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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