# 2000 Havant Borough Council election

The 2000 Havant Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 20
* Labour 11
* Liberal Democrats 8
* Independent 3

## Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 26.5%.
Havant local election result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 8 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 57.1 | 50.2 | 12,194 |
| Labour | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 21.4 | 15.9 | 3,866 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 14.3 | 29.3 | 7,130 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 1,068 |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0.2 | 57 |

## Ward results

Barncroft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Hayward | 348 | 48.0 | |
| | Labour | Mike Rogers | 247 | 34.1 | |
| | Conservative | Lorraine Shepherd | 112 | 15.4 | |
| | Independent Labour | Patricia Hoar | 18 | 2.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 725 | 18.3 | −3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Battins :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ralph Cousins | 338 | 39.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Martin | 279 | 32.3 | |
| | Conservative | Thelma Carpenter | 218 | 25.2 | |
| | Independent Labour | Eric Barney | 30 | 3.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 865 | 15.9 | −1.3 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Bedhampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Worley | 1,053 | 48.0 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Bee | 975 | 44.4 | |
| | Labour | Richard Brown | 167 | 7.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,195 | 36.1 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bondfields :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terry Hart | 626 | 62.8 | |
| | Conservative | Mary Brown | 222 | 22.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Coslett | 149 | 14.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 40.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 997 | 19.6 | +1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cowplain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Joan Rea | 1,068 | 69.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Crawford | 313 | 20.3 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Johnston | 160 | 10.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 755 | 49.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,541 | 21.9 | −4.2 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Emsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Colson | 1,814 | 59.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Bolt | 1,041 | 34.0 | |
| | Labour | Phillip Rees | 209 | 6.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 773 | 25.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,064 | 39.0 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Hart Plain :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leonard Shaw | 639 | 46.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Purkis | 586 | 42.8 | |
| | Labour | Bill Wheeler | 143 | 10.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,368 | 20.8 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Hayling East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Quick | 1,262 | 67.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Causer | 400 | 21.3 | |
| | Labour | Ronald Russell | 215 | 11.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 862 | 45.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,877 | 26.2 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hayling West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Bond | 1,676 | 77.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doris Temple | 284 | 13.2 | |
| | Labour | Ruth Conder | 196 | 9.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,392 | 64.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,156 | 31.1 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Purbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gwen Blackett | 1,293 | 69.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Craig Bazley | 287 | 15.5 | |
| | Labour | Giles Harris | 273 | 14.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,006 | 54.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,853 | 25.8 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Faiths :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | June Fulcher | 1,494 | 47.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dennis West | 1,436 | 45.9 | |
| | Labour | Derek Smith | 196 | 6.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,126 | 40.2 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Stakes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bill Blackett | 722 | 45.8 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Beauvoisin | 528 | 33.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Pylee | 325 | 20.6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 194 | 12.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,575 | 19.6 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Warren Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Caroline Petty | 295 | 41.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Ennis | 272 | 38.1 | |
| | Conservative | Angela Guest | 138 | 19.3 | |
| | Independent Labour | George Hoar | 9 | 1.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 3.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 714 | 15.8 | −6.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Waterloo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ken Moss | 1,629 | 72.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Bazley | 357 | 15.8 | |
| | Labour | Robert Perry | 273 | 12.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,272 | 56.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,259 | 28.4 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2000 and 2002
### Hart Plain

Hart Plain By-Election 15 February 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 500 | 50.8 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | | 335 | 34.0 | −12.7 |
| | Labour | | 149 | 15.1 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 16.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 984 | 14.8 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### St Faiths

St Faith's By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 2,274 | 44.4 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 1,989 | 38.8 | −7.1 |
| | Labour | | 864 | 16.9 | +10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 5.6 | +3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,127 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |