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1999 North Hertfordshire District Council election
The 1999 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 6 May 1999, at the same time as other local elections across Britain. All 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election following changes to ward boundaries.
The 1999 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 6 May 1999, at the same time as other local elections across Britain. All 49 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election following changes to ward boundaries .
Labour lost control of the council to the Conservatives at the election, with the Conservative leader, F. John Smith, becoming leader of the council , taking the role from the Labour leader, David Kearns. The Liberal Democrat leader, Ian Simpson, lost his seat at the election and was replaced as group leader after the election by Steve Jarvis.
The overall results were as follows:
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
28 11 57.1 43.8 15,710 +2.8 18 8 36.7 31.9 11,420 -5.1 3 3 6.1 20.2 7,247 -0.3 0 0 1.8 655 +0.7 0 1 0 1.8 631 +1.8 0 0 0.5 170 +0.1
The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.
Party Candidate Votes % .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Conservative 703 65.5 Liberal Democrats 241 22.5 Labour 129 12.0 54.16 1,981 Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 256 56.4 Labour 101 22.2 Liberal Democrats 97 21.4 25.6 1,767
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,025 43.7 Conservative 859 Conservative 842 Labour 787 33.5 Labour 706 Labour 577 Independent 317 13.5 Liberal Democrats 217 9.2 Liberal Democrats 177 32.9 5,702
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 450 51.1 Labour 318 36.1 Liberal Democrats 113 12.8 48.14 1,832 Conservative gain from Labour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 565 66.2 Labour 195 22.9 Liberal Democrats 93 10.9 41.9 2,039 Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 621 63.3 Liberal Democrats 233 23.8 Labour 127 12.9 50.7 1,940
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 379 60.5 Conservative 192 30.7 Labour 55 8.8 48.6 1,289
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 933 49.2 Labour 892 Labour 764 Conservative 504 26.6 Conservative 502 Conservative 498 Green 179 9.4 Liberal Democrats 173 9.1 Natural Law 108 5.7 Natural Law 66 Natural Law 58 30.32 5,142 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,248 46.4 Conservative 1,199 Conservative 1,153 Liberal Democrats 830 30.9 Liberal Democrats 772 Liberal Democrats 673 Labour 454 16.9 Green 156 5.8 5.8 5,492 Conservative hold Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 721 65.0 Labour 678 Conservative 222 20.0 Conservative 209 Liberal Democrats 100 9.0 Green 66 6.0 26.4 3,778 Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,099 58.7 Conservative 1,041 Labour 417 22.3 Liberal Democrats 355 19.0 34.3 4,015 Conservative hold Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 876 40.6 Labour 855 39.6 Conservative 852 Conservative 825 Labour 792 Labour 779 Liberal Democrats 203 9.4 Green 163 7.5 Liberal Democrats 162 Natural Law 62 2.9 35.5 5,528 Conservative gain from Labour Labour hold Conservative gain from Labour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 656 75.1 Labour 218 24.9 43.6 2,006 Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 538 55.8 Labour 426 44.2 53.6 1,797 Conservative gain from Labour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 485 79.1 Labour 128 20.9 35.8 1,709 Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 919 58.5 Conservative 892 Labour 352 22.4 Liberal Democrats 300 19.1 31.02 3,970 Conservative hold Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 861 50.7 Labour 849 Labour 824 Conservative 486 28.6 Conservative 486 Conservative 437 Liberal Democrats 261 15.4 Liberal Democrats 256 Liberal Democrats 222 Green 91 5.4 29.6 5,337 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 991 61.1 Labour 909 Labour 896 Conservative 416 25.6 Conservative 405 Conservative 388 Liberal Democrats 216 13.3 Liberal Democrats 202 Liberal Democrats 183 29.6 5,177 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 847 45.1 Labour 812 Labour 802 Conservative 645 34.3 Conservative 643 Conservative 616 Liberal Democrats 386 20.6 Liberal Democrats 348 Liberal Democrats 333 34.6 5,229 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,380 45.1 Conservative 1,239 Liberal Democrats 1,229 40.2 Conservative 1,190 Liberal Democrats 1,129 Liberal Democrats 1,039 Labour 452 14.8 50.9 5,615 Conservative hold Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 729 63.0 Labour 720 Conservative 302 26.1 Conservative 289 Liberal Democrats 127 11.0 Liberal Democrats 114 28.29 4,032 Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 459 60.1 Labour 161 21.1 Liberal Democrats 144 18.8 48.34 1,597 Conservative hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 671 50.1 Conservative 657 Liberal Democrats 338 25.2 Labour 331 24.7 Labour 327 Liberal Democrats 266 33.04 3,919
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 561 47.9 Conservative 560 Labour 338 28.9 Labour 336 Liberal Democrats 271 23.2 Liberal Democrats 215 34.1 3,324
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 463 37.9 Conservative 431 35.2 Conservative 418 Labour 361 Liberal Democrats 329 26.9 Liberal Democrats 289 30.3 3,780
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 612 64.5 Independent 314 33.1 Labour 23 2.4 59.4 1,599
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