2000 Leeds City Council election

The 2000 Leeds City Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. Since the last election, Labour had lost a by-election to the Lib Dems in Harehills, and long-serving Chapel Allerton councillor, Garth Frankland, had defected from Labour to Left Alliance. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1] Overall turnout in the election was 27.5%.^[2]

Map of the results for the 2000 Leeds council election.

Election result

Leeds Local Election Result 2000^[2][3]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	17	1	9	-8	51.5	39.1	58,198	-7.0
	Liberal Democrats	8	4	0	+4	24.2	22.8	33,916	+0.6
	Conservative	7	4	0	+4	21.2	32.3	48,031	+4.7
	Green	1	1	0	+1	3.0	4.0	5,906	+0.4
	Leeds Left Alliance	0	0	1	-1	0.0	1.1	1,659	+0.7
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.5	697	+0.4
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	166	+0.1
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	74	+0.0

This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:^[3]

Party		Previous council	New council
	Labour	69	61
	Liberal Democrat	15	19
	Conservative	12	16
	Green	1	2
	Independent Socialist	1	1
	Left Alliance	1	0
Total		99	99
Working majority		41	23

Ward results

Aireborough^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Latty	3,142	47.1	+6.5
	Labour	Tony Addison	2,470	37.0	−6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Hutton	1,058	15.9	+0.1
Majority			672	10.1	+7.1
Turnout			6,670	33.9	+0.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+6.5

Armley^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James McKenna	1,637	50.3	−10.9
	Conservative	Steven Welsh	810	24.9	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Davies	541	16.6	+1.1
	Green	Yvonne Clarke	236	7.2	+0.7
	Leeds Left Alliance	Michael Davies	33	1.0	+1.0
Majority			827	25.4	−18.9
Turnout			3,257	20.7	−0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.5

Barwick & Kippax^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Keith Wakefield	2,766	49.9	−10.9
	Conservative	Jack Stott	2,035	36.7	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Bagnall	743	13.4	+1.1
Majority			731	13.2	−20.6
Turnout			5,544	30.9	−2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.3

Beeston^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Congreve	1,351	45.8	−11.0
	Conservative	William Birch	988	33.5	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Davies	528	17.9	+2.7
	Green	Janet Pritchard	86	2.9	+2.9
Majority			363	12.3	−16.3
Turnout			2,953	24.1	+2.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.1

Bramley^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Sullivan	1,596	46.4	−1.1
	Labour	Michael McGowan	1,361	39.6	−5.1
	Conservative	Michael Best	396	11.5	+3.8
	Green	Pamela Brown	84	2.4	+2.4
Majority			235	6.8	+4.0
Turnout			3,437	21.0	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+2.0

Burmantofts^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald Grahame	1,700	63.0	−4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Terence Ineson	532	19.7	+0.8
	Conservative	Karl Steenson	372	13.8	+5.4
	Green	Peggy Alexander	68	2.5	+2.5
	Leeds Left Alliance	Gareth Christie	26	1.0	−4.4
Majority			1,168	43.3	−5.1
Turnout			2,698	20.6	−0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.5

Chapel Allerton^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eileen Moxon	2,151	47.5	−11.7
	Leeds Left Alliance	Garth Frankland	1,058	23.4	+23.4
	Liberal Democrats	Arif Hussain	720	15.9	+3.2
	Conservative	Arshad Ali	595	13.2	−8.4
Majority			1,093	24.2	−13.5
Turnout			4,524	30.9	+4.0
	Labour gain from Leeds Left Alliance		Swing	-17.5

City & Holbeck^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Nash	1,494	56.2	−5.0
	Conservative	David Boynton	488	18.4	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Norman	417	15.7	+1.1
	Green	Milan Ghosh	138	5.2	+1.1
	Leeds Left Alliance (Socialist Alternative)	David Jones	122	4.6	−1.1
Majority			1,006	37.8	−8.7
Turnout			2,659	17.5	−1.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.4

Cookridge^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Keith Loudon	3,058	49.1	−2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Harker	1,781	28.6	+13.0
	Labour	Jane Dowson	1,256	20.1	−10.1
	Green	Peter Scarth	139	2.2	−0.4
Majority			1,277	20.5	−0.9
Turnout			6,234	37.0	+3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.7

Garforth & Swillington^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Murray	2,734	50.7	−10.7
	Conservative	Jean Higham	1,666	30.9	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Dowling	996	18.5	+3.9
Majority			1,068	19.8	−17.5
Turnout			5,396	29.1	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.7

