1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election

1999 UK local government election October 2019 1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election Essex parliamentary 1997 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 1997 1997 5 6 y 2000 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 2000 14 out of 39 seats to Southend-on-Sea Borough Council 20 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 7 19 16,448 46.2% 6.0% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 12 1 8,508 23.9% 7.9% 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 4 8 1 10,409 29.2% 1.8% Southend-on-Sea UK ward map 1999.svg Winner of each seat at the 1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election. Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Southend-on-Sea Unitary Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. https://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/238.stm Southend-on-Sea 31 March 2010 BBC News Online Summary Overview Before the election the Conservatives needed a swing of less than 5% in order to win a majority on the council, Alan Pike Tories may figure a way back into some local affections: Relatively modest voting swings could see Conservatives return to control of councils lost in the 1995 debacle, Alan Pike writes Financial Times 13 5 May 1999 but despite targeting the council they failed to take control. Lib Dems make big gains in early results: Local elections victories in Sheffield and Stockport Financial Times 12 7 May 1999 However they came within a single vote of a majority, after Labour came top in both of the seats that were being contested in Milton ward. https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/5530070.election-summary-essex-voters-go-blue-and-green/ Election summary: Essex voters go blue and green 31 March 2010 10 May 1999 Gazette The second Labour candidate for the ward, Stephen George, was only one vote ahead of the sitting Conservative councillor, Joyce Lambert, thus preventing the Conservatives from holding the critical seat that would have seen them win control of the council. The Conservatives did gain one seat from the Liberal Democrats in Leigh ward, as the Liberal Democrats lost votes across the council. This saw a number of close results for the Liberal Democrats as they only held Prittlewell by 5 votes from the Conservatives and Westborough by 4 votes over Labour. Overall turnout in the election was 26.5%. http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm Local Election Results, 1999 31 March 2010 Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053301/http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm 24 July 2011 dmy-all The results meant that the Liberal Democrat and Labour administration, which had run the council for the previous 5 years, would continue. Election result 1999 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election Local Councils: Results round-up The Times 4 7 May 1999 http://www.southend.gov.uk/resources/BoroughCouncilElections19996thMay.pdf Southend Borough Council: Borough Council Election 31 March 2010 Southend-on-Sea Borough Council March 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Conservative Party (UK) 7 50.0 12 19 48.7 16,448 46.2 +6.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 1 21.4 9 12 30.8 8,508 23.9 –7.9 Labour Party (UK) 4 1 28.6 4 8 20.5 10,409 29.2 +1.8 Independent politician 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 238 0.7 N/A Ward results Belfairs Belfairs Conservative Party (UK) Gwendoline Horrigan* 1,997 58.4 +12.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Ritchie 940 27.5 –11.5 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Hales 482 14.1 –1.3 1,057 30.9 N/A 3,419 38.1 –38.5 9,001 Conservative Party (UK) 12.2 Blenheim Blenheim Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Smith* 1,069 40.6 –3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Collins 1,034 39.2 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) Teresa Merrison 533 20.2 –2.4 35 1.3 N/A 2,636 28.7 –38.1 9,184 Liberal Democrats (UK) 4.6 Chalkwell Chalkwell Conservative Party (UK) Richard Brown 1,450 54.4 +19.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alistair Miller 766 28.8 –5.2 Labour Party (UK) Philip Hannan 448 16.8 +3.0 684 25.7 N/A 2,664 28.0 –36.7 9,572 Conservative Party (UK) 12.6 Eastwood Eastwood Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Walker* 1,563 49.5 +12.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mary Betson 1,075 34.0 –10.9 Labour Party (UK) Ernest Webb 520 16.5 –1.3 488 15.5 N/A 3,158 29.9 –41.9 10,582 Conservative Party (UK) 11.5 Leigh Leigh Conservative Party (UK) John Lamb 1,224 40.3 +4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Albert Smulian* 1,140 37.5 –8.7 Labour Party (UK) Alan Harley 438 14.4 –4.1 Independent politician Brian Isaacs 238 7.8 N/A 84 2.8 N/A 3,040 33.8 –36.8 9,068 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) 6.8 Milton Milton (2) Labour Party (UK) Lilias Felton 934 47.0 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Stephen George 913 45.9 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Joyce Lambert* 912 45.9 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Ahmad Khwaja 829 41.7 –2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Howes 198 10.0 +0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Amanda Smith 191 9.6 –0.1 2,087 23.9 –28.7 8,740 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Prittlewell Prittlewell Liberal Democrats (UK) David Elf* 918 38.3 –6.0 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Kerr 913 38.0 +8.2 Labour Party (UK) Paul White 569 23.7 –2.4 5 0.2 N/A 2,400 26.8 –35.6 8,972 Liberal Democrats (UK) 7.1 St Lukes St Lukes Labour Party (UK) Michael Royston* 902 54.8 +5.0 Conservative Party (UK) Johnathan Garston 566 34.4 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Clark 179 10.9 –8.2 336 20.4 N/A 1,647 19.8 –40.2 8,335 Labour Party (UK) 0.9 Shoebury Shoebury Conservative Party (UK) Verina Wilson* 1,796 53.0 +6.6 Labour Party (UK) Lesley Wisken 1,290 38.1 +4.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alison Newton 300 8.9 –10.9 506 14.9 N/A 3,386 22.8 –42.8 14,855 Conservative Party (UK) 1.2 Southchurch Southchurch Conservative Party (UK) Brian Kelly* 1,463 63.3 +12.0 Labour Party (UK) Denis Garne 627 27.1 –4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Woolcott 220 9.5 –7.8 836 36.2 N/A 2,310 26.2 –41.8 8,817 Conservative Party (UK) 8.2 Thorpe Thorpe Conservative Party (UK) Sally Carr* 1,656 68.5 +11.1 Labour Party (UK) John Townsend 518 21.4 –2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy Ray 242 10.0 –8.7 1,138 47.1 N/A 2,416 24.3 –42.4 9,972 Conservative Party (UK) 6.8 Victoria Victoria Labour Party (UK) Christopher Dandridge* 1,201 59.2 +6.0 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Delaney 597 29.4 –1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Collins 232 11.4 –4.3 604 29.8 N/A 2,030 22.1 –34.2 9,194 Labour Party (UK) 3.9 Westborough Westborough Liberal Democrats (UK) Howard Gibeon* 1,038 41.2 –6.7 Labour Party (UK) Mark Flewitt 1,034 41.0 +13.6 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Samuel 448 17.8 –6.9 4 0.2 N/A 2,520 29.3 –33.6 8,622 Liberal Democrats (UK) 10.2 References 1999 Southend-on-Sea Category:1990s in Essex