1999 Babergh District Council election

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The 1999 Babergh District Council election for the Babergh District Council in Suffolk was held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

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Election result

Babergh Local Election Result 1999
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 14-133.322.16,894
  Liberal Democrats 13+431.029.59,199
  Conservative 10+123.828.99,024
  Labour 5-411.919.56,088

4 Independent and 1 Conservative candidates were unopposed.

Ward results

Alton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Wood39971.8
Conservative Christopher Thomas15728.2
Majority24243.6
Turnout 55653.0
Berners
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Shirley Clarke33265.1
Conservative Linda Prismall17834.9
Majority15430.2
Turnout 51043.4
Bildeston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Stevens29552.9
Labour Rosemary Muntus14726.3
Independent Ruth Gregory11620.8
Majority14826.6
Turnout 55841.3
Boxford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bryn Hurren36656.1
Independent Carol Harrison28643.9
Majority8012.2
Turnout 65243.6
Brantham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Duncan Read38859.5
Conservative Diana Eastman26440.5
Majority12419.0
Turnout 65232.9
Brett Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clive Arthey43175.2
Labour Jocelyn Dalley14224.8
Majority28950.4
Turnout 57347.6
Brook Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Stephenson25939.9
Conservative Lesley Chalmers20932.2
Independent James Baxter18127.9
Majority507.7
Turnout 64935.1
Bures St Mary
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Holbrook38271.5
Labour Geoffrey Hulme15228.5
Majority23043.0
Turnout 53439.1
Capel and Wenham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Carpendale765
Liberal Democrats Leonard Johnson659
Conservative Colin Hucombe458
Turnout 1,88243.0
Chadacre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Long457
Independent Graham Morgan187
Majority270
Turnout 64435.5
Copdock
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Jonesuncontested
Dodnash (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Heselden789
Conservative Duncan Mansfield677
Liberal Democrats John Wheals671
Turnout 2,13746.3
Elmsett
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Lazenby33760.3
Independent Tony Bailey-Smith22239.7
Majority11520.6
Turnout 55940.1
Glemsford (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rex Thake447
Independent Leonard Young314
Liberal Democrats Stephen Clarke289
Conservative Paul Edmondson203
Conservative Ian Lawrence168
Turnout 1,42130.9
Great Cornard (North) (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Bavington422
Labour Vera Cocker408
Independent Christina Baker164
Liberal Democrats Michael Gleed113
Conservative Brian Rayner101
Turnout 1,20823.0
Great Cornard (South) (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rajiv Nandi444
Labour Patrick Treacy376
Conservative Peter Beer355
Conservative Mark Newman319
Liberal Democrats Nigel Adam143
Turnout 1,63728.2
Hadleigh (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Grutchfield1,117
Independent Eileen Banks708
Liberal Democrats Peter Matthews682
Labour James Quinlan595
Independent Janetta Byrne514
Labour John Stock472
Conservative Vivien Chapman441
Conservative Christopher Drake361
Turnout 4,89035.1
Holbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jack Godleyuncontested
Lavenham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Roberts46457.3
Liberal Democrats Fiona Jenkins34642.7
Majority11814.6
Turnout 81053.3
Leavenheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jonquil Mievilleuncontested
Long Melford (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Kemp921
Independent John Brand788
Conservative Ian Dowling285
Turnout 1,99437.5
Nayland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Cave30259.2
Labour Nicolette Fraser20840.8
Majority9418.4
Turnout 51052.2
North Cosford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Hodge34250.7
Labour Roland Bee33249.3
Majority101.4
Turnout 67452.2
Polstead and Layham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Susan Wigglesworthuncontested
Shotley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joy Sadler54171.5
Conservative Stephen Williams21628.5
Majority32543.0
Turnout 75741.0
Sudbury (East) (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sylvia Byham374
Independent Sylvia Cann365
Conservative Robert Yerby256
Labour Rita Titmus222
Labour Sylvia Regester221
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh100
Turnout 1,53831.4
Sudbury (North) (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Sayers451
Labour Nicholas Irwin419
Conservative Raymond Smith358
Labour Valerie Waters299
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bennett156
Independent Brian Cann125
Turnout 1,80829.0
Sudbury (South) (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martyn Booth376
Independent Elizabeth Wiles326
Conservative John Stewart311
Labour Jack Owen287
Labour Timothy Richmond277
Conservative Doreen Braham267
Turnout 1,84432.6
Waldingfield (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Colin Spence657
Conservative Leon Stedman515
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Bates371
Labour Richard May335
Labour John Skinner330
Turnout 2,20838.8
West Samford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Bancroftuncontested

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