Map of the results of the 2000 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Striped wards have mixed representation.
The election saw a trial of all-postal voting in several wards, with these wards seeing turnout increase by up to 13%.[3] In 1999 turnout in these wards had been below 20% compared to an average across Swindon of 26%, while in 2000 3 of the 4 wards which had the trial saw turnout of over 30% compared to an average of 27.6% in the whole council.[3]
^ ab"Election results: local councils". The Times. 6 May 2000. p. 10.
^ abWainwright, Martin (15 May 2000). "Comment & Analysis: Analysis: Making it easy: Experiments to improve the turnout in local elections have had an impact, although some voters still want to use a polling station". The Guardian. p. 17.