2000 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2000 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
Country:West Yorkshire
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Election Date:4 May 2000
Previous Election:1999 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
Previous Year:1999
Next Election:2002 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
Next Year:2002
Seats For Election:17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Majority Seats:26
Party3:Labour Party (UK)
Seats3:1
Seats After3:10
Seat Change3:10
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats1:11
Seats After1:28
Seat Change1:9
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats2:5
Seats After2:15
Seat Change2:1
Leader
Posttitle:Leader after election
Before Party:Labour Party (UK)
After Party:Conservative Party (UK)

Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan 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. The total turnout of the election was 28.97% (40,190 voters of an electorate of 138,748). The winning candidate in each ward is highlighted in bold.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Ward results

Warley ward

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