2000 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English The 2000 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, 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 35
• Liberal Democrats 15
• Conservative 4

Election result

Labour remained in control of the council with 35 seats, but suffered a net loss of 2 seats. The Liberal Democrats increased their share of the vote and gained Moss Bank and Sutton and Bold from Labour, but lost Newton West back to Labour, to leave the party on 15 seats. Meanwhile, the Conservatives also gained a seat from Labour in Windle, defeating the mayor Pat Jackson, while the leader of the Conservative group Betty Lowe held her seat in Rainford to leave the Conservatives with 4 councillors.

Turnout in 4 wards was at or below 16%, while the highest turnout was in Rainford at 35.7%. The turnout in St Helens was an increase from the last election, which was put down to a trial of early voting on the Friday and Saturday before the election in 6 wards.

St Helens local election result 2000

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
		13	1	3	-2	65.0	45.3	14,953
		5	2	1	+1	25.0	33.0	10,891
		2	1	0	+1	10.0	21.3	7,040
		0	0	0	0	0	0.5	152

Ward results

Billinge and Seneley Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Neville Bullock	1,086	53.4
		Elizabeth Black	672	33.1
		Stephen Broughton	275	13.5
Majority			414	20.4
Turnout			2,033	19.8
	hold		Swing

Blackbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Andy Bowden	662	64.2
		John Brown	228	22.1
		James Spanner	141	13.7
Majority			434	42.1
Turnout			1,031	14.4
	hold		Swing

Broad Oak

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Keith Roberts	764	51.7
		Gail Mills	658	44.5
		Anne Spanner	56	3.8
Majority			106	7.2
Turnout			1,478	22.0
	hold		Swing

Eccleston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Geoffrey Pearl	1,604	64.9
		Thomas Brooke	496	20.1
		Stephen Glover	371	15.0
Majority			1,108	44.8
Turnout			2,471	29.0
	hold		Swing

Grange Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marlene Quinn	610	50.7
		Catherine Lindon	285	23.7
		David Evans	270	22.4
		Ronale Waugh	38	3.2
Majority			325	27.0
Turnout			1,203	16.0
	hold		Swing

Haydock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Jim Caunce	1,046	63.9
		Carole Worthington	331	20.2
		Margaret Harvey	261	15.9
Majority			715	43.7
Turnout			1,638	18.1
	hold		Swing

Marshalls Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Valerie Beirne	932	68.3
		Michael Glover	387	28.4
		Jill Jones	45	3.3
Majority			545	40.0
Turnout			1,364	22.7
	hold		Swing

Moss Bank

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Eric Simpson	1,292	53.9
		Barbara Jakubiak	912	38.0
		Judith Collins	147	6.1
		Kenneth Tilston	48	2.0
Majority			380	15.8
Turnout			2,399	29.0
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Newton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Suzanne Knight	1,394	65.5
		Thomas Chisnall	591	27.8
		Keith Winstanley	143	6.7
Majority			803	37.7
Turnout			2,128	27.7
	hold		Swing

Newton West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sandra Banawich	876	50.1
		Virginia Taylor	727	41.6
		Brian Honey	145	8.3
Majority			149	8.5
Turnout			1,748	21.7
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Parr and Hardshaw

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Fletcher	706	70.7
		Noreen Knowles	190	19.0
		Margaret Bolton	102	10.2
Majority			516	51.7
Turnout			998	16.4
	hold		Swing

Queens Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marlene Newman	710	54.8
		Lesley Ronan	415	32.0
		Herbert Williams	171	13.2
Majority			295	22.8
Turnout			1,296	18.2
	hold		Swing

Rainford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Betty Lowe	1,725	68.9
		David Wood	645	25.8
		Frederick Barrett	134	5.4
Majority			1,080	43.1
Turnout			2,504	35.7
	hold		Swing

Rainhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Mike Doyle	1,133	58.6
		Richard Seddon	577	29.8
		Kenneth Knowles	223	11.5
Majority			556	28.8
Turnout			1,933	19.9
	hold		Swing

Sutton and Bold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Julie Jones	1,006	53.1
		Richard McCauley	804	42.4
		Barbara Woodcock	85	4.5
Majority			202	10.7
Turnout			1,895	26.0
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

Thatto Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marie Rimmer	861	65.3
		Carol Pearl	207	15.7
		Albert Pearson	184	14.0
		Michael Perry	66	5.0
Majority			654	49.6
Turnout			1,318	18.8
	hold		Swing

West Sutton (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Thomas Hargreaves	610
		William Noctor	505
		Darren Makin	315
		Stephen Topping	265
		Charmian Pyke	101
Turnout			1,796	15.4
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

Windle (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Wallace Ashcroft	903
		Geoffrey Almond	857
		Patricia Jackson	817
		Anthony Rigby	801
		Vivienne Lavery	217
		Janette Smith	208
Turnout			3,803	28.9
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing
	hold		Swing