1999 Cherwell District Council election

The 1999 Cherwell District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. ^[1]

The result saw the Conservative party make gains from both Labour and the Liberal Democrats to become the largest party on the council. ^[2]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 26
• Labour 19
• Liberal Democrat 5
• Independent 2 ^[3]

Election result

Cherwell local election result 1999 ^[4]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	10			+7	55.6
	Labour	6			-4	33.3
	Liberal Democrats	1			-3	5.6
	Independent	1			0	5.6

References

1. "Cherwell". BBC News Online . Retrieved 19 October 2009.
2. "Tories smile again in vote". Oxford Mail. 7 May 1999. Retrieved 19 October 2009.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". The Independent . 7 May 1999. p. 12.
4. "Local Councils: Results round-up". The Times . 7 May 1999. p. 4.