The2000 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members ofCrawley Borough Council inWest Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and theLabour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Before the election Labour held control of the council with 24 seats, compared to 5 for theConservatives and 2 for theLiberal Democrats.[3] One seat was vacant after Labourcouncillor Jack Newsome resigned from the council on moving from the area.[3]
Labour remained in control of the council after winning 10 of the 12 seats contested, but did lose 1 seat to the Conservatives.[4] The Conservative gain came in the vacantPound Hill South seat, with the party winning by 225 votes to take the Conservatives to 6 seats on the council.[4]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 10 | -1 | 83.3 | ||||||
| Conservative | 2 | +1 | 16.7 | ||||||
Aby-election was held inWest Green on 14 September 2000 after the death of the Labour leader of Crawley Council, Tony Edwards.[6] The by-election was dominated by plans to remove services fromCrawley Hospital and Labour candidate Robert Hull held the seat with a reduced 151 vote majority, with a campaigner against the plans for the hospital coming second with 344 votes.[7][6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert Hull | 495 | 43.4 | −23.6 | |
| Crawley Hospital Campaign | Gary Commins | 344 | 30.2 | +30.2 | |
| Conservative | Jacqueline Kingsford | 165 | 14.5 | 0.0 | |
| UKIP | Niall Mitchell | 56 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
| Independent | Barbara O'Brien | 41 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Osbourne | 38 | 3.3 | −5.1 | |
| Majority | 151 | 13.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,139 | 33.9 | |||
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