1999 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election

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1999 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
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  1995 6 May 1999 (1999-05-06) 2003  

All 60 seats to King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Party Labour Conservative
Seats won2726
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 10Increase2.svg 19
Popular vote24,03427,801
Percentage39.9%46.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg 9.1%Increase2.svg 23.4%

 Third partyFourth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won52
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 8
Popular vote6,5551,810
Percentage10.9%3.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.0%Decrease2.svg 11.9%

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1999 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Election result

1999 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 27Decrease2.svg 1045.039.924,034-9.1
  Conservative 26Increase2.svg 1943.346.227,801+23.4
  Liberal Democrats 5Decrease2.svg 18.310.96,555-2.0
  Independent 2Decrease2.svg 83.33.01,810-11.9
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.00.132N/A

References

  1. "King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 7 November 2022.