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]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 38
- Conservative 5
- Liberal Democrat 3
- Independent 2[2]
Election result
[edit]1999 Waveney District Council election[3][4] | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 13 | ![]() |
81.3 | 25 | 38 | 79.2 | 11,974 | 50.7 | -0.4 | |
Conservative | 2 | ![]() |
12.5 | 3 | 5 | 10.4 | 7,578 | 32.1 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | ![]() |
6.3 | 2 | 3 | 6.3 | 2,777 | 11.8 | -0.3 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4.2 | 471 | 2.0 | -8.3 | |
United Beccles Independents | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 641 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Council Taxpayers Association | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 180 | 0.8 | N/A |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Walmsley | 789 | 37.6 | ||
United Beccles Independents | Christopher Scott | 641 | 30.7 | ||
Conservative | Peter Wilson | 419 | 20.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Bromley | 237 | 11.4 | ||
Majority | 148 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,086 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harold Ley | 738 | 50.1 | ||
Conservative | Shirley Cole | 533 | 36.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Antony Tibbitt | 201 | 13.7 | ||
Majority | 205 | 13.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,472 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Aldous | 450 | 64.9 | ||
Labour | Jacqueline Wagner | 243 | 35.1 | ||
Majority | 207 | 29.9 | |||
Turnout | 693 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Olive Parr | 757 | 54.3 | ||
Conservative | Bernard Reader | 473 | 34.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Darren Ware | 163 | 11.7 | ||
Majority | 284 | 20.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,393 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Graham Gouldby | 881 | 50.3 | ||
Conservative | Ronald Bell | 540 | 30.9 | ||
Council Taxpayers Association | Reginald Allen | 180 | 10.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Thomas | 149 | 8.5 | ||
Majority | 341 | 19.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,750 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rosemary Winterton | 826 | 45.8 | ||
Conservative | Andree Gee | 777 | 43.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Graham Haworth | 201 | 11.1 | ||
Majority | 49 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,804 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hayes Holzer | 832 | 68.0 | ||
Conservative | Valerie Pulford | 392 | 32.0 | ||
Majority | 440 | 35.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,224 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Craig Robertson | 486 | 39.9 | ||
Independent | Ruth Ford | 471 | 38.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Meadez | 156 | 12.8 | ||
Conservative | William Holdridge | 106 | 8.7 | ||
Majority | 15 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,219 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Shepherd | 777 | 51.5 | ||
Labour | Ernest Skepelhorn | 571 | 37.8 | ||
Conservative | Richard Gee | 161 | 10.7 | ||
Majority | 206 | 13.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,509 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alexander Thomson | 702 | 48.6 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Ames | 564 | 39.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alan Howe | 179 | 12.4 | ||
Majority | 138 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,445 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Jones | 728 | 73.1 | ||
Conservative | May Reader | 158 | 15.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Breena Batchelder | 110 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | 570 | 57.2 | |||
Turnout | 996 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jennifer Hinton | 828 | 45.7 | ||
Conservative | Michael Partridge | 815 | 45.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Arnold Martin | 167 | 9.2 | ||
Majority | 13 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,810 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Malcolm Pitchers | 989 | 59.9 | ||
Conservative | Ian Baylis | 507 | 30.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Howe | 154 | 9.3 | ||
Majority | 482 | 29.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,650 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Rouse | 979 | 68.4 | ||
Conservative | Anne Mylan | 297 | 20.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Leslie Batchelder | 155 | 10.8 | ||
Majority | 682 | 47.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,431 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Austin | 1,199 | 60.3 | ||
Labour | Raymond Breach | 790 | 39.7 | ||
Majority | 409 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,989 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ann Skipper | 835 | 72.6 | ||
Conservative | Barry Bee | 187 | 16.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sandra Tonge | 128 | 11.1 | ||
Majority | 648 | 56.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,150 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Waveney". BBC News Online. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent. 8 May 1999. p. 12. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "District Election Results: District Election 6th May 1999". Waveney District Council. Archived from the original on 22 October 1999. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.