1999 Gedling Borough Council election
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An election was held on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.[1]
Background
[edit]At the last election in 1995 Labour took control of the council with 29 seats, compared to 20 for the Conservatives, 7 Liberal Democrats and 1 independent.[2] Gedling was reported as being a swing council in 1999, with the Conservatives requiring 9 gains on a swing of 4.5% to win control.[3]
Election result
[edit]Overall turnout in the election was 35.0%, down from 44.7% in 1995.[2]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 29 | +10 | 50.9 | ||||||
| Labour | 18 | -12 | 31.6 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | 12.3 | ||||||
| Independent | 3 | +2 | 5.3 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Gedling". BBC News Online. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Gedling Borough Council elections summary" (PDF). Gedling Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ Hess, John (26 April 1999). "East Midlands: The dent in Labour's feel good factor". BBC News Online. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
