Tandridge District Council election, 2000
The 2000 Tandridge District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Tandridge District Council in Surrey, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999.[1] The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[2]
Background
Before the election an alliance between the Liberal Democrats and the Labour party ran the council, with the Conservatives needing to make 4 gains to win a majority.[3]
Election result
The Conservatives gained a majority with the leader of the Labour group, Dick Moran, among those to be defeated at the election.[4]
Tandridge local election result 2000[5] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 29 | +11 | 69.0 | |||||||
Liberal Democrat | 10 | -7 | 23.8 | |||||||
Labour | 3 | -4 | 7.1 | |||||||
References
- ↑ "Tandridge". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ↑ "Council results". The Independent. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
- ↑ Salman, Saba (25 April 2000). "Local voters set to kick Blair over mayoral 'fix'". Evening Standard. p. 22.
- ↑ Salman, Saba (5 May 2000). "Labour loses 600 seats in Tory fightback". Evening Standard. p. 52.
- ↑ "Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000.
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