# 2000 Waveney District Council election

The 2000 Waveney Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 28
* Conservative 13
* Liberal Democrat 4
* Independent 2
* Others 1

## Election result

2000 Waveney District Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 4 | 9 | 25.0 | 24 | 28 | 58.3 | 8,838 | 37.4 | -13.3 |
| | Conservative | 9 | 8 | 56.3 | 5 | 13 | 27.1 | 9,360 | 39.6 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 4 | 8.3 | 4,302 | 18.2 | +6.4 |
| | Independent | 1 | | 6.3 | 2 | 3 | 6.3 | 1,130 | 4.8 | +2.0 |

## Ward results

Beccles Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Crisp | 899 | 43.9 | +32.5 |
| | Conservative | Keith Standring | 642 | 31.3 | +11.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Shelley | 509 | 24.8 | −12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 12.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,050 | | |
Beccles Worlingham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Shirley Cole | 735 | 51.6 | +15.4 |
| | Labour | William Mason | 503 | 35.3 | −14.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Bromley | 186 | 13.1 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,424 | | |
Bungay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Groom | 705 | 46.5 | +12.5 |
| | Labour | David Jermy | 696 | 45.9 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Ware | 115 | 7.6 | −4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,516 | | |
Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bernard Reader | 882 | 50.5 | +19.6 |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Wagner | 649 | 37.1 | −13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Thomas | 216 | 12.4 | +3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,747 | | |
Carlton Colville :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald Bell | 403 | 33.9 |
| | Independent | James Mitchell | 361 | 30.4 |
| | Labour | Norman Hodges | 301 | 25.3 |
| | Independent | Norman Keable | 62 | 5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arnold Martin | 61 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,188 | |
Gunton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Chilvers | 878 | 53.1 | +10.0 |
| | Labour | Gordon Stewart | 597 | 36.1 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Tibbitt | 178 | 10.8 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,653 | | |
Halesworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Niblett | 570 | 47.0 | +15.0 |
| | Labour | Paul Whitlow | 456 | 37.6 | −30.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Bainer | 186 | 15.3 | +15.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,212 | | |
Harbour :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ruth Ford | 707 | 56.3 | +17.7 |
| | Labour | Stella Bostock | 344 | 27.4 | −12.5 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Ames | 116 | 9.2 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Meadez | 89 | 7.1 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 363 | 28.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,256 | | |
Kessingland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Sale | 462 | 46.2 |
| | Labour | Kate McGee | 416 | 41.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Briggs | 122 | 12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,000 | |
Kirkley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gifford Baxter | 652 | 48.5 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Ernest Skepelhorn | 501 | 37.3 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | Shona Reeves | 190 | 14.1 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 11.2 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,343 | | |
Normanston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Porter | 586 | 60.5 | −12.6 |
| | Conservative | May Reader | 260 | 26.8 | +10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Breena Batchelder | 123 | 12.7 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 33.6 | −23.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 969 | | |
Oulton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Partridge | 1,127 | 56.1 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Cherry | 685 | 34.1 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Mummery | 198 | 9.9 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 22.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,010 | | |
Pakefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Thorne | 816 | 52.0 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Pulford | 556 | 35.5 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Howe | 196 | 12.5 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 16.6 | −12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,568 | | |
Saint Margarets :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jonathan Winterton | 820 | 55.9 | −12.5 |
| | Conservative | Anne Mylan | 483 | 32.9 | +12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Batchelder | 164 | 11.2 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 23.0 | −24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,467 | | |
Southwold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Goldsmith | 1,085 | 50.3 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Ladd | 787 | 36.5 | +36.5 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Francis | 284 | 13.2 | −26.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 13.8 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,156 | | |
Whitton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rita Carter | 675 | 63.0 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative | Barry Bee | 266 | 24.8 | +8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Tonge | 130 | 12.1 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 38.2 | −18.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,071 | | |