# 2000 Herefordshire Council election

The 2000 Herefordshire Council election was held on 4 May 2000 to elect all councillors on Herefordshire Council.
All 37 wards were contested - each electing either one or two members to the council. The election resulted in the council passing into "no overall control" with the Liberal Democrats, who held 21 seats, forming the largest group in the council chamber.

## Results

Herefordshire Local Election Result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | 21 | 21 | - | +21 | 36.21 | 31.4 | 18,119 |
| Conservative | 20 | 20 | - | +20 | 34.5 | 42.0 | 24,576 |
| Independent | 7 | 7 | - | +7 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 7,789 |
| Labour | 4 | 4 | - | +4 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 4,721 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | - | +1 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 2,538 |
| Protect Ross-on-Wye | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.54 | 317 |
| Herefordshire People Before Politics | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.49 | 291 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0.18 | 109 |
The overall turnout was 39.12% with a total of 58,460 valid votes cast. A total of 283 ballots were rejected.

## Council Composition

After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 21 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Independent | Labour | G |
G - Green Party

## Ward Results

All councillors elected will serve a three-year term. All results are listed below:

### Aylestone

Aylestone (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin George Rumsey | 486 | 21.08 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Andrews | 480 | 20.82 |
| | Conservative | Paul Rone | 417 | 18.08 |
| | Conservative | Peter Stanton Berry | 396 | 17.17 |
| | Truly Independent | Peter George England | 290 | 12.58 |
| | Green | David Bright Gillett | 132 | 5.72 |
| | Green | Adam Frank Jethro Boardman | 105 | 4.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | 2.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,306 | 29.65 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Backbury

Backbury (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Josephine Elisabeth Pemberton | 545 | 54.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David James Sudlow | 458 | 45.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 8.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,003 | 45.84 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Belmont

Belmont (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Walter Newman | 664 | 40.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clement Allan Tudge | 627 | 37.80 |
| | Labour | David Stewart Thomson | 187 | 11.27 |
| | Conservative | Stewart Arthur Morgan | 98 | 5.91 |
| | Conservative | Henry Ball | 83 | 5.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 26.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,659 | 23.53 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Bircher

Bircher (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Pudge Price | 699 | 50.84 |
| | Independent | William Luis Sebastian Bowen | 676 | 49.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,375 | 61.66 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bringsty

Bringsty (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas William Hunt | 538 | 54.62 |
| | Independent | David Cave | 337 | 34.21 |
| | Green | Clara Mat Slater | 110 | 11.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 23.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 985 | 42.68 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bromyard

Bromyard (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Edward James | 917 | 34.31 |
| | Independent | Christopher John Grover | 650 | 24.32 |
| | Independent | Bernard Hunt | 565 | 21.14 |
| | Independent | William Albert Gibbard | 270 | 10.10 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Leonard Kimberley White | 162 | 6.06 |
| | BNP | John Bernard Haycock | 71 | 2.65 |
| | BNP | Tracy Michael Paton | 38 | 1.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 3.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,673 | 35.40 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Brumarsh

Brumarsh (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Gerrans Stuart Guthrie | 595 | 53.70 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roland Charles Summers | 351 | 31.68 |
| | Labour | Roy Brookes Hall | 162 | 14.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 22.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,108 | 36.02 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Central

Central (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David John Fleet | 373 | 17.95 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Basil Cuthbert Baldwin | 365 | 17.56 |
| | Green | Michael John Harrison | 307 | 14.78 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Philip Law | 303 | 14.58 |
| | Green | Julia Parker-Harris | 289 | 13.91 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Edith Paul | 272 | 13.09 |
| | Labour | Sylvia Petula Ann Daniels | 169 | 8.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 2.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,078 | 30.16 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Credenhill

Credenhill (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Robert Ivor Matthews | 486 | 62.55 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Edmond John Smissen | 214 | 27.54 |
| | Herefordshire: People Before Politics | Timothy Charles Lewis | 77 | 9.91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 35.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 777 | 33.71 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Dinmore Hill

