1999 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election

1999 UK local government election April 2015 April 2015 The 1999 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/208.stm Sandwell BBC News Online 13 February 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 61 Liberal Democrat 9 Conservative 2How Britain voted: Council Election Results 8 May 1999 The Independent 12 Campaign Before the election Labour held 60 of the 72 seats on the council, with the Liberal Democrats the main opposition on the council.Local election countdown: Sandwell Swingler Peter 5 May 1999 Birmingham Mail Labour were defending 19 seats, the Liberal Democrats 3 and the Conservatives 1 seat. The Conservative seat being defended in Wednesbury North was one of only 2 the party held, but both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats planned to contest all 24 seats. The other seat being contested was in Tipton Green, where an independent Labour councillor stood down at the election. Candidates in the election included 2 from the British National Party and 1 from the National Front,In-fighting could spoil Tory chances at polls Vote while you shop: Tesco in New Oscott, where there will be a polling stationnext Thursday. Summers Deborah 30 April 1999 Birmingham Post meanwhile the Liberal Democrat candidate in Friar Park ward withdrew from the election.Poll candidate out 15 April 1999 Birmingham Mail 24 During the election the Conservatives had an error on one of their leaflets with the phone number being for a Labour supporter.Sandwell Tories electioneering leaflet error Swingler Peter 5 May 1999 Birmingham Mail 7 Election result The results saw Labour increase their majority on the council after gaining 1 seat to hold 61 of the 72 seats.At-a-glance guide to how the councils stand 8 May 1999 Birmingham Post 3 Labour made the only gain in Tipton Green with the successful Labour candidate, Syeda Khatun, becoming the first Muslim woman to win a seat on Sandwell council.Syeda takes a place in history:Sandwell Swingler Peter 7 May 1999 Birmingham Mail 5 Tipton Green also saw the British National Party win 17.2% of the vote, the best result for the party in the West Midlands area.Far-right increases its share of vote 8 May 1999 Financial Times 10 The Liberal Democrats held the 3 seats they had been defending to keep 9 councillors, with Victoria Handy becoming the youngest councillor at the age of 21 after holding Charlemont for the party. Meanwhile, the Conservatives held Wednesbury North, but failed to make any gains, to stay on just 2 seats. Overall turnout in the election was 23.6%, http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm Local Election Results, 1999 2011-02-13 Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053301/http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm 24 July 2011 dmy-all with Princes End ward seeing one of the lowest turnouts in the country.Town hall politics become an increasing irrelevance Frean Alexandra 8 May 1999 The Times 47 Sandwell local election result 1999http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/smbc/elec98.htm Sandwell MBC: Borough Council Election 6th May 1999 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 13 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20010217195442/http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/smbc/elec98.htm 2001-02-17 How the nations voted 8 May 1999 The Times 48 Labour Party (UK) 20 1 0 +1 83.3 54.9 28,383 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 0 0 0 12.5 15.7 8,124 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 4.2 25.2 13,024 +0.9 Independent (politician) 0 0 1 -1 0.0 2.5 1,277 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.4 714 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 145 National Front (United Kingdom) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 75 Ward results Abbey Labour Party (UK) Robert Piper 1,687 59.6 Conservative Party (UK) Karen Bissell 832 29.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Prior 310 11.0 855 30.2 2,829 31.8 Labour Party (UK) Blackheath Labour Party (UK) Robert Price 1,220 65.8 Conservative Party (UK) David Dixon 421 22.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Walter Bowdler 212 11.4 799 43.1 1,853 20.1 Labour Party (UK) Bristnall Labour Party (UK) Richard Young 1,398 61.6 Conservative Party (UK) Ewart Johnson 649 28.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Rogers 223 9.8 749 33.0 2,270 23.8 Labour Party (UK) Charlemont Liberal Democrats (UK) Victoria Handy 1,054 41.2 Labour Party (UK) Jacqueline Harper 811 31.7 Conservative Party (UK) Norman Lawley 695 27.1 243 9.5 2,560 27.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cradley Heath and Old Hill Labour Party (UK) John Southall 1,357 66.8 Conservative Party (UK) David Burgess 463 22.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm Wilson 212 10.4 894 44.0 2,032 22.3 Labour Party (UK) Friar Park Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Lewis 1,049 68.8 Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Smith 475 31.2 574 37.7 1,524 18.3 Labour Party (UK) Great Barr Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert White 1,377 49.7 Labour Party (UK) Jean Heywood 753 27.2 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Lawrence 641 23.1 624 22.5 2,771 28.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Great Bridge Labour Party (UK) Jean Marson 965 59.8 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Mansell 325 20.1 British National Party Sharron Edwards 209 12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Burkitt 116 7.2 640 39.6 1,615 16.8 Labour Party (UK) Greets Green and Lyng Labour Party (UK) Robert Badham 1,351 75.9 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Hackett 283 15.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Roberts 147 8.3 1,068 60.0 1,781 21.8 Labour Party (UK) Hateley Heath Labour Party (UK) William Edis 875 54.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rachel Cheeseman 491 30.4 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Smith 247 15.3 384 23.8 1,613 17.5 Labour Party (UK) Langley Labour Party (UK) Martin Prestidge 1,449 60.5 Conservative Party (UK) Roland Hill 671 28.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julia Garrett 276 11.5 778 32.5 2,396 24.7 Labour Party (UK) Newton Liberal Democrats (UK) Joyce Underhill 1,410 53.4 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Slater 811 30.7 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Leavesley 420 15.9 599 22.7 2,641 28.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Old Warley Labour Party (UK) Brian Caddick 1,217 46.7 Conservative Party (UK) William Shipman 1,125 43.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gaynor Skeldon 263 10.1 92 3.5 2,605 29.8 Labour Party (UK) Oldbury Labour Party (UK) Mahbbob Hussain 1,911 69.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Wilkinson 450 16.3 Conservative Party (UK) William Aitken 393 14.3 1,461 53.1 2,754 33.1 Labour Party (UK) Princes End Labour Party (UK) Christopher Couzens 589 49.3 Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Nock 246 20.6 Independent Tipton Labour June Newell 219 18.3 National Front (United Kingdom) John Lord 75 6.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Samantha Ford 65 5.4 343 28.7 1,194 12.2 Labour Party (UK) Rowley Labour Party (UK) Adrian Bailey 1,302 66.7 Conservative Party (UK) Fredric Powles 267 13.7 Independent (politician) Fred Hadley 251 12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Cole 133 6.8 1,035 53.0 1,953 20.3 Labour Party (UK) Smethwick Labour Party (UK) Keith Davies 1,483 71.4 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Meacham 389 18.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Miriam Banting 206 9.9 1,094 52.6 2,078 24.3 Labour Party (UK) Soho and Victoria Labour Party (UK) Darren Cooper 1,020 73.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jeanette Hill 279 20.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sara Richards 92 6.6 741 53.3 1,391 26.2 Labour Party (UK) St Paul's Labour Party (UK) Bawa Dhallu 1,286 51.9 Doctor Practising at Lewisham Road Surgery Kazi Rahman 807 32.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Read 283 11.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Simms 101 4.1 479 19.3 2,477 30.5 Labour Party (UK) Tipton Green Labour Party (UK) Syeda Khatun 1,303 44.3 Conservative Party (UK) Alison Jones 833 28.3 British National Party Stephen Edwards 505 17.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Underhill 156 5.3 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Ian Barton 145 4.9 470 16.0 2,942 24.9 Labour Party (UK) Independent (politician) Tividale Labour Party (UK) Brian James 986 57.2 Conservative Party (UK) Steven Hockley 433 25.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Bradley 304 17.6 553 32.1 1,723 18.2 Labour Party (UK) Wednesbury North Conservative Party (UK) Raymond Partridge 1,378 60.0 Labour Party (UK) Elaine Giles 839 36.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Handy 78 3.4 539 23.5 2,295 26.0 Conservative Party (UK) Wednesbury South Labour Party (UK) George Turton 1,162 56.3 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Dixon 762 36.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Samantha Campbell 141 6.8 400 19.4 2,065 22.3 Labour Party (UK) West Bromwich Central Labour Party (UK) Mohinder Tagger 1,559 65.5 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Hughes 514 21.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sheila Rogers 307 12.9 1,045 43.9 2,380 28.3 Labour Party (UK) References Category:1999 English local elections 1999 Category:1990s in the West Midlands (county)