United Kingdom local elections, 1999
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Local elections took place in much of the United Kingdom on 6 May 1999. All Scottish and Welsh unitary authorities had all their seats elected. In England a third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs were elected along with elections in many of the unitary authorities and district councils. There were no local elections in Northern Ireland.
The elections saw Labour, now in their second year of government, suffer a setback as the opposition Conservatives gained ground.
The results
| Party | Councils | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gain | Loss | Change | Total | Gain | Loss | Change | Total | ||
| Labour | 3 | 35 | –32 | 137 | 89 | 1,239 | –1,150 | 4,802 | |
| Conservative | 48 | 0 | +48 | 61 | 1,391 | 43 | +1,348 | 3,766 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 7 | 18 | -11 | 20 | 383 | 473 | -90 | 2,609 | |
| SNP | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 208 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 89 | 7 | +81 | 205 | |
| Independent | 2 | 5 | -3 | 18 | 174 | 299 | -125 | 1,551 | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 145 | –79 | 191 | |
| No overall control | 40 | 42 | -2 | 122 | — | — | — | — | |
Metropolitan boroughs
All 36 English Metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
Unitary authorities
Whole council
| Council | Former control | New control | Link to council election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath and North East Somerset | NOC | NOC | Details | ||
| Brighton and Hove | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Bristol | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Bournemouth | NOC | NOC | Details | ||
| Darlington | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| East Riding of Yorkshire | NOC | NOC | Details | ||
| Leicester | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Luton | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Middlesbrough | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Milton Keynes | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| North East Lincolnshire | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| North Lincolnshire | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| North Somerset | NOC | Conservative | Details | ||
| Poole | Liberal Democrat | NOC | Details | ||
| Redcar and Cleveland | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Rutland | NOC | NOC | Details | ||
| South Gloucestershire | NOC | Liberal Democrat | Details | ||
| Stockton-on-Tees | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
One third of council
| Council | Former control | New control | Link to council election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn with Darwen | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Derby | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Halton | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Hartlepool | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Kingston upon Hull | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Peterborough | NOC | NOC | Details | ||
| Portsmouth | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Reading | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Slough | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Southampton | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Southend-on-Sea | NOC | NOC | Details | ||
| Stoke-on-Trent | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Swindon | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Thurrock | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Warrington | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
| Wokingham | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
| York | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Other Council results
Adur Council election, 1999
Allerdale Council election, 1999
Alnwick Council election, 1999
Amber Valley Council election, 1999
Arun Council election, 1999
Ashfield Council election, 1999
Ashford Council election, 1999
Aylesbury Vale Council election, 1999
Babergh Council election, 1999
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 1999
Basildon Council election, 1999
Basingstoke and Deane Council election, 1999
Bolsover District Council election, 1999
Brentwood Council election, 1999
Bromsgrove Council election, 1999
Burnley Council election, 1999
Carlisle City Council election, 1999
Castle Point Borough Council election, 1999
Cheltenham Council election, 1999
Cherwell Council election, 1999
Chorley Council election, 1999
Colchester Borough Council election, 1999
Copeland Council election, 1999
Craven District Council election, 1999
Crawley Council election, 1999
Dacorum Council election, 1999
Daventry Council election, 1999
Derbyshire Dales District Council election, 1999
East Dorset District Council election, 1999
East Hampshire Council election, 1999
Eastbourne Borough Council election, 1999
Eastleigh Council election, 1999
Ellesmere Port and Neston Council election, 1999
Epping Forest Council election, 1999
Fareham Council election, 1999
Fenland Council election, 1999
Fylde Council election, 1999
Gedling Council election, 1999
Gosport Council election, 1999
Gravesham Council election, 1999
Great Yarmouth Council election, 1999
Harlow District Council election, 1999
Harrogate Council election, 1999
Hart Council election, 1999
Hastings Council election, 1999
Havant Borough Council election, 1999
Hertsmere Council election, 1999
Hinckley and Bosworth Council election, 1999
High Peak Council election, 1999
Huntingdonshire District Council election, 1999
Hyndburn Council election, 1999
Ipswich Council election, 1999
Kettering Council election, 1999
Lincoln Council election, 1999
Lichfield Council election, 1999
Maidstone Council election, 1999
Mid Sussex Council election, 1999
Mole Valley Council election, 1999
New Forest Council election, 1999
Newcastle-under-Lyme Council election, 1999
Northampton Council election, 1999
North Devon Council election, 1999
North Lanarkshire Council election, 1999
Oxford Council election, 1999
Pendle Council election, 1999
Penwith Council election, 1999
Preston Council election, 1999
Purbeck Council election, 1999
Redditch Council election, 1999
Restormel Council election, 1999
Rochford Council election, 1999
Rossendale Council election, 1999
Rother District Council election, 1999
Rugby Council election, 1999
Runnymede Council election, 1999
Rushmoor Council election, 1999
Ryedale Council election, 1999
St Albans City and District Council election, 1999
Scarborough Council election, 1999
Sedgefield Council election, 1999
Sedgemoor Council election, 1999
South Lakeland Council election, 1999
South Oxfordshire Council election, 1999
South Ribble Council election, 1999
Stevenage Council election, 1999
Stratford-on-Avon Council election, 1999
Stroud Council election, 1999
Swale Borough Council election, 1999
Swindon Council election, 1999
Tamworth Council election, 1999
Tandridge District Council election, 1999
The Highland Council election, 1999
Three Rivers Council election, 1999
Tonbridge and Malling Council election, 1999
Torridge District Council election, 1999
Tunbridge Wells Council election, 1999
Tynedale Council election, 1999
Vale of White Horse Council election, 1999
Watford Council election, 1999
Waveney Council election, 1999
Wealden Council election, 1999
Welwyn Hatfield Council election, 1999
West Devon Council election, 1999
West Lancashire Council election, 1999
West Lindsey Council election, 1999
West Somerset Council election, 1999
West Wiltshire Council election, 1999
Weymouth and Portland Council election, 1999
Winchester Council election, 1999
Woking Council election, 1999
Worcester Council election, 1999
Worthing Council election, 1999
Wychavon District Council election, 1999
Wyre Forest District Council election, 1999
See also
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