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The 1999 Harlow District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Harlow District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
[edit]Labour remained in control of the council with 34 of the 42 seats, compared to 4 each for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.[3] Labour won 9 of the 14 seats contested, but lost 3 seats to the Conservatives in Great Parndon, Kingsmoor and Potter Street wards.[3] The Liberal Democrats also gained a seat from Labour in Mark Hall South, while retaining a seat in Stewards ward.[3] Overall turnout at the election was 29.85%.[4]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 9 | 0 | 4 | ![]() |
64.3 | 47.4 | 7,501 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 3 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
21.4 | 32.1 | 5,082 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
14.3 | 18.9 | 2,993 | ![]() | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 156 | ![]() | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 79 | ![]() |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1995 election.
Ward results
[edit]Brays Grove
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Cameron | 483 | 59.8 | −11.8 | |
Conservative | Joshua Jolles | 212 | 26.2 | +9.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Jackson | 113 | 14.0 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 271 | 33.5 | −21.8 | ||
Turnout | 808 | 28.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Great Parndon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patrick McClarnon | 578 | 48.5 | |
Labour | Mark Wilkinson | 517 | 43.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nick Spenceley | 96 | 8.1 | |
Majority | 61 | 5.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,191 | 38.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Katherines with Sumners
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Long | 577 | 49.3 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | Simon Carter | 472 | 40.3 | −1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Harry Ackland-Snow | 121 | 10.3 | −3.9 | |
Majority | 105 | 9.0 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,170 | 25.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kingsmoor
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Churchill | 581 | 45.5 | +2.1 | |
Labour | Greg Peck | 530 | 41.5 | −1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Addison | 137 | 10.7 | −2.7 | |
Green | Geoffrey McMullan | 29 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 51 | 4.0 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,277 | 28.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Latton Bush
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Jones | 538 | 57.4 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | Vivien Ross | 235 | 25.1 | −3.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julian Edwards | 164 | 17.5 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 303 | 32.3 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 937 | 24.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Little Parndon
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Young | 674 | 64.3 | −3.3 | |
Conservative | Sue Livings | 214 | 20.4 | −0.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Davis | 161 | 15.3 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 460 | 43.9 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,049 | 28.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Mark Hall North
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Bellairs | 397 | 56.0 | −6.8 | |
Conservative | Mark Gough | 217 | 30.6 | +6.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Atkinson | 95 | 13.4 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 180 | 25.4 | −13.2 | ||
Turnout | 709 | 34.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Mark Hall South
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Macy | 707 | 49.5 | +13.6 | |
Labour | Terry Kent | 619 | 43.4 | −10.7 | |
Conservative | George Reynolds | 101 | 7.1 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 88 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,427 | 39.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Netteswell East
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bernie Jones | 469 | 65.0 | |
Conservative | Emma Thomas | 153 | 21.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sheila Herbert | 99 | 13.7 | |
Majority | 316 | 43.8 | ||
Turnout | 721 | 26.6 | ||
Labour hold |
Old Harlow
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derek Fenny | 757 | 47.2 | |
Conservative | Michael Garnett | 666 | 41.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Higgins | 182 | 11.3 | |
Majority | 91 | 5.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,605 | 33.0 | ||
Labour hold |
Passmores
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janet Evans | 483 | 47.6 | −16.0 | |
Conservative | Edward Johnson | 395 | 38.9 | +17.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Lawton | 137 | 13.5 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 88 | 8.7 | −33.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,015 | 29.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Potter Street
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Graeme Archer | 1,036 | 49.5 | +16.4 | |
Labour | Sue Burgess | 660 | 31.5 | −9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stanley Ward | 193 | 9.2 | −16.5 | |
Independent | Jock Arnott | 156 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Green | William Powell | 50 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 376 | 17.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,095 | 29.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Stewards
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lorna Spenceley | 658 | 70.8 | +5.9 | |
Labour | Sandra Rootsey | 201 | 21.6 | −7.1 | |
Conservative | Stephen Butt | 71 | 7.6 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 457 | 49.1 | +12.8 | ||
Turnout | 930 | 25.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Tye Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matthew Shepherd | 596 | 68.0 | −2.3 | |
Conservative | Charles Ross | 151 | 17.2 | +1.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Thurston | 130 | 14.8 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 445 | 50.7 | −4.1 | ||
Turnout | 877 | 25.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Harlow". BBC News Online. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Local Councils: Results round-up - Elections". The Times. NewsBank. 7 May 1999. p. 4.
- ^ a b c "Tories delighted with election". Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications. NewsBank. 15 May 1999.
- ^ "Results". Greater London, Kent, and Surrey Counties Publications. NewsBank. 5 May 2000.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Election of councillors 1999 - results". Harlow District Council. Archived from the original on 14 January 2001. Retrieved 29 December 2014.