Waveney District Council election, 1999

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

Waveney District Non-metropolitan district in England

Waveney was a local government district in Suffolk, England, named after the River Waveney that forms its north-east border. The district council was based in Lowestoft, the major settlement in Waveney. The other towns in the district are Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth and Southwold.

Non-metropolitan district Type of local government district in England

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a two-tier arrangement.

Suffolk County of England

Suffolk is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Felixstowe, one of the largest container ports in Europe.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. It is currently led by Vince Cable. They have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015 with its leader Nick Clegg serving as Deputy Prime Minister.

Election result

Waveney Local Election Result 1999 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1303-381.350.711,974
  Conservative 220+212.532.17,578
  Liberal Democrat 110+16.311.82,777
 United Beccles Independents000002.7641
  Independent 000002.0471
 Council Taxpayers Association000000.8180

Ward results

Beccles Town [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jack Walmsley78937.6
United Beccles IndependentsChristopher Scott64130.7
Conservative Peter Wilson41920.1
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Bromley23711.4
Majority1487.1
Turnout 2,086
Labour hold Swing
Beccles Worlingham [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Harold Ley73850.1
Conservative Shirley Cole53336.2
Liberal Democrat Antony Tibbitt20113.7
Majority20513.9
Turnout 1,472
Labour hold Swing
Blything [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Aldous45064.9
Labour Jacqueline Wagner24335.1
Majority20729.9
Turnout 693
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bungay [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Olive Parr75754.3
Conservative Bernard Reader47334.0
Liberal Democrat Darren Ware16311.7
Majority28420.4
Turnout 1,393
Labour hold Swing
Carlton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Graham Gouldby88150.3
Conservative Ronald Bell54030.9
Council Taxpayers AssociationReginald Allen18010.3
Liberal Democrat Andrew Thomas1498.5
Majority34119.5
Turnout 1,750
Labour hold Swing
Gunton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Rosemary Winterton82645.8
Conservative Andree Gee77743.1
Liberal Democrat Graham Haworth20111.1
Majority492.7
Turnout 1,804
Labour hold Swing
Halesworth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Hayes Holzer83268.0
Conservative Valerie Pulford39232.0
Majority44035.9
Turnout 1,224
Labour hold Swing
Harbour [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Craig Robertson48639.9
Independent Ruth Ford47138.6
Liberal Democrat Paul Meadez15612.8
Conservative William Holdridge1068.7
Majority151.2
Turnout 1,219
Labour hold Swing
Kirkley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Andrew Shepherd77751.5
Labour Ernest Skepelhorn57137.8
Conservative Richard Gee16110.7
Majority20613.7
Turnout 1,509
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing
Lothingland [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Alexander Thomson70248.6
Conservative Stephen Ames56439.0
Liberal Democrat Alan Howe17912.4
Majority1389.6
Turnout 1,445
Labour hold Swing
Normanston [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Frank Jones72873.1
Conservative May Reader15815.9
Liberal Democrat Breena Batchelder11011.0
Majority57057.2
Turnout 996
Labour hold Swing
Oulton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jennifer Hinton82845.7
Conservative Michael Partridge81545.0
Liberal Democrat Arnold Martin1679.2
Majority130.7
Turnout 1,810
Labour hold Swing
Pakefield [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Malcolm Pitchers98959.9
Conservative Ian Baylis50730.7
Liberal Democrat Brian Howe1549.3
Majority48229.2
Turnout 1,650
Labour hold Swing
Saint Margarets [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Rouse97968.4
Conservative Anne Mylan29720.8
Liberal Democrat Leslie Batchelder15510.8
Majority68247.7
Turnout 1,431
Labour hold Swing
Southwold [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Austin1,19960.3
Labour Raymond Breach79039.7
Majority40920.6
Turnout 1,989
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Whitton [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ann Skipper83572.6
Conservative Barry Bee18716.3
Liberal Democrat Sandra Tonge12811.1
Majority64856.3
Turnout 1,150
Labour hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Waveney". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  2. ↑ "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent. 1999-05-08. p. 12. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "District Election Results: District Election 6th May 1999". Waveney District Council. Archived from the original on 1999-10-22. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
  4. ↑ "How the nations voted". The Times. 1999-05-08. p. 48.
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