2000 UK local government election
The Broxbourne Council election, 2000 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.[1]
Composition of expiring seats before election
Ward | Party | Incumbent Elected | Incumbent | Standing again? |
Broxbourne | Conservative | 1999 | Donald Poole | Yes |
Bury Green | Conservative | 1999 | Dorothy Edmonds | Yes |
Cheshunt Central | Conservative | 1999 | Milan Milovanovic | Yes |
Cheshunt North | Conservative | 1999 | Mark Farrington | Yes |
Flamstead End | Conservative | 1999 | David Manning | Yes |
Goffs Oak | Conservative | 1999 | Jacqueline De Pace | Yes |
Hoddesdon North | Conservative | 1999 | Lyn White | Yes |
Hoddesdon Town | Conservative | 1999 | John Rose | Yes |
Rye Park | Conservative | 1999 | Peter Swannell | Yes |
Theobalds | Conservative | 1999 | Charles Tranham | Yes |
Waltham Cross | Labour | 1999 | Marios Kousoulou | Yes |
Wormley / Turnford | Conservative | 1999 | Paul Mason | Yes |
Election results
Broxbourne Local Election Result 2000 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | 65.87 | 9,131 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | 24.78 | 3,435 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.85 | 1,088 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 208 | |
Results summary
An election was held in 12 wards on 4 May 2000.
There was no election in Rosedale Ward.
The Conservative Party won all 12 seats making 1 gain at the expense of the Labour Party in Waltham Cross Ward.
Mark Farrington won Cheshunt North Ward for the Conservative Party having "crossed the floor" of the council chamber since the 1999 local government election when he had won a Cheshunt North seat for the Labour Party.
This was the first local election since 1995 where the British National Party had fielded any candidates.
The new political balance of the council following this election was:
- Conservative 35 seats
- Labour 3 seats
Ward results
Broxbourne Ward Result 4 May 2000 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Donald Poole | 900 | 74.56 | |
| Labour | Janet Kousoulou | 307 | 25.44 | |
Majority | 593 | | |
Turnout | 1,207 | 23.27% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bury Green Ward Result 4 May 2000 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dorothy Edmonds | 783 | 68.74 | |
| Labour | Rachel Bates | 356 | 31.26 | |
Majority | 427 | | |
Turnout | 1,139 | 23.75 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cheshunt Central Ward Result 4 May 2000 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Milan Milovanovic | 825 | 59.87 | |
| Labour | Edwin Bates | 314 | 22.79 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Smith | 142 | 10.30 | |
| BNP | John Cope | 97 | 7.04 | |
Majority | 511 | | |
Turnout | 1,378 | 24.46 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cheshunt North Ward Result 4 May 2000 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Farrington | 683 | 52.99 | |
| Labour | Richard Clark | 381 | 29.56 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Garton | 114 | 8.84 | |
| BNP | Ramon Johns | 111 | 8.61 | |
Majority | 302 | | |
Turnout | 1,289 | 23.92 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Flamstead End Ward Result 4 May 2000 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Manning | 756 | 70.86 | |
| Labour | Derrick Shiers | 200 | 18.74 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maureen Smith | 111 | 10.40 | |
Majority | 556 | | |
Turnout | 1,067 | 22.15 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Goffs Oak Ward Result 4 May 2000 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jacqueline De Pace | 974 | 84.33 | |
| Labour | Christopher Simonovitch | 181 | 15.67 | |
Majority | 793 | | |
Turnout | 1,155 | 23.94 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hoddesdon North Ward Result 4 May 2000 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Evelyn White | 860 | 71.85 | |
| Labour | Glenn Craig | 171 | 14.29 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Waughray | 166 | 13.86 | |
Majority | 689 | | |
Turnout | 1,197 | 23.27 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hoddesdon Town Ward Result 4 May 2000 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Rose | 628 | 60.33 | |
| Labour | Malcolm Aitken | 280 | 26.90 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Huse | 133 | 12.77 | |
Majority | 348 | | |
Turnout | 1,041 | 21.00 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rye Park Ward Result 4 May 2000 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Swannell | 627 | 58.93 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Winrow | 325 | 30.55 | |
| Labour | Carolyn Iles | 112 | 10.52 | |
Majority | 302 | | |
Turnout | 1,064 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Theobalds Ward Result 2 May 2002 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Tranham | 934 | 69.24 | |
| Labour | Ronald McCole | 415 | 30.76 | |
Majority | 519 | | |
Turnout | 1,489 | 26.93 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Waltham Cross Ward Result 4 May 2000 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Graham Manley | 498 | 51.50 | |
| Labour | Marios Kousoulou | 469 | 48.50 | |
Majority | 29 | | |
Turnout | 967 | 20.76 | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Wormley / Turnford Ward Result 4 May 2000 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Paul Mason | 663 | 65.71 | |
| Labour | Malcolm Theobald | 249 | 24.68 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Penelope Simmons | 97 | 9.61 | |
Majority | 414 | | |
Turnout | 1,009 | 16.78 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2012). Broxbourne Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012 (PDF). Plymouth: The Elections Centre. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 7 July 2022.