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14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1999 Basildon Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1999 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. [3]
After the election, the composition of the council was
The results saw Labour keep their majority after retaining all the seats they had been defending in Basildon. [5] The Conservatives became the main opposition on the council after gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats in Billericay and Wickford. [6] Overall turnout in the election was 24.3%. [7]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 8 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 40.0 | 12,173 | 8.3 | ||
Conservative | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 35.7 | 37.4 | 11,401 | 13.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7.1 | 17.8 | 5,408 | 5.7 | |
Residents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 1,287 | New | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 184 | New |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1995 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Archer [9] | 1,102 | 52.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | F. Bellard | 701 | 33.3% | |
Labour | P. Reid | 304 | 14.4% | |
Turnout | 23.9% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Horgan [10] | 1,364 | 47.0% | |
Residents | Taylor G. | 1,287 | 44.3% | |
Labour | L. Howard | 253 | 8.7% | |
Turnout | 27.5% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Desmond Lake [11] | 1,196 | 55.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Hands | 608 | 28.0% | |
Labour | M. Viney | 364 | 16.8% | |
Turnout | 24.8% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Annie Humphries [12] | 1,293 | 68.8% | |
Conservative | W. Marck | 350 | 18.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Dickinson | 193 | 10.3% | |
Independent | A. Viccary | 42 | 2.2% | |
Turnout | 23.6% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Rossati | 1,107 | 70.3% | |
Conservative | D. Allen | 331 | 21.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Lutton | 137 | 8.7% | |
Turnout | 20.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Bennett [13] | 1,081 | 49.1% | |
Conservative | D. Walsh | 769 | 34.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | V. Howard | 209 | 9.5% | |
Independent | S. Chaney | 142 | 6.5% | |
Turnout | 22.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Sears [14] | 1,329 | 49.5% | |
Conservative | S. Hillier | 1,177 | 43.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Dickinson | 177 | 6.6% | |
Turnout | 27.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynda Gordon [15] | 1,202 | 64.4% | |
Conservative | S. Popplewell | 456 | 24.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Dale | 208 | 11.1% | |
Turnout | 25.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Joe White [16] | 1,128 | 47.9% | |
Labour | A. Manning | 794 | 33.7% | |
Conservative | S. Allen | 434 | 18.4% | |
Turnout | 34.4% | |||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Bobbin [17] | 1,235 | 50.9% | |
Conservative | K. Blake | 990 | 40.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Baker | 201 | 8.3% | |
Turnout | 23.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Abrahall [18] | 1,122 | 69.0% | |
Conservative | A. Hedley | 347 | 21.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Bellard | 156 | 9.6% | |
Turnout | 19.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Golding [19] | 893 | 65.3% | |
Conservative | R. Cornish | 370 | 27.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Williams | 104 | 7.6% | |
Turnout | 17.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mowe [20] | 1,094 | 43.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Banton | 878 | 35.1% | |
Labour | C. Wilson | 532 | 21.2% | |
Turnout | 27.1% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Don Morris [21] | 1,421 | 50.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Howe | 708 | 25.3% | |
Labour | A. Ede | 664 | 23.8% | |
Turnout | 23.6% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |