Hull City Council election, 2000
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The 2000 Hull City Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]
For the election the period in which voters were able to vote was extended to 3 days from the normal one day in an effort to increase turnout.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 44
- Liberal Democrat 10
- Independent 4
- Conservative 2[3]
Election result
| Hull Local Election Result 2000[3] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
| Labour | 13 | -6 | 61.9 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 6 | +5 | 28.6 | |||||||
| Conservative | 1 | +1 | 4.8 | |||||||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 4.8 | |||||||
