2000 Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election
2000 UK local government election
Elections to Gateshead Council in Tyne and Wear, England were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.[1]
As part of an experiment to try to raise turnout, Bensham and Whickham North wards saw postal voting allowed for all voters.[2] Turnout in Bensham ward rose from 20% in 1999 to 46% in this election, while Whickham North saw a turnout of 61%.[3]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
^Unwin, Bruce (29 April 2000). "Marking her card at sweet seventeen". The Northern Echo. p. 8.
^"Apathy may prove to be Blair's biggest enemy: Cathy Newman and Alan Pike outline government experiments to boost poll turnouts". Financial Times. 5 May 2000. p. 6.
^ ab"Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000. p. 10.