1999 Babergh District Council election

1999 English local government election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1999 Babergh District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Babergh District Council in Suffolk, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Quick facts All 42 seats to Babergh District Council 22 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
1999 Babergh District Council election
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6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
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All 42 seats to Babergh District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
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Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Seats won 14 13
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 6
Popular vote 6,894 9,199
Percentage 22.9% 30.5%
Swing Decrease 0.2% Increase 9.5%
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Party Conservative Labour
Seats won 10 5
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 7
Popular vote 9,024 5,021
Percentage 29.9% 16.7%
Swing Increase 8.1% Decrease 17.4%
Winner of each seat at the 1999 Babergh District Council election.
Control before election


No overall control

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Election result

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1999 Babergh District Council election[2]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 22 14 4 5 Decrease 1 26.3 22.9 6,894 –0.2
  Liberal Democrats 21 13 6 0 Increase 6 34.2 30.5 9,199 +9.5
  Conservative 28 10 4 2 Increase 2 26.3 29.9 9,024 +8.1
  Labour 17 5 0 7 Decrease 7 13.2 16.7 5,021 –17.4
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Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Alton

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Alton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Wood* 399 71.8
Conservative Christopher Thomas 157 28.2
Majority 242 43.6
Turnout 556 53.0
Registered electors 1,055
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
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Berners

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Berners
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Shirley Clarke 332 65.1
Conservative Linda Prismall 178 34.9
Majority 154 30.2
Turnout 510 43.4
Registered electors 1,181
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
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Bildeston

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Bildeston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Stevens 295 52.9
Labour Rosemary Muntus 147 26.3
Independent Ruth Gregory* 116 20.8
Majority 148 26.6
Turnout 558 41.3
Registered electors 1,353
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
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Boxford

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Boxford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bryn Hurren 366 56.1
Independent Carol Harrison 286 43.9
Majority 80 12.2
Turnout 652 43.6
Registered electors 1,502
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
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Brantham

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Brantham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Duncan Read 388 59.5
Conservative Diana Eastman 264 40.5
Majority 124 19.0
Turnout 652 32.9
Registered electors 1,982
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Brett Vale

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Brett Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Clive Arthey* 431 75.2
Labour Jocelyn Dalley 142 24.8
Majority 289 50.4
Turnout 573 47.6
Registered electors 1,211
Independent hold Swing
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Brookvale

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Brookvale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Stephenson 259 39.9
Conservative Lesley Chalmers 209 32.2
Independent James Baxter* 181 27.9
Majority 50 7.7
Turnout 649 35.1
Registered electors 1,863
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
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Bures St. Mary

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Bures St. Mary
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Holbrook 382 71.5
Labour Geoffrey Hulme 152 28.5
Majority 230 43.1
Turnout 534 39.1
Registered electors 1,375
Conservative hold Swing
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Capel & Wenham

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Capel & Wenham (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Carpendale* 765 68.3
Liberal Democrats Leonard Johnson* 659 58.8
Conservative Colin Hucombe 458 40.9
Turnout ~1,120 43.0
Registered electors 2,604
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
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Chadacre

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Chadacre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James Long 457 71.0
Independent Graham Morgan 187 29.0
Majority 270 41.9
Turnout 644 34.9
Registered electors 1,832
Independent hold Swing
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Copdock

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Copdock
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Jones* Unopposed
Registered electors 3,792
Independent hold
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Dodnash

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Dodnash (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Heselden* 789 53.8
Conservative Duncan Mansfield 677 46.2
Liberal Democrats John Wheals 671 45.8
Turnout ~1,333 46.3
Registered electors 2,877
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative hold
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Elmsett

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Elmsett
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Lazenby* 337 60.3
Independent Tony Bailey-Smith 222 39.7
Majority 115 20.6
Turnout 559 40.1
Registered electors 1,408
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Glemsford

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Glemsford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rex Thake 447 47.6
Independent Leonard Young 314 33.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Clarke 289 30.8
Conservative Paul Edmondson* 203 21.6
Conservative Ian Lawrence 168 17.9
Turnout ~776 30.9
Registered electors 2,513
Independent hold
Independent gain from Conservative
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Great Cornard North

