1999 Craven District Council election

1999 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 The 1999 Craven District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Craven District Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/65.stm Craven BBC News Online 11 March 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 19 Independent 10 Liberal Democrats 4 Labour 1Britain votes: Local Council Election Results 7 May 1999 The Independent NewsBank Background After the last election in 1998 the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats both had 13 councillors, while Labour had 4 seats and there were 4 independents.Local government election results 8 May 1998 The Independent NewsBank However following the election five Liberal Democrat councillors, Janet Gott, Ken Hart, Joan Ibbotson, Steve Place and the council leader Carl Lis, all left the party to sit as independent councillors.More councillors quit LibDems 18 July 1998 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBank One Labour councillor Andrew Rankine also became an independent at the same time. Before the 1999 election the Conservatives needed to gain 5 of the 14 seats contested in order to gain a majority on the council.Tories expect to seize power 17 April 1999 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBank They made two gains when they were the only party to put up candidates in Cowling and Skipton Central wards, which had previously been held by Labour and the Liberal Democrats respectively. While the Conservatives stood a full slate of 14 candidates, the Labour party only stood one candidate at the council election, Janet Gordon in Skipton South. Election result The results saw the Conservatives make a net gain of 6 seats to regain overall control of the council.Schools chief is ousted 7 May 1999 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBank The only Labour councillor defending her seat, Jan Gordon, was among those to be defeated, losing to Conservative Beryl Beresford. Craven local election result 1999Local Councils: Results round-up 7 May 1999 The Times NewsBank 4 Conservative Party (UK) 9 +6 64.3 Independent (politician) 3 0 21.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 -4 14.3 Labour Party (UK) 0 -2 0 By-elections between 1999 and 2000 A by-election was held in Skipton East on 9 March 2000 after the death of independent councillor Janet Gott.Independent wins by-election 18 March 2000 West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Counties Publications NewsBank The seat was held by independent Melvyn Seward with a majority of 58 votes over Labour candidate Michael Green. Skipton East by-election 9 March 2000 Independent (politician) Melvyn Seward 228 36.1 -5.5 Labour Party (UK) Michael Green 170 26.9 +26.9 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Harbron 125 19.8 -7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Wheeler 108 17.1 -13.6 58 9.2 631 17 Independent (politician) References 1999 Category:1999 English local elections Category:1990s in North Yorkshire Category:May 1999 in the United Kingdom