1999 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election
The 1999 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Redcar and Cleveland Unitary Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
Election result
[edit]Overall turnout at the election was 37%.[2]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 32 | +1 | -18 | -17 | 54.2 | 45.8% | 43,098 | -25,975 | |
| Conservative | 14 | +14 | -1 | +13 | 23.7 | 25.4% | 23,862 | +3,054 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | +6 | -2 | +4 | 18.6 | 23.3% | 21,984 | +5,998 | |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3,972 | -809 | |||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0.7% | 663 | +663 | ||||
| Green | 0 | 0.59% | 551 | +395 | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Redcar & Cleveland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ^ "Brotton ward election recount today". Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. 2 May 2003. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48. ISSN 0140-0460.
