1999 Broxbourne Borough Council election

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The Broxbourne Council election, 1999 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England. [1]

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Composition of expiring seats before election

Old WardPartyIncumbent ElectedIncumbentStanding again?New Ward
BroxbourneConservative1995Joyce BallYesBroxbourne
BroxbourneConservative1996Peter RobinsonYesBroxbourne
BroxbourneConservative1998Donald PooleYesBroxbourne
Bury GreenLabour1995Peter BondNoNot Applicable
Bury GreenConservative1996Hazel JacksonYesBury Green
Bury GreenConservative1998Dennis ClaytonYesBury Green
Cheshunt CentralConservative1995Michael IszattYesWaltham Cross
Cheshunt CentralConservative1996Milan MilovanovicYesCheshunt Central
Cheshunt CentralConservative1998Sheila KendallYesCheshunt Central
Cheshunt NorthLabour1995Malcolm TheobaldYesCheshunt North
Cheshunt NorthLabour1996Richard ClarkYesCheshunt North
Cheshunt NorthConservative1998Leonard MerryYesCheshunt North
Flamstead EndConservative1995James SwannellNoNot Applicable
Flamstead EndConservative1996Edna LazzariYesFlamstead End
Flamstead EndConservative1998Donald SmihYesFlamstead End
Goffs OakConservative1996Elizabeth ClaytonYesGoffs Oak
Goffs OakConservative1998Marie DowsettYesGoffs Oak
Goffs OakConservative1998Jacqueline De PaceYesGoffs Oak
Hoddesdon NorthConservative1995Robert GroucottYesHoddesdon North
Hoddesdon NorthConservative1996Evelyn WhiteYesHoddesdon North
Hoddesdon NorthConservative1998William CooperYesHoddesdon North
Hoddesdon TownConservative1995Moyra O'NeillNoNot Applicable
Hoddesdon TownConservative1996Kenneth HollidayYesHoddesdon Town
Hoddesdon TownConservative1998Kenneth AylingYesHoddesdon Town
RosedaleConservative1995Paul SeebyYesRosedale
RosedaleConservative1996Darren StandingNoNot Applicable
RosedaleConservative1998Amanda HaywardYesRosedale
Rye ParkLabour1995Neil HarveyYesRye Park
Rye ParkLabour1996Michael MalinaYesTheobalds
Rye ParkConservative1998David HaleYesRye Park
TheobaldsLabour1995Richard WalshNoNot Applicable
TheobaldsConservative1996Gordon NicholsonYesWormley Turnford
TheobaldsConservative1998Dorothy EdmondsYesBury Green
Waltham Cross NorthConservative1996Francis DolanYesTheobalds
Waltham Cross NorthConservative1997Charles TranhamYesTheobalds
Waltham Cross NorthConservative1998Norman AmesYesTheobalds
Waltham Cross SouthLabour1995Jean WestNoNot Applicable
Waltham Cross SouthLabour1996Marios KousoulouYesWaltham Cross
Waltham Cross SouthLabour1998Mark FarringtonYesCheshunt North
Wormley TurnfordLabour1995Derrick ShiersYesWormley Turnford
Wormley TurnfordLabour1996Mary HowardYesRye Park
Wormley TurnfordConservative1998Brian HillYesWormley Turnford

Election results

Broxbourne Local Election Result 1999
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 33330+3386.84
  Labour 550+513.16
  Liberal Democrats 00000
  Independent 00000

Results summary

An "all out" election was held in 13 wards on 6 May 1999.

This was the first Borough election since the 1998 Boundary Commission report that had reduced the council size from 14 to 13 wards and from 42 to 38 Councillors.

12 wards returned 3 Councillors, the smaller Rosedale Ward returned 2 Councillors.

With the exception of Hoddesdon Town Ward all of the remaining wards had experienced boundary changes since the last election in 1998.

The political balance of the new council following this election was:

The 5 seats won by Labour proved to be their largest representation achieved under the 1999 boundaries.

