1999 Wellingborough Borough Council election

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1999 Wellingborough Borough Council election
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 19956 May 1999 2003  

All 36 seats in the Wellingborough Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won2015

Wellingborough UK local election 1999 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 1999 Wellingborough Borough Council elections.

Council control before election

No Overall Control

Council control after election

Labour

The 1999 Borough Council of Wellingborough election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Borough Council of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, UK. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

The result was significant as it went against the national swing as Wellingborough was the only council Labour gained in the 1999 elections.

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References

  1. "Wellingborough Borough Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 8 February 2019.