Derbyshire Dales Council election, 1999

The 1999 Derbyshire Dales Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Derbyshire Dales District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1]

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Election result

Derbyshire Dales local election result 1999[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 21 +5 53.8
  Liberal Democrat 9 -7 23.1
  Labour 5 -2 12.8
  Independent 4 +4 10.3

By-elections between 1999 and 2003

Calver

Calver By-Election 12 October 2000[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 362 70.6 +16.7
Liberal Democrat 151 29.4 -5.8
Majority 211 41.2
Turnout 513 45.0
Conservative hold Swing

Taddington

Taddington By-Election 7 March 2002[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 322 73.2 +4.8
Liberal Democrat 118 26.8 +16.2
Majority 204 46.4
Turnout 440 34.3
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Derbyshire Dales". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/73.stm. Retrieved 10 December 2011. 
  2. ^ "How the nations voted". The Times: p. 48. 8 May 1999. 
  3. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/byelections/index.htm. Retrieved 10 December 2011. 
  4. ^ "Lib Dems excel in council polls". guardian.co.uk. 8 March 2002. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/mar/08/byelections.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2011. 
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