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Great Cornard North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Bavington* 422 52.8
Labour Vera Cocker* 408 51.0
Independent Christina Baker 164 20.5
Liberal Democrats Michael Gleed 113 14.1
Conservative Brian Rayner 101 12.6
Turnout ~656 23.0
Registered electors 2,853
Labour hold
Labour hold
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Great Cornard South

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Great Cornard South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rajiv Nandi* 444 51.0
Labour Patrick Treacy 376 43.2
Conservative Peter Beer 355 40.8
Conservative Mark Newman 319 36.6
Liberal Democrats Nigel Adam 143 16.4
Turnout ~871 28.2
Registered electors 3,087
Labour hold
Labour hold
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Hadleigh

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Hadleigh (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Grutchfield* 1,117 56.7
Independent Eileen Banks 708 36.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Matthews* 682 34.6
Independent Janetta Byrne 514 26.1
Conservative Vivien Chapman 441 22.4
Conservative Christopher Drake 361 18.3
Turnout ~1,969 35.1
Registered electors 5,609
Liberal Democrats hold
Independent gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats hold
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Holbrook

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Holbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jack Godley* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,675
Independent hold
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Lavenham

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Lavenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Roberts 464 57.3
Liberal Democrats Fiona Jenkins 346 42.7
Majority 118 14.6
Turnout 810 53.3
Registered electors 1,538
Conservative hold Swing
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Leavenheath

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Leavenheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jonquil Mieville* Unopposed
Registered electors 2,013
Independent hold
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Long Melford

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Long Melford (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Kemp* 921 76.4
Independent John Brand 788 65.4
Conservative Ian Dowling 285 23.6
Turnout ~1,170 37.5
Registered electors 3,117
Independent hold
Independent hold
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Nayland

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Nayland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Cave* 302 59.2
Labour Nicolette Fraser 208 40.8
Majority 94 18.4
Turnout 510 52.2
Registered electors 984
Conservative hold Swing
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North Cosford

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North Cosford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Hodge* 342 50.7
Labour Roland Bee 332 49.3
Majority 10 1.4
Turnout 674 52.2
Registered electors 1,301
Independent hold Swing
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Polstead & Layham

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Polstead & Layham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Susan Wigglesworth* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,138
Independent hold
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Shotley

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Shotley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joy Sadler* 541 71.5
Conservative Stephen Williams 216 28.5
Majority 325 42.9
Turnout 757 41.0
Registered electors 1,846
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
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Sudbury East

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Sudbury East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sylvia Byham 374 41.9
Independent Sylvia Cann* 365 40.9
Conservative Robert Yerby 256 28.7
Labour Rita Titmus 222 24.9
Labour Sylvia Regester 221 24.8
Liberal Democrats Andrew Welsh 100 11.2
Turnout ~893 31.4
Registered electors 2,845
Conservative gain from Labour
Independent gain from Labour
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Sudbury North

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Sudbury North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Sayers 451 44.4
Labour Nicholas Irwin 419 41.3
Conservative Raymond Smith 358 35.3
Labour Valerie Waters* 299 29.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bennett 156 15.4
Independent Brian Cann 125 12.3
Turnout ~1,015 29.0
Registered electors 3,501
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold
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Sudbury South

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Sudbury South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martyn Booth 376 36.8
Independent Elizabeth Wiles* 326 31.9
Conservative John Stewart 311 30.4
Labour Jack Owen 287 28.1
Labour Timothy Richmond* 277 27.1
Conservative Doreen Braham 267 26.1
Turnout ~1,022 32.6
Registered electors 3,136
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
Independent gain from Labour
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Waldingfield

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Waldingfield (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Colin Spence* 657 54.9
Conservative Leon Stedman 515 43.0
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Bates 371 31.0
Labour Richard May 335 28.0
Labour John Skinner* 330 27.6
Turnout ~1,198 38.8
Registered electors 3,089
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Labour
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West Samford

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West Samford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Bancroft* Unopposed
Registered electors 1,293
Conservative hold
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By-elections

Great Cornard North

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Great Cornard North by-election: 4 May 2000[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 309 56.4
Independent 239 43.6
Majority 70 12.8
Turnout 548 19.5
Registered electors 2,810
Labour hold Swing
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