1999 Daventry District Council election

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Elections to Daventry District Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 3. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 1999
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 20+352.6
  Labour 13034.2
  Liberal Democrats 307.9
  Independent 205.3

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