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2000 London Assembly election
Inaugural elections to the London Assembly
Inaugural elections to the London Assembly
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 2000 London Assembly election | |
| country | London | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| party_colour | yes | |
| next_election | 2004 London Assembly election | |
| next_year | 2004 | |
| seats_for_election | All 25 seats in the London Assembly | |
| 13 seats needed for majority | ||
| election_date | 4 May 2000 | |
| 1blank | Constituency vote | |
| 2blank | Percentage | |
| 3blank | Party vote | |
| 4blank | Percentage | |
| <!-- Conservative --> | image1 | {{CSS image crop |
| Image | Eric 1.jpg | |
| bSize | 175 | |
| cWidth | 120 | |
| cHeight | 160 | |
| oLeft | 25 | |
| Location | center | |
| Alt | Eric Ollerenshaw | |
| leader1 | Eric Ollerenshaw | |
| leaders_seat1 | Londonwide | |
| party1 | Conservative | |
| colour1 | 0087DC | |
| seats1 | **9** | |
| 1data1 | **526,422** | |
| 2data1 | **33.2%** | |
| 3data1 | 481,053 | |
| 4data1 | 29.0% | |
| <!-- Labour --> | image2 | {{CSS image crop |
| Image | Official portrait of Lord Harris of Haringey crop 2, 2019.jpg | |
| bSize | 150 | |
| cWidth | 120 | |
| cHeight | 160 | |
| oLeft | 10 | |
| oTop | 7 | |
| Location | center | |
| Alt | Toby Harris | |
| leader2 | Toby Harris | |
| leaders_seat2 | Brent and Harrow | |
| party2 | Labour | |
| colour2 | DC241f | |
| seats2 | **9** | |
| 1data2 | 501,296 | |
| 2data2 | 31.6% | |
| 3data2 | **502,874** | |
| 4data2 | **30.3%** | |
| image4 | {{CSS image crop | |
| Image | Official portrait of Lord Tope crop 2.jpg | |
| bSize | 140 | |
| cWidth | 120 | |
| cHeight | 160 | |
| oLeft | 10 | |
| oTop | 10 | |
| Location | center | |
| Alt | Graham Tope | |
| leader4 | Graham Tope | |
| leaders_seat4 | Londonwide | |
| party4 | Liberal Democrats | |
| color4 | FAA61A | |
| seats4 | 4 | |
| 1data4 | 299,998 | |
| 2data4 | 18.9% | |
| 3data4 | 245,555 | |
| 4data4 | 14.8% | |
| <!-- Green Party --> | image5 | {{CSS image crop |
| Image | Darren Johnson 20080906.jpg | |
| bSize | 400 | |
| cWidth | 120 | |
| cHeight | 160 | |
| oTop | 50 | |
| oLeft | 130 | |
| Location | center | |
| Alt | Darren Johnson | |
| leader5 | Darren Johnson | |
| leaders_seat5 | Londonwide | |
| party5 | Green | |
| color5 | 6AB023 | |
| seats5 | 3 | |
| 1data5 | 162,457 | |
| 2data5 | 10.2% | |
| 3data5 | 183,910 | |
| 4data5 | 11.1% | |
| map | {{switcher |
13 seats needed for majority
| [[File:London Assembly election, 2000.svg|350px]] | Vote plurality | [[File: Map of the 2000 London Assembly election.svg|350px]] | Margins of victory}} The first elections for members of the London Assembly were held on 4 May 2000, alongside the first mayoral election.
The assembly elections used the additional member system, a form of mixed member proportional representation, with 14 directly elected constituencies and 11 London-wide top-up seats.
