1999 Peterborough City Council election

1999 Peterborough City Council election
19 out of 57 seats to Peterborough City Council ; 29 seats needed for a majority
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election; ; No overall control

Last updated March 17, 2024

The 1999 Peterborough City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1999 Peterborough City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	8		42.1	19	27	47.4	11,325	41.3	-4.5
	Conservative	10		52.6	14	24	42.1	14,428	52.6	+10.1
	Liberal	1		5.3	2	3	5.3	1,171	4.3	-1.9
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	2	2	3.5	265	1.0	-3.4
	Independent Labour	0		0.0	1	1	1.8	N/A	N/A	-1.0
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	265	1.0	N/A

Ward results

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Khan*	1,330	56.0	–6.2
	Conservative	M. Hussain	1,047	44.0	+6.2
Majority			283	11.9	N/A
Turnout			2,377	47.2	–34.8
Registered electors			5,203
	Labour hold		Swing	6.2

Dogsthorpe

Dogsthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Pobgee*	1,005	66.5	+3.3
	Labour	C. Hubback	315	20.8	–5.2
	Conservative	P. Gale	191	12.6	+1.8
Majority			690	45.7	N/A
Turnout			1,511	29.9	–42.0
Registered electors			5,288
	Liberal hold		Swing	4.3

East

East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Todd*	863	55.3	–5.6
	Conservative	M. Collins	697	44.7	+5.6
Majority			166	10.6	N/A
Turnout			1,560	29.7	–23.6
Registered electors			5,625
	Labour hold		Swing	5.6

Eye & Thorney

Eye & Thorney
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Sanders*	1,300	73.9	+18.6
	Labour	Z. Bishery	396	22.5	–13.4
	Independent	A. Semper	64	3.6	N/A
Majority			904	51.4	N/A
Turnout			1,760	44.9	–29.3
Registered electors			4,051
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.0

Fletton

Fletton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Withers	741	58.4	–6.1
	Conservative	G. Casey	389	30.7	–4.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Gater	138	10.9	N/A
Majority			352	27.8	N/A
Turnout			1,268	24.5	–40.9
Registered electors			5,480
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

Glinton

Glinton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Holdich*	775	82.1	+7.0
	Labour	C. Fisher	169	17.9	–7.0
Majority			606	64.2	+14.0
Turnout			944	39.7	–36.0
Registered electors			2,404
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Newborough

Newborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Sanders*	578	81.0	+12.6
	Labour	J. Reece	136	19.0	–12.6
Majority			442	61.9	+25.1
Turnout			714	42.6	–51.0
Registered electors			1,701
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.6

North Bretton

North Bretton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Lakhanpaul*	934	62.3	–3.4
	Conservative	E. Law	564	37.7	+3.4
Majority			370	24.7	N/A
Turnout			1,498	27.0	–46.7
Registered electors			5,691
	Labour hold		Swing	3.4

Northborough

Northborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Franklin*	536	71.9	–0.4
	Labour	G. Jackson	209	28.1	+0.4
Majority			327	43.9	–0.6
Turnout			745	39.4	–28.2
Registered electors			1,932
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Orton Longueville

Orton Longueville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Geoffrey*	921	55.8	+14.4
	Conservative	L. Hopkins	729	44.2	+13.7
Majority			192	11.6	N/A
Turnout			1,650	28.3	–33.7
Registered electors			6,005
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

Orton Waterville

Orton Waterville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. D'Andrea*	1,202	64.9	+7.4
	Labour	K. Whitworth	651	35.1	–7.4
Majority			551	29.7	N/A
Turnout			1,853	30.8	–28.1
Registered electors			6,162
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.4

Park

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Kreling*	1,248	64.9	+20.1
	Labour	A. Pears	604	32.6	–3.2
Majority			644	34.8	N/A
Turnout			1,852	32.9	–33.4
Registered electors			5,847
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.7

Paston

Paston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Ward*	499	50.0	–1.5
	Conservative	C. Green	372	37.3	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. Wilson	127	12.7	–8.8
Majority			127	12.7	N/A
Turnout			998	20.3	–63.5
Registered electors			5,139
	Labour hold		Swing	5.9

Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rainey*	797	61.3	+10.1
	Conservative	B. Searle	269	20.7	+2.6
	Liberal	D. Robson	166	12.8	–17.9
	Independent	H. Newton	69	5.3	N/A
Majority			528	40.6	N/A
Turnout			1,301	25.9	–53.1
Registered electors			5,173
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Stanground

Stanground
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Rudd	891	51.9	+7.8
	Labour	P. Bonner*	825	48.1	+4.6
Majority			66	3.8	N/A
Turnout			1,716	35.2	–20.8
Registered electors			5,187
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	1.6

Werrington North

Werrington North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Caborn	686	49.2	+6.5
	Conservative	T. Hitchborn	576	41.3	+4.0
	Independent	J. Linskey	132	9.5	N/A
Majority			110	7.9	N/A
Turnout			1,394	26.9	–44.9
Registered electors			5,344
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.3

Werrington South

Werrington South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hunter*	942	64.0	+21.3
	Labour	S. Higgins	530	36.0	+1.9
Majority			412	28.0	N/A
Turnout			1,472	27.5	–55.3
Registered electors			5,479
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.7

West

West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Thorpe*	1,720	74.2	+10.5
	Labour	D. Matthews	598	25.8	–10.5
Majority			1,122	48.4	N/A
Turnout			2,318	42.2	–0.7
Registered electors			5,658
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.5

Wittering

Wittering
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Horrell*	402	76.9	+6.0
	Labour	M. Beaver	121	23.1	–6.0
Majority			281	53.7	+11.9
Turnout			523	29.4	–51.6
Registered electors			1,839
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.0

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References

↑ "Peterborough City Council Election Results 1997-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

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[1] "Peterborough City Council Election Results 1997-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

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