2000 English local election
Elections to Oxford City Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council seats were up for election. The Labour Party lost its majority on the council to no overall control.[1] The number of Councillors for each party after the election were Labour 21, Liberal Democrat 21, Green 8 and Conservative 1. Overall turnout was 31.1%
Election result
Oxford Local Election Result 2000 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 50.0 | 30.8 | 9,930 | +2.6% |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 27.8 | 30.4 | 9,785 | -5.9% |
| Green | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 16.7 | 18.6 | 6,000 | +1.4% |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.6 | 19.5 | 6,301 | +2.4% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 120 | -0.6% |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 98 | +0.0% |
Ward results
Blackbird Leys Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Patrick Stannard | 594 | 61.4 | −11.9 |
| Conservative | Laura Postlethwaite | 179 | 18.5 | +9.1 |
| Green | Patricia Dickson | 97 | 10.0 | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Macfie | 97 | 10.0 | +1.6 |
Majority | 415 | 42.9 | −21.0 |
Turnout | 967 | 12.3 | −1.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Paul Ingram | 488 | 30.5 | −7.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Antony Brett | 456 | 28.5 | +1.4 |
| Labour | Edward Turner | 409 | 25.6 | +9.4 |
| Conservative | Andrea Cummins | 245 | 15.3 | −3.9 |
Majority | 32 | 2.0 | −8.4 |
Turnout | 1,598 | 25.5 | +7.1 |
| Green hold | Swing | | |
Cherwell Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | David Connett | 923 | 44.1 | +6.6 |
| Conservative | Simon Mort | 757 | 36.2 | +2.2 |
| Labour | Patricia Brown | 272 | 13.0 | −6.6 |
| Green | Stella Hudson | 141 | 6.7 | −2.1 |
Majority | 166 | 7.9 | +4.4 |
Turnout | 2,093 | 41.0 | +2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Tarver | 790 | 45.5 | +4.9 |
| Green | Gail Hemming | 680 | 39.2 | −9.2 |
| Conservative | William Coulstock | 151 | 8.7 | +2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pieter-Paul Barker | 115 | 6.6 | +1.4 |
Majority | 110 | 6.3 | −1.5 |
Turnout | 1,736 | 29.7 | −1.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Headington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Fairweather-Tall | 832 | 44.4 | |
| Labour | Leslie Town | 582 | 31.1 | |
| Conservative | William Clare | 372 | 19.9 | |
| Green | Andrew Taylor | 86 | 4.6 | |
Turnout | 1,872 | 29.4 | +0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Iffley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | David Penwarden | 933 | 44.5 | +32.8 |
| Labour | Bryan Keen | 614 | 29.3 | −22.3 |
| Conservative | James French | 353 | 16.8 | −7.3 |
| Green | Nuala Young | 195 | 9.3 | −3.4 |
Majority | 319 | 15.2 | −12.3 |
Turnout | 2,095 | 37.4 | +12.1 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Littlemore Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Gillian Sanders | 493 | 42.3 | −20.2 |
| Conservative | John Young | 390 | 33.4 | +16.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vicky Potter | 171 | 14.7 | +4.4 |
| Green | Daniel O'Brien | 112 | 9.6 | −0.6 |
Majority | 103 | 8.9 | −36.7 |
Turnout | 1,166 | 22.8 | +2.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Marston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Barbara Burgess | 760 | 46.9 | +19.1 |
| Labour | Sam Timms | 516 | 31.9 | −15.3 |
| Green | Katherine Wedell | 183 | 11.3 | −1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Howarth | 161 | 9.9 | −2.4 |
Majority | 244 | 15.0 | −4.4 |
Turnout | 1,620 | 33.8 | +5.7 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Fooks | 825 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Brown | 677 | | |
| Green | Donald O'Neal | 374 | | |
| Labour | Cherry Mosteshar | 320 | | |
| Green | Donald Smith | 316 | | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Prypr | 285 | | |
| Conservative | Robert Porter | 280 | | |
| Labour | Stuart Skyte | 263 | | |
| Independent | John Rose | 120 | | |
Turnout | 3,460 | 31.1 | −1.0 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Old Marston & Risinghurst Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Whittaker | 699 | 40.9 | −9.9 |
| Labour | Kenji Tiwari | 544 | 31.9 | +4.0 |
| Conservative | Duncan Hatfield | 390 | 22.8 | +5.2 |
| Green | Pritam Singh | 75 | 4.4 | +0.7 |
Majority | 155 | 9.0 | −13.9 |
Turnout | 1,708 | 34.8 | −1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Quarry Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Allison | 929 | 49.1 | +6.2 |
| Labour | Andrew Brown | 496 | 26.2 | −11.8 |
| Conservative | Philip Hodgson | 358 | 18.9 | +4.4 |
| Green | Tracy Dighton-Brown | 108 | 5.7 | +1.1 |
Majority | 433 | 22.9 | +18.0 |
Turnout | 1,891 | 31.5 | −3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
St. Clement's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Jacob Sanders | 897 | 47.9 | +4.3 |
| Labour | Mohammad Abbasi | 617 | 33.0 | +2.5 |
| Conservative | Thomas Garner | 211 | 11.3 | +3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Stone | 146 | 7.8 | +1.8 |
Majority | 280 | 14.9 | +1.8 |
Turnout | 1,871 | 24.6 | −0.3 |
| Green hold | Swing | | |
South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Green | Deborah Glass | 1,202 | 46.2 | +5.8 |
| Labour | John Tanner | 961 | 37.0 | −5.9 |
| Conservative | Prudence Dailey | 299 | 11.5 | +1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Hinnells | 137 | 5.3 | −1.4 |
Majority | 241 | 9.2 | +6.7 |
Turnout | 2,599 | 42.1 | +4.1 |
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Temple Cowley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Hoyle | 865 | 51.0 | −0.5 |
| Labour | Francine Baker | 503 | 29.6 | −5.7 |
| Conservative | Georgina Shomroni | 193 | 11.4 | +2.9 |
| Green | Lilia Patterson | 136 | 8.0 | +3.3 |
Majority | 362 | 21.4 | +5.2 |
Turnout | 1,697 | 30.1 | −3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Susanna Pressel | 1,011 | 45.7 | +5.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Valerie Harris | 832 | 37.6 | +7.8 |
| Green | Carole Guberman | 187 | 8.5 | −11.7 |
| Conservative | Steven Doody | 183 | 8.3 | −1.0 |
Majority | 179 | 8.1 | −2.8 |
Turnout | 2,213 | 38.7 | +3.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wolvercote Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Goddard | 1,001 | 43.4 | −2.2 |
| Green | Michael Buck | 556 | 24.1 | +12.5 |
| Conservative | Jason Tomes | 542 | 23.5 | −5.6 |
| Labour | Wendy Piatt | 207 | 9.0 | −4.7 |
Majority | 445 | 19.3 | +2.8 |
Turnout | 2,306 | 39.7 | −1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Wood Farm Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Peter Johnson | 593 | 44.2 | −11.2 |
| Conservative | Christopher Connolly | 353 | 26.3 | +11.2 |
| Green | David Dalton | 167 | 12.4 | +2.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bernard Gowers | 131 | 9.8 | −2.6 |
| Liberal | Roger Jenking | 98 | 7.3 | +0.6 |
Majority | 240 | 17.9 | −22.4 |
Turnout | 1,342 | 24.5 | +2.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
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