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2000 Harlow District Council election

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Field	Value
election_name	2000 Harlow District Council election
type	Parliamentary
ongoing	no
party_colour	yes
previous_election	1999 Harlow District Council election
previous_year	1999
next_election	2002 Harlow District Council election
next_year	2002
seats_for_election	14 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council
majority_seats	17
election_date	4 May 2000
party1	Labour Party (UK)
seats_before1	34
seats1	5
seat_change1	8
seats_after1	26
popular_vote1	6,380
percentage1	36.2%
party2	Conservative Party (UK)
seats_before2	8
seats2	5
seat_change2	4
seats_after2	8
popular_vote2	6,342
percentage2	36.0%
party3	Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats_before3	8
seats3	5
seat_change3	4
seats_after3	8
popular_vote3	4,619
percentage3	26.2%
map_image	Harlow UK local election 2000 map.svg
map_size	300px
map_caption	Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2000 Harlow District Council elections.
title	Council control
posttitle	Council control after election
before_election	Labour
after_election	Labour

The 2000 Harlow District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Labour 26
Liberal Democrat 8
Conservative 8

Election result

Both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats gained 4 seats from Labour, reducing Labour to only holding 5 seats at the election, although they retained a majority on the council. Among the Labour councillors to be defeated was the chairman of the council John McCree in Brays Grove ward. up from 29.85% at the 1999 election.

Ward results

Brays Grove

Location of Brays Grove ward

Great Parndon

Location of Great Parndon ward

Hare Street and Little Parndon

Location of Hare Street and Little Parndon ward

Kingsmoor

Location of Kingsmoor ward

Latton Bush

Location of Latton Bush ward

Little Parndon

Location of Little Parndon ward

Mark Hall South

Location of Mark Hall South ward

Netteswell East

Location of Netteswell East ward

Netteswell West

Location of Netteswell West ward

Old Harlow

Location of Old Harlow ward

Passmores

Locations of Passmores ward

Potter Street (2 seats)

Location of Potter Street ward

Stewards

Location of Stewards ward

Tye Green

Location of Tye Green ward

By-elections between 2000 and 2002

References

"Harlow". BBC News.
(6 May 2000). "Election results: local councils – Elections". The Times.
(9 May 2000). "Labour's election shock". Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications.
"Election of councillors May 2000 - results". Harlow District Council.
(5 May 2000). "Results". Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications.
"Election of councillors May 2000 - results". Harlow District Council.
"Local Authority Byelection Results - June 2001". Local Authority Byelection Results.

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