2000 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Seats	+/-
Liberal Democrat	69	+10
Labour	21	-6
Liberal	6	+1
Others	3	-2

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 2000
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Liberal Democrats	26	+10	74.3
Labour	6	-6	17.1
Liberal	2	+1	5.7
Independent	0	-3	0
Conservative	0	0	0
Others	1	-2	2.9

Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Steve Mumby	758	71
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Wright	198	18
	Green	R. Barratt	73	7
	Conservative	G.A. Watson	45	4
	Liberal	J. Richardson	70	7
Majority			560	53
Turnout			1,074	10

Aigburth

Aigburth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Tina Gould	1,438	54
	Labour	H. Adams	519	19
	Conservative	Alma McGing	290	11
	Green	H.J. Jago	289	11
	Alliance for Student Rights	J. Cole	20	1
Majority			918	35
Turnout			2,673	19

Allerton

Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John Clucas	1,683	61
	Labour	G. Martin	407	15
	Conservative	Mark Bill	559	20
	Green	R.Cantwell	116	4
Majority			1,276	46
Turnout			2,765	23

Anfield

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Chowings	986	51
	Labour	B. Williams	440	23
	Liberal	J. Cumberland	395	20
	Conservative	M. Cotterell	70	4
	Socialist Alliance	P. Filby	52	3
Majority			546	28
Turnout			1,943	17

Arundel

Arundel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Clein	935	60
	Labour	K. McNerney	403	26
	Green	Donald Ross	127	8
	Conservative	Ann Nugent	68	4
Majority			532	34
Turnout			1,564	14

Breckfield

Breckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Jones	690	47
	Labour	Richie Keenan	660	45
	Liberal	E. Bamford	112	8
Majority			30	2
Turnout			1,462	16

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Josie Mullen	1,475	62
	Labour	M. McDaid	741	31
	Liberal	C. Paton	86	4
	Conservative	Keith Sutton	87	4
Majority			734	31
Turnout			2,389	20

Childwall

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Eddie Clein	2,478	73
	Labour	E. Reed	566	17
	Conservative	Neville Liddell	235	7
	Liberal	Francis Porter	110	3
Majority			1,912	56
Turnout			3,389	26

Church

Church (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Storey	3,000	78
	Liberal Democrats	Warren Bradley	2,865	74
	Labour	M. Langam	440	11
	Labour	Wendy Simon	484	13
	Conservative	Paul Harrison	209	5
	Conservative	L. Harrison	191	5
	Green	W. Byrne	273	5
	Liberal	D. Mayes	68	2
	Liberal	I. Mayes	49	1
Majority
Turnout

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Irene Smith	827	45
	Labour	Steve Ellison	745	40
	Liberal Democrats	John Pettitt	165	9
	Conservative	G. Hicklin	72	4
	Independent	F. Kenny	41	2
Majority			82	5
Turnout			1,850	18

County

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Clark	1,675	76
	Labour	G. Jones	481	22
	Liberal	R.G. Webb	51	2
Majority			1,194	54
Turnout			2207	20

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Monkcom	1,923	65
	Labour	V. Moffatt	441	15
	Conservative	J. Brandwood	279	9
	Liberal	M. Booth	251	8
	Green	I. Graham	63	2
Majority			1,482	50
Turnout			2957	22

Dingle

Dingle (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Allen	1,221
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Allen	1,140
	Labour	R. Bennett	601
	Labour	E. Berg	579
	Conservative	W.D. Patmore	108
	Conservative	D. Watson	83
	Green	J. Hill	111
	Green	S. Holgate	65
Majority
Turnout

Dovecot

Dovecot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Johnton	992	61
	Labour	Syvia Renilson	490	30
	Liberal	S. Hawksford	114	7
	Conservative	W. Connolly	42	3
Majority			502	31
Turnout			1,638	18

Everton

Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Ward Labour Party	George Knibb	543	78
	Labour	J. Murphy	149	19
	Liberal Democrats	D. Clein	55	7
	Liberal	D. Tilston	18	2
	Conservative	J. L. Perry	15	2
Majority			396	59
Turnout			780	16

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dave Hanratty	1,020	53
	Liberal Democrats	F. Forrester	636	33
	Liberal	E. Lye	140	7
	Ward Labour Party	Alf Flattery	127	7
Majority			384	20
Turnout			1,923	17

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Pam Clein	1,083	45
	Labour	Nadia Stewart	641	27
	Ward Labour Party	J. Jones	424	18
	Liberal	G.W. Booth	132	5
	Conservative	B.J. Jones	130	5
Majority			442	18
Turnout			2,410	17

Granby

Granby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. P. Sharma	545	49
	Independent	P. Tyrell	206	19
	Liberal Democrats	M.I.Osi-Efa	197	18
	Liberal	V.A. Woodward	58	5
	Conservative	C. Hurst	58	5
	Socialist Alliance	C. Wilson	41	4
Majority			339	30
Turnout			1,195	13

Grassendale

Grassendale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Curry	2,073	63
	Labour	S.W. Owens	482	15
	Conservative	E. Williams	493	15
	Liberal	J. Moore	221	7
Majority			1,591	48
Turnout			3,269	27

