| Election Name: | 2000 United Kingdom local elections |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Type: | legislative |
| Previous Election: | 1999 United Kingdom local elections |
| Previous Year: | 1999 |
| Next Election: | 2001 United Kingdom local elections |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
| Seats For Election: | All 36 metropolitan boroughs, 27 out of 46 unitary authorities, 89 out of 238 English districts, 1 directly elected mayor and 1 regional assembly |
| Election Date: | 4 May 2000 |
| 1Blank: | Councils |
| 2Blank: | Councils +/- |
| 3Blank: | Councillors |
| 4Blank: | Councillors +/- |
| Leader1: | Tony Blair |
| Leader Since1: | 21 July 1994 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Percentage1: | 30% |
| Swing1: | 6% |
| 1Data1: | 57 |
| 2Data1: | 16 |
| 3Data1: | 1,119 |
| 4Data1: | 574 |
| Leader2: | William Hague |
| Leader Since2: | 19 June 1997 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Percentage2: | 32% |
| Swing2: | 2% |
| 1Data2: | 33 |
| 2Data2: | 16 |
| 3Data2: | 1,383 |
| 4Data2: | 594 |
| Leader3: | Charles Kennedy |
| Leader Since3: | 9 August 1999 |
| Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Percentage3: | 26% |
| Swing3: | 2% |
| 1Data3: | 11 |
| 2Data3: | 1 |
| 3Data3: | 729 |
| 4Data3: | 18 |
| Map Size: | 300px |
The 2000 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 4 May 2000. A third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs were elected along with elections in many of the unitary authorities and district councils. There were no elections in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. On the same day, a parliamentary by-election took place in the Romsey constituency in southern England; the Liberal Democrats won the seat from the Conservatives.
Below is a summary of the results of the 2000 local elections.[1]
| Party | Councils | Councillors | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gain | Loss | Change | Total | Gain | Loss | Change | Total | |||
| 1 | 17 | –16 | 57 | 10 | 584 | –574 | 1,119 | |||
| 17 | 1 | +16 | 33 | 608 | 14 | +594 | 1,383 | |||
| 2 | 3 | align="right" | -1 | 11 | 127 | 145 | align="right" | -18 | 729 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 169 | |||
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 101 | ||
| 16 | 15 | +1 | 51 | — | — | — | — | |||
In 1 English Metropolitan borough council the whole council was up for election.
‡ New ward boundariesIn 35 English Metropolitan borough councils, one third of the council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | hold | Details | |||
| Birmingham | hold | Details | |||
| Bolton | hold | Details | |||
| Bradford | gain | Details | |||
| Bury | hold | Details | |||
| Calderdale | gain | Details | |||
| Coventry | hold | Details | |||
| Doncaster | hold | Details | |||
| Dudley | hold | Details | |||
| Gateshead | hold | Details | |||
| Kirklees | hold | Details | |||
| Knowsley | hold | Details | |||
| Leeds | hold | Details | |||
| Liverpool | hold | Details | |||
| Manchester | hold | Details | |||
| Newcastle upon Tyne | hold | Details | |||
| North Tyneside | hold | Details | |||
| Oldham | gain | Details | |||
| Rochdale | hold | Details | |||
| Rotherham | hold | Details | |||
| Salford | hold | Details | |||
| Sandwell | hold | Details | |||
| Sheffield | hold | Details | |||
| Solihull | gain | Details | |||
| South Tyneside | hold | Details | |||
| St Helens | hold | Details | |||
| Stockport | gain | Details | |||
| Sunderland | hold | Details | |||
| Tameside | hold | Details | |||
| Trafford | hold | Details | |||
| Wakefield | hold | Details | |||
| Walsall | gain | Details | |||
| Wigan | hold | Details | |||
| Wirral | gain | Details | |||
| Wolverhampton | hold | Details | |||
In 11 English Unitary authorities, the whole council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | hold | Details | |||
| Bracknell Forest | hold | Details | |||
| Herefordshire | gain | Details | |||
| Medway | hold | Details | |||
| Nottingham | hold | Details | |||
| Plymouth | gain | Details | |||
| Swindon ‡ | gain | Details | |||
| Telford and Wrekin | hold | Details | |||
| Torbay | gain | Details | |||
| West Berkshire | hold | Details | |||
| Windsor and Maidenhead | gain | Details | |||
In 16 English Unitary authorities, one third of the council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen | hold | Details | |||
| Derby | hold | Details | |||
| Halton | hold | Details | |||
| Hartlepool | gain | Details | |||
| Kingston upon Hull | hold | Details | |||
| Milton Keynes | hold | Details | |||
| Peterborough | hold | Details | |||
| Portsmouth | gain | Details | |||
| Reading | hold | Details | |||
| Slough | hold | Details | |||
| Southampton | gain | Details | |||
| Southend-on-Sea | gain | Details | |||
| Stoke-on-Trent | hold | Details | |||
| Thurrock | hold | Details | |||
| Warrington | hold | Details | |||
| Wokingham | gain | Details | |||
In 9 English district authorities, the whole council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Valley ‡ | gain | Details | |||
| Elmbridge ‡ | hold | Details | |||
| Exeter ‡ | hold | Details | |||
| Malvern Hills | gain | Details | |||
| Mole Valley ‡ | hold | Details | |||
| Reigate and Banstead ‡ | gain | Details | |||
| Runnymede ‡ | hold | Details | |||
| Tandridge ‡ | gain | Details | |||
| Woking ‡ | hold | Details | |||
In 80 English district authorities, one third of the council was up for election.