# 2000 Pendle Borough Council election

The 2000 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, 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:
* Labour 24
* Liberal Democrat 18
* Conservative 9

## Background

Before the election, the Liberal Democrats held 23 seats, compared to 19 for Labour and 8 Conservatives, while one seat was vacant. Seventeen seats were being contested, with two seats being up for election in Waterside ward after Labour councillor Ann Doult resigned from the council due to ill health. The Liberal Democrats only contested 13 of the 17 seats, saying "we're concentrating our resources where we think it's best".

## Election result

The results saw no party win a majority on the council, but the Labour party gained 4 seats.
Pendle local election result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 11 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 61.1 | 36.4 | 8,490 | -4.3% |
| Conservative | 4 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 22.2 | 30.2 | 7,052 | +9.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 16.7 | 32.5 | 7,587 | -5.7% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 203 | +0.9% |
| An Independent Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 24 | 0.0% |

## Ward results

Barrowford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Beckett | 813 | 45.4 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Simpson | 691 | 38.6 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Robert Oliver | 286 | 16.0 | −12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 6.8 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,790 | 37.6 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Boulsworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Belbin | 757 | 56.2 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Harold Ryder | 304 | 22.6 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Robert Parsons | 287 | 21.3 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45.3 | 33.6 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,348 | 31.9 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bradley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Stables | 770 | 47.0 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Munir | 749 | 45.7 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Michael Landriau | 120 | 7.3 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 1.3 | −5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,639 | 47.2 | −3.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Brierfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bryan Akrigg | 525 | 50.4 | +13.3 |
| | Conservative | Frank Chadwick | 429 | 41.2 | +16.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doris Stanworth | 88 | 8.4 | −29.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,042 | 33.0 | −13.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Clover Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Akrigg | 519 | 58.4 | −10.6 |
| | Conservative | Ann Jackson | 285 | 32.1 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David French | 85 | 9.6 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 26.3 | −20.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 889 | 26.0 | −2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Coates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Taylforth | 932 | 65.4 | +11.6 |
| | Labour | John Edwards | 316 | 22.2 | −12.5 |
| | Conservative | Morris Horsfield | 176 | 12.4 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 616 | 43.3 | +25.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,424 | 36.7 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Craven :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Whipp | 935 | 64.0 | +24.9 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Purcell | 349 | 23.9 | −21.9 |
| | Conservative | Edward Myers | 177 | 12.1 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 586 | 40.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,461 | 36.7 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Earby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Tennant | 930 | 46.9 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Haigh | 884 | 44.5 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | David Foat | 171 | 8.6 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 2.3 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,985 | 45.8 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Horsfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin Nightingale | 484 | 49.1 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Wensley | 284 | 28.8 | −14.2 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Riley | 218 | 22.1 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 20.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 986 | 28.8 | −2.1 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Marsden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dorothy Ormrod | 620 | 63.7 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Eyre | 354 | 36.3 | +8.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 27.3 | −6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 974 | 27.6 | −0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pendleside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Shelagh Derwent | 541 | 88.4 |
| | Labour | Anthony Martin | 71 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 76.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 612 | 50.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Reedley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pauline McCormick | 1,336 | 79.3 | +28.8 |
| | Labour | Mohammad Tariq | 348 | 20.7 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 988 | 58.7 | +43.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,684 | 46.1 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Southfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammad Latif | 524 | 54.8 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Peter Wildman | 433 | 45.2 | +24.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 9.5 | −24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 957 | 29.7 | −2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vivary Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Whalley | 591 | 43.4 | −6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Lord | 362 | 26.6 | −12.0 |
| | Independent | Peter Nowland | 203 | 14.9 | +14.9 |
| | Conservative | James Ilott | 183 | 13.4 | +4.2 |
| | An Independent Green | Peter Hartley | 24 | 1.8 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 16.8 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,363 | 32.4 | −1.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Walverden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Adam | 572 | 40.2 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ajaz Ditta | 505 | 35.5 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative | Roger Abbiss | 347 | 24.4 | +14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 4.7 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,424 | 48.1 | +1.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Waterside (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leonard Ormrod | 596 | | |
| | Labour | Ian Tweedie | 517 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Whittle | 225 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Beck | 217 | | |
| | Conservative | Adrian Mitchell | 146 | | |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Thompson | 143 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,844 | 31.2 | −7.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Whitefield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rashid Qadri | 944 | 48.8 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liaquat Ali | 873 | 45.1 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Holden | 117 | 6.0 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 3.7 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,934 | 62.1 | −3.9 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2000 and 2002

A by-election in Horsfield ward took place on 1 March 2001 after Labour councillor Colin Nightingale resigned his seat on the council due to pressure of work. The Liberal Democrats gained the seat from Labour by 429 votes, with the former mayoress of Pendle, Dorothy Lord, regaining a seat on the council after she had lost her seat in Vivary Bridge at the 2000 election.
Horsfield By-Election 1 March 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Lord | 634 | 69.4 | +40.6 |
| | Labour | David Foat | 205 | 22.5 | −26.6 |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Thompson | 74 | 8.1 | −14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 46.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 913 | 27.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |