Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999
Elections to Gateshead Council in Tyne and Wear, England were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1] The results saw the Liberal Democrats gain 2 seats from Labour but Labour gained one seat in Blaydon.[2][3] Overall turnout was 26.4%.[4]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Gateshead Local Election Result 1999[4][5] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 16 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 72.7 | 56.8 | ||||
Liberal Democrat | 6 | +1 | 27.3 | 36.3 | ||||||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | ||||
Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Gateshead". BBC Online. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ↑ Shaefer, Neil (8 May 1999). "Tory comeback leaves Labour to lick wounds". The Northern Echo. p. 6.
- ↑ Unwin, Bruce (8 May 1999). "Little change as Labour keeps firm grip on reins". The Northern Echo. p. 6.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Labour bracing itself for backlash". The Journal. 16 April 2003. p. 14.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Results from elections in England, Scotland and Wales". Financial Times. 8 May 1999. p. 11.
Preceded by Gateshead Council election, 1998 |
Gateshead local elections | Succeeded by Gateshead Council election, 2000 |