2000 London Assembly election
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4 May 2000
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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
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| Parties | Additional member system | Total seats | ||||||||||||||
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| Constituency | Region | |||||||||||||||
| Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | Total | +/− | % | ||||
| Labour | 501,296 | 31.6 | 6 | 502,874 | 30.3 | 3 | 9 | 36.0 | ||||||||
| Conservative | 526,422 | 33.2 | 8 | 481,053 | 29.0 | 1 | 9 | 36.0 | ||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 299,998 | 18.9 | 0 | 245,555 | 14.8 | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | ||||||||
| Green | 162,457 | 10.2 | 0 | 183,910 | 11.1 | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | ||||||||
| CPA | - | - | - | 55,192 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| BNP | - | - | - | 47,670 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| UKIP | 2,115 | 0.1 | 0 | 34,054 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| London Socialist | 46,530 | 2.9 | 0 | 27,073 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| Independent - Peter Tatchell | - | - | - | 22,862 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| Campaign Against Tube Privatisation | - | - | - | 17,401 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| Socialist Labour | - | - | - | 13,690 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| Pro-Motorist Small Shop | - | - | - | 13,248 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| Natural Law | - | - | - | 7,559 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| Communist | - | - | - | 7,489 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| Independent | 31,195 | 2.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Havering Residents Association | 12,831 | 0.8 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Humanist | 1,261 | 0.1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Reform 2000 | 1,144 | 0.1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Communist League | 536 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| Total | 1,585,785 | 14 | 1,659,630 | 11 | 25 | |||||||||||
Constituency candidates
[edit]| Constituency | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dems | Green | LSA | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) | |
| Source: London Elects | |||||||
London-wide list candidates
[edit]| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Trevor Phillips, Samantha Heath, David Lammy, Jennette Arnold, Joe Docherty, Diana Johnson, Abdul Asad, Pam Wharfe, Talal Karim, Katy Thorne, Navin Shah | 502,874 | 30.30 | New | |
| Conservative | Bob Neill, Eric Ollerenshaw, Syed Kamall, Rhodri Harris, Roger Evans, Tony Arbour, Andrew Pelling, Irene Kimm, Elizabeth Howlett, Lurline Champagnie, Richard Barnes, Victoria Borwick, Bernard Gentry, Michael Flynn, Patti Komlosty Bob Blackman, Peter Forrest, Diane Henry, Robert Moreland, Harry Stokes, Piers Wauchope, David Williams, Cheryl Potter | 481,053 | 29.0 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Hamwee, Graham Tope, Lynne Featherstone, Louise Bloom, Mike Tuffrey, Geoff Pope, Meher Khan, Duncan Borrowman, Chris Noyce, Monroe Palmer, Meral Ece | 245,555 | 14.8 | New | |
| Green | Darren Johnson,Victor Anderson, Jenny Jones, Noel Lynch, Shane Collins, Hilary Jago, Ashley Gunstock, John Street, Jayne Forbes, Simone Aspis, Catherine Mukhopadhyay | 183,910 | 11.1 | New | |
| CPA | Balram Gidoomal, David Bruno Campanale, Susan Jane May, Andrew Kenneth Farmer, Ellen Sheila Greco, Deepak Mahtani, Nigel John Graydon Poole, Mrs. Phillipa Jane Berry, Stuart Charles MacPherson, Timothy John Conisbee Ward, Peter Hartley Wolstenholme | 55,192 | 3.3 | New | |
| BNP | David Hill, Peter Hart, Ken Francis, Michael Davidson, Paul Ferguson,Frank Walsh | 47,670 | 2.87 | New | |
| UKIP | Damian Hockney, Christopher Pratt, Anthony van der Elst, Anthony Scholefield, Gregory Sylsz, John de Roeck, Robert Bryant, Gerald Roberts, James Feisenberger, Mark Lester, Penelope Weald | 34,054 | 2.05 | New | |
| London Socialist | Paul Foot, Greg Tucker, Janine Booth, Christine Blower, Theresa Bennett, Anne Murphy, Kate Ford, Tobias Abse, Jean Kysow, George Taylor, Mark Steel | 27,073 | 1.63 | New | |
| Independent | Peter Tatchell | 17,401 | 1.4 | New | |
| Campaign Against Tube Privatisation | Patrick William Sikorski, Oliver Edgley New, Catherine Effer, Robert Alan Law, Pamela Leah Slinger, Enoh Itejere, Brian Munro, Arwyn Huw Thomas, Lewis Peacock, Graham Michael Campbell, David Lyons | 17,401 | 1.05 | New | |
| Socialist Labour | Arthur Scargill, Amanda May Rose, Harpal Brar, Margaret Mary Sharkey, Hardev Singh Dhillon, Nicola Jane Hoarau, Geoff Palmer, Novjot Brar, Robert John Siggins, Eloisa Joan Rule, John David Hayball | 13,690 | 0.8 | New | |
| Pro-Motorist Small Shop | Geoffrey Maurice Ben-Nathan, Brian Bartle, Russell Stephen Conway, Joseph Pronckus | 13,248 | 0.80 | New | |
| Natural Law | Richard Peter Johnson, Judith Muriel Thomas, Alexander Maurice Alers Hankey, Gerard Joseph Valente, Jean Livesley, Juliette Taylor-Elwes, Jonathan Robert Hinde, Michael Leslie Mears | 7,559 | 0.46 | New | |
| Communist | Nick Wright, Sandra Lusk, James Beavis, Monty Goldman, Anita Halpin, Anita Wright Kevin Halpin, Richard Maybin | 7,489 | 0.45 | New | |
London Assembly representation
[edit]- Labour - 9
- Conservative - 9
- Liberal Democrat - 4
- Green Party - 3
Party leaders in 2000
[edit]- Labour: Tony Blair
- Conservative: William Hague
- Liberal Democrats: Charles Kennedy
- Green: Mike Woodin and Margaret Wright
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "London Assembly Member Eric Ollerenshaw". london.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 March 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ "London Assembly Member Toby Harris". london.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 March 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ "London Assembly Member Graham Tope". london.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 March 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ "Party list candidates". BBC News. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- ↑ "Party list candidates". BBC News. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
