Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2004. The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council, to no overall control.
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLiberal Democrats25,617 (37.2%) 1.3 10 (45.5%) 1 31 (49.2%)Labour Party16,099 (23.4%) 4.27 (31.8%) 3 22 (34.9%)Conservative Party22,485 (32.6%) 5.54 (18.2%) 46 (9.5%)Heald Green Ratepayers2,483 (3.6%) 0.1 1 (4.5%) 3 (4.8%)Independent786 (1.1%) 1.1 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.6%)Green Party870 (1.3%) 0.2 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)UKIP577 (0.8%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)
+ ↓ 22 31 1 3 6
Ward results
Bredbury
Brinnington
Cale Green
Cheadle
Cheadle Hulme North
Cheadle Hulme South
Davenport
East Bramhall
Edgeley
Great Moor
Hazel Grove
Heald Green
Heaton Mersey
Heaton Moor
Manor
North Marple
North Reddish
Romiley
South Marple
South Reddish
West Bramhall
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