WYRE FOREST
DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS
VOTES CAST IN 1999 AND 2000.
| 1999 |
|
|
2000 |
|
| 8377 |
42% |
H.C. |
9682 (*) |
45% |
| 5205 |
26% |
Lab. |
4722 |
22% |
| 3726
|
19%
|
Con.
|
4966
|
23%
|
| 2647
|
13%
|
Other
|
2226
|
10%
|
| 19955 |
|
|
21596 |
|
* Note Lab. + Con. = 9688 votes.
1999 - H.C. 11 candidates fought in 11 wards - 7 won,
displacing Labour from overall control.
2000 - 13 H.C. candidates fought for 13 seats in 12 wards.
Just before this election four Independent councillors who
had resigned from the Labour Party over a matter of
conscience joined Health Concern (HC).
Three of these were
up for re-election as Health Concern councillors this time.
They were successful, as were eight of ten new candidates.
The WFDC from May 2000 is made up as follows:
Health Concern
19 seats
Labour 11 seats
Conservative 5 seats
Liberal Democrat 4 seats
Liberal Focus Save Our Hospital
3 seats
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