Dinmore Hill (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Richard Makin | 521 | 52.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lionel John Meredith | 481 | 48.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 4.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41.08 | 1,002 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Frome

Frome (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Guy Harry Morgan Woodford | 673 | 59.19 |
| | Conservative | Richard John Gavin Fowler | 464 | 40.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 18.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,137 | 47.08 |
| | Green hold | Green hold | Swing | |

### Golden Cross

Golden Cross (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger James Phillips | 824 | 80.94 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Broadwood Kilvert | 194 | 19.06 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 630 | 61.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,018 | 53.26 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Golden Valley

Golden Valley (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Arthur Graham Morgan | 477 | 43.13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Holt | 338 | 30.56 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Maxwell Chillington | 247 | 22.33 |
| | Green | Paul Andrew Sullivan | 44 | 3.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 12.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,106 | 48.28 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Hagley

Hagley (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Williams | 490 | 50.99 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Justin Howells | 471 | 49.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 1.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 961 | 37.61 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Hampton Court

Hampton Court (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael John Kimbery | 574 | 61.59 |
| | Conservative | Allan Lloyd | 358 | 38.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | 23.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 932 | 48.25 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Hinton

Hinton (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur Christopher Richard Chappell | 588 | 31.28 |
| | Labour | Winefride Ursula Attfield | 415 | 22.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aubrey Thomas Oliver | 293 | 15.58 |
| | Independent | David Richard Chatfield | 268 | 14.26 |
| | Conservative | John Lawrence Nowell | 174 | 9.26 |
| | Conservative | Carol Ellen Courtenay Cranch | 142 | 7.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | 6.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1880 | 31.61 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Hollington

Hollington (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | William John Stuart Thomas | 320 | 38.60 |
| | Independent | Ellis Anthony Owen | 279 | 33.66 |
| | Conservative | Alan Wilson Pritchard | 230 | 27.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 4.94 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 829 | 35.71 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Holmer

Holmer (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Polly Andrews | 526 | 28.68 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Derwent Evans | 435 | 23.72 |
| | Conservative | Isla Jean Owen | 347 | 18.92 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Woollard | 321 | 17.50 |
| | Labour | Robert Douglas Hardwick | 205 | 11.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 4.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,834 | 19.34 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Hope End

Hope End (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roy Vincent Stockton | 1,170 | 32.99 |
| | Conservative | Rees Mills | 991 | 27.95 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Patricia Armstrong | 900 | 25.38 |
| | Green | Katrina Emma Turnbull | 485 | 13.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 2.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,546 | 46.20 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kington

Kington (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Morgan James | 661 | 50.77 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Christine Shayler | 558 | 42.86 |
| | Herefordshire People Before Politics | John Francis Kelly | 83 | 6.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 7.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,302 | 49.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Ledbury

Ledbury (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Edward Harling | 888 | 33.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Frank Ashton | 646 | 24.21 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Richard Mills | 579 | 21.70 |
| | Labour | Noel Roberts | 281 | 10.53 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edwin James Davey | 274 | 10.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 2.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,668 | 35.41 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Leominster East & South

Leominster East & South (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dick Burke | 645 | 29.38 |
| | Labour | John Parry Thomas | 568 | 25.88 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Mary Fothergill | 550 | 25.06 |
| | Labour | Patricia Mary Hale | 432 | 19.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 0.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,195 | 28.65 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Leominster North

Leominster North (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Jones | 575 | 23.65 |
| | Conservative | June Patricia French | 569 | 23.41 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon John Morris | 403 | 16.58 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Dorothy Jancey | 305 | 12.55 |
| | Labour | Peter John Goody | 233 | 9.58 |
| | Labour | Colin Leslie Tether | 227 | 9.34 |
| | Independent | Nicklas Nenadich | 119 | 4.89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 6.83 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,431 | 31.18 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lyonshall With Titley

