The 1999 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]
The previous election in 1995 saw the Conservative party lose control of the council. [2] Going into 1999 the council was seen as one of the Conservatives top targets with the party needing a 6% swing to take control. [2]
The results saw the Conservatives make 5 gains but fail to win a majority on the council. [3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 24 | +5 | 49.0 | ||||||
Labour | 11 | -2 | 22.4 | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | 10 | -4 | 20.4 | ||||||
Independent | 4 | +3 | 8.2 | ||||||
Others | 0 | -2 | 0 |
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