Results
|- !rowspan=3 colspan=2 | Parties !colspan=10 | Additional member system !rowspan=2 colspan=5 | Total seats |- !colspan=5 |Constituency !colspan=5 |Region |- ! Votes !! % !! +/− !! Seats !! +/− ! Votes !! % !! +/− !! Seats !! +/− ! Total !! +/− !! % |- |votes % = 31.6 |AMS votes % = 30.3 |Seats % = 36.0 |votes % = 33.2 |AMS votes % = 29.0 |Seats % = 36.0 |votes % = 18.9 |AMS votes % = 14.8 |Seats % = 16.0 |votes % = 10.2 |AMS votes % = 11.1 |Seats % = 12.0 |votes % = - |AMS votes % = 3.3 |Seats % = - |votes % = - |AMS votes % = 2.9 |Seats % = - |votes % = 0.1 |AMS votes % = 2.1 |Seats % = - |votes % = 2.9 |AMS votes % = 1.6 |Seats % = - |votes % = - |AMS votes % = 1.4 |Seats % = - |votes % = - |AMS votes % = 1.0 |Seats % = - |votes % = - |AMS votes % = 0.8 |Seats % = - |votes % = - |AMS votes % = 0.8 |Seats % = - |votes % = - |AMS votes % = 0.5 |Seats % = - |votes % = - |AMS votes % = 0.5 |Seats % = - |votes % = 2.0 |AMS votes % = - |Seats % = - |votes % = 0.8 |AMS votes % = - |Seats % = - |votes % = 0.1 |AMS votes % = - |Seats % = - |votes % = 0.1 |AMS votes % = - |Seats % = - |votes % = 0.0 |AMS votes % = -
| Seats % = - |
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| } |
Constituency Candidates
| Constituency | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dems | Green | LSA | Others | Conservative Party (UK)}}; color:white; width:40px;" | Labour Party (UK)}}; color:white; width:40px;" | Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; color:white; width:40px;" | Green Party of England and Wales}}; color:white; width:40px;" | London Socialist Alliance}}; color:white; width:40px;" | Source: [London Elects](https://www.londonelects.org.uk/results-2000) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet & Camden | **Brian Coleman** | ||||||||||||||||
| (41,583, 1st) | Helen Gordon | ||||||||||||||||
| (41,032, 2nd) | Jonathan Davies | ||||||||||||||||
| (22,295, 3rd) | Miranda Dunn | ||||||||||||||||
| (14,768, 4th) | Candy Udwin | ||||||||||||||||
| (3,488, 5th) | Magnus Nielsen (UKIP) (2,115, 6th) | ||||||||||||||||
| Diane Derksen (Maharishi) | |||||||||||||||||
| (1,081, 7th) | |||||||||||||||||
| Bexley & Bromley | **Bob Neill** | ||||||||||||||||
| (64,879, 1st) | Charlie Mansell | ||||||||||||||||
| (30,320, 2nd) | Duncan Borrowman | ||||||||||||||||
| (29,710, 3rd) | Ian Jardin | ||||||||||||||||
| (11,124, 4th) | Jean Kysow | ||||||||||||||||
| (1,403, 5th) | |||||||||||||||||
| Brent & Harrow | Bob Blackman | ||||||||||||||||
| (32,295, 2nd) | **Toby Harris** | ||||||||||||||||
| (36,675, 1st) | Chris Noyce | ||||||||||||||||
| (17,161, 3rd) | Simone Aspis | ||||||||||||||||
| (8,756, 4th) | Austin Burnett | ||||||||||||||||
| (2,546, 5th) | |||||||||||||||||
| City & East | Syed Kamall | ||||||||||||||||
| (19,266, 2nd) | **John Biggs** | ||||||||||||||||
| (45,387, 1st) | Janet Ludlow | ||||||||||||||||
| (18,300, 3rd) | Peter Howell | ||||||||||||||||
| (11,939, 4th) | Kambiz Boomla | ||||||||||||||||
| (3,908, 5th) | |||||||||||||||||
| Croydon & Sutton | **Andrew Pelling** | ||||||||||||||||
| (48,421, 1st) | Maggie Mansell | ||||||||||||||||
| (29,514, 3rd) | Anne Gallop | ||||||||||||||||
| (30,614, 2nd) | Peter Hickson | ||||||||||||||||
| (8,884, 4th) | Mark Steel | ||||||||||||||||
| (1,823, 5th) | |||||||||||||||||
| Ealing & Hillingdon | **Richard Barnes** | ||||||||||||||||
| (44,850, 1st) | Gurcharan Singh | ||||||||||||||||
| (38,038, 2nd) | Mike Cox | ||||||||||||||||
| (22,177, 3rd) | Graham Lee | ||||||||||||||||
| (11,788, 4th) | Nick Grant | ||||||||||||||||
| (2,977, 5th) | |||||||||||||||||
| Enfield & Haringey | Peter Forrest | ||||||||||||||||
| (31,207, 2nd) | **Nicky Gavron** | ||||||||||||||||
| (34,509, 1st) | Sean Hooker | ||||||||||||||||
| (14,319, 3rd) | Peter Budge | ||||||||||||||||
| (10,761, 5th) | Weyman Bennett | ||||||||||||||||
| (3,671, 6th) | Richard Course (Ind) | ||||||||||||||||
| (12,581, 4th) | |||||||||||||||||
