1999 Braintree District Council election explained

The 1999 Braintree District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Election Name:1999 Braintree District Council election
Country:Essex
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1995 Braintree District Council election
Previous Year:1995
Next Election:2003 Braintree District Council election
Next Year:2003
Seats For Election:60 seats to Braintree District Council
Majority Seats:31
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:37 seats, 55.4%
Seats1:31
Seat Change1:6
Popular Vote1:26,600
Percentage1:45.2%
Swing1:10.2%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election2:10 seats, 21.5%
Seats2:17
Seat Change2:7
Popular Vote2:17,088
Percentage2:29.0%
Swing2:7.5%
Party3:Independent politician
Last Election3:5 seats, 4.7%
Seats3:4
Seat Change3:1
Popular Vote3:2,829
Percentage3:4.8%
Swing3:0.1%
Party4:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election4:6 seats, 14.1%
Seats4:3
Seat Change4:3
Popular Vote4:8,149
Percentage4:13.8%
Swing4:0.3%
Party5:Residents Association
Last Election5:2 seats, 3.1%
Seats5:3
Seat Change5:1
Popular Vote5:1,739
Percentage5:3.0%
Swing5:0.1%
Party6:Green Party of England and Wales
Last Election6:0 seats, 1.2%
Seats6:2
Seat Change6:2
Popular Vote6:2,433
Percentage6:4.1%
Swing6:2.9%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Labour
After Election:Labour

Summary

Results

Ward results

Yeldham

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Braintree District Council Election Results 1973-2011. live. electionscentre.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20200609173537/http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Braintree-1973-2011.pdf . 2020-06-09 .