Halton^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Hyde	2,681	47.5	+5.6
	Labour	Patrict Davey	2,248	39.8	−5.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Hollingsworth	720	12.7	−0.5
Majority			433	7.7	+4.7
Turnout			5,649	31.2	+3.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+5.3

Harehills^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Tear	2,198	49.8	−1.6
	Labour	Mohammed Kahn	1,889	42.8	−1.9
	Conservative	Luke Steenson	195	4.4	+0.6
	Green	Paul Marchant	92	2.1	+2.1
	Leeds Left Alliance	Timothy Watson	37	0.8	+0.8
Majority			309	7.0	+0.3
Turnout			4,411	31.5	−1.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+0.1

Headingley^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Morton	1,443	41.9	−2.1
	Labour	William Rollinson	1,292	37.5	−0.9
	Green	Lesley Jeffries	364	10.6	+1.0
	Conservative	James Thornton	346	10.0	+2.0
Majority			151	4.4	−1.2
Turnout			3,445	16.3	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	-0.6

Horsforth^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Barker	2,209	39.8	−6.9
	Conservative	John Hardcastle	2,034	36.6	+9.9
	Labour	John Garvani	1,137	20.5	−1.8
	Green	Andrea Binns	174	3.1	+3.1
Majority			175	3.2	−16.8
Turnout			5,554	32.2	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-8.4

Hunslet^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Geoffrey Driver	1,409	70.5	−5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Golton	468	23.4	+12.8
	Green	Stephanie Hoare	121	6.1	+3.1
Majority			941	47.1	−17.4
Turnout			1,998	17.9	−0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.9

Kirkstall^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Minkin	2,070	60.8	−5.9
	Conservative	David Higgott	594	17.5	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Natasha De Vere	473	13.9	+2.0
	Green	Martin Reed	265	7.8	+0.1
Majority			1,476	43.3	−9.7
Turnout			3,402	21.9	+0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.8

Middleton^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack Dunn	1,618	59.2	−6.1
	Conservative	Susan Nicholls	717	26.2	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Allinson	321	11.7	−1.2
	Green	Timothy Goodall	77	2.8	+2.8
Majority			901	33.0	−10.5
Turnout			2,733	18.7	−1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.2

Moortown^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Harris	2,758	49.8	+1.1
	Labour	James Lewis	1,381	24.9	−7.0
	Conservative	Timothy Hayles	1,199	21.6	+2.2
	Green	Irene Dracup	130	2.3	+2.3
	Leeds Left Alliance	Kevin Pattison	71	1.3	+1.3
Majority			1,377	24.9	+8.1
Turnout			5,539	34.6	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+4.0

Morley North^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Dawson	2,156	43.9	−11.2
	Conservative	David Schofield	2,004	40.8	+10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rochelle Harris	530	10.8	+0.0
	Green	Jacqueline Hackman	223	4.5	+0.8
Majority			152	3.1	−21.6
Turnout			4,913	26.0	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.8

Morley South^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bryan North	2,255	51.2	−8.0
	Conservative	Stephen Kearns	1,397	31.7	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Chapman	588	13.3	−1.8
	BNP	Mark Dodd	166	3.8	+3.8
Majority			858	19.5	−14.1
Turnout			4,406	20.1	+0.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.1

North^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Brown	2,628	43.3	+10.3
	Conservative	Caroline Anderson	2,426	40.1	−1.4
	Labour	Arthur Giles	877	14.5	−10.9
	Green	Peter Harris	93	1.5	+1.5
	Leeds Left Alliance	Brian Jackson	32	0.5	+0.5
Majority			202	3.2	−5.2
Turnout			6,056	35.7	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+5.9

Otley & Wharfedale^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clive Fox	2,742	37.5	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Campbell	1,990	27.2	−13.7
	Labour	John Eveleigh	1,742	23.8	−2.3
	Independent	Nigel Francis	697	9.5	+9.5
	Green	Lera Miles	141	1.9	+1.9
Majority			752	10.3	+2.4
Turnout			7,312	38.6	−0.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+9.1

Pudsey North^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Carter	4,094	66.1	+11.5
	Labour	Anne Cherry	1,442	23.3	−11.8
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Glover	657	10.6	+0.3
Majority			2,652	42.8	+23.3
Turnout			6,193	34.5	−1.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+11.6

Pudsey South^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eugene "Mick" Coulson	2,013	43.9	−7.5
	Conservative	Audrey Smith	1,861	40.6	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Pauline Bardon	572	12.5	+4.2
	Green	Graham Illingworth	139	3.0	−0.4
Majority			152	3.3	−11.3
Turnout			4,585	27.1	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.6

