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1999 Basildon District Council election

1999 UK local government election

1999 Basildon District Council election

1999 UK local government election

FieldValue
election_name1999 Basildon District Council election
countryEngland
typeParliamentary
ongoingno
party_colouryes
previous_election1998 Basildon District Council election
previous_year1998
next_election2000 Basildon District Council election
next_year2000
seats_for_election14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council
majority_seats22
election_date6 May 1999
party1Labour Party (UK)
seats_before123
seats18
seat_change1
seats_after123
popular_vote112,173
percentage140.0%
party2Conservative Party (UK)
seats_before26
seats25
seat_change25
seats_after211
popular_vote211,401
percentage237.4%
party3Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats_before313
seats31
seat_change35
seats_after38
popular_vote35,408
percentage317.8%
map_imageBasildon UK local election 1999 map.svg
map_size300px
map_captionMap showing the results of contested wards in the 1999 Basildon Borough Council elections.
titleCouncil control
posttitleCouncil control after election
before_electionLabour
after_electionLabour

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.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

  • Labour 23
  • Conservative 11
  • Liberal Democrats 8

Election results

The results saw Labour keep their majority after retaining all the seats they had been defending in Basildon. The Conservatives became the main opposition on the council after gaining seats from the Liberal Democrats in Billericay and Wickford. Overall turnout in the election was 24.3%.

|seats % = 57.1 |votes % = 40.0 |plus/minus = 8.3 |seats % = 35.7 |votes % = 37.4 |plus/minus = 13.9 |seats % = 7.1 |votes % = 17.8 |plus/minus = 5.7 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 4.2 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.6 |plus/minus = New

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1995 election.

Ward results

Billericay East

Location of Billericay East ward

Billericay West

Location of Billericay West ward

Burstead

Location of Burstead ward

Fryerns Central

Location of Fryerns Central ward

Fryerns East

Location of Fryerns East ward

Laindon

Location of Laindon ward

Langdon Hills

Location of Langdon Hills ward

Lee Chapel

Location of Lee Chapel North ward

Nethermayne

Location of Nethermayne ward

Pitsea East

Location of Pitsea East ward

Pitsea West

Location of Pitsea West ward

Vange

Location of Vange ward

Wickford North

Location of Wickford North ward

Wickford South

Location of Wickford South ward

References

References

  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1999". The Elections Centre.
  3. "Basildon". [[BBC News Online]].
  4. (8 May 1999). "How the nations voted". [[The Times]].
  5. (10 May 1999). "Elections: Tories seize Wickford and Billericay". Southend Standard.
  6. (10 May 1999). "Elections: Southend makes Tories blue". Southend Standard.
  7. "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends.
  8. "Basildon District Council Election Results 1973–2012". Elections Centre.
  9. "Billericay East". [[Basildon District Council]].
  10. "Billericay West". [[Basildon District Council]].
  11. "Burstead". [[Basildon District Council]].
  12. "Fryerns Central". [[Basildon District Council]].
  13. "Laindon". [[Basildon District Council]].
  14. "Langdon Hills". [[Basildon District Council]].
  15. "Billericay West". [[Basildon District Council]].
  16. "Nethermayne". [[Basildon District Council]].
  17. "Pitsea East". [[Basildon District Council]].
  18. "Pitsea West". [[Basildon District Council]].
  19. "Vange". [[Basildon District Council]].
  20. "Wickford North". [[Basildon District Council]].
  21. "Wickford South". [[Basildon District Council]].
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