1999 Wealden District Council election

1999 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 The 1999 Wealden District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Wealden District Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/284.stm Wealden BBC News Online 22 December 2011 Election result Overall turnout at the election was 33.5%.http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/local/tories_keep_control_1_965342 Tories keep control 8 May 2003 Sussex Express 23 December 2011 1 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120601055003/http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/local/tories_keep_control_1_965342 dead Wealden local election result 1999How the nations voted 8 May 1999 The Times 48 Conservative Party (UK) 34 +3 58.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 22 -1 37.9 Independent (politician) 2 -2 3.4 By-elections between 1999 and 2003 Heathfield Heathfield By-Election 7 June 2001http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm Local Authority Byelection Results 22 December 2011 29 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100329041227/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm dead Conservative Party (UK) 1,966 56.0 +4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1,259 35.9 +1.8 Independent (politician) 284 8.1 +8.1 707 20.1 3,509 Conservative Party (UK) Uckfield (2 seats) A by-election was held in Uckfield on 29 November 2001 for 2 seats on the council,https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/nov/30/localgovernment.uk Labour regains Burnley 30 November 2001 guardian.co.uk 22 December 2011 following the 2 Liberal Democrat councillors, Mike and Gill Skinner, resigning from the council in September after moving from the county.https://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2001/11/07/The+Argus+Archive/6770651.Election_date_set/ Election date set 7 November 2001 The Argus 22 December 2011 The Conservatives gained both seats, with the wife of the chairman of the council, Silvia Buck, being one of the successful candidates. Uckfield By-Election 29 November 2001 (2)http://www.wealden.gov.uk/Wealden/Your_Council/Democracy/Voting_and_Elections/Election_Results/Democracy_Election_Results.aspx Election Results Wealden District Council 22 December 2011 14 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111114112319/http://www.wealden.gov.uk/Wealden/Your_Council/Democracy/Voting_and_Elections/Election_Results/Democracy_Election_Results.aspx dead Conservative Party (UK) Geoffrey Sampson 702 Conservative Party (UK) Silvia Buck 685 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Parker 551 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Hakiel 547 Labour Party (UK) Duncan Bennett 284 Labour Party (UK) Ian Smith 244 3,013 14.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Herstmonceux A by-election was held in Herstmonceux on 4 April 2002 after the death of Conservative councillor Brian Jarman.https://www.theargus.co.uk/archive/2002/04/05/The+Argus+Archive/6762229.Tories_win_by_election/ Tories win by-election 5 April 2002 The Argus 22 December 2011 Conservative Andrew Long held the seat for the party with a majority of 202. Herstmonceux By-Election 4 April 2002 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Long 596 60.2 -3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Love 394 39.8 +3.8 202 20.4 990 30.7 Conservative Party (UK) Uckfield A by-election was held in Uckfield on 27 June 2002 for one of the two seats that had been previously contested in a by-election in November 2001,https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2002/jun/28/byelections.uk East Enders desert BNP 28 June 2002 guardian.co.uk 22 December 2011 as Conservative councillor Geoffrey Sampson resigned from the council in May 2002 after a controversial article on racism.http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/local/councillor_quits_in_racism_storm_1_957951 Councillor quits in racism storm 16 May 2002 Sussex Express 22 December 2011http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1985961.stm Race row councillor resigns 13 May 2002 BBC News Online 22 December 2011 The Liberal Democrats gained the seat back from the Conservatives. Uckfield By-Election 27 June 2002 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Parker 1,162 47.8 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Stanley French 914 37.6 +8.7 Labour Party (UK) Duncan Bennett 356 14.6 -0.2 248 10.2 2,432 22.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Category:1999 English local elections 1999 Category:1990s in East Sussex