Richmond Hill^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Lyons	1,656	67.3	−7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Norman	369	15.0	+0.2
	Conservative	Victoria Richmond	305	12.4	+2.4
	Leeds Left Alliance (Independent Labour)	Neville Place	131	5.3	+5.3
Majority			1,287	52.3	−8.0
Turnout			2,461	19.9	+1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.0

Rothwell^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Donald Wilson	2,007	44.9	+20.3
	Labour	Lorna Cohen	1,743	39.0	−18.0
	Conservative	Caroline Judge	718	16.1	−2.3
Majority			264	5.9	−26.5
Turnout			4,468	28.1	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+19.1

Roundhay^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ann Castle	2,782	44.3	+3.8
	Labour	Kate Newstead	2,542	40.5	−4.7
	Liberal Democrats	John Skinner	696	11.1	−3.2
	Green	Colin Johnston	164	2.6	+2.6
	Leeds Left Alliance	Malcolm Christie	95	1.5	+1.5
Majority			240	3.8	−0.9
Turnout			6,279	37.8	+2.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+4.2

Seacroft^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Hyde	1,998	73.7	−4.0
	Conservative	Donald Townsley	344	12.7	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sadie Fisher	225	8.3	+1.9
	UKIP	Raymond Northgreaves	74	2.7	+2.7
	Green	Michael Bolton	69	2.5	−0.8
Majority			1,654	61.0	−7.8
Turnout			2,710	22.4	+0.9
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.9

University^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maggie Giles-Hill	1,349	59.6	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Edmund Coneybeare	396	17.5	−7.0
	Conservative	Robert Winfield	263	11.6	+3.0
	Green	Bluebell Eikonoklastes	200	8.8	+2.2
	Leeds Left Alliance	Amanda Munro	54	2.4	+2.4
Majority			953	42.1	+11.0
Turnout			2,262	14.4	−2.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.5

Weetwood^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Souper	2,267	40.7	+1.1
	Labour	Judith Blake	2,023	36.3	−2.9
	Conservative	Graham Castle	1,049	18.8	+2.1
	Green	David Webb	233	4.2	−0.4
Majority			244	4.4	+4.0
Turnout			5,572	34.0	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+2.0

Wetherby^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerald Wilkinson	4,823	68.7	+10.8
	Labour	Reginald Steel	1,341	19.1	−6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Welby	860	12.2	−4.7
Majority			3,482	49.6	+16.9
Turnout			7,024	34.0	−2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+8.4

Whinmoor^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Suzanne Armitage	1,751	50.1	−4.1
	Conservative	Valerie Kendall	1,317	37.7	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Bell	425	12.2	+3.0
Majority			434	12.4	−12.4
Turnout			3,493	26.2	+0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.2

Wortley^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Claire Nash	2,670	55.5	+1.3
	Labour	Philip Towler	1,346	28.0	−7.4
	Conservative	Glenn Broadbent	590	12.3	+9.0
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Thompson	204	4.2	−3.0
Majority			1,324	27.5	+8.6
Turnout			4,810	28.1	−1.0
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	+4.3

By-elections between 2000 and 2002

Morley North by-election 7 June 2001
replacing Michael Dawson (resigned)^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jayne Hill	4,851	44.8	+0.9
	Conservative		2,929	27.0	−13.8
	Independent		1,475	13.6	+13.6
	Liberal Democrats		1,070	9.9	−0.9
	BNP		262	2.4	+2.4
	Green		249	2.3	−2.2
Majority			1,922	17.8	+14.7
Turnout			9,836
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.3

University by-election 7 June 2001
replacing Maggie Giles-Hill (resigned)^[5][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael McGowan	2,948	55.4	−4.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Burke	1,357	25.5	+8.0
	Conservative	Robert Winfield	582	10.9	−0.7
	Green	Bluebell Eikonoklastes	414	7.8	−1.0
	Independent	William Howells	21	0.4	+0.4
Majority			1,591	29.9	−12.2
Turnout			5,322	35.5	+21.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.1

Moortown by-election 19 July 2001
replacing Christine Brett (resigned)^[6][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Harker	2,236	46.7	−3.1
	Labour	Irene O'Grady	1,641	34.3	+9.4
	Conservative	Valerie Kendall	792	16.6	−5.1
	Leeds Left Alliance	Michael Davies	114	2.4	+1.1
Majority			595	12.4	−12.5
Turnout			4,783	33.8	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-6.2