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1999 Wychavon District Council election
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1999 UK local government election
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The 1999 Wychavon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Wychavon District Council in Worcestershire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.How Britain voted: Council Election Results 8 May 1999 The Independent NewsBank
Background
Before the election the Conservatives were the largest party on the council with 18 seats, but the Liberal Democrats with 17 seats ran the council with the support of the 10 Labour councillors and there were also 4 independent councillors.In-fighting Could Spoil Tory Chances At Polls: Vote While You Shop: Tesco In New Oscott, Where There Will Be A Polling Station Next Thursday. 30 April 1999 Birmingham Post NewsBank 49 seats were up for election in 1999, but the Conservatives won two seats in Harvington and Norton and Wickhamford without opposition.Local election countdown: Smith Sue Birmingham Mail NewsBank 6
Election result
The Conservatives gained 11 seats to take control of the council with 29 councillors,Middle England Takes Its Revenge Worrall Boris 8 May 1999 Birmingham Post NewsBank in only the second time after 1987 that the Conservatives won a majority on the council.Don't Shout, It's Too Soon For Ecstasy, Mr Hague: It Really Is Necessary For The Tories To Get Some Perspective On These Local Election Results Game Chris 8 May 1999 Birmingham Post NewsBank Both the Liberal Democrat leader of the council, John Grantham, and the Labour group leader John Wrenn were among the councilors to be defeated at the election.
Wychavon local election result 1999How the nations voted 8 May 1999 The Times NewsBank 48http://www.wychavon.gov.uk/documents/10586/157693/wdc-district-elections-6.5.99-2.pdf District Council election Wychavon District Council 25 April 2015
Conservative Party (UK)
29
+11
59.2
45.6
21,636
Liberal Democrats (UK)
11
-6
22.4
27.9
13,242
Labour Party (UK)
5
-5
10.2
15.3
7,245
Independent (politician)
3
0
6.1
8.6
4,098
Independent Conservative
1
0
2.0
1.8
875
Green Party of England and Wales
0
0
0
0
0
0.7
309
Ward results
Badsey
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Sonya Ealey
362
58.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Paul Middlebrough
181
29.1
Labour Party (UK)
Fiona Watson
80
12.8
181
29.1
623
28.2
Bowbook
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Margaret Rowley
570
69.3
Conservative Party (UK)
Anthony Warren
252
30.7
318
38.7
822
45.4
Bredon
Conservative Party (UK)
John Lewis
576
51.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Linda Stone
480
42.7
Labour Party (UK)
Ross Hayman
69
6.1
96
8.5
1,125
50.6
Bretforton and Offenham
Liberal Democrats (UK)
George Bourne
300
43.8
Independent (politician)
Hazel Mitchell
175
25.5
Independent (politician)
Junay England
154
22.5
Labour Party (UK)
Susan Hocking
56
8.2
125
18.2
685
35.7
Broadway (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
David Folkes
587
Conservative Party (UK)
Stuart Bates
571
Independent (politician)
Terence Waldron
349
Labour Party (UK)
Brian Chilver
215
1,722
39.3
Dodderhill
Conservative Party (UK)
Charles Richardson
312
67.7
Labour Party (UK)
Eve Freer
102
22.1
Independent (politician)
Derek Prior
47
10.2
210
45.6
461
29.7
Drakes Broughton
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Ralph Mason
419
63.1
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Whitehead
177
26.7
Labour Party (UK)
Anne Frazier
68
10.2
242
36.4
664
35.2
Droitwich Central (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Pamela Davey
1,049
Conservative Party (UK)
David Hall
1,017
Conservative Party (UK)
Hugh Hamilton
996
Labour Party (UK)
Sheila Neary
804
Labour Party (UK)
John Wrenn
791
Labour Party (UK)
Bill Baker
769
5,426
36.2
Droitwich South (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Michael Barratt
1,398
Conservative Party (UK)
Eileen Hope
1,360
Conservative Party (UK)
Donald Lawley
1,238
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Graham Gopsill
873
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Josephine Wilkinson
852
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Pamela Jackson-Smith
822
Independent (politician)
Ronald Waters
593
6,314
34.5
Droitwich West (3 seats)
Labour Party (UK)
Peter Pinfield
633
Labour Party (UK)
Keith Rogers
590
Labour Party (UK)
Roy Seabourne
561
Conservative Party (UK)
Royston Hadland
406
Conservative Party (UK)
Laurence Evans
396
Conservative Party (UK)
Paul Sharpe
390
2,976
22.7
Eckington
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter Wright
438
50.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Andrew Wall
305
35.5
Labour Party (UK)
Priscilla Cameron
117
13.6
133
15.5
860
42.0
Elmley Castle
Conservative Party (UK)
Malcolm Meikle
553
70.9
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Richard Neath
178
22.8
Labour Party (UK)
Warwick Holland
49
6.3
375
48.1
780
52.3
Evesham East
Labour Party (UK)
Richard Hicks
189
36.4
Conservative Party (UK)
David Alesbury
181
34.9
Independent (politician)
Ronald Stow
99
19.1
Green Party of England and Wales
Norbert Tucker
50
9.6
8
1.5
519
28.4
Evesham Hampton (3 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
John Smith
915
Conservative Party (UK)
James Griffiths
815
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Payne
536
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Timothy Haines
408
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Helen Martin
366
Labour Party (UK)
Robin Lunn
363
3,403
33.0
Evesham North
Conservative Party (UK)
Josephine Sandalls
350
57.0
Labour Party (UK)
Stephen Selby
264
43.0
86
14.0
614
32.3
Evesham South (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Ronald Cartwright
857
Conservative Party (UK)
Martin Jennings
768
Labour Party (UK)
Susan Hayman
456
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Julie Steer
398
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Diana Brown
385
2,864
25.6
Evesham West
Labour Party (UK)
Michael Worrall
287
62.7
Conservative Party (UK)
Tony Dolphin
171
37.3
116
25.3
458
23.4
Fladbury
Conservative Party (UK)
Bernard Lee
479
56.2
Independent (politician)
Thomas Mitchell
374
43.8
105
12.3
853
51.8
Hanbury
Conservative Party (UK)
Anthony Hotham
305
78.8
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Donald Aldridge
82
21.2
223
57.6
387
41.2
Hartlebury
Conservative Party (UK)
Muriel Mathews
401
59.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Terry
277
40.9
124
18.3
678
32.5
Havington and Norton
Conservative Party (UK)
Clive Holt
unopposed
Honeybourne and Pebworth
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Thomas Bean
401
68.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Caroline Spencer
130
22.2
Labour Party (UK)
Rebecca Such
55
9.4
271
46.2
586
34.3
Inkberrow
Independent Conservative
Audrey Steel
591
52.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Renate Phillips
451
40.2
Labour Party (UK)
Bruce Thomas
81
7.2
140
12.5
1,123
45.7
Lenches
Conservative Party (UK)
David Lee
281
64.6
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Martyn Cracknell
82
18.9
Labour Party (UK)
Martin Davey
72
16.6
199
45.7
435
45.8
Lovett
Conservative Party (UK)
Andrew Christian-Brookes
405
76.0
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Judith Cussen
128
24.0
277
52.0
533
37.8
North Claines (2 seats)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Anthony Miller
573
Conservative Party (UK)
Paul Coley
472
Conservative Party (UK)
John Jeffrey
421
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Janet Saunders
404
1,870
42.8
Ombersley
Conservative Party (UK)
Jean Dowty
525
72.2
Liberal Democrats (UK)
David Parkinson
202
27.8
323
44.4
727
42.2
Pershore Holy Cross (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
Richard Hampton
471
Conservative Party (UK)
Trudy Burge
466
Liberal Democrats (UK)
John Grantham
456
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Charles Tucker
412
Labour Party (UK)
Lynda Fotherington
145
1,950
35.1
Pershore St Andrews (2 seats)
Independent (politician)
Victor Smith
754
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Shirley Newman
405
Independent (politician)
Kenneth Chambers
357
Green Party of England and Wales
David Shaw
259
Labour Party (UK)
Emma Kirbyson
252
2,027
36.3
Pinvin
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Malcolm Argyle
595
59.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Gary Robinson
405
40.5
190
19.0
1,000
46.2
Somerville
Independent (politician)
Gerald Barnett
544
81.8
Labour Party (UK)
Stanley Banks
121
18.2
423
63.6
665
42.8
South Bredon Hill
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Adrian Darby
356
53.9
Independent Conservative
Rupert Ellis
284
43.0
Labour Party (UK)
Robert Kirbyson
20
3.0
72
10.9
660
61.9
Spetchley
Conservative Party (UK)
Robert Adams
559
61.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Barrie Redding
352
38.6
207
22.7
911
39.0
The Littletons
Independent (politician)
Richard Lasota
652
64.4
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Penelope Christison
324
32.0
Labour Party (UK)
Jon Baker
36
3.6
328
32.4
1,012
45.8
Upton Snodsbury
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Elizabeth Tucker
488
57.4
Conservative Party (UK)
Lynn Gorman
362
42.6
126
14.8
850
51.3
Wickhamford
Conservative Party (UK)
David Noyes
unopposed
By-elections between 1999 and 2003
Evesham East
A by-election was held in Evesham East on 9 November 2000 after the resignation of Labour councillor Richard Hicks.Dyke zooms in on vacant council seat 16 November 2000 Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Andy Dyke with a majority of 25 votes over Labour candidate Steve Selby.
Evesham East by-election 9 November 2000
Conservative Party (UK)
Andy Dyke
270
52.4
+17.5
Labour Party (UK)
Steve Selby
245
47.6
+11.2
25
4.8
515
28.9
+0.5
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Dodderhill
A by-election was held in Dodderhill on 16 May 2002 after the death of Conservative councillor Charles Richardson.Casting votes in by-election 15 May 2002 Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank The seat was held for the Conservatives by Judith Pearce with a majority of 58 votes over independent candidate Warren Lewis.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2002/may/17/byelections.uk Byelection woe for Labour 17 May 2002 The Guardian 27 April 2015
Dodder Hill by-election 16 May 2002
Conservative Party (UK)
Judith Pearce
264
40.1
-27.6
Independent (politician)
Warren Lewis
206
31.3
+21.1
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Derek Prior
108
16.4
+16.4
Labour Party (UK)
Chris Barton
81
12.3
-9.8
58
8.8
-36.8
659
38.9
+9.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Drakes Broughton
A by-election was held in Drakes Broughton on 18 July 2002 following the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Ralph Mason.Date set for election 17 June 2002 Worcestershire, West Midlands, Herefordshire, and Shropshire Counties Publications NewsBank The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Paul Middlebrough with a 3-vote majority over Liberal Democrat Josephine Wilkinson.http://www.wychavon.gov.uk/documents/10586/157693/wdc-by-election-drakes-broughton-18.7.02-2.pdf District Council election Wychavon District Council 27 April 2015
Drakes Broughton by-election 18 July 2002
Conservative Party (UK)
Paul Middlebrough
373
50.2
+23.5
Liberal Democrats (UK)
Josephine Wilkinson
370
49.8
-13.3
3
0.4
743
39.4
+4.2
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats (UK)
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