1999 Ipswich Borough Council election

1999 Ipswich Borough Council election

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One third of seats 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 40 8 0 Seats won 13 1 Seats after 37 10 1 Seat change 3 2 1
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 37
• Conservative 10
• Liberal Democrat 1

Election results

Ipswich local election result 1999

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	13			-3	68.4
	Conservative	5			+2	26.3
	Liberal Democrats	1			+1	5.3

Ward results

Nineteen councillors were elected. ^[1]

Bixley

Bixley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Wright	1,081	56.0
	Conservative	Gordon Terry	1,056
	Labour	C. Campbell	529	27.4
	Labour	G. Rusher	441
	Liberal Democrats	J. Shirley	320
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Elections Centre Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

• 1999 Ipswich election result