Colchester Borough Council election, 1999

The 1999 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Colchester local election result 1999[3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrat 9 -1 45.0
  Conservative 6 +3 30.0
  Labour 5 -2 25.0
  Independent 0 0 0

Berechurch

Berechurch
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Terry Sutton 1,024 47.5 +8.6
Labour Ian Yates 928 43.0 -6.0
Conservative J. Dinglemans 204 9.5 0.0
Majority
Turnout 38.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

References

  1. "Colchester". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". The Independent. 7 May 1999.
  3. "Local Councils: Results round-up - Elections". The Times. 7 May 1999. p. 4.
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