1999 UK local government election
1999 Derby City Council election[1] [2] 15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council 23 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 37 4 3 Seats won 34 6 4 Seat change 3 2 1 Popular vote 18,371 11,840 7,753 Percentage 47.8% 30.8% 20.2%
Map showing the results of the 1999 Derby City Council elections.
Council control before election Labour
Council control after election Labour
The 1999 Derby City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[3] Overall turnout was 29.0%.[4]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Labour 34 Conservative 6 Liberal Democrat 4[3] [5] Election result Derby Local Election Result 1999[4] [6] Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/− Labour 10 0 3 3 66.7 47.8 18,371 Conservative 3 2 0 2 20.0 30.8 11,840 Liberal Democrats 2 1 0 1 13.3 20.2 7,753
Ward results Abbey Location of Abbey ward Abbey [7] Party Candidate Votes % Labour M. Walker 1,156 58.8% Liberal Democrats P. Clayden 365 18.6% Conservative H. Love 363 18.5% Green E. Wall 82 4.2% Turnout 16.6% Labour hold
Allestree Location of Allestree ward Allestree[7] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative G. Du Sautoy 1,738 61.3% Labour M. Daullah 613 21.6% Liberal Democrats S. King 486 17.1% Turnout 35.3% Conservative hold
Alvaston Location of Alvaston ward Alvaston[7] Party Candidate Votes % Labour J. Ayliss 1,128 60.8% Conservative Willitts P. 525 28.3% Liberal Democrats T. Hall 202 10.9% Turnout % Labour hold
Babington Location of Babington ward Babington[7] Party Candidate Votes % Labour A. Kalia 940 43.7% Conservative M. Yaqub 891 41.4% Liberal Democrats M. Rashid 170 7.9% Green L. Davies 152 7.1% Turnout % Labour hold
Blagreaves Location of Blagreaves ward Blagreaves[7] Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Democrats R. Troup 1,807 48.3% Labour M. Redfern 1,466 39.2% Conservative P. White 469 12.5% Turnout 39.4% Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Boulton Location of Boulton ward Boulton[7] Party Candidate Votes % Labour R. Blanksby 1,432 60.5% Conservative S. Hart 554 23.4% Independent Labour S. Conway 200 8.4% Liberal Democrats M. Skelton 181 7.6% Turnout 28.2% Labour hold
Breadsall Location of Breadsall ward Breadsall[7] Party Candidate Votes % Labour P. Woodhead 1,866 51.6% Conservative M. Webb 1,428 39.5% Liberal Democrats P. Turner 321 8.9% Turnout 22.9% Labour hold
Darley Location of Darley ward Darley[7] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative P. Hickson 1,665 48.1% Labour D. Roberts 1,402 40.5% Liberal Democrats J. Keane 392 11.3% Turnout 36.6% Conservative gain from Labour
Littleover Location of Littleover ward Littleover[7] Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Democrats M. Burgess 1,746 58.6% Labour L. Shillingford 753 25.3% Conservative L. Skelton 479 16.1% Turnout 41.3% Liberal Democrats hold
Mackworth Location of Mackworth ward Mackworth[7] Party Candidate Votes % Labour R. Gerrard 1,276 68.7% Conservative W. Annable 408 22.0% Liberal Democrats W. Savage 174 9.4% Turnout 29.6% Labour hold
Mickleover Location of Mickleover ward Mickleover[7] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative M. Lindsay 1,085 34.1% Labour A. Macdonald 1,076 33.8% Liberal Democrats J. Foxon 1,025 32.2% Turnout 34.1% Conservative gain from Labour
Normanton Location of Normanton ward Mickleover[7] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Chris Williamson 1,292 69.2% Conservative J. Lee 297 15.9% Liberal Democrats B. Lowe 278 14.9% Turnout 26.6% Labour hold
Osmanton Location of Osmaston ward Osmanton[7] Party Candidate Votes % Labour J. McGiven 676 69.5% Conservative J. Magee 149 15.3% Liberal Democrats B. Harry 104 10.7% Independent G. Hardy 44 4.5% Turnout 17.3% Labour hold
Sinfin Location of Sinfin ward Sinfin[7] Party Candidate Votes % Labour A. Nath 1,529 77.7% Conservative D. Hart 260 13.2% Liberal Democrats A. Piggott 180 9.1% Turnout 24.5% Labour hold
Spondon Location of Spondon ward Spondon[7] Party Candidate Votes % Labour J. Ahern 1,766 48.8% Conservative M. Sandford 1,529 42.3% Liberal Democrats P. Peat 322 8.9% Turnout 37.0% Labour hold
References ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre. ^ "Local Election Summaries 1999". The Elections Centre. ^ a b "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". The Independent . London. 7 May 1999. p. 12. ^ a b "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2009 . ^ "Derby". BBC News . Retrieved 27 September 2009 . ^ "Local Councils: Results round-up". The Times . 7 May 1999. p. 4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF) . Elections Centre.