Redditch Borough Council election, 2000

The 2000 Redditch Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Redditch Borough Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Campaign

The Labour Party defended seven of the nine seats that were up for election in the election with the opposition parties hoping to make gains.^[3] A significant issue in the election were plans to close or merge ten schools in the borough.^[3] On election day itself a mother who had two children at one of the schools which was to be closed chained herself outside of a polling station to protest against the closures.^[4] Meanwhile the Labour Party campaigned on their development plans, community action and CCTV plans and neighbourhood groups.^[3]

The election saw a trial of early voting with voting booths open for over a week before election day.^[5] Approximately 1.5% of the electorate voted early in the trial.^[6]

Election result

The Conservatives gained four seats in the election in Greenlands, Matchborough, Central and Feckenham wards.^[7] It was the first time in twenty years that the Conservatives had won a seat in Greenlands.^[7]

Redditch Local Election Result 2000^[2]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	5			+4	55.6
	Labour	4			-3	44.4
	Liberal Democrat	0			-1	0

References

↑ "Redditch". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
1 2 "Election results: local councils". The Times. 2000-05-05. p. 4. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 3 "Local Election: Labour look set to keep upper hand REDDITCH". Birmingham Mail. 2000-04-05. p. 13. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Probert, Andy (2000-05-05). "Manacled mother's poll protest at doomed school protest". Birmingham Post. p. 3. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Luck, Deborah (2000-04-15). "Fingers on the button for electronic election vote". Birmingham Post. p. 4. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ Bruce, Helen (2000-05-05). "Fingers on new voting button Shops and touch-screens join polling stations". Birmingham Post. p. 3. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 "Tories jubilant as Labour feels backlash". Birmingham Mail. 2000-05-05. p. 4. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

Council elections in Worcestershire

Worcestershire County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Bromsgrove District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Malvern Hills District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015

Redditch Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 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

Worcester City 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

Wychavon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Wyre Forest District 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

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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