2000 Chester City Council election

Election result

2000 Chester City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	6	1	30.0	15	21	35.0	6,771	29.3	–10.6
	Liberal Democrats	8	1	40.0	11	19	31.7	7,129	30.8	+2.9
	Conservative	6		30.0	11	17	28.3	9,151	39.6	+11.1
	Independent	0		0.0	3	3	5.0	N/A	N/A	–3.7
	Ratepayer	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	56	0.2	N/A
	Socialist Alliance	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	12	0.1	N/A

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Randall*	688	65.1	–1.5
	Conservative	C. Isaac	276	26.1	+11.1
	Liberal Democrats	B. Yakan	93	8.8	–0.5
Majority			412	39.0	N/A
Turnout			1,057	18.7	–3.9
Registered electors			5,656
	Labour hold		Swing	6.3

Blacon Lodge

Blacon Lodge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Fetherston*	534	65.3	–4.0
	Conservative	J. Jaworzyn	199	24.3	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	R. Thompson	85	10.4	+1.0
Majority			335	41.0	N/A
Turnout			818	19.9	–3.0
Registered electors			4,113
	Labour hold		Swing	6.8

Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Latham*	519	46.5	–8.5
	Conservative	J. Burke	432	38.7	+9.5
	Labour	J. Herson	165	14.8	–1.0
Majority			87	7.8	N/A
Turnout			1,116	35.9	+0.4
Registered electors			3,110
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.0

City & St. Annes

City & St. Annes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Stiles	399	51.2	–14.7
	Conservative	J. Burke	257	33.0	–1.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Cheetham	67	8.6	N/A
	Ratepayer	D. Taylor	56	7.2	N/A
Majority			142	18.2	N/A
Turnout			779	29.6	+0.4
Registered electors			2,630
	Labour hold		Swing	6.8

College

Dodleston

Dodleston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Jones	479	53.5	+11.8
	Conservative	M. Walker	364	40.6	–8.7
	Labour	A. Murphy	53	5.9	–3.1
Majority			115	12.8	N/A
Turnout			896	55.3	+6.6
Registered electors			1,620
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	10.3

Farndon

Farndon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Roberts*	483	60.1	+2.5
	Conservative	P. Edwards	291	36.2	–3.4
	Labour	E. Price	30	3.7	+1.0
Majority			192	23.9	N/A
Turnout			804	51.7	–3.9
Registered electors			1,556
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.0

Handbridge & St. Marys

Handbridge & St. Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Mosley	1,009	53.0	+6.9
	Labour	D. Kelly	756	39.7	–14.2
	Liberal Democrats	H. Prydderch	137	7.2	N/A
Majority			253	13.3	N/A
Turnout			1,902	54.1	+4.9
Registered electors			3,516
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	10.6

Hoole Groves

Hoole Groves

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hull*	801	58.1	+6.5
	Labour	J. Black	407	29.5	–18.9
	Conservative	N. Fitton	158	11.5	N/A
	Socialist Alliance	D. Farrell	12	0.9	N/A
Majority			394	28.6	N/A
Turnout			1,378	44.0	–7.8
Registered electors			3,132
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	12.7

Lache Park

Lache Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Hughes*	643	52.2	–12.1
	Conservative	R. Robertson	499	40.5	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Simpson	90	7.3	N/A
Majority			144	11.7	N/A
Turnout			1,232	26.5	–2.6
Registered electors			4,655
	Labour hold		Swing	8.5

Malpas

Malpas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Moore-Dutton*	728	73.8	+38.5
	Liberal Democrats	V. Roberts	141	14.3	–0.1
	Labour	R. Randall	118	12.0	+6.6
Majority			587	59.5	N/A
Turnout			987	30.1	–4.2
Registered electors			3,283
	Conservative hold		Swing	19.3

Newton Brook

Newton Brook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Ebo*	530	44.2	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Jordan	527	43.9	+3.4
	Labour	R. Teasdale	143	11.9	–8.2
Majority			3	0.3	N/A
Turnout			1,200	39.1	+4.5
Registered electors			3,070
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.7

Newton St. Michaels

Newton St. Michaels

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. Ralph*	505	48.1	–4.3
	Labour	L. Barlow	301	28.7	–18.9
	Conservative	M. Ebo	243	23.2	N/A
Majority			204	19.4	N/A
Turnout			1,049	38.9	–4.0
Registered electors			2,697
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.3

Saughall

Saughall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Storrar	693	50.4	–2.3
	Labour	P. Humphrey	595	43.3	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. McCabe	87	6.3	+0.1
Majority			98	7.1	N/A
Turnout			1,375	46.7	+1.8
Registered electors			2,942
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.3

Tarvin

Tarvin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Roberts*	797	70.5	+0.7
	Labour	B. Page	179	15.8	–4.0
	Liberal Democrats	B. Lockwood	154	13.6	+3.2
Majority			618	54.7	N/A
Turnout			1,130	33.1	–0.7
Registered electors			3,417
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.4

Tattenhall

Tattenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Jones*	678	62.8	+28.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Thompson	260	24.1	+11.4
	Labour	A. Pegrum	141	13.1	+7.1
Majority			418	38.7	N/A
Turnout			1,079	36.9	+2.7
Registered electors			2,921
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.6

Upton Grange

Upton Grange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Evans*	865	46.9	–6.4
	Conservative	G. Roose	593	32.2	+5.3
	Labour	P. Griffiths	386	20.9	+1.1
Majority			272	14.8	N/A
Turnout			1,844	35.5	–0.8
Registered electors			5,193
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	5.9

Upton Westlea

Upton Westlea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Taylor*	460	42.5	–9.6
	Conservative	J. Butler	443	40.9	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Capstick	180	16.6	–1.0
Majority			17	1.6	N/A
Turnout			1,083	35.5	–5.3
Registered electors			3,054
	Labour hold		Swing	10.1

Vicars Cross

Vicards Cross

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. McCabe*	1,020	64.4	–0.2
	Conservative	A. Van Der Zwan	338	21.3	+4.8
	Labour	K. Jones	226	14.3	–4.6
Majority			682	43.1	N/A
Turnout			1,584	35.8	–1.2
Registered electors			4,428
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.5

Waverton

Waverton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Walley*	461	50.3	–0.9
	Conservative	P. Morris	394	43.0	+2.7
	Labour	C. Davies	62	6.8	–1.7
Majority			67	7.3	–3.6
Turnout			917	53.0	+0.5
Registered electors			1,729
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	1.8