Lyonshall With Titley (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pauline Robinson | 614 | 65.18 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Williams Lewis | 274 | 29.09 |
| | Green | David Oliver | 54 | 5.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 340 | 36.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 942 | 53.69 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Marcle Ridge

Marcle Ridge (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Donald William Rule | 749 | 54.91 |
| | Conservative | Frances Anne Jordan | 615 | 45.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 9.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,364 | 37.56 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Merbach

Merbach (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Nigel John Jones Davies | 544 | 55.57 |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Margaret Pickering | 435 | 44.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 11.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 979 | 48.45 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Mortimer

Mortimer (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lilian Olwyn Barnett | 705 | 65.95 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Coles | 364 | 34.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 31.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,069 | 52.78 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Old Gore

Old Gore (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John William Edwards | 516 | 60.00 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lucy Helen Green | 344 | 40.00 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | 20.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 860 | 40.67 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Penyard

Penyard (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | True Independent | Eunice-May Saunders | 703 | 59.93 |
| | Conservative | David Michael Hoddinott | 470 | 40.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 19.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,173 | 47.56 |
| | True Independent hold | True Independent hold | Swing | |

### Ross-on-Wye East

Ross-on-Wye East (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Joyce Helen Thomas | 1,274 | 42.27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cynthia Joyce Davis | 596 | 19.77 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Lucas | 455 | 15.10 |
| | Conservative | Lilian Violet Jacqueline Danter | 372 | 12.34 |
| | Protect Ross-on-Wye | Constance Eileen Edwards | 190 | 6.31 |
| | Protect Ross-on-Wye | Stuart John Morgan | 127 | 4.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 4.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,014 | 35.74 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Ross-on-Wye West

Ross-on-Wye West (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Robert Cunningham | 532 | 28.58 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony John Allen | 497 | 26.71 |
| | Conservative | Phillip Grenfell Haydn Cutter | 458 | 24.61 |
| | Conservative | Michael Jennings | 374 | 20.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 2.10 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,861 | 28.82 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### St. Martins

St. Martins (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin John Andrews | 429 | 25.75 |
| | Labour | Robert Preece | 328 | 19.69 |
| | Labour | Laurence Noble | 278 | 16.69 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Thomas | 268 | 16.09 |
| | Residents | Wendy Jane Jones | 130 | 7.80 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Rosamond Clifford | 121 | 7.26 |
| | Conservative | Marsha Elizabeth Barnsley | 112 | 6.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 3.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,666 | 27.29 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Evaline Mary Bew | 436 | 26.39 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Cyril Short | 409 | 24.76 |
| | Conservative | Charlotte Williams Lewis | 289 | 17.49 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Edwin Allen Woollard | 264 | 15.98 |
| | Labour | John George Davies | 254 | 15.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 7.27 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,652 | 27.73 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Three Elms

Three Elms (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jason Hankins | 574 | 25.14 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leslie Mervyn Henson Andrews | 517 | 22.65 |
| | Conservative | Arthur George Staton | 502 | 21.99 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Evelyn Mary Chiswell | 471 | 20.63 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Helen Ruck | 219 | 9.59 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,283 | 29.20 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Tupsley

Tupsley (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jane Ann Carter | 808 | 24.19 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marcelle Denise Lloys-Hayes | 772 | 23.11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William James Walling | 752 | 22.52 |
| | Conservative | Susan Diane Trout | 702 | 21.02 |
| | Labour | Richard Attfield | 175 | 5.24 |
| | Herefordshire: People Before Politics | Simon Christopher David Zeigler | 131 | 3.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 0.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,340 | 35.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Upton

Upton (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Stone | 732 | 68.35 |
| | Green | Gary Nicholas Burton | 339 | 31.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 36.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,071 | 46.84 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Weobley

Weobley (1 Seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Hutcheson Ruell Goodwin | 622 | 58.90 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Ferguson | 434 | 41.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 17.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,056 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |