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1999 Waveney District Council election
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1999 English local government election
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1999 Waveney District Council election Suffolk parliamentary 1998 Waveney District Council election 1998 1999 5 6 y 2000 Waveney District Council election 2000 All 48 seats to Waveney District Council 25 95x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) 13 38 3 11,974 50.7% 0.6% 95x50px|Blank Conservative Party (UK) 2 5 2 7,678 32.1% 5.8% 95x50px|Blank Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 3 1 2,777 11.8% 0.3% 95x50px|Blank Independent politician 0 2 1,292 5.5% 4.8% Waveney UK ward map 1999.svg Winner of each seat at the 1999 Waveney District Council election. Control Control after election Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK)
The 1999 Waveney District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Waveney District Council in Suffolk, England.Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Waveney-1973-2011.pdf electionscentre.co.uk Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012 11-12 27 January 2026 The Elections Centre, Plymouth University Plymouth https://web.archive.org/web/20240216222714/https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Waveney-1973-2011.pdf 16 February 2024 This was on the same day as other local elections.
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/282.stm Waveney 2010-11-29 BBC News Online
Summary
Election result
1999 Waveney District Council electionColin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/composition_calc.html electionscentre.co.uk Compositions calculator 23 January 2026 The Elections Centre Plymouth University https://www.independent.co.uk/news/how-britain-voted-council-election-results-1092167.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/how-britain-voted-council-election-results-1092167.html 1 May 2022 subscription live How Britain voted: Council Election Results The Independent 12 1999-05-08 2010-11-29 http://www.waveney.gov.uk/council/election/results1999.html District Election Results: District Election 6th May 1999 2010-11-29 https://web.archive.org/web/19991022020316/http://www.waveney.gov.uk/council/election/results1999.html 22 October 1999 Waveney District Council dead dmy-all How the nations voted The Times 48 1999-05-08
Labour Party (UK)
13
3
81.3
25
38
79.2
11,974
50.7
–0.6
Conservative Party (UK)
2
2
12.5
3
5
10.4
7,578
32.1
+5.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
1
1
6.3
2
3
6.3
2,777
11.8
–0.3
Independent politician
0
0.0
2
2
4.2
1,292
5.5
–4.8
Ward results
Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.
Beccles Town
Beccles Town
Labour Party (UK)
Jack Walmsley
789
37.8
Independent politician
Christopher Scott
641
30.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter Wilson
419
20.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Nicholas Bromley
237
11.4
148
7.1
2,086
35.5
5,882
Labour Party (UK)
Beccles Worlingham
Beccles Worlingham
Labour Party (UK)
Harold Ley*
738
50.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Shirley Cole
533
36.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Antony Tibbitt
201
13.7
205
13.9
1,472
34.0
4,327
Labour Party (UK)
Blything
Blything
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter Aldous
450
64.9
Labour Party (UK)
Jacqueline Wagner
243
35.1
207
29.9
693
38.7
1,790
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Bungay
Bungay
Labour Party (UK)
Olive Parr*
757
54.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Bernard Reader
473
34.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Darren Ware
163
11.7
284
20.4
1,393
36.5
3,818
Labour Party (UK)
Carlton
Carlton
Labour Party (UK)
Graham Gouldby*
881
50.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Ronald Bell
540
30.9
Independent politician
Reginald Allen
180
10.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Andrew Thomas
149
8.5
341
19.5
1,750
26.8
6,527
Labour Party (UK)
Gunton
Gunton
Labour Party (UK)
Rosemary Winterton*
826
45.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Andree Gee
777
43.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Graham Haworth
201
11.1
49
2.7
1,804
35.7
5,050
Labour Party (UK)
Halesworth
Halesworth
Labour Party (UK)
Hayes Holzer*
832
68.0
Conservative Party (UK)
Valerie Pulford
392
32.0
440
36.0
1,224
32.7
3,746
Labour Party (UK)
Harbour
Harbour
Labour Party (UK)
Craig Robertson*
486
39.9
Independent politician
Ruth Ford
471
38.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Paul Meadez
156
12.8
Conservative Party (UK)
William Holdridge
106
8.7
15
1.3
1,219
30.1
4,044
Labour Party (UK)
Kirkley
Kirkley
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Andrew Shepherd
777
51.5
Labour Party (UK)
Ernest Skepelhorn
571
37.8
Conservative Party (UK)
Richard Gee
161
10.7
206
13.7
1,509
34.5
4,379
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Lothingland
Lothingland
Labour Party (UK)
Alexander Thomson
702
48.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Stephen Ames
564
39.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Alan Howe
179
12.4
138
9.6
1,445
29.6
4,881
Labour Party (UK)
Normanston
Normanston
Labour Party (UK)
Frank Jones*
728
73.1
Conservative Party (UK)
May Reader
158
15.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Breena Batchelder
110
11.0
570
57.2
996
23.4
4,264
Labour Party (UK)
Oulton Broad
Oulton Broad
Labour Party (UK)
Jennifer Hinton*
828
45.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Partridge
815
45.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Arnold Martin
167
9.2
13
0.7
1,810
33.7
5,364
Labour Party (UK)
Pakefield
Pakefield
Labour Party (UK)
Malcolm Pitchers
989
59.9
Conservative Party (UK)
Ian Baylis
507
30.7
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Brian Howe
154
9.3
482
29.2
1,650
30.2
5,458
Labour Party (UK)
Southwold
Southwold
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter Austin
1,199
60.3
Labour Party (UK)
Raymond Breach
790
39.7
409
20.6
1,989
39.2
5,079
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
St. Margarets
St. Margarets
Labour Party (UK)
David Rouse*
979
68.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Anne Mylan
297
20.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leslie Batchelder
155
10.8
682
47.6
1,431
25.8
5,549
Labour Party (UK)
Whitton
Whitton
Labour Party (UK)
Ann Skipper
835
72.6
Conservative Party (UK)
Barry Bee
187
16.3
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Sandra Tonge
128
11.1
648
56.3
1,150
26.6
4,326
Labour Party (UK)
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