2000 Cambridge City Council election
4 May 2000 (2000-05-04)
14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout29.6% (Decrease0.1%)
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative
Last election 17 seats, 37.7% 19 seats, 38.1% 6 seats, 21.0%
Seats won 9 4 1
Seats after 22 14 6
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 4 Steady
Popular vote 9,994 8,602 6,142
Percentage 38.9% 33.4% 23.9%
Swing Increase 1.2% Decrease 4.7% Increase 2.9%
Winner of each seat at the 2000 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election


No overall control

 Council control after election


Liberal Democrats

The 2000 Cambridge City Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary

Election result

2000 Cambridge City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Liberal Democrats 9 Increase 4 64.3 13 22 52.4 9,994 38.9 +1.2
  Labour 4 Decrease 4 28.6 10 14 33.3 8,602 33.4 –4.7
  Conservative 1 Steady 7.1 5 6 14.3 6,142 23.9 +2.9
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 985 3.8 +0.5

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Smith* 567 62.4 –8.9
Conservative Simon Mitton 224 24.7 +8.7
Liberal Democrats Julian Huppert 117 12.9 +5.2
Majority 343 37.8 –17.5
Turnout 908 19.2 –1.9
Registered electors 4,764
Labour hold Swing Decrease8.8

Arbury

Arbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Timothy Ward 691 35.5 +20.9
Labour Patricia Wright* 655 33.6 –23.6
Conservative Robert Boorman 544 27.9 –0.2
Green Stephen Lawrence 57 2.9 N/A
Majority 36 1.8 N/A
Turnout 1,947 38.7 +12.0
Registered electors 5,045
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase22.3

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Hipkin* 1,195 62.3 –9.9
Conservative Mark Taylor 324 16.9 +4.9
Labour Denstone Kemp 261 13.6 –1.7
Green Margaret Wright 137 7.1 N/A
Majority 871 45.4 –10.9
Turnout 1,917 27.4 –1.5
Registered electors 7,015
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease7.4

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Howell 1,138 49.8 +8.4
Labour George Rowling 994 43.5 –9.5
Liberal Democrats Frances Amrani 152 6.7 +1.1
Majority 144 6.3 N/A
Turnout 2,284 41.9 –1.2
Registered electors 5,465
Conservative gain from Labour Swing Increase9.0

Coleridge

Coleridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeremy Benstead* 789 52.6 –7.5
Conservative James Strachan 433 28.8 +4.7
Liberal Democrats Judith Pinnington 279 18.6 +2.8
Majority 356 23.7 –12.3
Turnout 1,501 25.3 –0.4
Registered electors 5,939
Labour hold Swing Decrease6.1

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Liddle 1,104 45.9 +3.9
Labour Sarah Woodall 940 39.1 –5.8
Conservative Colin Havercroft 361 15.0 +2.0
Majority 164 6.8 N/A
Turnout 2,405 34.6 –1.6
Registered electors 6,974
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase4.9

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Cowell* 644 64.3 –1.6
Conservative Jason Webb 204 20.4 +2.8
Liberal Democrats Philip Rodgers 153 15.3 –1.2
Majority 440 44.0 –4.3
Turnout 1,001 21.0 +0.8
Registered electors 4,774
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.2

Market

Market
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Rosenstiel* 835 54.6 +0.6
Labour Andrew Jones 298 19.5 –2.8
Conservative John Phillips 234 15.3 +2.2
Green Adam Swallow 162 10.6 –0.1
Majority 537 35.1 +3.4
Turnout 1,529 22.4 –0.2
Registered electors 6,854
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase1.7

Newnham

Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Schofield 1,016 53.1 –1.8
Labour Gillian Richardson* 540 28.2 –3.2
Conservative Ann Watkins 358 18.7 +4.9
Majority 476 24.9 +1.4
Turnout 1,914 24.7 –2.1
Registered electors 7,863
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase0.7

Petersfield

Petersfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Benjamin Bradnack* 896 49.7 –4.7
Green Shayne Mitchell 391 21.7 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Kevin Wilkins 267 14.8 +0.5
Conservative Charles Harcourt 249 13.8 +1.3
Majority 505 28.0 –7.6
Turnout 1,803 23.5 –1.6
Registered electors 7,710
Labour hold Swing Decrease3.8

Queens Edith

Queens Edith
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Stebbings 1,282 54.9 +6.2
Conservative Hilary Pennington 711 30.5 –0.2
Labour Louise Downham 341 14.6 –0.8
Majority 571 24.5 +6.5
Turnout 2,334 38.6 –1.3
Registered electors 6,064
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase3.2

Romsey

Romsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Ellis-Miller 951 45.0 +1.1
Labour Adrian Lucas* 900 42.6 –7.6
Conservative Vivian Ellis 134 6.3 +0.4
Green Robert Milsom 126 5.4 N/A
Majority 51 2.4 N/A
Turnout 2,111 34.6
Registered electors 6,133
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase4.4

Trumpington

Trumpington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Currie 1,096 49.0 –3.2
Conservative Fiona McNish 925 41.4 +0.8
Labour Maria Bell 216 9.7 +2.4
Majority 171 7.6 –4.0
Turnout 2,111 37.9 –0.7
Registered electors 5,908
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.0

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gaynor Griffiths* 856 46.7 –2.6
Labour David Gosling 561 30.6 +2.2
Conservative Richard Hoile 303 16.5 +3.1
Green Gerhard Goldbeck-Wood 112 6.1 –2.8
Majority 295 16.1 –4.7
Turnout 1,832 30.2 +0.7
Registered electors 6,065
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.4

References

  1. ↑ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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