1999 Ashford Borough Council election

1999 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 The 1999 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/7.stm Ashford BBC News Online 22 May 2011 Background The previous election in 1995 saw the Conservative party lose control of the council.Tory gains will give Hague little comfort Frean Alexandra 5 May 1999 The Times 9 Going into 1999 the council was seen as one of the Conservatives top targets with the party needing a 6% swing to take control. Election result The results saw the Conservatives make 5 gains but fail to win a majority on the council.Britain's elections:Tories claim gains put them back in business Labour takes comfort from mid-term vote share but lead belies national poll ratings Woodward Will 7 May 1999 The Guardian 8 Ashford local election result 1999Local Councils: Results round-up 7 May 1999 The Times 4 Conservative Party (UK) 24 +5 49.0 Labour Party (UK) 11 -2 22.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 10 -4 20.4 Independent (politician) 4 +3 8.2 Others 0 -2 0 |} References Category:1999 English local elections 1999 Category:1990s in Kent