Watling Street - Election - 4 May 2000

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An election was held in Watling Street ward on 4 May 2000 to elect two councillors.

Prior to the election, both of the seats were held by the Liberal Democrats. Following the election, the Liberal Democrats held both of the seats.

Anthony Luckhurst and Roger Shade were elected as councillors for the ward.

Result

The following result was declared by the returning officer:

Candidate Votes %

Luckhurst Anthony William Anthony William Luckhurst *
Liberal Democrat 825 28.9%

Shade Roger John Roger John Shade
Liberal Democrat 702 24.6%

Smith Eleanor Christine Margaret Eleanor Christine Margaret Smith
Conservative 520 18.2%

Venus-Coppard Tina Louise Tina Louise Venus-Coppard
Conservative 465 16.3%

Griffiths Yvonne Kathleen Yvonne Kathleen Griffiths
Labour 194 6.8%

White Christopher James Christopher James White
Labour 148 5.2%

Turnout 33.9%

Liberal Democrat hold

Liberal Democrat hold

Candidate	Votes	%
Luckhurst Anthony William Anthony William Luckhurst * Liberal Democrat	825	28.9%
Shade Roger John Roger John Shade Liberal Democrat	702	24.6%
Smith Eleanor Christine Margaret Eleanor Christine Margaret Smith Conservative	520	18.2%
Venus-Coppard Tina Louise Tina Louise Venus-Coppard Conservative	465	16.3%
Griffiths Yvonne Kathleen Yvonne Kathleen Griffiths Labour	194	6.8%
White Christopher James Christopher James White Labour	148	5.2%
Turnout		33.9%
Liberal Democrat hold
Liberal Democrat hold

* Denotes a councillor standing for re-election.

To order the candidates by name or number of votes received, click on the appropriate column heading.

Vote Share

Vote Change

Swing

Vote share for the ward is calculated using the "top vote" method, which uses the candidate from each party with the highest number of votes.

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