Local Authority Byelection Results - July 2000
6/7/2000
Berwick BC, Bamburgh
Con 278 (73.5), Lib Dem 100 (26.5).
Majority 178. Turnout 52.3%. Con gain from Ind (unopposed last time).
Berwick BC, North Sunderland
Con 337 (44.5;+44.5), Ind 319 (42.1;-9.2), Lib Dem 102 (13.5;+13.5), [Ind no. 3 0 (0.0;-37.7), Lab 0 (0.0;-11.0)].
Majority 18. Turnout 49.25%. Con gain from Ind.
Bexley LBC, North End
Lab 772 (44.4;-20.5), BNP 456 (26.2;+26.2), Con 413 (23.7;-1.9), Lib Dem 99 (5.7;-3.8).
Majority 316. Turnout 19.3%. Lab hold.
Braintree DC, Braintree Central
Lab 694 (52.1;-1.1), Con 475 (35.7;+14.2), Lib Dem 124 (9.3;-7.5), Green 38 (2.9;-5.6).
Majority 219. Turnout 24.1%. Lab hold.
Chelmsford DC, Boreham
Con 637 (56.6;+32.5), Lib Dem 315 (28.0;-30.2), Lab 78 (6.9;-4.7), New Britain 50 (4.4;+4.4), Green 46 (4.1;-2.1).
Majority 322. Turnout 42.5%. Con gain from Lib Dem.
Epping Forest DC, Buckhurst Hill East
Lib Dem 711 (69.2;+9.2), Con 245 (23.9;-5.2), Lab 71 (6.9;-3.4).
Majority 466. Turnout 31.4%. Lib Dem hold.
Gloucestershire CC, Coleford
Lib Dem 922 (46.6), Lab 621 (31.4), Con 437 (22.1).
Majority 301. Turnout 22.5%. Lib Dem gain from Lab.
Horsham DC, Riverside
Lib Dem 885 (59.3;+3.7), Con 523 (35.0;+2.4), Lab 85 (5.7;-6.0).
Majority 362. Turnout 22.8%. Lib Dem hold.
Merthyr Tydfil CBC, Treharris
Ind 606 (42.8;+16.9), Lab 409 (28.9;+0.8), Plaid Cymru 288 (20.3;+1.5), Lib Dem 64 (4.5;-7.3), Ind Socialist 49 (3.5;+3.5), [Ind no. 4 0 (0.0;-9.5)].
Majority 197. Turnout 29.85%. Ind hold.
Sunderland MBC, Town End Farm
Lab 509 (63.4), Con 155 (19.3), Lib Dem 139 (17.3).
Majority 354. Turnout 11.75%. Lab hold (unopposed last time).
Buckhurst Hill PC, Buckhurst Hill East
Lib Dem 685 (69.8;+23.1), Con 252 (25.7;+2.8), Lab 71 (7.2;+7.2), [Ratepayer 0 (0.0;-20.5), Democratic Left 0 (0.0;-9.9)].
Majority 433. Turnout 31.3%. Lib Dem hold.
Godalming TC, Godalming North East
Lib Dem 506 (57.8;+14.2), Con 315 (36.0;+3.8), Lab 55 (6.3;+0.0).
Majority 191. Turnout 35.9%. Lib Dem hold.
Rugeley TC, Etching Hill
Lib Dem 223 (49.8;+4.0), Lab 119 (26.6;+2.2), Con 68 (15.2;-14.6), BNP 38 (8.5;+8.5).
Majority 104. Turnout 9.0%. Lib Dem hold.
13/7/2000
Chiltern DC, St. Mary's
Lib Dem 254 (51.9;+0.1), Con 150 (30.7;-11.7), Lab 65 (13.3;+7.6), Green 20 (4.1;+4.1).
Majority 104. Turnout 47.3%. Lib Dem hold.
Harborough DC, Market Harborough North
Lib Dem 690 (55.1;-3.7), Con 562 (44.9;+13.0), [Ind 0 (0.0;-9.3)].
Majority 128. Turnout 31%. Lib Dem hold.
Hyndburn BC, Netherton
Lab 702 (61.7;+14.8), Con 436 (38.3;-14.8).
Majority 266. Turnout 31.9%. Lab gain from Ind.
North Kesteven DC, Heighington & Washingborough
Con 885 (67.7;+11.4), Lab 423 (32.3;-11.4).
Majority 462. Turnout unknown. Con gain from Lab.
Salisbury DC, Nadder
Con 413 (56.0;+16.9), Ind 325 (44.0;-9.4), [Lab 0 (0.0;-7.5)].
Majority 88. Turnout 54.3%. Con gain from Ind.
West Somerset DC, Aville Vale
Con 327 (66.1), Ind 168 (33.9).
Majority 159. Turnout 53%. Con gain from Ind (previously unopposed).
Wrexham CBC, Maesydre
Lib Dem 296 (43.3;+6.7), Ind 243 (35.5;+35.5), Lab 74 (10.8;-26.1), Ind Resident 50 (7.3;+7.3), Plaid Cymru 21 (3.1;-6.8), [Con 0 (0.0;-16.6)].
Majority 53. Turnout 43%. Lib Dem gain from Lab.
