Elections to Gosport Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 29%.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 13
- Labour 11
- Liberal Democrat 6
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 | +3 | 60.0 | 50.6 | 8,368 | ||||
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 30.0 | 28.2 | 4,658 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | -1 | 10.0 | 21.2 | 3,503 | ||||
| Others | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Gibson | 786 | 52.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Bone | 568 | 38.2 | ||
| Labour | Brian Forhead | 131 | 8.8 | ||
| Majority | 218 | 14.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,485 | 99 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Aleck Hayward | 1,315 | 68.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Pearce | 476 | 24.7 | ||
| Labour | Charis Jeffrey | 135 | 7.0 | ||
| Majority | 839 | 43.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,926 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marilyn Angus | 854 | 69.3 | ||
| Conservative | Joanne Watts | 379 | 30.7 | ||
| Majority | 475 | 38.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,233 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jean Batterbury | 648 | 44.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Chegwyn | 491 | 33.4 | ||
| Conservative | John Burrowa | 331 | 22.5 | ||
| Majority | 157 | 10.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,470 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bruce Rigg | 711 | 48.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Smith | 545 | 36.8 | ||
| Labour | Brian Leishman | 223 | 15.1 | ||
| Majority | 166 | 11.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,479 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Allen | 634 | 42.8 | ||
| Labour | Kenneth Searle | 601 | 40.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dale Low | 248 | 16.7 | ||
| Majority | 33 | 2.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,483 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Derek Kimber | 1,721 | 77.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Fisher | 292 | 13.2 | ||
| Labour | Paul Wilson-Schofield | 201 | 9.1 | ||
| Majority | 1,429 | 64.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,214 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Salter | 756 | 50.1 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Ward | 622 | 41.2 | ||
| Labour | David Waite | 132 | 8.7 | ||
| Majority | 134 | 8.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,510 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Philpott | 1,018 | 57.3 | ||
| Labour | Alan Durrant | 760 | 42.7 | ||
| Majority | 258 | 14.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,778 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | June Cully | 973 | 49.9 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Dickson | 851 | 43.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Amanda Seal | 127 | 6.5 | ||
| Majority | 122 | 6.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,951 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- 2000 Gosport election result
- Ward results[permanent dead link]
- Mayor loses as poll tide turns blue[permanent dead link]
| Preceded by 1999 Gosport Council election |
Gosport local elections | Succeeded by 2002 Gosport Council election |
This page was last edited on 11 March 2023, at 09:22