1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election

 1995
6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
2003 

All 56 seats to Chelmsford Borough Council
29 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won 28 21
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 8
Popular vote 30,458 29,880
Percentage 37.9% 37.2%
Swing Decrease 3.0% Increase 8.7%

  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Party Labour Independent
Seats won 5 2
Seat change Decrease 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 17,408 1,490
Percentage 21.7% 1.9%
Swing Decrease 4.9% Decrease 1.6%

Winner of each seat at the 1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election.

Council control before election


Liberal Democrats

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election[1]
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 55 28 2 6 Decrease 4 50.0 37.9% 30,458 –3.0
  Conservative 56 21 8 0 Increase 8 37.5 37.2 29,880 +8.7
  Labour 51 5 0 2 Decrease 2 8.9 21.7 17,408 –4.9
  Independent 6 2 0 2 Decrease 2 3.6 1.9 1,490 –1.6
  Green 10 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.2 929 +0.7
  Ind. Conservative 1 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 198 N/A

Ward results

By-elections

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI