1999 Eastbourne Borough Council election

1999 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 The 1999 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/89.stm Eastbourne BBC News Online 13 December 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrats 15 Conservative 15How the nations voted 8 May 1999 The Times 48 Election result The Conservative Party gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats to move the two parties level on 15 seats each.http://www.eastbourne.gov.uk/EasysiteWeb/getresource.axd?AssetID=389&type=full&servicetype=Inline Borough elections Eastbourne Borough Council 14 December 2011 28 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111128103500/http://eastbourne.gov.uk/EasySiteWeb/getresource.axd?AssetID=389&type=full&servicetype=Inline deadhttp://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/1999/05/07/Brighton+Hove+Archive/5167585.POLL_AXED/ Poll-axed 7 May 1999 The Argus 14 December 2011 This was the first time the Liberal Democrats had not had a majority in eight years, but they retained control through the mayor's casting vote. Overall turnout at the election was 32.36%, slightly up on the 31.77% at the 1998 election. Eastbourne local election result 1999 Conservative Party (UK) 5 2 0 +2 50.0 46.0 9,992 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 0 2 -2 50.0 42.4 9,206 -5.8 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 10.4 2,265 +0.2 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 149 +0.2 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 116 +0.5 Ward results Devonshire Conservative Party (UK) Mark Roberts 839 45.0 +2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Jones 812 43.6 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) Barrie Smith 213 11.4 -3.1 27 1.4 +1.3 1,864 33.9 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Downside Liberal Democrats (UK) Maurice Skilton 1,219 61.5 -8.0 Conservative Party (UK) John Stanbury 615 31.0 +10.3 Labour Party (UK) Steven Wallis 148 7.5 -2.3 604 30.5 -18.3 1,982 34.1 +1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hampden Park Liberal Democrats (UK) Olive Woodall 1,035 58.4 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) Alan French 407 23.0 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Jeanie Sowerby 329 18.6 +4.2 628 35.5 +1.9 1,771 29.2 +0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Langney Liberal Democrats (UK) Beverley Berry 1,464 62.8 Conservative Party (UK) Len Meladio 567 24.3 Labour Party (UK) Agnes Reid 299 12.8 897 38.5 2,330 23.5 +0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Meads Conservative Party (UK) David Stevens 1,841 73.8 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Ticehurst 358 14.4 -11.6 Labour Party (UK) Peter Worster 179 7.2 +7.2 Green Party of England and Wales Sally Boys 116 4.7 +4.7 1,483 59.5 +11.5 2,494 37.4 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) Ocklynge Liberal Democrats (UK) Ron Parsons 1,121 47.6 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Sandie Howlett 1,108 47.1 -1.5 Labour Party (UK) James Brook 125 5.3 -2.2 13 0.6 2,354 42.6 +5.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ratton Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Goodall 1,376 63.9 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jon Harris 425 19.7 -0.3 Labour Party (UK) Emile Habets 204 9.5 -2.0 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Maria-Theresia Williamson 149 6.9 +0.9 951 44.2 +1.8 2,154 34.7 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Roselands Liberal Democrats (UK) Neil Stanley 1,293 66.5 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Gristwood 444 22.9 Labour Party (UK) Jonathan Pettigrew 206 10.6 849 43.7 1,943 29.1 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) St Anthony's Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Bowker 1,499 54.2 +0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Ellis 999 36.1 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) Robert Rossetter 267 9.7 -1.6 500 18.1 -1.4 2,765 34.4 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Upperton Conservative Party (UK) Graham Marsden 1,374 66.3 +13.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Beckmann 480 23.2 -14.4 Labour Party (UK) Eileen Cronin 217 10.5 +1.1 894 43.2 +27.8 2,071 30.7 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) References 1999 Category:1999 English local elections Category:1990s in East Sussex