Worcester Council election, 1999

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

Election result

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]
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

References

  1. ^ "Worcester". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote_99/locals_99/html/constituency/302.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-03. 
  2. ^ "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent. 1999-05-08. p. 12. 
  3. ^ Woodward, Will (1999-05-07). "Britain's elections:Tories claim gains put them back in business Labour takes comfort from mid-term vote share but lead belies national poll ratings". The Guardian. p. 8. 
  4. ^ Stote, Martin (1999-05-07). "Tories stage early gains in the Shires". Birmingham Post. p. 7. 
  5. ^ a b "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-03. 
  6. ^ "Local Councils: Results round-up". The Times. 1999-05-07. p. 4. 
Preceded by
Worcester Council election, 1998
Worcester local elections Succeeded by
Worcester Council election, 2000