1999 Winchester City Council election

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The 1999 Winchester Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats keep a majority on the council but lose 2 seats to the Conservatives. [3]

Winchester local election result 1999 [4] [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 10-355.644.410,661
  Conservative 5+227.839.59,488
  Labour 2011.112.12,914
  Independent 1+15.63.9940

Ward results

Bishop's Waltham [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Colin Chamberlain94048.6
Liberal Democrats Jillian Blackmore48725.2
Conservative Gideon Lake42221.8
Labour Gwendoline Hobbis854.4
Majority 45323.4
Turnout 1,93438.7
Denmead [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Allgood1,19066.7
Liberal Democrats Alan Slade47726.7
Labour Susan Underwood1176.6
Majority 71340.0
Turnout 1,78438.3
Durley and Upham [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Merritt36358.5
Conservative Gloria Tabor22235.8
Labour Timothy Curran355.6
Majority 14122.7
Turnout 62053.0
Itchen Valley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Baxter38262.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Bayley20333.0
Labour Oliver De Peyer315.0
Majority 17929.0
Turnout 61647.3
Littleton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kelsie Learney75255.0
Conservative Barry Lipscomb55640.7
Labour Elaine Fullaway594.3
Majority 19614.3
Turnout 1,36750.0
New Alresford [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Hollingberry1,04646.9
Liberal Democrats Sarah Witchard76334.2
Labour Robin Atkins41918.8
Majority 28312.7
Turnout 2,22853.5
Otterbourne and Hursley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Mason47060.3
Conservative Barbara Jeffs27034.6
Labour Tessa Valentine405.1
Majority 20025.7
Turnout 78042.7
St Barnabas [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roy Smith89959.1
Conservative Michael Whatley44829.4
Labour Gareth Young17511.5
Majority 45129.7
Turnout 1,52238.1
St Bartholomew [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dominic Hiscock94952.5
Conservative Ian Jones67737.4
Labour Stephen Wyeth18310.1
Majority 27215.1
Turnout 1,80942.5
St John and All Saints [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Craig64543.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Andrews53435.9
Conservative Sally Goodman30920.8
Majority 1117.4
Turnout 1,48832.2
St Luke [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clare McKenna49836.9
Conservative Elizabeth Osborne47435.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Chesters37928.1
Majority 141.8
Turnout 1,35129.4
St Michael [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iain Tait82447.4
Liberal Democrats John Higgins75143.2
Labour Antony De Peyer1639.4
Majority 734.2
Turnout 1,73843.5
St Paul [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elaine Patton87048.3
Conservative Jacqueline Pitman76142.3
Labour Adrian Field1709.4
Majority 1096.0
Turnout 1,80140.9
Swanmore [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sheila Campbell64854.0
Conservative Sheen Nicholson49941.6
Labour David Picton-Jones534.4
Majority 14912.4
Turnout 1,20055.8
Twyford [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Wagner44877.0
Conservative Ernest Jeffs11319.4
Labour Kevin Barrett213.6
Majority 33557.6
Turnout 58250.8
Upper Meon Valley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Corden52673.7
Liberal Democrats Joanne Jackson15021.0
Labour Pamela Smith385.3
Majority 37652.7
Turnout 71449.3
Wickham [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Therese Evans92768.3
Conservative James Duddridge34425.3
Labour Michael Chaplin876.4
Majority 58343.0
Turnout 1,35842.4
Wonston [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Hills59153.2
Conservative Andrew Beadle42538.3
Labour Alan Drury958.6
Majority 16614.9
Turnout 1,11137.4

References

  1. ↑ "Winchester". BBC News Online . Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent . 8 May 1999. p. 12.
  3. ↑ "Tory rule makes a comeback". Southern Daily Echo . 7 May 1999. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Local Councils: Results round-up". The Times . 7 May 1999. p. 4.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Winchester City Council District Elections - 6 May 1999" (PDF). Winchester City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
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