Wokingham District Council election, 1999

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The 1999 Wokingham District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Wokingham Unitary Council in Berkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [1] Overall turnout was 29%. [2]

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national government.

Berkshire County of England

Berkshire is one of the home counties in England. It was recognised by the Queen as the Royal County of Berkshire in 1957 because of the presence of Windsor Castle, and letters patent were issued in 1974. Berkshire is a county of historic origin, a ceremonial county and a non-metropolitan county without a county council. The county town is Reading.

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.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Wokingham Local Election Result 1999 [2] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1001-155.643.012,204
  Liberal Democrat 810+144.442.612,066
  Labour 0000014.13,991
  Independent 000000.395

Ward results

Arborfield [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gary Cowan43865.5
Liberal Democrat Stephen Bacon23134.5
Majority20731.0
Turnout 66947
Conservative hold Swing
Bulmershe [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Colin Preston51147.4
Labour Adrian Hutton35232.6
Conservative Kathleen Henderson21620.0
Majority15914.8
Turnout 1,07935
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Coronation [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Thomas McCann83245.9
Conservative George Parkinson76842.4
Labour Philippa Hills21311.7
Majority643.5
Turnout 1,81331
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Emmbrook [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Raymond Eke84251.7
Liberal Democrat Richard Medlycott53232.7
Labour John Ferguson25415.6
Majority31019.0
Turnout 1,62835
Conservative hold Swing
Evendons [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Denis Morgan98044.0
Liberal Democrat Tina Marinos87339.2
Labour John Woodward27812.5
Independent Colin King954.3
Majority1074.8
Turnout 2,22626
Conservative hold Swing
Finchampstead North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Roland Cundy85352.8
Conservative Edward Stott76247.2
Majority915.6
Turnout 1,61535.5
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing
Finchampstead South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Gerald Cockroft65859.5
Liberal Democrat Philip Bristow44740.5
Majority21119.0
Turnout 1,10523
Conservative hold Swing
Little Hungerford [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Caroline Smith1,28654.6
Conservative Christopher Edmunds81134.4
Labour Jacqueline Rupert26011.0
Majority47520.2
Turnout 2,35729
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Loddon [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Denis Thair79762.0
Conservative Philip Gribble25119.5
Labour David Gerken23718.4
Majority54642.5
Turnout 1,28520
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Norreys [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Marian Robertson1,06156.3
Labour Franco Valente51227.2
Liberal Democrat Carolyn Hare31116.5
Majority54929.1
Turnout 1,88430.5
Conservative hold Swing
Redhatch [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Alan Spratling1,71262.3
Conservative Emma MacDonald72126.2
Labour Nimmi Harlow31511.5
Majority99136.1
Turnout 2,74822
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Remenham & Wargrave [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Simon Etheridge76965.7
Liberal Democrat Martin Alder27023.1
Labour Henry Palmer13211.3
Majority49942.6
Turnout 1,17133
Conservative hold Swing
Shinfield [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Pollock79656.6
Liberal Democrat Marian Targett34724.7
Labour Owen Waite26418.8
Majority44931.9
Turnout 1,40724
Conservative hold Swing
South Lake [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Beth Rowland70863.2
Conservative Sue Doughty23320.8
Labour Nelson Bland18016.1
Majority47542.4
Turnout 1,12125
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Swallowfield [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Clare Beatty44977.4
Labour David Sharp7012.1
Liberal Democrat Veronica Hull6110.5
Majority37965.3
Turnout 58039
Conservative hold Swing
Twyford & Ruscombe [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Dee Tomlin1,39358.9
Conservative Pamela Graddon75031.7
Labour Roy Mantel2239.4
Majority64327.2
Turnout 2,36641
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Winnersh [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Robert Turner73046.3
Liberal Democrat Prue Bray71345.2
Labour Mary Gascoyne1348.5
Majority171.1
Turnout 1,57727
Conservative hold Swing
Wokingham Without [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Angus Ross96956.2
Labour Carole Saunders56732.9
Liberal Democrat Thomas McCann18911.0
Majority40223.3
Turnout 1,72533
Conservative hold Swing

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References

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