The 1999 Stratford-on-Avon Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Before the election the Liberal Democrats ran the council as a minority administration with the support of the independents.[3] The Liberal Democrats held 23 seats, compared to 18 for the Conservatives, 9 independents and 5 Labour seats.[4] 19 seats were contested in the election with both the Liberal Democrats and independents defending 7, compared to only 3 for the Conservatives and 2 for Labour.[4]
The Conservatives were hoping to gain the 10 seats they needed in to win a majority on the council and pledged to sort out the finances of the council, increase CCTV and improve the management of tourism.[4] However the Liberal Democrats defended their record in control of the council saying that they had eliminated the council's debts, while reducing council tax levels to the lowest yet.[4] Meanwhile Labour were aiming to make a couple of gains and said they would try and ensure more of the council's money was spent outside of the town centre.[4]
The results saw the Conservatives become the largest party on the council with 24 seats after making 6 gains, but failed to win a majority.[5] This meant that the independents, despite losing 2 seats, held the balance of power on the council with 7 councillors.[6]
| Stratford-on-Avon Local Election Result 1999[7] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Conservative | 9 | +6 | 47.4 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | -3 | 26.3 | |||||||
| Independent | 4 | -2 | 21.1 | |||||||
| Labour | 1 | -1 | 5.3 | |||||||
| Preceded by Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 1998 |
Stratford-on-Avon local elections | Succeeded by Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 2000 |