Cheltenham Council election, 1999

The 1999 Cheltenham Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Cheltenham Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives become the largest party after gaining 9 seats from the Liberal Democrats, therefore depriving the Liberal Democrats of control of the council.[3]

Cheltenham Local Election Result 1999[4][5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 9 9 0 +9 56.3 48.7 15,929 +8.1%
  Liberal Democrat 4 0 9 -9 25.0 29.8 9,753 -9.0%
  People Against Bureaucracy Action Group 2 0 0 0 12.5 8.2 2,690 -1.9%
  Labour 1 0 0 0 6.3 12.8 4,191 +2.6%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 121 +0.1%

Ward results

All Saints[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Simons 764 37.3 -3.1
Liberal Democrat Stephen Jordan 663 32.4 +1.4
People Against Bureaucracy Action Group Sally Stringer 381 18.6 +0.0
Labour Samantha Bailey 239 11.7 +1.7
Majority 101 4.9 -4.5
Turnout 2,047 30.7 +0.5
Charlton Kings[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Curl 1,992 66.7 +11.2
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Worth 703 23.5 -21.0
Labour Frank Bench 293 9.8 +9.8
Majority 1,289 43.1 +32.1
Turnout 2,988 47.9 +6.7
College[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Chaplin 1,488 49.5 +6.2
Liberal Democrat Mary Gray 894 29.7 -11.8
People Against Bureaucracy Action Group Alan Stone 422 14.0 +3.1
Labour David Addison 202 6.7 +2.4
Majority 594 19.8 +18.0
Turnout 3,006 44.8 +0.7
Hatherley & the Reddings (3)[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jacqueline Fletcher 1,518
Conservative Eric Baylis 1,366
Conservative Hedley Thompson 1,332
Liberal Democrat Christopher Read 1,072
Liberal Democrat James Stuart-Smith 927
Liberal Democrat Andrew Williams 880
Labour Christopher Bailey 361
Labour Eileen Bailey 330
Turnout 7,786 36.5 +3.8
Hesters Way[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Banyard 794 53.0 -6.9
Conservative Penelope Hall 426 28.5 +7.4
Labour Clive Harriss 277 18.5 -0.4
Majority 368 24.6 -14.2
Turnout 1,497 21.2 +0.9
Lansdown[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barbara Driver 1,123 67.0 +15.4
Liberal Democrat Stephen Harvey 333 19.9 -17.8
Labour Stephen Baxter 220 13.1 +2.3
Majority 790 47.1 +33.2
Turnout 1,676 28.2 +0.2
Leckhampton with Up Hatherley[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christine Ryder 1,685 62.1 +4.2
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Whalley 445 16.4 -15.8
People Against Bureaucracy Action Group Stephen Rudge 302 11.1 +11.1
Labour Martin Burford 283 10.4 +0.5
Majority 1,240 45.7 +20.0
Turnout 2,715 41.6 +3.5
Park[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Gearing 1,327 61.2 -1.7
Liberal Democrat Michael Pictor 615 28.3 -8.8
Labour Diana Hale 228 10.5 +10.5
Majority 712 32.8 +7.0
Turnout 2,170 38.7 +0.1
Pittville[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Hale 1,002 49.3 +24.0
Conservative Gary Bowden 617 30.3 +15.9
Liberal Democrat Francis King 415 20.4 -6.5
Majority 385 18.9
Turnout 2,034 35.8 -2.3
Prestbury[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
People Against Bureaucracy Action Group Lesley Silvester 1,310 64.7 +4.8
Conservative John Walker 545 26.9 +0.7
Liberal Democrat Robert Lawrence 169 8.3 -2.2
Majority 765 37.8 +4.1
Turnout 2,024 33.6 +1.8
St Marks[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Whales 526 48.7 -13.5
Conservative James Stevenson 304 28.2 +10.0
Labour Andre Curtis 249 23.1 +3.5
Majority 222 20.6 -22.0
Turnout 1,079 21.8 +0.6
St Pauls[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Andrew McKinlay 651 40.9 -7.0
Conservative Susan Godwin 641 40.3 +1.9
Labour William Fawcett 179 11.2 -2.5
Green Keith Bessant 121 7.6 +7.6
Majority 10 0.6 -8.9
Turnout 1,592 26.6 +4.3
St Peters[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Carol Hawkins 607 40.4 -13.2
Conservative Roger Marchant 568 37.8 +13.5
Labour Robert Irons 328 21.8 -0.3
Majority 39 2.6 -26.7
Turnout 1,503 25.5 +5.1
Swindon[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
People Against Bureaucracy Action Group Joanna McVeagh 275 48.5
Conservative Susan Snape 233 41.1
Liberal Democrat Garth Barnes 59 10.4
Majority 42 7.4
Turnout 567 40.1

References

  1. ^ "Cheltenham". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/50.stm. Retrieved 2010-10-21. 
  2. ^ "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". The Independent. 1999-05-07. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4994683.html. Retrieved 2010-10-21. 
  3. ^ "At-a-glance guide to how the councils stand.". Birmingham Post. 1999-05-08. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60536447.html. Retrieved 2010-10-21. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Borough council elections 6th May, 1999". Cheltenham Borough Council. http://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/downloads/1999.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-21. 
  5. ^ "Local Councils: Results round-up". The Times. 1999-05-07. p. 4. 
Preceded by
Cheltenham Council election, 1998		 Cheltenham local elections Succeeded by
Cheltenham Council election, 2000