1999 Rother District Council election

1999 UK local government election August 2015 May 2026 The 1999 Rother District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Rother District Council in East Sussex, England. The whole 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/198.stm Rother BBC News Online 14 July 2014 Background Before the election both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had 16 councillors, while there were 8 independents and 5 from the Labour Party.Election background: Parties battle over district with an independent streak 24 April 1999 East Sussex County Publications NewsBank Among the councillors who stood down at the election were the independent councillors, Clifford Jordan and George Shackleton, from Rye and Liberal Democrat Jill Theis of Crowhurst and Catsfield ward. The Conservatives won all 3 seats in Bexhill Collington ward without opposition. Election result Rother local election result 1999How the nations voted - Election 8 May 1999 The Times NewsBank 48 Conservative Party (UK) 28 +12 62.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8 -8 17.8 Labour Party (UK) 5 0 11.1 Independent (politician) 4 -4 8.9 By-elections between 1999 and 2003 Bexhill Central Bexhill Central by-election 7 June 2001http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results 14 July 2014 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm dead Conservative Party (UK) 934 43.3 -11.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 739 34.2 -10.6 Labour Party (UK) 486 22.5 +22.5 195 9.1 2,159 Conservative Party (UK) Bexhill St Mark's A by-election was held in Bexhill St Marks on 7 June 2001 after the death of Conservative councillor and leader of Rother council Ivor Brampton.http://www.rother.gov.uk/council/vac_stmarks.htm Bexhill St Marks Ward 5 February 2001 Rother District Council 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20010301055858/http://www.rother.gov.uk/council/vac_stmarks.htm 1 March 2001 http://www.lgcplus.com/death-of-leader-statement-from-rother-dc/1354555.article Death of leader - statement from Rother DC 22 January 2001 Local Government Chronicle 14 July 2014 Bexhill St Mark's by-election 7 June 2001 Conservative Party (UK) 2,110 63.2 +16.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 779 23.3 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) 452 13.5 -17.2 1,331 39.9 3,341 Conservative Party (UK) Fairlight A by-election was held in Fairlight on 1 November 2001 after the Conservative councillor S. Ashworth resigned her seat.http://www.rother.gov.uk/index.cfm?Articleid=1446 Fairlight Ward Election Results 2 November 2001 Rother District Council 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20070510233130/http://www.rother.gov.uk/index.cfm?Articleid=1446 10 May 2007 It was held for the Conservatives by Roger Bird with a majority of 213 votes. Fairlight by-election 1 November 2001 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Bird 437 66.1 +8.2 Independent (politician) Alwyn Lutman 224 33.9 +33.9 213 32.2 661 44.2 Conservative Party (UK) Old Town Old Town by-election 17 October 2002https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2002/oct/18/byelections.uk Main parties fend off byelection challengers 18 October 2002 theguardian.com 14 July 2014http://www.rother.gov.uk/site.html Election results for Bexhill Old Town ward held on 17th October 2002 21 October 2002 Rother District Council 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20021004144557/http://www.rother.gov.uk/site.html 4 October 2002 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Wood 369 48.6 +13.6 Labour Party (UK) Keith Bridger 197 25.9 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Botting 194 25.5 +0.0 172 22.7 760 24.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) References 1999 Category:1999 English local elections Category:1990s in East Sussex