2000 London Assembly election

Inaugural elections to the London Assembly

2000 London Assembly election |  | 4 May 2000 | 2004 ->

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25 London Assembly Seats
13 seats needed for majority
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Leader  | Eric Ollerenshaw[1] | Toby Harris[2]
Party  | Conservative | Labour
Leader's seat  | Londonwide | Brent and Harrow
Seats won  | 9 | 9
FPTP Vote  | 526,422 | 501,296
Percentage  | 33.2% | 31.6%
List Vote  | 481,053  | 502,874
Percentage  | 29.0%  | 30.3%

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| Third party  | Fourth party

Leader  | Graham Tope[3] | Darren Johnson
Party  | Liberal Democrats | Green
Leader's seat  | Londonwide | Londonwide
Seats won  | 4  | 3
FPTP Vote  | 299,998  | 162,457
Percentage  | 18.9%  | 10.2%
List Vote  | 245,555  | 183,910
Percentage  | 14.8%  | 11.1%

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Vote plurality

Margins of victory

The first elections for members of the London Assembly were held on 4 May 2000, alongside the first mayoral election.

The assembly elections used the additional member system, a form of mixed member proportional representation, with 14 directly elected constituencies and 11 London-wide top-up seats.

## Results

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London Assembly election, 2000  Parties  | Additional member system | Total seats

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Constituency  | Region
Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/−  | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/−  | Total | +/− | %
| Labour | 501,296  | 31.6  |  | 6  |  | 502,874  | 30.3  |  | 3  |  | 9 |  | 36.0
| Conservative | 526,422  | 33.2  |  | 8  |  | 481,053  | 29.0  |  | 1  |  | 9 |  | 36.0
| Liberal Democrats | 299,998  | 18.9  |  | 0  |  | 245,555  | 14.8  |  | 4  |  | 4 |  | 16.0
| Green | 162,457  | 10.2  |  | 0  |  | 183,910  | 11.1  |  | 3  |  | 3 |  | 12.0
| CPA | \-  | \-  |  | \-  |  | 55,192  | 3.3  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  | \-
| BNP | \-  | \-  |  | \-  |  | 47,670  | 2.9  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  | \-
| UKIP | 2,115  | 0.1  |  | 0  |  | 34,054  | 2.1  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  | \-
| London Socialist | 46,530  | 2.9  |  | 0  |  | 27,073  | 1.6  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  | \-
| Independent - Peter Tatchell | \-  | \-  |  | \-  |  | 22,862  | 1.4  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  | \-
| Campaign Against Tube Privatisation  | \-  | \-  |  | \-  |  | 17,401  | 1.0  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  | \-
| Socialist Labour | \-  | \-  |  | \-  |  | 13,690  | 0.8  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  | \-
| Pro-Motorist Small Shop  | \-  | \-  |  | \-  |  | 13,248  | 0.8  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  | \-
| Natural Law | \-  | \-  |  | \-  |  | 7,559  | 0.5  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  | \-
| Communist | \-  | \-  |  | \-  |  | 7,489  | 0.5  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  | \-
| Independent | 31,195  | 2.0  |  | 0  |  | \-  | \-  |  | \-  |  | \-  |  | \-
| Havering Residents Association | 12,831  | 0.8  |  | 0  |  | \-  | \-  |  | \-  |  | \-  |  | \-
| Humanist | 1,261  | 0.1  |  | 0  |  | \-  | \-  |  | \-  |  | \-  | \-  | \-
| Reform 2000  | 1,144  | 0.1  |  | 0  |  | \-  | \-  |  | \-  |  | \-  |  | \-
| Communist League | 536  | 0.0  |  | 0  |  | \-  | \-  |  | \-  |  | \-  |  | \-
| Total | 1,585,785 |  |  | 14 |  | 1,659,630 |  |  | 11 |  | 25 |  |

| Constituency Vote

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Conservative |

| 33.2%
Labour |

| 31.6%
Liberal Democrats |

| 18.9%
Green |

| 10.2%
Others |

| 6.1%

| London wide Vote

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Labour |

| 30.3%
Conservative |

| 29.0%
Liberal Democrats |

| 14.8%
Green |

| 11.1%
Others |

| 14.8%

| Assembly seats

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Labour |

| 36.0%
Conservative |

| 36.0%
Liberal Democrats |

| 16.0%
Green |

| 12.0%

## Constituency Candidates

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Constituency  | Conservative  | Labour  | Lib Dems  | Green  | LSA | Others

