1999 Burnley Borough Council election

1999 UK local government election December 2022 January 2019 Burnley Borough Council elections The 1999 Burnley Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Burnley Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/37.stm Burnley 2009-12-21 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 31 Liberal Democrat 9 Independent 5 Conservative 3 Britain votes: Local Council Election Results The Independent London 12 7 May 1999 Campaign Seventeen seats were contested in the election, with two vacancies in Rosehill ward. http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/4/10/775416.html https://archive.today/20130421000602/http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/4/10/775416.html dead 21 April 2013 Burnley Council election candidates 2009-12-21 10 April 1999 Lancashire Evening Telegraph Labour were the only party to contest all 17 seats, with the other candidates coming from the Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and Independents. A record nine independents stood in the election in which they were defending seats in Lowerhouse, Queensgate and Rosehill, in all of which councillors had previously defected from Labour. http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/4/15/775062.html https://archive.today/20130421045324/http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/4/15/775062.html dead 21 April 2013 Independents' record nine candidates 2009-12-21 15 April 1999 Lancashire Evening Telegraph The election saw controversy in Daneshouse ward where a police enquiry was launched after complaints of voters being assigned proxy votes without their permission. Paul Waugh Inquiry into poll rigging claims The Independent London 10 30 April 1999 http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/5/1/773035.html https://archive.today/20130505031059/http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/5/1/773035.html dead 5 May 2013 Police probe proxy votes puzzler 2009-12-21 1 May 1999 Lancashire Evening Telegraph Out of an electorate of 4,158, over 1,100 had proxy votes with an estimate that 775 would be for Liberal Democrats as against 375 for Labour. The Liberal Democrat candidate, Mozaquir Ali, said he would call for the election to be re-run if he lost, as a council electoral officer had given him incorrect advice on the eligibility of some proxy votes. http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/5/6/772708.html https://archive.today/20130420221438/http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/5/6/772708.html dead 20 April 2013 Proxy votes 'farce' 2009-12-21 6 May 1999 Lancashire Evening Telegraph The situation in Daneshouse partly led to the government reviewing the law on proxy votes to ensure they were not misused to guarantee votes. Paul Waugh Proxy voting to be investigated The Independent London 8 4 May 1999 Meanwhile, the police enquiry would last for nearly a year but eventually decided no action should be taken. http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/2000/4/18/734006.html https://archive.today/20130420170905/http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/2000/4/18/734006.html dead 20 April 2013 Proxy votes: new stress rule 2009-12-22 18 April 2000 Lancashire Evening Telegraph The police were again asked to investigate due to claims in an Independent candidate's leaflet. http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/5/3/772957.html https://archive.today/20130421035613/http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/5/3/772957.html dead 21 April 2013 Labour fury over 'HQ rate cut' poll claim 2009-12-21 3 May 1999 Lancashire Evening Telegraph Labour said that the claim that they reduced rates on their own party offices was misleading and in contravention of the Representation of the People Act 1983. Election result The results of the election saw all four groups on the council remain at the same number of seats, with Labour keeping their majority on the council. http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/5/7/772504.html https://archive.today/20130420152008/http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/5/7/772504.html dead 20 April 2013 Elections: Pike men stand firm in war 2009-12-22 7 May 1999 Lancashire Evening Telegraph The only seat changes came in Brunshaw where the Independent took a seat from Labour and in Lanehead where Labour took a seat back. Overall turnout in the election was 28%. The hard-fought contest in Danehouse ward saw the Liberal Democrat Mozaquir Ali win the election by 216 over Saeed Akhtar Chaudhary from Labour. Turnout in the ward was a record 70% substantially higher than in the rest of Burnley. http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/5/7/772340.html https://archive.today/20130421073453/http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/5/7/772340.html dead 21 April 2013 Local elections: Overall Liberal control lost in Pendle on night of upsets 2009-12-22 7 May 1999 Lancashire Evening Telegraph On the day after the election fighting broke out in Danehouse ward between supporters of Labour and the Liberal Democrats with the police needed to separate the two groups, while the Labour candidate and his son were hit by a vehicle. http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/5/7/772495.html https://archive.today/20130505032058/http://archive.lancashireeveningtelegraph.co.uk/1999/5/7/772495.html dead 5 May 2013 Elections: Candidate 'feared for his life' 2009-12-22 7 May 1999 Lancashire Evening Telegraph Burnley local election result 1999 Local Councils: Results round-up The Times 4 7 May 1999 Labour Party (UK) 9 1 1 0 52.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4 0 0 0 19.0 Independent (politician) 3 1 1 0 17.6 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 5.9 References Category:1999 English local elections 1999 Category:1990s in Lancashire