Eastleigh Borough Council election, 1999

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Elections to Eastleigh Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Eastleigh Local Election Result 1999
	Seats	Seats %
Liberal Democrat	9	60.0
Labour	4	26.7
Conservative	2	13.3

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BBC report of 1999 Eastleigh election result

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