| Greenwich & Lewisham | Rhodri Harris | ||||||||||||||||
| (22,401, 2nd) | **Len Duvall** | ||||||||||||||||
| (40,386, 1st) | David Buxton | ||||||||||||||||
| (16,290, 3rd) | Terry Liddle | ||||||||||||||||
| (11,839, 4th) | Ian Page | ||||||||||||||||
| (3,981, 5th) | |||||||||||||||||
| Havering & Redbridge | **Roger Evans** | ||||||||||||||||
| (40,919, 1st) | Chris Robbins | ||||||||||||||||
| (32,650, 2nd) | Geoffrey Seeff | ||||||||||||||||
| (14,028, 3rd) | Ashley Gunstock | ||||||||||||||||
| (6,803, 5th) | George Taylor | ||||||||||||||||
| (1,744, 6th) | Ian Wilkes (HRA) | ||||||||||||||||
| (12,831, 4th) | |||||||||||||||||
| Lambeth & Southwark | Irene Kimm | ||||||||||||||||
| (19,238, 3rd) | **Val Shawcross** | ||||||||||||||||
| (37,985, 1st) | Peter Facey | ||||||||||||||||
| (22,492, 2nd) | Storm Poorun | ||||||||||||||||
| (13,242, 4th) | Theresa Bennett | ||||||||||||||||
| (6,231, 5th) | Tony Robinson (Humanist) | ||||||||||||||||
| (1,261, 6th) | |||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Silberman (Comm. League) | |||||||||||||||||
| (536, 7th) | |||||||||||||||||
| Merton & Wandsworth | **Elizabeth Howlett** | ||||||||||||||||
| (45,023, 1st) | Maggie Cosin | ||||||||||||||||
| (32,438, 2nd) | Siobhan Vitelli | ||||||||||||||||
| (12,496, 3rd) | Rajeev Thacker | ||||||||||||||||
| (8,491, 5th) | Sarbani Mazumdar | ||||||||||||||||
| (1,450, 7th) | Mark Thompson (Ind Lab) | ||||||||||||||||
| (11,918, 4th) | |||||||||||||||||
| Syed Manzoor (Ind) | |||||||||||||||||
| (1,465, 6th) | |||||||||||||||||
| Terence Sullivan (Ind) | |||||||||||||||||
| (1,049, 8th) | |||||||||||||||||
| North East | Eric Ollerenshaw | ||||||||||||||||
| (20,975, 3rd) | **Meg Hillier** | ||||||||||||||||
| (42,459, 1st) | Paul Fox | ||||||||||||||||
| (24,856, 2nd) | Yen Chit Chong | ||||||||||||||||
| (18,382, 4th) | Cecelia Prosper | ||||||||||||||||
| (8,269, 5th) | Paul Shaer (Ind) | ||||||||||||||||
| (1,501, 6th) | |||||||||||||||||
| Erol Basarik (Reform 2000) | |||||||||||||||||
| (1,144, 7th) | |||||||||||||||||
| South West | **Tony Arbour** | ||||||||||||||||
| (48,248, 1st) | Jagdish Sharma | ||||||||||||||||
| (31,065, 3rd) | Geoff Pope | ||||||||||||||||
| (41,189, 2nd) | Judy Maciejowska | ||||||||||||||||
| (13,426, 4th) | Danny Faith | ||||||||||||||||
| (2,319, 5th) | |||||||||||||||||
| West Central | **Angie Bray** | ||||||||||||||||
| (47,117, 1st) | Kate Green | ||||||||||||||||
| (28,838, 2nd) | Jon Burden | ||||||||||||||||
| (14,071, 3rd) | Julia Stephenson | ||||||||||||||||
| (12,254, 4th) | Christine Blower | ||||||||||||||||
| (2,720, 5th) | Stephen Smith (Homeless) | ||||||||||||||||
| (1,600, 6th) |
London-wide List Candidates
| London Assembly Election 2000 — London-wide lists | width="15%" | Name | width="15%" | Candidates Elected to Assembly | Not Elected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British National Party | |||||||||
| Campaign Against Tube Privatization | |||||||||
| Christian Peoples Alliance | |||||||||
| Communist Party of Britain | |||||||||
| Conservative Party | |||||||||
| Green Party of England and Wales | |||||||||
| Independent Peter Tatchell | |||||||||
| Labour Party | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats Against the Tube Sell-Off | |||||||||
| London Socialist Alliance | |||||||||
| Natural Law Party | |||||||||
| PRO-MaSS (PRO-Motorist, Small Shop) | |||||||||
| Socialist Labour Party | |||||||||
| United Kingdom Independence Party |
London Assembly Representation
- Labour - 9
- Conservative - 9
- Liberal Democrat - 4
- Green Party - 3
Party Leaders in 2000
- Labour - Tony Blair
- Conservative - William Hague
- Liberal Democrat - Charles Kennedy
- Green Party - Mike Woodin and Margaret Wright
References
References
- "London Assembly Member Eric Ollerenshaw".
- "London Assembly Member Toby Harris".
- "London Assembly Member Graham Tope".
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