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Barnet & Camden | Brian Coleman
(41,583, 1st)  | Helen Gordon
(41,032, 2nd)  | Jonathan Davies
(22,295, 3rd)  | Miranda Dunn
(14,768, 4th)  | Candy Udwin
(3,488, 5th)  | Magnus Nielsen (UKIP) (2,115, 6th)
Diane Derksen (Maharishi)
(1,081, 7th)
Bexley & Bromley | Bob Neill
(64,879, 1st)  | Charlie Mansell
(30,320, 2nd)  | Duncan Borrowman
(29,710, 3rd)  | Ian Jardin
(11,124, 4th)  | Jean Kysow
(1,403, 5th)  |
Brent & Harrow | Bob Blackman
(32,295, 2nd)  | Toby Harris
(36,675, 1st)  | Chris Noyce
(17,161, 3rd)  | Simone Aspis
(8,756, 4th)  | Austin Burnett
(2,546, 5th)  |
City & East | Syed Kamall
(19,266, 2nd)  | John Biggs
(45,387, 1st)  | Janet Ludlow
(18,300, 3rd)  | Peter Howell
(11,939, 4th)  | Kambiz Boomla
(3,908, 5th)  |
Croydon & Sutton | Andrew Pelling
(48,421, 1st)  | Maggie Mansell
(29,514, 3rd)  | Anne Gallop
(30,614, 2nd)  | Peter Hickson
(8,884, 4th)  | Mark Steel
(1,823, 5th)  |
Ealing & Hillingdon | Richard Barnes
(44,850, 1st)  | Gurcharan Singh
(38,038, 2nd)  | Mike Cox
(22,177, 3rd)  | Graham Lee
(11,788, 4th)  | Nick Grant
(2,977, 5th)  |
Enfield & Haringey | Peter Forrest
(31,207, 2nd)  | Nicky Gavron
(34,509, 1st)  | Sean Hooker
(14,319, 3rd)  | Peter Budge
(10,761, 5th)  | Weyman Bennett
(3,671, 6th)  | Richard Course (Ind)
(12,581, 4th)
Greenwich & Lewisham | Rhodri Harris
(22,401, 2nd)  | Len Duvall
(40,386, 1st)  | David Buxton
(16,290, 3rd)  | Terry Liddle
(11,839, 4th)  | Ian Page
(3,981, 5th)  |
Havering & Redbridge | Roger Evans
(40,919, 1st)  | Chris Robbins
(32,650, 2nd)  | Geoffrey Seeff
(14,028, 3rd)  | Ashley Gunstock
(6,803, 5th)  | George Taylor
(1,744, 6th)  | Ian Wilkes (HRA)
(12,831, 4th)
Lambeth & Southwark | Irene Kimm
(19,238, 3rd)  | Val Shawcross
(37,985, 1st)  | Peter Facey
(22,492, 2nd)  | Storm Poorun
(13,242, 4th)  | Theresa Bennett
(6,231, 5th)  | Tony Robinson (Humanist)
(1,261, 6th)
Jonathan Silberman (Comm. League)
(536, 7th)
Merton & Wandsworth | Elizabeth Howlett
(45,023, 1st)  | Maggie Cosin
(32,438, 2nd)  | Siobhan Vitelli
(12,496, 3rd)  | Rajeev Thacker
(8,491, 5th)  | Sarbani Mazumdar
(1,450, 7th)  | Mark Thompson (Ind Lab)
(11,918, 4th)
Syed Manzoor (Ind)
(1,465, 6th)
Terence Sullivan (Ind)
(1,049, 8th)
North East | Eric Ollerenshaw
(20,975, 3rd)  | Meg Hillier
(42,459, 1st)  | Paul Fox
(24,856, 2nd)  | Yen Chit Chong
(18,382, 4th)  | Cecelia Prosper
(8,269, 5th)  | Paul Shaer (Ind)
(1,501, 6th)
Erol Basarik (Reform 2000)
(1,144, 7th)
South West | Tony Arbour
(48,248, 1st)  | Jagdish Sharma
(31,065, 3rd)  | Geoff Pope
(41,189, 2nd)  | Judy Maciejowska
(13,426, 4th)  | Danny Faith
(2,319, 5th)  |
West Central | Angie Bray
(47,117, 1st)  | Kate Green
(28,838, 2nd)  | Jon Burden
(14,071, 3rd)  | Julia Stephenson
(12,254, 4th)  | Christine Blower
(2,720, 5th)  | Stephen Smith (Homeless)
(1,600, 6th)
Source: London Elects