Kensington

Kensington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jimmy Kendrick	979	62
	Labour	J. Roberts	413	26
	Conservative	Frank Dunne	79	5
	Socialist Labour	Mike Lane	77	5
	Liberal	P.B. Williams	41	2
Majority			566	36
Turnout			1,589	14

Melrose

Melrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joe Hanson	826	44
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Kendrick	612	33
	Ward Labour Party	Alfie Hincks	419	23
	Liberal	J. P. Woods	?	?
Majority			214	11
Turnout			1,857	18

Netherley

Netherley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Deputy	632	48
	Labour	Rosie Cooper	488	37
	Socialist Labour	D. Fogg	175	13
	Conservative	D. M. Nuttall	27	2
Majority			144	11
Turnout			1,322	22

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Bernie Turner	1,297	68
	Labour	D.J. Dunphy	436	23
	Liberal	F. Carroll	172
Majority			861	45
Turnout			1,905	19

Picton

Picton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Kemp	1,403	74
	Labour	Angela Glanville	416	22
	Conservative	G. Powell	43	2
	Green	A. Grams	38	2
Majority			987	52
Turnout			1,900	16

Pirrie

Pirrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dot Gavin	619	46
	Liberal Democrats	L. Sidorczuk	552	41
	Liberal	B. Woodruff	117	9
	Conservative	F.V. Stevens	69	5
Majority			67	5
Turnout			1,357	14

St Mary's

St Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Millea	1,472	76
	Labour	J. P. Nolan	385	20
	Conservative	G. Harden	43	2
	Liberal	J. S. Smith	26	1
Majority			1,976	56
Turnout			1,926	21

Smithdown

Smithdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Juli Sames	558	55
	Labour	Richie White	391	38
	Liberal	M. A. Williams	47	5
	Conservative	K. G. Watkin	22	2
Majority			167	17
Turnout			1,018	11

Speke

Speke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Byrne	680	54
	Labour	M. Rassmussen	542	43
	Conservative	M. Williams	30	2
Majority			138	11
Turnout			1,252	19

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Steve Radford	2,215	85
	Labour	B.A.McGrath	247	9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Colon	83	3
	Conservative	A. Bowness	64	2
Majority			1,968	74
Turnout			2,609	22

Valley

Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	I. Phillips	1,104	72
	Labour	Nick Small	357	23
	Conservative	J. Larossa	46	3
	Liberal	K. Woodward	24	2
Majority			747	49
Turnout			1,531	21

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Pat Holleran	799	61
	Independent Labour	Paul Orr	420	32
	Liberal Democrats	M. Chivers	54	4
	Liberal	J.K. Prescott	26	2
	Conservative	J. Watson	7	1
Majority			379	29
Turnout			1,306	23

Warbeck

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Roberts	1,521	66
	Labour	L. Hughes	579	25
	Conservative	E.J. Nash	104	5
	Liberal	C. Mayes	91	4
Majority			942	41
Turnout			2,295	16

Woolton

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Kelly	2,484	73
	Conservative	D.T. Nuttall	432	13
	Labour	S. Kenwright	320	9
	Liberal	M. Langley	87	3
	Green	J.M. Brown	68	2
Majority			2,052	60
Turnout			3,391	28

^[2]

References

^ "Liverpool". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
^ Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 2000

[hold-1] "Liverpool". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 December 2009.

[2] Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 2000

[1]

[2]

v t e Local elections in Merseyside
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Liverpool City Council	1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2023
Mayor of Liverpool	2012 2016 2021 Abolished
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Liverpool School Board	1870 1873 1876 1879 1882 1885 1888 1891 1894 1897 1900 Abolished
Merseyside County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished
Liverpool City Region Mayor	2017 2021 2024
Police and Crime Commissioner	2012 2016 2021 2024
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e (1999 ←) 2000 United Kingdom local elections (→ 2001)
Metropolitan boroughs	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton
Unitary authorities	Blackpool Blackburn with Darwen Bracknell Forest Derby Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Kingston upon Hull Medway Milton Keynes Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Portsmouth Reading Slough Southampton Southend-on-Sea Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham
District councils	Adur Amber Valley Barrow-in-Furness Basildon Basingstoke and Deane Bassetlaw Bedford Brentwood Broadland Broxbourne Burnley Cambridge Cannock Chase Carlisle Cheltenham Cherwell Chester Chorley Colchester Congleton Craven Crawley Crewe and Nantwich Daventry Eastbourne Eastleigh Ellesmere Port and Neston Elmbridge Epping Forest Exeter Fareham Gloucester Gosport Great Yarmouth Harlow Harrogate Hart Hastings Havant Hertsmere Huntingdonshire Hyndburn Ipswich Lincoln Macclesfield Maidstone Malvern Hills Mole Valley Newcastle-under-Lyme North Hertfordshire Norwich Nuneaton and Bedworth Oxford Pendle Penwith Preston Purbeck Redditch Reigate and Banstead Rochford Rossendale Rugby Runnymede Rushmoor Shrewsbury and Atcham South Bedfordshire South Cambridgeshire South Lakeland St Albans Stevenage Stratford-on-Avon Stroud Swale Tamworth Tandridge Three Rivers Tunbridge Wells Watford Waveney Welwyn Hatfield West Lancashire West Lindsey West Oxfordshire Weymouth and Portland Winchester Woking Worcester Worthing Wyre Forest
Mayoral elections	London
Regional assembly elections	London Assembly