Elections to Manchester City 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 two Independent Labour candidates stood again as "Peace 2000 England's Republican". Overall turnout fell slightly to 20.5% and the Labour Party retained overall control of the council.Manchester Evening News, 5 May 2000.
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party31,378 (49.1%) 4.324 (72.7%) 2 78 (78.8%)Liberal Democrats20,605 (32.2%) 1.9 9 (27.3%) 2 21 (21.2%)Conservative Party7,684 (12.0%) 0.30 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Green Party3,839 (6.0%) 2.1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent138 (0.2%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Socialist Labour110 (0.2%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Residents100 (0.1%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)Independent Liberal32 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent Labour25 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Communist League22 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
+ ↓ 78 21
Ward results Ardwick
Baguley
Barlow Moor
Benchill
Beswick and Clayton
Blackley
Bradford
Brooklands
Burnage
Central
Charlestown
Cheetham
Chorlton
Crumpsall
Didsbury
Fallowfield
Gorton North
Gorton South
Harpurhey
Hulme
Levenshulme
Lightbowne
Longsight
Moss Side
Moston
Newton Heath
Northenden
Old Moat
Rusholme
Sharston
Whalley Range
Withington
Woodhouse Park
By-elections between 2000 and 2002
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