The 1999 Worcester Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Worcester District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
The results saw Labour hold onto their majority on the council after losing one seat to the Conservatives.[3] The Conservative gain in All Saints ward was the first gain in Worcester they had made from Labour in several years.[4] Overall voter turnout in the election was 29.8%.[5]
Worcester Local Election Result 1999[5][6] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
Labour | 6 | -1 | 50.0 | 37.9 | ||||||
Conservative | 5 | +1 | 41.7 | 39.2 | ||||||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 8.3 | |||||||
Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.7 |
Preceded by Worcester Council election, 1998 |
Worcester local elections | Succeeded by Worcester Council election, 2000 |