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]
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

  1. "Tandridge". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. "Council results". The Independent. 6 May 2000. p. 6.
  3. Salman, Saba (25 April 2000). "Local voters set to kick Blair over mayoral 'fix'". Evening Standard. p. 22.
  4. Salman, Saba (5 May 2000). "Labour loses 600 seats in Tory fightback". Evening Standard. p. 52.
  5. "Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000.
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