# 2000 Hyndburn Borough Council election

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 31
* Labour 15
* Independent 1

## Election result

Hyndburn Local Election Result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Conservative | 31 | +8 | 72.2 |
| Labour | 15 | -8 | 27.8 |
| Independent | 1 | | |

## Ward results

Barnfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Dobson | 394 | |
| | Labour | Brenda Haworth | 354 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 748 | 26.6% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Baxenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jim Dickenson | 1008 | |
| | Labour | Denis Baron | 276 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 732 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1284 | 32.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Kazi | 890 | |
| | Labour | Richard Ellis Heap | 400 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1290 | 32.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eddie Hogan | 721 | |
| | Labour | Jack Grime | 610 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1331 | 32.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Clayton-Le-Moors :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Timothy O'Kane | 758 | |
| | Conservative | Shirley Davies | 756 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1514 | 30.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Eachill, Rishton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anne Scaife | 416 | |
| | Labour | Lesley Jackson | 329 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 745 | 29.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Huncoat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Walsh | 528 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Cottam | 504 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1032 | 31.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Immanuel (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Maureen Duffy | 697 | |
| | Conservative | Jean Lockwood | 668 | |
| | Labour | Len Neil | 518 | |
| | Labour | Harold Tootle | 494 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1184 | 34.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Milnshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Ormerod | 732 | |
| | Conservative | Gordon Mills | 685 | |
| | Conservative | Joan Pilkington | 664 | |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Sargison | 638 | |
| | Independent | M Pritchard | 234 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1477 | 41.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Netherton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roy Atkinson | 571 | |
| | Labour | David Forshaw | 505 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1076 | 30.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Norden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stan Horne | 505 | |
| | Labour | Francis Molloy | 261 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 766 | 30.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Overton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Mason | 790 | |
| | Labour | Dr Mohammed Rahman | 745 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,535 | 33.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Peel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bernard Dawson | 477 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Wolstenholme | 296 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 773 | 23.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Spring Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Clifford Westell | 613 | |
| | Conservative | Allah Dad | 491 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,104 | 31.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
St Andrew's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Britcliffe | 943 | |
| | Labour | Maurice Cowell | 451 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,394 | 42.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
St Oswald's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian Roberts | 894 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Cowell | 454 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,348 | 27.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |