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1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election

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1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election

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All 78 seats to Brighton and Hove Borough Council
40 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Party Labour Conservative
Last election 54 seats, 51.0% 22 seats, 35.5%
Seats won 45 27
Seat change Decrease 9 Increase 5
Popular vote 91,796 75,049
Percentage 45.8% 37.4%
Swing Decrease 5.2% Increase 1.9%

  Third party Fourth party
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Party Green Liberal Democrats
Last election 1 seat, 4.1% 0 seats, 7.8%
Seats won 3 3
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 3
Popular vote 22,084 10,499
Percentage 11.0% 5.2%
Swing Increase 6.9% Decrease 2.6%

Winner of each seat at the 1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election was held on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Brighton and Hove Borough Council in East Sussex, England.[1]

Labour retained control of the council.

Summary

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Election result

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1999 Brighton and Hove Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 78 45 0 9 Decrease 9 57.7 45.8 91,796 –5.2
  Conservative 76 27 5 0 Increase 5 34.6 37.4 75,049 +1.9
  Green 77 3 2 0 Increase 2 3.8 11.0 22,084 +6.9
  Liberal Democrats 31 3 3 0 Increase 3 3.8 5.2 10,499 –2.6
  Independent Labour 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 524 N/A
  Independent 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 279 N/A
  Socialist Labour 2 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 154 N/A
  Ind. Conservative 2 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.0 0.1 128 –1.3

Ward results

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Brunswick and Adelaide

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A sitting councillor for this ward defected from Labour to the Scottish National Party prior to the election.[2]

Brunswick and Adelaide (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elgood P. 887 37.5 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Davidson D. Ms. 866 36.6 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Watkins D. 840 35.5 +6.7
Labour Davies C. * 783 33.1 –7.3
Labour Hunt F. Ms.* 755 31.9 –7.6
Labour Trainer P. 746 31.5 –4.6
Conservative Hunter S. Ms. 448 18.9 –7.3
Conservative Boustead C. 444 18.8 –7.1
Conservative Lilley P. 431 18.2 –6.8
Green Jester M. 228 9.6 –0.3
Green Nightingale K. 148 6.3 N/A
Green Taylor M. Ms. 136 5.7 N/A
Ind. Conservative Furness N. 80 3.4 N/A
Ind. Conservative Hogan V. Ms. 48 2.0 N/A
Turnout 2,366 28.9 –2.1
Registered electors 8,186
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Goldsmid

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Goldsmid (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Langston J. Ms.* 1,346 51.8 +2.3
Conservative Langston S.* 1,276 49.2 +1.0
Conservative Bennett J. Ms. 1,235 47.6 –0.5
Labour Jones A. 904 34.8 –7.8
Labour Collins R. 878 33.8 –7.8
Labour Neiman S. 871 33.6 –6.0
Green Hayes S. Ms. 280 10.8 +2.4
Green Hudson G. 181 7.0 N/A
Green Rowland E. Ms. 139 5.4 N/A
Turnout 2,596 34.0 –2.7
Registered electors 7,635
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Hangleton

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Hangleton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Willows P. 1,269 44.0 +4.2
Labour Kielty G.* 1,170 40.6 –11.3
Conservative Barnard M. 1,169 40.5 +1.5
Conservative Ross K. Ms. 1,163 40.3 +1.7
Labour Curtis D. Ms. 1,086 37.7 –10.1
Labour Thompson J. 1,042 36.1 –11.4
Independent Labour Newland D.* 524 18.2 N/A
Green Robertson C. Ms. 175 6.1 +2.5
Green Sellers C. 142 4.9 N/A
Green Stent D. 111 3.8 N/A
Turnout 2,884 45.1 +2.0
Registered electors 6,395
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour

Hanover

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Hanover (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edmond-Smith J. Ms.* 1,671 56.7 –14.8
Labour Harding J. Ms. 1,651 56.0 –11.8
Labour Morley C. 1,343 45.6 –15.3
Green Miller H. 804 27.3 +4.7
Green Lloyd Jones A. 592 20.1 N/A
Green Hodd J. Ms 582 19.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Bowden R. 351 11.9 +1.8
Conservative Smith P. Ms. 329 11.2 –1.7
Conservative Moorhouse D. Ms. 328 11.1 –0.4
Conservative Pacifico C. Ms. 276 9.4 –1.5
Turnout 2,946 34.1 –0.6
Registered electors 8,639
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hollingbury

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Hollingbury (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lepper J. Ms. 1,559 58.9 –19.0
Labour Fitch B.* 1,450 54.8 –19.3
Labour Simpson C. Ms.* 1,393 52.6 –19.2
Conservative Brooker G. 459 17.3 +1.5
Conservative Franklin C. Ms. 422 15.9 +0.4
Conservative Norman K. 405 15.3 +0.5
Green Maddicks R. 334 12.6 +1.2
Green Timson C. 229 8.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Cotton E. 226 8.5 –2.5
Liberal Democrats Lamb D. 203 7.7 –0.3
Socialist Labour Fyvie I. 91 3.4 N/A
Socialist Labour McLeod J. 63 2.4 N/A
Turnout 2,647 34.7 +2.6
Registered electors 7,627
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Kings Cliff

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Kings Cliff (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Duncan I.* 1,366 56.4 –10.1
Labour Mitchell G. Ms. 1,268 52.4 –12.1
Labour Brewer B. Ms. 1,264 52.2 –13.9
Conservative Burns C. Ms. 599 24.7 –2.1
Conservative Radford D. Ms.* 570 23.5 –1.5
Conservative Lawrence H. Ms. 551 22.8 –2.1
Green Hyde-Park A. 365 15.1 +5.2
Green Jones N. 269 11.1 N/A
Green Lyddon E. Ms. 233 9.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Robinson E. Ms. 212 8.8 –0.4
Turnout 2,421 33.6 –1.8
Registered electors 7,205
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Marine

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Marine (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marsh M. Ms.* 1,376 60.4 +1.3
Labour Allen K. 1,331 58.4 +1.0
Labour Shelly C. Ms. 1,301 57.1 +1.2
Conservative Mears M. Ms. 1,061 46.6 +2.6
Conservative Dean C. 951 41.7 +1.5
Conservative Williams M. 949 41.6 +1.8
Liberal Democrats Lindsay-Hills M. 167 7.3 +1.2
Green Abrahams I. Ms. 161 7.1 +1.3
Green Howarth D. 115 5.0 N/A
Green Sims A. Ms. 97 4.3 N/A
Turnout 2,746 32.8 +3.6
Registered electors 8,373
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Moulsecoomb

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Moulsecoomb (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Meadows A. Ms.* 1,184 54.1 –8.8
Labour Tonks F.* 1,171 53.5 –8.4
Labour Hazelgrove J. 1,163 53.2 –5.2
Conservative Maskell N. 502 23.0 –0.3
Conservative Middleton M. Ms. 483 22.1 –0.8
Liberal Democrats Woolley E. Ms. 157 7.2 –3.1
Green Mills A. Ms. 121 5.5 –1.8
Green Mills B. 95 4.3 N/A
Green Vecpuisis J. Ms. 67 3.1 N/A
Turnout 2,187 32.7 +5.6
Registered electors 6,688
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Nevill

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Nevill (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lewis P.* 1,292 50.8 +0.5
Conservative Worgan M.* 1,273 50.1 ±0.0
Conservative Wade S. 1,232 48.4 +1.0
Labour Gill P. 950 37.4 –7.4
Labour Meegan V. 899 35.4 –9.1
Labour Rosen H. 791 31.1 –9.5
Liberal Democrats Alldred R. 212 8.3 +1.6
Green Forrest L. 179 7.0 +2.6
Green Coyne B. Ms. 107 4.2 N/A
Green Gardner P. 95 3.7 N/A
Turnout 2,543 39.3 –6.0
Registered electors 6,471
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

North Portslade

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North Portslade (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carden R.* 1,676 61.2 –9.1
Labour Steer H.* 1,615 59.0 –9.9
Labour Turner D. 1,552 56.7 –10.2
Conservative Britton J. 753 27.5 +1.6
Conservative Pett D. 704 25.7 +0.9
Green Ackroyd A. 161 5.9 –0.5
Green Stringer J. Ms. 111 4.1 N/A
Green Doust T. 102 3.7 N/A
Turnout 2,737 36.6 +1.5
Registered electors 7,478
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Patcham

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Patcham (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Theobald G.* 2,075 56.1 –3.2
Conservative Theobald C. Ms.* 2,071 56.0 –3.2
Conservative Sheldon J.* 2,038 55.1 –2.0
Labour Betts D. 1,141 30.9 +0.3
Labour Spicer F. 1,044 28.2 –2.4
Labour Stewart E. Ms. 979 26.5 –1.1
Liberal Democrats Latimer D. Ms. 309 8.4 –4.5
Green Gaventa J. 208 5.6 +2.9
Green Mackenzie L. Ms. 135 3.7 N/A
Green Kennan G. Ms. 129 3.5 N/A
Turnout 3,698 52.2 –0.3
Registered electors 7,084
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Portslade South

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Portslade South (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hamilton L.* 1,549 61.6 +0.4
Labour Collier S.* 1,540 61.2 +2.2
Labour John S. Ms.* 1,385 55.0 +0.5
Conservative Newberry-Martin D. 495 19.7 –7.2
Conservative H. Ms. 450 17.9 –8.9
Conservative Older A. Ms. 400 15.9 –10.0
Liberal Democrats Donovan N. 273 10.9 –0.5
Liberal Democrats Freeman J. 197 7.8 –3.4
Green Andrews S. 141 5.6 +2.0
Green Gray K. 132 5.2 N/A
Green Morgan H. Ms. 124 4.9 N/A
Turnout 2,516 35.8 –2.6
Registered electors 7,029
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Preston

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Preston (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Macaffery J. Ms.* 1,562 41.8 –10.4
Labour Austin L. Ms.* 1,551 41.5 –10.4
Labour Spray J. Ms.* 1,464 39.2 –11.7
Conservative Mendoza M. 1,304 34.9 –1.7
Conservative Day C. 1,298 34.7 –1.8
Conservative Parker L. 1,287 34.4 –2.1
Green Littman L. 472 12.6 +5.2
Green Marsh T. Ms. 351 9.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Potts S. 344 9.2 –0.5
Liberal Democrats Hunter T. 339 9.1 +0.6
Green Ware J. Ms. 303 8.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Schelwald E. 281 7.5 +0.1
Turnout 3,738 47.3 +2.4
Registered electors 7,903
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Queens Park

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Queens Park (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lythell J. Ms.* 1,223 56.9 –10.7
Labour Bodfish K.* 1,221 56.8 –8.5
Labour Charleton S. 1,132 52.7 –11.5
Conservative Vivian S. Ms.* 468 21.8 –4.1
Conservative Grinsted M. Ms. 429 20.0 –5.0
Conservative Wells S. Ms. 406 18.9 –4.5
Green Burgess D. 354 16.5 +5.0
Green Fox C. Ms. 257 12.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Blease J. Ms 218 10.1 +2.0
Green Holden D. 194 9.0 N/A
Turnout 2,150 32.3 –5.7
Registered electors 6,655
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Regency

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Regency (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joy S. Ms. 1,077 51.4 –7.8
Labour Pennington R.* 999 47.7 –6.8
Labour Warmington J.* 949 45.3 –8.2
Green McLellan A. 484 23.1 +9.9
Conservative BezenCon M. Ms. 454 21.7 –7.9
Conservative Ramsden C. Ms. 441 21.1 –7.8
Conservative Smith A. Ms. 404 19.3 –9.0
Green Plocki S. 297 14.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Freeman T. 294 14.0 +4.2
Green Taylor K. 241 11.5 N/A
Independent Wing T. 165 7.9 N/A
Turnout 2,095 27.1 –9.2
Registered electors 7,731
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Rottingdean

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Rottingdean (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Hunt* 2,232 61.0 +6.2
Conservative L. Hyde 2,129 58.1 +3.5
Conservative D. Smith 2,090 57.1 +3.8
Labour M. Bunting 697 19.0 –5.6
Labour J. Moriarty 670 18.3 –4.7
Labour A. Avis 611 16.7 –5.8
Liberal Democrats M. Hampton 535 14.6 –0.2
Liberal Democrats J. De Souza 369 10.1 –4.7
Liberal Democrats H. Desouza 360 9.8 –3.9
Green V. Kelley 245 6.7 +3.1
Green A. Gilson 177 4.8 N/A
Green N. Tart 137 3.7 N/A
Turnout 3,662 46.2 +4.5
Registered electors 7,927
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Seven Dials

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Seven Dials
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Gwyn-Jones* 1,222 51.6 –24.4
Labour A. Hermititge 1,145 48.4 –23.4
Labour M. Middleton* 1,103 46.6 –25.0
Green J. Berrington 619 26.1 +10.8
Green B. Holmes 440 18.6 N/A
Conservative J. Gowans 435 18.1 –0.2
Conservative P. Bowes 428 18.1 –0.5
Conservative R. Larkin 402 17.0 –0.6
Liberal Democrats B. Huggins 324 13.7 +2.2
Green I. Needham 312 13.2 N/A
Turnout 2,368 29.8 –2.0
Registered electors 7,946
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Peters

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St Peters (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Pete West* 1,715 51.1 +9.2
Green R. Child 1,498 44.7 +18.8
Green Keith Taylor 1,488 44.4 +21.9
Labour D. Newman 1,302 38.8 –1.6
Labour S. Prentice 1,258 37.5 –1.1
Labour H. Spillman 1,250 37.3 –0.2
Conservative R. Cripps 271 8.1 –0.2
Conservative E. Maclean 262 7.8 +0.9
Conservative I. Maclean 237 7.1 +0.8
Liberal Democrats W. Parker 190 5.7 +0.4
Turnout 3,353 42.3 –7.8
Registered electors 7,926
Green hold
Green gain from Labour
Green gain from Labour

Stanford

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Stanford (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. Brown 1,680 64.2 –2.7
Conservative D. Bennet 1,626 62.2 –2.7
Conservative B. Rowe* 1,161 44.4 –20.5
Labour D. Jackson 782 29.9 +9.6
Labour A. Walshe 724 27.7 +8.1
Labour R. Jenkins 687 26.3 +6.8
Green G. Richardson 225 8.6 +4.7
Green J. La Masurier 225 8.6 N/A
Green P. Stone 91 3.5 N/A
Turnout 2,616 39.0 +2.5
Registered electors 6,708
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stanmer

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Stanmer (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Framoze* 1,372 46.9 –3.9
Labour P. Hawkes 1,328 45.4 –5.2
Labour G. Belshon 1,270 43.4 –6.0
Conservative D. Careless 1,099 37.6 +8.2
Conservative R. Macabe 1,029 35.2 +7.0
Conservative B. Pidgeon 1,018 34.8 +7.6
Green L. Clayden 260 8.9 +1.5
Liberal Democrats J. Rimmington 238 8.1 –0.1
Green K. Lench 157 5.4 N/A
Green P. Tofts 117 4.0 N/A
Turnout 2,925 36.7 –3.5
Registered electors 7,971
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Tenantry

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Tenantry
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Bassam* 1,423 57.5 –10.9
Labour J. Ballance 1,326 53.6 –9.6
Labour A. Durr* 1,260 50.9 –12.3
Conservative B. Dando 441 17.8 –7.1
Green K. Chapman 436 17.6 +7.2
Conservative I. Middleton 423 17.1 –6.1
Conservative D. Read 397 16.0 –6.0
Green P. Mulligan 323 13.0 N/A
Green H. Rawlinson 254 10.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats P. Weller 239 9.7 +0.1
Turnout 2,476 31.7 –1.9
Registered electors 7,809
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Vallance

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Vallance
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Battle* 1,066 44.5 –4.1
Labour B. Walshe* 1,018 42.5 –5.4
Labour F. Brown* 966 40.4 –6.7
Conservative A. Milward 889 37.2 –1.1
Conservative J. Frankland 889 37.2 –0.9
Conservative J. Young 858 35.9 –1.1
Liberal Democrats P. Denyer 396 16.5 +7.3
Green M. Abrahams 329 13.7 +7.1
Green M. Mueller 199 8.3 N/A
Green J. Porter 171 7.1 N/A
Independent D. Biggs 114 4.8 N/A
Turnout 2,393 32.1 –3.5
Registered electors 7,454
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Westbourne

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Westbourne (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Oxley* 1,305 46.2 –1.0
Conservative D. Cobb 1,270 45.0 –0.8
Conservative E. Kemble 1,242 44.0 N/A
Labour V. Vizor 1,091 38.6 –0.4
Labour M. Fisher 1,043 36.9 –1.5
Labour J. Newington 1,002 35.5 –1.8
Liberal Democrats J. Lake 299 10.6 –1.2
Green N. Baker 292 10.3 +5.9
Green J. Da Costa 201 7.1 N/A
Green V. Powell 136 4.8 N/A
Turnout 2,824 38.8 +3.5
Registered electors 7,277
Conservative gain from Ind. Conservative
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Westdene

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Westdene (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Drake* 1,845 53.2 +6.2
Conservative P. Drake* 1,821 52.5 +6.4
Conservative A. Norman* 1,775 51.2 +8.2
Labour S. Kidd 972 28.0 –11.8
Labour K. Martin 842 24.3 –15.5
Labour J. Patterson 811 23.4 –13.0
Green E. Huckle 377 10.9 +5.6
Liberal Democrats J. Lovatt 336 9.7 +2.8
Liberal Democrats D. McBeth 310 8.9 +2.6
Green P. Poole 206 5.9 N/A
Green S. Sorrell 178 5.1 N/A
Turnout 3,469 45.2 –2.6
Registered electors 7,675
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Wish

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Wish (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. James* 1,393 43.9 –7.3
Conservative G. Peltz-Dunn 1,366 43.1 –1.2
Labour P. Murphy* 1,356 42.7 –4.5
Conservative S. Conway 1,347 42.5 –0.3
Conservative R. Balchin 1,340 42.2 –0.3
Labour A. Pratt* 1,299 41.0 –5.7
Green S. Dickens 281 8.9 +2.0
Liberal Democrats B. Murray 260 8.2 –1.1
Green J. Henton 171 5.4 N/A
Green K. Rowe 138 4.4 N/A
Turnout 3,172 46.7 +5.9
Registered electors 6,792
Labour hold
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold

Woodingdean

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Woodingdean (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Wells* 2,045 50.5 +2.3
Conservative P. Stiles* 1,900 46.9 +1.5
Conservative D. Simson 1,857 45.8 +1.2
Labour J. Moorhouse* 1,670 41.2 –7.8
Labour R. Blackwood 1,431 35.3 –6.2
Labour L. Barraclough 1,381 34.1 –5.6
Liberal Democrats P. Edwards 267 6.6 –3.1
Green J. Cummings 223 5.5 +1.3
Green S. Field 155 3.8 N/A
Green E. Humphries 127 3.1 N/A
Turnout 4,053 54.3 +9.4
Registered electors 7,464
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour

References

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  1. ^ "Local elections handbook - 1999" (PDF), elections entre.co.uk (pdf)
  2. ^ "Councillor Defects to SNP".