Labour

References

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 2000". The Elections Centre.
3. "Derby". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
4. "Election results: local councils". The Times. 5 May 2000. p. 4.
5. "Local council results". Financial Times. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
6. "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.