2000 Amber Valley Borough Council election explained

The 2000 Amber Valley Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Amber Valley Borough Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1999 increasing the number of seats by 2.[1] The Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Labour Party.[2]

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 31.6%,[3] with a trial in 2 wards seeing a 115% increase in postal voting after anyone was allowed to apply.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Amber Valley. BBC News Online. 16 May 2011.
  2. News: Local council results. 6 May 2000. Financial Times. 6.
  3. Web site: Election - May 2000. Ambernet. 16 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20020531064959/http://www.ambervalley.gov.uk/locdem/elections/may2000/results1.asp. 2002-05-31 .
  4. News: Making it easy: Experiments to improve the turnout in local elections have had an impact, although some voters still want to use a polling station. Wainwright. Martin. 15 May 2000. The Guardian. 17.

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