Elections to
Sheffield City Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election. Previous to this election, two
Liberal Democrats – Robert Watson and Trefor Morgan – became
Independents. Similarly there were two
Labour defections, long-time Labour councillor Dorothy Walton went to the Liberal Democrats and Michael Smith became an Independent.
The election saw the Liberal Democrats extend their majority through a couple of gains from Labour, with both parties recouping seats where aforementioned defections had taken place. Vote wise, the Liberal Democrat vote notably fell back from their previous elections' consistent increases, whereas the
Conservatives managed their best vote share since
1992
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. Overall turnout was 25.8%.
Election result
This result has the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
Ward results
Angela Smith was a sitting councillor for Broomhill ward
Jan Wilson was a sitting councillor for Intake ward
Dorothy Walton was previously elected as a Labour councillor
The Liberal Democrats had gained the Park seat in a by-election
Steve Barnard was a sitting councillor for Darnall ward
By-elections between 2000 and 2002
References
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2000 English local elections
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2000s in Sheffield