1999 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election

1999 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 The 1999 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, 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/242.stm St Helens BBC News Online 21 February 2015 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 37 Liberal Democrats 14 Conservative 3Britain votes: Local Council Election Results 7 May 1999 The Independent NewsBank Background After the last election in 1998 Labour had 42 seats, the Liberal Democrats had 10 and there were 2 Conservatives.Local government election results 8 May 1998 The Independent NewsBank However, in January 1999 the Liberal Democrats gained a seat in Newton West from Labour in a by-election.Lib Dems oust Labour 29 January 1999 Cheshire, Greater Manchester, and Merseyside Counties Publications NewsBank Election result The Liberal Democrats gained 3 seats from Labour in Sutton and Bold, Moss Bank and Newton East wards to have 14 councillors.Lib Dems in party mood 14 May 1999 Lancashire County Publications NewsBank Meanwhile, the Conservatives also gained a seat from Labour in Rainford, to mean that Labour dropped 4 seats in total.Labour slip 14 May 1999 Lancashire County Publications NewsBank Turnout at the election ranged from a high of 33.2% in Rainford to a low of 13.5% in Blackbrook. Following the election Labour councillor Marie Rimmer became leader of the council again succeeding Mike Doyle, having previously stepped down as leader in 1993.Marie's back as council leader 14 May 1999 Lancashire County Publications NewsBank St Helens local election result 1999How the nations voted 8 May 1999 The Times NewsBank 48 Labour Party (UK) 12 -4 66.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 +3 27.8 Conservative Party (UK) 1 +1 5.6 References expanded Saint Helens 1999 Category:1990s in Merseyside Category:May 1999 in the United Kingdom