20/7/2000
Cornwall CC, Hayle North
Lib Dem 544 (39.2;+8.2), Con 533 (38.4;+38.4), Ind no.1 201 (14.5;-12.8), Ind no.2 53 (3.8;-15.7), UKIP 49 (3.5;+3.5), Ind no.3 7 (0.5;+0.5).
Majority 11. Turnout 26.2%. Lib Dem hold.
Ipswich BC, Town
Lab 629 (53.4;+0.1), Con 411 (34.9;+3.6). Lib Dem 137 (11.6;-3.8).
Majority 218. Turnout 19.1%. Lab hold.
Redcar & Cleveland BC, Teesville
Lab 736 (40.5;-22.2), Con 537 (29.5;+29.5), Lib Dem 509 (28.0;-9.3), Socialist Lab 36 (2.0;+2.0).
Majority 199. Turnout 32.4%. Lab hold.
Shrewsbury & Atcham DC, Bellevue
Lab 886 (61.0), Con 439 (30.2), Lib Dem 128 (8.8).
Majority 447. Turnout 33.7%. Lab hold. Previously unopposed.
Tendring DC, Rush Green
Lab 473 (52.3;-2.7), Con 324 (35.8;+2.4), Lib Dem 108 (11.9;+0.4).
Majority 149. Turnout 21%. Lab hold.
Wiltshire CC, Bedwyn & Pewsey
Con 1470 (61.8;+22.1), Lib Dem 771 (32.4;-13.1), Lab 139 (5.8;-8.9).
Majority 699. Turnout 29.4%. Con gain from Lib Dem.
Cirencester TC, Watermoor
Lib Dem 287 (49.4), Ind 205 (35.3), Lab 88 (15.2).
Majority 82. Lib Dem gain from Ind
27/7/2000
Arun DC, Hotham
Con 429 (38.7;-2.7), Lab 388 (35.0;+5.6), Lib Dem 292 (26.3;-3.0),
Majority 41. Turnout 24.4%. Con hold.
Brent LBC, Roe Green
Lab 733 (46.9;-7.0), Con 641 (41.0;+2.0). Lib Dem 166 (10.6;+3.5), Pro Motorist 23 (1.5)
Majority 92. Turnout 27.16%. Lab hold.
East Herts DC, Bishop's Stortford Central
Con 325 (30.0;+10.9), Lab 295 (27.2;+4.5), Lib Dem 230 (21.2;+3.0), Ind 172 (15.9;-12.0), Green 63 (5.8;-6.1)
Majority 30. Turnout 16.48% Con gain from Lab
East Riding of Yorkshire UA, Howden
Lib Dem 853 (60.2;-3.9), Con 450 (31.8;+7.9), UK Independence 114 (8.0), [Lab 0 (0.0;-5.6) Green 0 (0.0;-6.3)]
Majority 403 Turnout 41% Lib Dem hold
Gloucester CC, Barnwood
Con 682 (39.4;+3.4) Lab 620 (35.8;-3.6) Lib Dem 428 (24.7;+0.2)
Majority 62 Turnout 29.06% Con gain from Lab
Lichfield DC
Lab 380 (50.2;+11.5) Con 287 (37.9;+14.2) Lib Dem 90 (11.9;+11.9) [Ind 0 (0.0;-37.6)]
Majority 93 Turnout 22.05% Lab gain from Ind
North Shropshire DC, Sutton
Con 111 (55.2), Ind 1 66 (32.8), Ind 2 24 (11.9) [Ind 1 0 (0.0;-60.7) Ind 2 0 (0.0;-39.3)]
Majority 45 Turnout 32% Con gain from Ind
Bishop's Stortford TC, Bishop’s Stortford Central
Con 311 (28.7) Lab 294 (27.1) Lib Dem 223 (20.6) Ind 183 (16.9) Green 72 (6.6)
Majority 17 Turnout 16.48% Con gain from Lab
Fair Oak and Horton Heath PC
Lib Dem 413, 412 (75.8), Lab 138, 125 (24.2)
Majority 275 Turnout 8.2% Lib Dem hold
Henley TC, Henley North
Ind Resident 301 (34.3), Con 284 (32.0), Lib Dem 182 (20.5), Ind 120 (13.5)
Majority 17 Turnout 43% Ind gain from Con
Henley TC, Henley South
Ind 1 247 (34.2), Con 238 (33.0), Lib Dem 137 (19.0), Ind 2 100 (13.9)
Majority 9 Turnout 43% Ind gain from Con
Keynsham TC, Keynsham South
Lib Dem 462 (37.3), Lab 391 (31.6), Con 384 (31.0)
Majority 71 Turnout 31.2% Lib Dem gain from Lab
Llandudno TC, Gogarth
Ind 195 (32.2), Con 187 (30.9), Lab 113 (18.6) Lib Dem 111 (18.3)
Majority 8 Turnout unknown Ind gain from Con
Penmaenmawr TC, Pontyrafon
Lab 86 (33.0), Lib Dem 80 (30.7), Con 47 (18.0), Ind 1 37 (14.2), Ind 2 11 (4.2)
Majority 6 Turnout unknown Lab hold
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Democrat Councillors.
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