## London-wide List Candidates

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London Assembly Election 2000 — London-wide lists

| Name | Candidates Elected to Assembly | Not Elected
| British National Party |  | David John Hill, Peter Hart, Ken Fredrick Alfred Francis, Michael Patrick Davidson, Paul Charles Colin Ferguson, Frank Patrician Walsh
| Campaign Against Tube Privatization |  | Patrick William Sikorski, Oliver Edgley New, Catherine Effer, Robert Alan Law, Pamela Leah Slinger, Enoh Itejere, Brian Munro, Arwyn Huw Thomas, Lewis Peacock, Graham Michael Campbell, David Lyons
| Christian Peoples Alliance |  | Balram Gidoomal, David Bruno Campanale, Susan Jane May, Andrew Kenneth Farmer, Ellen Sheila Greco, Deepak Mahtani, Nigel John Graydon Poole, Mrs. Phillipa Jane Berry, Stuart Charles MacPherson, Timothy John Conisbee Ward, Peter Hartley Wolstenholme
| Communist Party of Britain |  | Nicholas B. Wright, Sandra Elizabeth Lusk, James Beavis, Monty Goldman, Salvador Urdiales Antelo, Anita E. Halpin, Anita Wright, Kevin Halpin, Richard Maybin
| Conservative Party | Eric Ollerenshaw | Syed Kamall, Rhodri Harris, Roger Evans, Tony Arbour, Andrew Pelling, Irene Kimm, Elizabeth Howlett, Lurline Champagnie, Richard Barnes, Victoria Borwick, Bernard Arthur Ronald Gentry, Michael John Flynn, Patti Boulaye, Robert John Blackman, Peter James Forrest, Diane Patula Henry, Robert John Moreland, Henry Armstrong Allen Stokes, Piers Andrew Charles Wauchope, David Tyrie Williams, Cheryl Potter
| Green Party of England and Wales | Darren Johnson
Victor Anderson
Jennifer Jones | Noel Lynch, Shane Barbor Collins, Hilary Jago, Ashley Gunstock, John Robert Street, Jayne Forbes, Simone Florence Aspis, Catherine Mukhopadhyay
| Independent Peter Tatchell |  | Peter Tatchell
| Labour Party | Trevor Phillips
Samantha Heath
David Lammy | Jennette Arnold, Joseph Paul Docherty, Diana Johnson, Abdul Asad, Pamela Wharfe, Katherine Harriet Thorne, Navin Fakirchand Shah
| Liberal Democrats Against the Tube Sell-Off | Sally Hamwee
Graham Tope
Lynne Featherstone
Louise Bloom | Michael Tuffrey, Geoffrey Pope, Meher Khan, Duncan Keith Borrowman, Christopher David Noyce, Monroe Palmer, Meral Hussein Ece
| London Socialist Alliance |  | Paul Foot, Gregory Simon Tucker, Janine Sandra Booth, Christine Blower, Theresa Cordelia Bennett, Anne Gerardine Murphy, Katherine Louise Ford, Tobias Abse, Jean Kysow, George Thomas Taylor, Mark Steel
| Natural Law Party |  | Richard Peter Johnson, Judith Muriel Thomas, Alexander Maurice Alers Hankey, Gerard Joseph Valente, Jean Livesley, Juliette Taylor-Elwes, Jonathan Robert Hinde, Michael Leslie Mears
| PRO-MaSS (PRO-Motorist, Small Shop) |  | Geoffrey Maurice Ben-Nathan, Brian Bartle, Russell Stephen Conway, Joseph Pronckus
| Socialist Labour Party |  | Arthur Scargill, Amanda May Rose, Harpal Brar, Margaret Mary Sharkey, Hardev Singh Dhillon, Nicola Jane Hoarau, Geoff Palmer, Novjot Brar, Robert John Siggins, Eloisa Joan Rule, John David Hayball
| United Kingdom Independence Party |  | Damian Hockney, Christopher Pratt, Anthony Christopher John Neree Van Der Elst, Anthony John Edward Scholefield, Gregory Slysz, John de Roeck, Robert Michael Bryant, Gerald Roberts, James Rosewall Feisenberger, Mark Daniel Lester, Penelope Stella Weald

## London Assembly Representation

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* Labour - 9
* Conservative - 9
* Liberal Democrat - 4
* Green Party - 3

## Party Leaders in 2000

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* Labour - Tony Blair
* Conservative - William Hague
* Liberal Democrat - Charles Kennedy
* Green Party - Mike Woodin and Margaret Wright

## See also

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* London Assembly

## References

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1. ^ "London Assembly Member Eric Ollerenshaw". london.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 March 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
2. ^ "London Assembly Member Toby Harris". london.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 March 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
3. ^ "London Assembly Member Graham Tope". london.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 March 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2019.

## External links

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* BBC: Greater London Assembly Election, 2000
* MayorWatch London Elections Guide

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