1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election

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1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election [1]
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All 36 seats in the East Northamptonshire District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout39.2%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election9 seats, 37.6%25 seats, 46.4%0 seats, 8.8%
Seats won20151
Seat changeIncrease2.svg11Decrease2.svg10Increase2.svg1
Popular vote9,9208,288941
Percentage51.8%43.3%4.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg14.2%Decrease2.svg3.1%Decrease2.svg3.9%
East Northamptonshire UK local election 1999 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 1999 East Northamptonshire District Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party regained overall control of the council from the Labour Party, which it had lost at the previous election in 1995. [1]

Contents

Ward-by-Ward Results

Barnwell Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Barnwell [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative S. North 478
Labour B. Silk220
Turnout 46.1%

Dryden Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Dryden [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative D. Scott 446
Labour D. Thompson295
Turnout 50.8%

Fineshade Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Fineshade [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Stannage

Higham Ferriers Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Higham Ferriers [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative A. Sauntson 880
Independent R. Gell 858
Labour G. Moore 851
Conservative P. Whiting708
Labour A. Dunn700
Labour S. Moore699
Conservative T. James666
Turnout 40.5%

Irthlingborough Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Irthlingborough [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Nightingale 1,043
Labour A. Packham 1,011
Labour J. Farrar 984
Conservative I. Ferris847
Conservative D. Chappell701
Conservative J. Mander682
Turnout 37.0%

Kings Forest Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Kings Forest [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative M. Githero

Lower Nene Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Lower Nene [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative P. Banbridge 491
Labour D. Crawley193
Turnout 48.5%

Lyveden Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Lyveden [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Chudley 601
Labour K. Draycott134
Turnout 57.8%

Oundle Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Oundle [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative P. Stearn 722
Conservative C. Reichhold 721
Labour J. Brookfield508
Labour L. Cox443
Turnout 34.6%

Prebendal Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Prebendal [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative J. Richardson 458
Labour A. Brookfield183
Turnout 47.6%

Raunds Saxon Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Raunds Saxon [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative G. Sharman 435
Conservative W. Smith 431
Labour P. Ellis389
Labour K. Franklin362
Turnout 28.0%

Raunds Windmill Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Raunds Windmill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative A. Campbell 418
Labour N. Harvey 411
Conservative R. Davis380
Labour S. Harvey346
Turnout 27.4%

Ringstead Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Ringstead [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative M. Peacock 470
Labour F. Jones191
Turnout 51.1%

Rushden East Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Rushden East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Rolfe 755
Labour L. Rolfe 727
Labour C. Usher 703
Conservative D. Leigh496
Conservative S. Lever443
Conservative J. Sheehan434
Turnout 26.6%

Rushden North Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Rushden North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative C. Wood 693
Conservative C. Wood 682
Labour C. Williams 628
Labour A. Williams577
Labour C. Suckling557
Turnout 28.4%

Rushden South Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Rushden South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative R. Underwood 700
Conservative R. Pinnock 635
Conservative S. North 601
Labour E. Dicks589
Labour P. Wix507
Labour A. Wix505
Turnout 28.6%

Rushden West Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Rushden West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour L. Thomas 758
Labour C. Allen 754
Labour S. Allen 705
Conservative P. Humphrey583
Conservative A. Reading551
Turnout 28.9%

Stanwick Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Stanwick [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative E. Finch 449
Labour S. Jones226
Turnout 47.4%

Thrapston Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Thrapston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. Whiteman 526
Labour S. Feather 512
Conservative B. Patel501
Conservative P. Chaplin419
Turnout 33.4%

Woodford Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Woodford [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Packham 388
Conservative P. Atkins252
Turnout 43.2%

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References

  1. 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1999 (PDF). Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 8.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 "East Northamptonshire District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.
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