1999 Cambridge City Council election

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1999 Cambridge City Council election
Cambridgeshire Flag.svg
  1998 6 May 1999 (1999-05-06) 2000  

14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout29.7% (Increase2.svg1.9%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  No image wide.svg No image wide.svg No image wide.svg
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election19 seats, 36.1%17 seats, 39.3%6 seats, 22.0%
Seats won860
Seats after19176
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote9,7489,6435,368
Percentage38.1%37.7%21.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.0%Decrease2.svg 1.6%Decrease2.svg 1.0%

Cambridge UK ward map 1999.svg
Winner of each seat at the 1999 Cambridge City Council election

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1999 Cambridge City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Contents

Summary

Election result

1999 Cambridge City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 8Steady2.svg57.1111945.29,74838.1+2.0
  Liberal Democrats 6Steady2.svg42.9111740.59,64337.7–1.6
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.06614.35,36821.0–1.0
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.08373.3+0.7

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Durrant* 702 71.3 +6.3
Conservative Simon Mitton15716.0–2.3
Liberal Democrats Stephen Smith767.7–8.9
Green John Collins495.0N/A
Majority54555.3+8.6
Turnout 98421.1+2.1
Registered electors 4,679
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.3

Arbury

Arbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robin Horne* 775 57.2 +4.0
Conservative Mark Taylor38128.1–3.0
Liberal Democrats Rhodri James19814.6–1.1
Majority39429.1+7.0
Turnout 1,35426.7+1.5
Registered electors 5,118
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.5

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Howarth* 1,459 72.2 +11.8
Labour Stephen Hartley32015.3–3.0
Conservative James Strachan24312.0–3.1
Majority1,13956.3+14.7
Turnout 2,02228.9+1.2
Registered electors 7,068
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg7.4

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Dryden* 1,264 53.0 +8.0
Conservative Christopher Howell98941.4–5.2
Liberal Democrats France Amrani1345.6–2.8
Majority27511.5N/A
Turnout 2,38743.1+8.4
Registered electors 5,540
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.6

Coleridge

Coleridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Berni Callaghan 908 60.1 –1.6
Conservative Fiona McNish36424.1–1.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Folley23915.8+3.1
Majority54436.0±0.0
Turnout 1,51125.7+1.9
Registered electors 5,896
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.1

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Johnston 1,121 44.9 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Liddle1,04942.0–1.8
Conservative Colin Havercroft32513.0–1.7
Majority722.9N/A
Turnout 2,49536.2+4.1
Registered electors 6,927
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase2.svg3.0

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raith Overhill* 641 65.9 +0.8
Conservative John Phillips17117.6–1.2
Liberal Democrats Philip Rodgers16116.5+0.5
Majority47048.3+2.0
Turnout 97320.2+0.4
Registered electors 4,808
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.0

Market

Market
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Dixon 818 54.0 –6.5
Labour Andrew Jones33822.3+1.5
Conservative Jason Webb19813.1+2.0
Green Adam Swallow16210.7+3.1
Majority48031.7–8.0
Turnout 1,51622.6+1.5
Registered electors 6,743
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.0

Newnham

Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nichola Harrison 1,109 54.9 –4.3
Labour Edward Addison63431.4+4.5
Conservative Ann Watkins27813.8±0.0
Majority47523.5–8.8
Turnout 2,02125.8+3.5
Registered electors 7,912
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Decrease2.svg4.4

Petersfield

Petersfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hannah Reed* 988 54.4 –0.7
Green Shayne Mitchell34218.8+3.0
Liberal Democrats Jason McCullagh25914.3–2.4
Conservative Charles Harcourt22712.5±0.0
Majority64635.6–2.8
Turnout 1,81625.1+3.2
Registered electors 7,243
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.9

Queens Edith

Queens Edith
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ashley Woodford 1,175 48.7 –6.1
Conservative Richard Williams74230.7–0.8
Labour Kira Davison37115.4+1.7
Green Robert Milsom1265.2N/A
Majority43318.0–5.3
Turnout 2,41439.9–1.8
Registered electors 6,061
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.7

Romsey

Romsey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Gilchrist 1,015 50.2 +8.1
Liberal Democrats Jane Tienne88943.9–4.9
Conservative Vivian Ellis1195.9+2.2
Majority1266.2N/A
Turnout 2,02332.9–1.0
Registered electors 6,176
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.5

Trumpington

Trumpington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philippa Slatter* 1,205 52.2 +11.7
Conservative Elaine Wheatley93740.6–4.4
Labour Denstone Kemp1687.3–7.2
Majority26811.6N/A
Turnout 2,31038.6+3.9
Registered electors 6,010
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg8.1

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Evelyn Knowles* 872 49.3 –2.1
Labour Patrick Schicker50328.4–0.4
Conservative Richard Hoile23713.4+1.1
Green Jennifer Ward1588.9N/A
Majority36920.8–1.7
Turnout 1,77029.5–1.8
Registered electors 6,023
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.9

By-elections

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges: February 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rhodri James 723 44.5 +28.0
Labour Stuart Newbold54033.2–32.7
Conservative Mark Taylor31219.2+1.6
Green Stephen Lawrence513.1N/A
Majority18311.3N/A
Turnout 1,626
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg30.4

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References

  1. "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 18 September 2023.