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1999 Harlow District Council election

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1999 Harlow District Council election

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FieldValue
election_name1999 Harlow District Council election
typeParliamentary
ongoingno
party_colouryes
previous_election1998 Harlow District Council election
previous_year1998
next_election2000 Harlow District Council election
next_year2000
seats_for_election14 of the 42 seats to Harlow District Council
majority_seats22
election_date6 May 1999
party1Labour Party (UK)
seats_before138
seats19
seat_change14
seats_after134
popular_vote17,501
percentage147.4%
party2Conservative Party (UK)
seats_before21
seats23
seat_change23
seats_after24
popular_vote25,082
percentage232.1%
party3Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats_before33
seats32
seat_change31
seats_after34
popular_vote32,993
percentage318.9%
map_imageHarlow UK local election 1999 map.svg
map_size300px
map_captionMap showing the results of contested wards in the 1999 Harlow District Council elections.
titleCouncil control
posttitleCouncil control after election
before_electionLabour
after_electionLabour

The 1999 Harlow District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Harlow 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 34
  • Liberal Democrats 4
  • Conservative 4

Election results

Labour remained in control of the council with 34 of the 42 seats, compared to 4 each for the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Labour won 9 of the 14 seats contested, but lost 3 seats to the Conservatives in Great Parndon, Kingsmoor and Potter Street wards.

|seats % = 64.3 |votes % = 47.4 |plus/minus = 5.6 |seats % = 21.4 |votes % = 32.1 |plus/minus = 5.0 |seats % = 14.3 |votes % = 18.9 |plus/minus = 1.0 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 1.0 |plus/minus = 1.0 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 0.5 |plus/minus = 0.5 All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1995 election.

Ward results

Brays Grove

Location of Brays Grove ward

Great Parndon

Location of Great Parndon ward

Katherines with Sumners

Location of Katherines with Sumner ward

Kingsmoor

Location of Kingsmoor ward

Latton Bush

Location of Latton Bush ward

Little Parndon

Location of Little Parndon ward

Mark Hall North

Mark Location of Hall North ward

Mark Hall South

Location of Mark Hall South ward

Netteswell East

Location of Netteswell East ward

Old Harlow

Location of Old Harlow ward

Passmores

Locations of Passmores ward

Potter Street

Location of Potter Street ward

Stewards

Location of Stewards ward

Tye Green

Location of Tye Green ward

References

References

  1. "Harlow". [[BBC News Online]].
  2. (7 May 1999). "Local Councils: Results round-up - Elections". [[NewsBank]].
  3. (15 May 1999). "Tories delighted with election". [[NewsBank]].
  4. (5 May 2000). "Results". [[NewsBank]].
  5. "Election of councillors 1999 - results". Harlow District Council.
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