| Full election result for FE Principal Councillors 2000 | 2 to be elected | Total vote 1185 | Spoiled 10 | Quota 395.00 |
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | |||||
| Candidate | First Preferences | Surplus of Clarke | Exclude Featherstone | Exclude Coles | Exclude 2 Candidates | ||||
| Qassim Afzal | 198.00 | +7.32 | 205.32 | +7.42 | 212.74 | +26.72 | 239.46 | +69.00 | 308.46 |
| Michael Brand | 77.00 | +1.68 | 78.68 | +4.24 | 82.92 | +4.12 | 87.04 | -85.00 | 2.04 |
| Chris Clarke | 421.00 | -26.00 | 395.00 | 395.00 | 395.00 | 395.00 | |||
| Barry Coles | 65.00 | +3.24 | 68.24 | +10.36 | 78.60 | -78.60 | 0.00 | - - - | - - - |
| Ed Featherstone | 62.00 | +2.00 | 64.46 | -64.46 | 0.00 | - - - | - - - | - - - | - - - |
| Brian Hall | 239.00 | +5.64 | 244.64 | +27.66 | 272.30 | +28.74 | 301.04 | +117.00 | 418.04 |
| Andrew Smith | 123.00 | +3.24 | 126.24 | +6.60 | 132.84 | +11.54 | 144.38 | -140.00 | 4.38 |
| Non-Transferable | 0.00 | +2.42 | 2.42 | +8.18 | 10.60 | +7.48 | 18.08 | +39.00 | 57.08 |