Ward results

Broxbourne Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Robinson765
Conservative Joyce Ball759
Conservative Donald Poole745
Labour Kathryn Symns222
Labour Rachel Bates213
Labour Sylvia Courtnage208
Liberal Democrats Deborah Gibson195
Liberal Democrats Peter Huse165
Liberal Democrats Jeanette Roberts158
Turnout 23.70
Bury Green Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hazel Jackson907
Conservative Dennis Clayton857
Conservative Dorothy Edmonds830
Labour Carolyn Iles416
Labour Janet Kousoulou387
Labour Christopher Simonovitch360
Liberal Democrats Patricia Blackshaw145
Independent Christopher Stone144
Independent Raymond Stone125
Turnout 30.70
Cheshunt Central Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Hannam775
Conservative Sheila Kendall758
Conservative Milan Milovanovic750
Labour Edwin Bates424
Labour James Emslie378
Labour Cherry Robbins366
Liberal Democrats Maureen Smith267
Liberal Democrats Robert Smith265
Liberal Democrats Julian Gould235
Turnout 26.60
Cheshunt North Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leonard Merry592
Conservative Kay Leese585
Labour Mark Farrington583
Labour Richard Clark569
Labour Malcolm Theobald563
Conservative Clair Sandell548
Liberal Democrats Michael Gould135
Turnout 23.90
Flamstead End Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edna Lazzari713
Conservative Donald Hadley-Smith705
Conservative David Manning690
Labour David How287
Labour Jacqueline Mawson-Murphy268
Labour George Panayiotopoulos230
Liberal Democrats Maria Garton121
Turnout 23.90
Goffs Oak Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marie Dowsett879
Conservative Elizabeth Clayton846
Conservative Jacqueline De Pace838
Labour Glenn Craig214
Liberal Democrats Cynthia Appiah159
Turnout 24.50
Hoddesdon North Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Groucott852
Conservative William Cooper838
Conservative Evelyn White832
Labour Robert Foskett244
Liberal Democrats Anthony Fey238
Liberal Democrats Eric Waughray238
Labour James Maxey226
Liberal Democrats Eric Few220
Turnout 26.00
Hoddesdon Town Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Holliday700
Conservative Kenneth Ayling673
Conservative John Rose658
Labour Malcolm Aitken325
Labour Timothy Kingston286
Liberal Democrats James Mason189
Liberal Democrats John Roberts183
Liberal Democrats Lynda Tongue176
Turnout 23.80
Rosedale Ward Result 2 Seats 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Amanda Hayward329
Conservative Paul Seeby328
Labour Richard Greenhill229
Labour Allen Wallace227
Liberal Democrats Priscilla Draper122
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Garton122
Turnout 22.70
Rye Park Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Hale663
Labour Neil Harvey593
Conservative Peter Swannell586
Conservative Alan Smith575
Labour Mary Howard570
Labour Brian Mercer508
Liberal Democrats Susan Piggott101
Liberal Democrats Doreen Willis87
Liberal Democrats Michael Winrow76
Turnout 28.70
Theobalds Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Norman Ames916
Conservative Francis Dolan910
Conservative Charles Tranham889
Labour John Brown403
Labour Ronald McCole386
Labour Michael Malina368
Liberal Democrats Henry Appiah97
Turnout 28.80
Waltham Cross Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan McCole583
Labour Linda Dambrauskas555
Labour Marios Kousoulou535
Conservative Francis Culley324
Conservative Phyllis Seeby302
Conservative Michael Iszatt301
Liberal Democrats Neil Savage96
Liberal Democrats Eithne Ormerod78
Turnout 21.20
Wormley Turnford Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Hill571
Conservative Gordon Nicholson547
Conservative Paul Mason538
Labour Marian Podlubny370
Labour Peter Kort364
Labour Derrick Shiers343
Liberal Democrats Penelope Simmons118
Turnout 17.50

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References

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