Election Name: | 1999 Derby City Council election[1] [2] |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 1998 Derby City Council election |
Previous Year: | 1998 |
Next Election: | 2000 Derby City Council election |
Next Year: | 2000 |
Seats For Election: | 15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council |
Majority Seats: | 23 |
Election Date: | 7 May 1999 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 37 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Seats1: | 34 |
Popular Vote1: | 18,371 |
Percentage1: | 47.8% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 4 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Seats2: | 6 |
Popular Vote2: | 11,840 |
Percentage2: | 30.8% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election3: | 3 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Seats3: | 4 |
Popular Vote3: | 7,753 |
Percentage3: | 20.2% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Labour |
After Election: | Labour |
The 1999 Derby City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[3] Overall turnout was 29.0%.[4]
After the election, the composition of the council was