1999 Tamworth Borough Council election

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An election was held on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Tamworth Borough Council in Staffordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Background

Before the election Labour had a big majority on the council with 26 seats, compared to 1 Conservative and 1 independent, with a further 2 seats vacant. [3] Councillors defending seats in the election included the only independent, Margaret Clarke, in Stonydelph and Labour's Phil Dix, who had first been elected in 1958, in Bolehall. [3] 2 seats were being contested in Wilnecote ward after the resignation of councillor Ken Lewis. [4]

Election result

The results had Labour easily keep control of the council, but with the Conservatives making 1 gain from Labour in Spital ward. [5] The Conservative candidate, Ronald Cook, gained Spital by 201 votes over the Labour candidate. [6]

Tamworth local election result 1999 [7] [8]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 901-181.859.58,845
  Conservative 110+19.131.14,630
  Independent 10009.14.1604
  Liberal Democrats 000005.3794

Ward results

Amington [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Tucker83957.4
Conservative Evelyn Rowe62242.6
Majority 21714.8
Turnout 1,46122
Labour hold Swing
Belgrave [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stuart Tonks81470.4
Conservative John Lees34329.6
Majority 47140.8
Turnout 1,15721
Labour hold Swing
Bolehall [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Dix96875.7
Conservative Valerie Beale31024.3
Majority 65851.4
Turnout 1,27824
Labour hold Swing
Castle [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Trenfield1,20468.0
Conservative Alan Lees36820.8
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pinkett19911.2
Majority 83647.2
Turnout 1,77129
Labour hold Swing
Glascote [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Holland58259.2
Conservative Brian Beale16016.3
Independent Christopher Cooke13914.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Lee-Brown10210.4
Majority 42242.9
Turnout 98318
Labour hold Swing
Mercian [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gerald Latham84154.6
Conservative Andrew James50833.0
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Blake19012.3
Majority 33321.6
Turnout 1,53932.4
Labour hold Swing
Spital [7] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Cook95251.5
Labour William Fuller75140.6
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Blake1467.9
Majority 20110.9
Turnout 1,84939
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Stonydelph [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Margaret Clarke46548.7
Labour Dennis Powick36237.9
Conservative James O'Grady12813.4
Majority 10310.8
Turnout 95516
Independent hold Swing
Trinity [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Foster77155.3
Conservative Kenneth Gant46733.5
Liberal Democrats Roger Jones15711.3
Majority 30421.8
Turnout 1,39526
Labour hold Swing
Wilnecote (2) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joan Jenkins883
Labour Alan Smith830
Conservative Raymond Booth387
Conservative Linda O'Grady385
Turnout 2,48522
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Tamworth". BBC News Online . Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent . 8 May 1999. p. 12.
  3. 1 2 "Opposition bids to peg back monopoly: Tamworth". Birmingham Mail . 9 April 1999. p. 6.
  4. ↑ Slater, John (5 May 1999). "Local election countdown: Tamworth". Birmingham Mail . p. 6.
  5. ↑ Guthrie, Jim; Posner, Michael (7 May 1999). "Labour lose out in Lichfield: Staffordshire". Birmingham Mail . p. 7.
  6. 1 2 Stote, Martin (7 May 1999). "Tories stage early gains in the Shires". Birmingham Post . p. 7.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Election Results". Tamworth Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "How the nations voted". The Times . 8 May 1999. p. 48.
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