# 2000 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

The 2000 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. 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 28
* Liberal Democrat 18
* Independent 7
* Labour 2

## Campaign

18 of the 55 seats on the council were contested in the election with the Conservatives defending 9, Liberal Democrats 5, Labour 2 and independents 2. The Conservatives contested all 18 seats and needed to make 4 gains to take overall control of the council.
The election in Stratford-on-Avon saw a trial of electronic voting in an attempt to increase turnout. However, there were some computer problems and delays in closing polling stations, which meant that results were delayed by an hour.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives achieve a majority on the council, 5 years after they lost the majority. They gained the 4 seats they had required, after winning 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats in Bidford and Stratford New Town wards, and 2 from Labour in Southam and Studley. As a result, the Conservative leader on the council, Bob Stevens, took over the leadership of the council from Liberal Democrat, Susan Juned.
Stratford-on-Avon Local Election Result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 13 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 72.2 | 54.5 | 12,379 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 16.7 | 28.5 | 6,469 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 2,361 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 6.0 | 1,362 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 126 |

## Ward results

Alcester :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clifford Meade | 1,001 | 53.5 |
| | Conservative | Susan Adams | 870 | 46.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,871 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Bidford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Saville | 560 | 51.1 |
| | Independent | Graham Getgood | 409 | 37.3 |
| | Labour | Michael Gerrard | 127 | 11.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,096 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Compton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nigel Foster | 446 | 66.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Virginia Mason | 227 | 33.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 32.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 673 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Harbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Turner | 882 | 56.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Booth | 691 | 43.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,573 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Henley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Atkinson | 822 | 64.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Wright | 450 | 35.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 372 | 29.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,272 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Moreton Morrell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Davis | 342 | 62.1 |
| | Conservative | Edward Duckworth | 209 | 37.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 551 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Napton Priors :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Thomas | 510 | 82.9 |
| | Labour | Peter Hartland | 105 | 17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 65.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 615 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Salford Priors :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Kim James | 336 | 69.7 |
| | Conservative | David Harrison | 146 | 30.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 39.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 482 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Shipston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Trevor Russel | 702 | 47.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert White | 686 | 46.0 |
| | Labour | Ann Grosvenor | 102 | 6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,490 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Southam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alan Akeister | 1,131 | 59.8 |
| | Labour | Martyn Ashford | 760 | 40.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | 19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,891 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Stratford Alverston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Hyde | 1,280 | 69.2 |
| | Independent | Vincent Seaman | 570 | 30.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 710 | 38.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,850 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Stratford Guild :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Giovanni Renna | 858 | 57.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Roberts | 629 | 42.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,487 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Stratford Market Hall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Moorse | 928 | 52.5 |
| | Conservative | Richard Kingston | 668 | 37.8 |
| | Labour | Matthew Stephens | 173 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 14.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,769 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Stratford New Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Juliet Short | 659 | 50.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dinah Hanlon | 562 | 42.7 |
| | Labour | Karen Parnell | 95 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | 7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,316 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Studley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Desmond Maries | 968 | 71.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Smith | 385 | 28.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 43.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,353 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Tredington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Christopher Saint | 642 | 62.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Wright | 388 | 37.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 24.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Wellesbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Roger Wright | 1,046 | 60.2 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Littlewood | 565 | 32.5 |
| | Green | Michael Davies | 126 | 7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 | 27.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,737 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Wooton Wawen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ann Haddon | 461 | 71.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Bowring | 180 | 28.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 43.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 641 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |