Local Authority Byelection Results - February 2000
3/2/2000
Camden LBC, Adelaide
Con 655 (58.1;+13.3), Lab 250 (22.2;-15.0), Lib Dem 176 (15.6;-2.3), Green 46 (4.1;+4.1).
Majority 405. Turnout 19.4%. Conservative hold.
Sefton MBC, Ainsdale
Lib Dem 1570 (50.4;-1.4), Con 1389 (44.6;+8.5), Lab 158 (5.1;-2.1).
Majority 181. Turnout 30.41%. Lib Dem hold.
Audley PC, Bignall End
Lib Dem 227 (43;+20), Labour 185 (35;-42), Con 117 (22;+22).
Majority 42. Turnout unknown. Lib Dem gain from Lab
10/2/2000
Braintree DC, Central
Lab 466 (53.8;+0.6), Con 260 (30.0;+8.5), Lib Dem 140 (16.2;-0.6).
Majority 206. Turnout 16%. Lab hold.
Braintree DC, East
Lab 587 (50.4;-2.5), Con 344 (29.5;+3.5), Lib Dem 192 (16.5;-4.6), Green 42 (3.6;+3.6).
Majority 243. Turnout 17.03%. Lab hold.
Bristol City UA, Lockleaze
Lib Dem 1288 (52.4;+28.7), Lab 888 (36.1;-12.7), Con 283 (11.5;-9.8).
Majority 400. Turnout 30.9%. Lib Dem gain from Lab.
Gloucestershire CC, Cotswold North
Con 1087 (60.8;+13.6), Lib Dem 701 (39.2;-3.4).
Majority 386. Turnout 37.9% Con hold.
Cambridge City DC, Arbury
Lib Dem 723 (44.5;+29.8), Lab 540 (33.2;-24.0), Con 312 (19.2;-8.9), Green 51 (3.1;+3.1).
Majority 183. Turnout 31.7%. Lib Dem gain from Lab.
Haringey LBC, Muswell Hill
Lib Dem 1415 (61.2;+13.9), Lab 487 (21.1;-6.0), Con 288 (12.5;+0.4).
Majority 928. Turnout 28%. Lib Dem hold.
17/2/2000
Boston BC, Kirton
Con 181 (34.4;-3.9), Lib Dem 158 (30.0;+30.0), Ind 141 (26.8;-11.9), Lab 47 (8.9;-14.2)
Majority 23. Turnout 19.22%. Con gain from Ind.
Hertfordshire CC, Hitchin N.E.
Lab 1399 (50.6;-4.8), Con 1106 (40.1;+12.4), Lib Dem 166 (6.0;-11.0), Natural Law (3.4;+3.4)
Majority 293. Turnout 24.93%. Lab hold.
Kennet DC, Urchfont
Con 390 (71.0;+71.0), Lib Dem 145 (26.4;-12.7), Lab 14 (2.6;-9.4).
Majority 245. Turnout 55.6% Con gain from Ind.
Kirton PC.
Ind 301 (58.0), Con 218 (42.0).
Majority 83.
Watchet TC.
Lib Dem 222 (42.5), Ind. Con 192 (36.7), Ind 109 (20.8)
Majority 30. Turnout not known. Lib Dem gain from Con.
24/2/2000
Bromley LBC, Farnborough (Orpington)
Con 1460 (51.9;-8.6), Lib Dem 1195 (42.4;+22.5), Lab 81 (2.9;-7.5), UKIP 43 (1.5;-7.8), Green 37 (1.3;+1.3)
Majority 265. Turnout 39.5%. Con hold.
Gloucestershire CC, Leckhampton with Up Hatherley
Con 1230 (71.8;+31.3), Lib Dem 297 (17.3;-28.5), Lab 186 (10.9;-2.8)
Majority 939. Turnout 26.2% Con gain from Lib Dem.
Great Yarmouth BC, Lothingland
Con 505 (52.9;-3.4), Lab 306 (32.1;-11.6), Lib Dem 143 (15.0;+15.0)
Majority 199. Turnout 22.73%. Con hold.
Harrogate BC, Pateley Bridge
Lib Dem 506 (58.6;+2.4), Con 345 (39.9;+1.7), Lab 13 (1.5;-4.1)
Majority 161. Turnout 43.64%. Lib Dem hold.
Kirklees MBC, Paddock
Lib Dem 1236 (43.8;+31.3), Lab 1039 (36.8;-16.6), Con 456 (16.2;-9.2), Socialist Lab 90 (3.2;+0.3)
Majority 197. Turnout 25.09%. Lib Dem gain from Lab.
Melton BC, Sysonby
Con 417 (44.7;+19.5), Lab 337 (36.1;-4.6), Ind 104 (11.1;-15.3), Ind 76 (8.1;+8.1)
Majority 80. Turnout 28%. Con gain from Lab.
Newham LBC, Plashet
Lab 826 (53.4;-4.3), Con 585 (37.8;+9.7), Newham Ind. Assoc. 135 (8.7;+8.7)
Majority 241. Turnout 21.14%. Lab hold.
West Devon DC, Okehampton
Conservative gain from Independent, unopposed.
Highworth TC.
Con 643 (60.84), Lab 314 (29.7), Lib Dem 100 (9.5)
Majority 329. Con gain from Lab.
29/2/2000
East Herts DC, Braughing
Con 324 (49.7;-17.0), Lib Dem 247 (37.9;+26.5), Lab 80 (12.3;-9.6)
Majority 77. Turnout 33%. Con hold.
Information courtesy of the Association of Liberal
Democrat Councillors.
Web presentation by Keith Edkins © 2000.