1999 Basildon District Council election
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14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority |
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1999 Basildon Borough Council elections.
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The 1999 Basildon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex , England . One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. [3]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Labour 23
- Conservative 11
- Liberal Democrats 8 [4]
Election result
The results saw Labour keep their majority after retaining all the seats they had been defending in Basildon . [5] The Conservatives became the main opposition on the council after gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats in Billericay and Wickford . [6] Overall turnout in the election was 24.3%. [7]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 8 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 40.0 | 12,173 | 8.3 | ||
Conservative | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 35.7 | 37.4 | 11,401 | 13.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7.1 | 17.8 | 5,408 | 5.7 | |
Residents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 1,287 | New | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 184 | New |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1995 election .
Ward results
Billericay East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Archer [9] | 1,102 | 52.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | F. Bellard | 701 | 33.3% | |
Labour | P. Reid | 304 | 14.4% | |
Turnout | 23.9% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Billericay West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Horgan [10] | 1,364 | 47.0% | |
Residents | Taylor G. | 1,287 | 44.3% | |
Labour | L. Howard | 253 | 8.7% | |
Turnout | 27.5% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Burstead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Desmond Lake [11] | 1,196 | 55.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Hands | 608 | 28.0% | |
Labour | M. Viney | 364 | 16.8% | |
Turnout | 24.8% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Fryerns Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Annie Humphries [12] | 1,293 | 68.8% | |
Conservative | W. Marck | 350 | 18.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Dickinson | 193 | 10.3% | |
Independent | A. Viccary | 42 | 2.2% | |
Turnout | 23.6% | |||
Labour hold |
Fryerns East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Rossati | 1,107 | 70.3% | |
Conservative | D. Allen | 331 | 21.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Lutton | 137 | 8.7% | |
Turnout | 20.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Laindon
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tony Bennett [13] | 1,081 | 49.1% | |
Conservative | D. Walsh | 769 | 34.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | V. Howard | 209 | 9.5% | |
Independent | S. Chaney | 142 | 6.5% | |
Turnout | 22.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Langdon Hills
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bob Sears [14] | 1,329 | 49.5% | |
Conservative | S. Hillier | 1,177 | 43.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Dickinson | 177 | 6.6% | |
Turnout | 27.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Lee Chapel
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lynda Gordon [15] | 1,202 | 64.4% | |
Conservative | S. Popplewell | 456 | 24.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Dale | 208 | 11.1% | |
Turnout | 25.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Nethermayne
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Joe White [16] | 1,128 | 47.9% | |
Labour | A. Manning | 794 | 33.7% | |
Conservative | S. Allen | 434 | 18.4% | |
Turnout | 34.4% | |||
Liberal Democrats hold |
Pitsea East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Keith Bobbin [17] | 1,235 | 50.9% | |
Conservative | K. Blake | 990 | 40.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Baker | 201 | 8.3% | |
Turnout | 23.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Pitsea West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Abrahall [18] | 1,122 | 69.0% | |
Conservative | A. Hedley | 347 | 21.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Bellard | 156 | 9.6% | |
Turnout | 19.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Vange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Golding [19] | 893 | 65.3% | |
Conservative | R. Cornish | 370 | 27.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Williams | 104 | 7.6% | |
Turnout | 17.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Wickford North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Mowe [20] | 1,094 | 43.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Banton | 878 | 35.1% | |
Labour | C. Wilson | 532 | 21.2% | |
Turnout | 27.1% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
Wickford South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Don Morris [21] | 1,421 | 50.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Howe | 708 | 25.3% | |
Labour | A. Ede | 664 | 23.8% | |
Turnout | 23.6% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | ||||
References
- ↑ "Council compositions by year" . The Elections Centre.
- ↑ "Local Election Summaries 1999" . The Elections Centre.
- ↑ "Basildon" . BBC News Online . Retrieved 25 June 2011 .
- 1 2 "How the nations voted". The Times . 8 May 1999. p. 48.
- ↑ "Elections: Tories seize Wickford and Billericay" . Southend Standard . 10 May 1999 . Retrieved 25 June 2011 .
- ↑ "Elections: Southend makes Tories blue" . Southend Standard . 10 May 1999 . Retrieved 25 June 2011 .
- ↑ "Local Election Results, 1999" . Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 . Retrieved 25 June 2011 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF) . Elections Centre . Retrieved 3 August 2019 .
- ↑ "Billericay East" . Basildon District Council . Archived from the original on 25 May 2001 . Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
- ↑ "Billericay West" . Basildon District Council . Archived from the original on 18 November 2001 . Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
- ↑ "Burstead" . Basildon District Council . Archived from the original on 7 July 2001 . Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
- ↑ "Fryerns Central" . Basildon District Council . Archived from the original on 24 February 2002 . Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
- ↑ "Laindon" . Basildon District Council . Archived from the original on 25 May 2001 . Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
- ↑ "Langdon Hills" . Basildon District Council . Archived from the original on 25 May 2001 . Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
- ↑ "Billericay West" . Basildon District Council . Archived from the original on 25 May 2001 . Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
- ↑ "Nethermayne" . Basildon District Council . Archived from the original on 25 May 2001 . Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
- ↑ "Pitsea East" . Basildon District Council . Archived from the original on 25 May 2001 . Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
- ↑ "Pitsea West" . Basildon District Council . Archived from the original on 25 May 2001 . Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
- ↑ "Vange" . Basildon District Council . Archived from the original on 24 May 2001 . Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
- ↑ "Wickford North" . Basildon District Council . Archived from the original on 18 November 2001 . Retrieved 12 October 2019 .
- ↑ "Wickford South" . Basildon District Council . Archived from the original on 6 October 2001 . Retrieved 12 October 2019 .