1999 Christchurch Borough Council election
The 1999 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1]
Election result
[edit]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 17 | +9 | 68.0 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | -4 | 20.0 | ||||||
| Independent | 3 | -5 | 12.0 | ||||||
By-elections between 1999 and 2003
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 974 | 37.0 | +11.9 | ||
| Conservative | 906 | 34.4 | +9.1 | ||
| Labour | 456 | 17.3 | +7.4 | ||
| Independent | 152 | 5.8 | +5.8 | ||
| Independent | 142 | 5.4 | −34.2 | ||
| Majority | 68 | 2.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,630 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Christchurch". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. NewsBank. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results - June 2001". Local Authority Byelection Results. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
