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2000 Torbay Council election

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2000 UK local government election

The2000 Torbay Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members ofTorbay unitary authority in England. The whole council was up for election and theConservative Party gained overall control of the council fromno overall control.[1]

Campaign

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The election was seen as being a straight fight between the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives.[2] Before the election the Conservatives were optimistic that Torbay would be one of the councils that they would gain in the2000 local elections[3] and they targeted it as a council that they had to win.[4] This emphasis on the council included two visits byWilliam Hague the Conservative party leader.[5] Pre-election the Liberal Democrats only had control of the council based on thecasting vote of the mayor, while the Conservatives needed 5 gains to take control.[5]

Conservative leaflets led with the theme of "Keep thePound" but locally they accused theLiberal Democrat administration of incompetence and attacked the 22%Council Tax rise over the previous two years.[4] The Liberal Democrats were also attacked over the council's decision to not put on anyfloral displays in 1999 to save money, which was seen as being an error for an area dependent on tourism.[6] However the Liberal Democrats accused the Conservatives of playing on voters fears aboutasylum seekers being housed in the area.[4]

Election results

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The results saw the Conservatives win 32 of the 36 seats on the council, with the Liberal Democrats reduced to just 4 seats after having run the council since 1991.[4] Liberal Democrat losses included the leader of the council, Anne Williams, and the mayor, John Turner.[4] TheLabour Party lost both their seats on the council blaming a poorturnout at 33% and the recent rise of only 75 pence in thestate pension for their defeat.[4]

The result was seen as being an omen for thenext general election, where the sitting Liberal Democratmember of parliamentAdrian Sanders only had a majority of 12 over the Conservatives.[4] However the 2001 general election would see the Liberal Democrats hold theparliamentary constituency with an increased majority.[7]

Torbay local election result 2000[8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Conservative32+1988.958.951,091
 Liberal Democrats4-1411.131.927,672
 Labour0-20.08.17,000
 Independent Ratepayers000.00.6508
 Best Value for Torbay000.00.3251
 Monster Raving Loony000.00.2177
 Independent0-30.0N/A0

Ward results

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Blatchcombe (3)[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeEric Abercrombie866
ConservativeBeverley Brennan828
ConservativeOlive Jarmain827
Liberal DemocratsDouglas Lentell766
Liberal DemocratsJohn Nicholls757
Liberal DemocratsPhilip Whitehead714
LabourRoger Ballinger369
LabourWayne Doidge347
LabourEric McCaig328
Turnout5,80224.9
Cockington with Chelston (3)[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeMichael Hytche1,688
ConservativeBeryl McPhail1,685
ConservativeChristine Weston1,628
Liberal DemocratsStewart Foulds720
Liberal DemocratsJerome Betts686
Liberal DemocratsNeil King647
LabourRosalind Royle376
Turnout7,43035.8
Coverdale (3)[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJohn Goulden1,232
ConservativeAlan Hoyle1,197
ConservativeJames O'Dwyer1,187
Liberal DemocratsAnn Williams1,023
Liberal DemocratsRichard James917
Liberal DemocratsVincent McCann911
LabourBrenda Hill316
Turnout6,783
Ellacombe (3)[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeBruce Cowling970
ConservativePeter Long908
Liberal DemocratsElizabeth Midgley787
Liberal DemocratsJohn Davis786
ConservativeAlan Shepheard768
Liberal DemocratsJohn Dunn750
Independent RatepayersLionel Digby508
LabourJonathan Haines358
Turnout5,835
Furzeham with Churston (3)[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRobert Pudner1,846
ConservativeNicholas Bye1,831
ConservativeMoira Tapperell1,781
Liberal DemocratsAndrea Colborne486
LabourJohn Robinson403
LabourChristopher Day393
Liberal DemocratsMarlene Brown385
LabourWilliam Loader379
Turnout7,504
Preston (3)[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeJean Turnbull1,999
ConservativeBeverley Oxley1,995
ConservativeRonald Morris1,949
Liberal DemocratsTimothy Nicholls897
Liberal DemocratsLinda Turner871
Liberal DemocratsJohn Pentney729
LabourJames Towell335
Turnout8,775
St Marychurch (3)[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeHeather Buckpitt1,531
ConservativePaul Price1,517
ConservativeDonald Brook1,490
Liberal DemocratsAndrew Blake1,272
Liberal DemocratsHilary Chambers1,212
Liberal DemocratsRoger Stringer1,169
Turnout8,191
St Michaels with Goodrington (3)[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativePenelope Barnby1,991
ConservativeMaureen1,990
ConservativeKeith Bryant1,962
Liberal DemocratsJohn Turner1,133
Liberal DemocratsAndrew Douglas-Dunbar989
Liberal DemocratsDoreen Urquart935
LabourEdward Harris394
Turnout9,394
St Peters with St Marys (3)[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeSally Jowett1,339
ConservativeEileen Salloway1,332
ConservativeAlan Craig1,285
LabourMichael Morey931
LabourIrene Reade624
LabourPeter Pimie614
Liberal DemocratsFrank Lomas404
Liberal DemocratsStuart John403
Liberal DemocratsDavid Morris387
Turnout7,319
Shiphay (3)[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsSteve Darling1,157
ConservativeMark Kingscote1,120
Liberal DemocratsColin Charlwood1,102
ConservativeJohn Palmer1,084
Liberal DemocratsAlan Faulkner1,082
ConservativeGert Eisner1,057
LabourStephen Turner293
Turnout6,895
Tormohun (3)[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeDamian Barton994
Liberal DemocratsJennider Faulkner924
ConservativeFrances Harrison917
ConservativeMargaret Stafford891
Liberal DemocratsMichael Collins787
Liberal DemocratsMichael Wege710
LabourPauline Cartlidge287
Best Value for TorbayStanley Lewis251
Turnout5,761
Torwood (3)[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ConservativeRichard Cuming1,838
ConservativeJulian Chandler1,805
ConservativeMatthew Phillips1,763
Liberal DemocratsKathleen Hawkins441
Liberal DemocratsEric Blatchford427
Liberal DemocratsAdrian Treneary306
LabourEdward Corrigam253
Monster Raving LoonyJohn Rowe177
Turnout7,010

References

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  1. ^"Torbay". BBC News. Retrieved18 August 2009.
  2. ^"Reporting from Torbay". BBC News. 4 May 2000. Retrieved19 August 2009.
  3. ^Hetherington, Peter (25 April 2000). "Armchair rebels threaten Labour hopes: Local elections: Party workers fear disillusionment and apathy as expected low turnouts prompt experiments to woo the voters".The Guardian. p. 8.
  4. ^abcdefgde Bruxelles, Simon (5 May 2000). "Torbay becomes Tory-bay once again".The Times. p. 4.
  5. ^ab"Battleground Torbay: Tide could be on the turn for true blues along the riviera".Financial Times. London. 5 May 2000. p. 6.
  6. ^Watt, Nicholas (2 May 2000)."Flower power boosts Tories".The Guardian. London. Retrieved19 August 2009.
  7. ^"Big boost for Kennedy". BBC News. 8 June 2001. Retrieved19 August 2009.
  8. ^"Election results: local councils".The Times. 5 May 2000. p. 4.
  9. ^abcdefghijkl"Torbay Council Elections Thursday 4th May 2000"(PDF). Torbay Council. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved19 August 2009.
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