1999 Derbyshire Dales District Council election
The 1999 Derbyshire Dales District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Derbyshire Dales District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1]
Election result
[edit]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | /− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 21 | 5 | 53.8 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | -7 | 23.1 | ||||||
| Labour | 5 | -2 | 12.8 | ||||||
| Independent | 4 | 4 | 10.3 | ||||||
By-elections between 1999 and 2003
[edit]Calver
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 362 | 70.6 | 16.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 151 | 29.4 | −5.8 | ||
| Majority | 211 | 41.2 | |||
| Turnout | 513 | 45.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Taddington
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 322 | 73.2 | 4.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 118 | 26.8 | 16.2 | ||
| Majority | 204 | 46.4 | |||
| Turnout | 440 | 34.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Derbyshire Dales". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
- ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Lib Dems excel in council polls". guardian.co.uk. 8 March 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
