Election Name: | 1999 Chester City Council election |
Country: | Cheshire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1998 Chester City Council election |
Previous Year: | 1998 |
Next Election: | 2000 Chester City Council election |
Next Year: | 2000 |
Seats For Election: | All 60 seats to Chester City Council |
Majority Seats: | 31 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 25 seats, 39.7% |
Seats1: | 22 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 26,045 |
Percentage1: | 39.9% |
Swing1: | 0.2% |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election2: | 17 seats, 25.2% |
Seats2: | 18 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 18,236 |
Percentage2: | 27.9% |
Swing2: | 2.7% |
Party4: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election4: | 16 seats, 34.0% |
Seats4: | 17 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 18,653 |
Percentage4: | 28.5% |
Swing4: | 5.5% |
Party5: | Independent politician |
Last Election5: | 2 seats, 0.2% |
Seats5: | 3 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 2,419 |
Percentage5: | 3.7% |
Swing5: | 3.5% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | No overall control |
After Party: | No overall control |
The 1999 Chester City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries, with the total number of seats staying the same.