1999 Worthing Borough Council election

1999 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 The 1999 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/events/locals_99/news/337375.stm Tories make substantial gains in locals 2009-10-08 1999-05-07 BBC News Online Overall turnout was 34.8%. http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm Local Election Results, 1999 2009-10-08 Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053301/http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm 2011-07-24 dead For the election the Conservative party leader William Hague visited the town as it was seen as an important target for the party. Saba Salman Tories claw back strongholds: Britain votes London Evening Standard 25 1999-05-07 The mayor of Worthing had also defected from the Liberal Democrats and joined the Conservative party in the lead up to the election. http://archive.theargus.co.uk/1999/5/7/197856.html Poll-axed 2009-10-10 1999-05-07 The Argus After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 20 Liberal Democrat 16 Britain votes: Local Council Election Results The Independent 12 1999-05-07 Election result Worthing local election result 1999 Local Councils: Results round-up The Times 4 1999-05-07 Conservative Party (UK) 8 +3 61.5 54.4 +3.0% Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 -3 38.5 33.5 -3.6% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 9.9 -0.6% References Worthing Borough Council election 1999 Worthing Borough Council election, 1999