1999 Christchurch Borough Council election

The 1999 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. ^[1]

Election result

Christchurch local election result 1999 ^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	17			+9	68.0
	Liberal Democrats	5			-4	20.0
	Independent	3			-5	12.0

By-elections between 1999 and 2003

Jumpers by-election 7 June 2001 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		974	37.0	+11.9
	Conservative		906	34.4	+9.1
	Labour		456	17.3	+7.4
	Independent		152	5.8	+5.8
	Independent		142	5.4	−34.2
Majority			68	2.6
Turnout			2,630
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

1. "Christchurch". BBC News Online . Retrieved 20 May 2015.
2. "How the nations voted". The Times . NewsBank. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
3. "Local Authority Byelection Results - June 2001". Local Authority Byelection Results. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.