1999 Hartlepool Borough Council election explained

Elections to Hartlepool Borough Council in the ceremonial county of County Durham in England were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1] The results saw the Labour Party lose two seats to the Liberal Democrats and one seat to the Conservative Party.^[2] Overall turnout in the election was 26.1%.^[3]

Following the election the then council leader, Roy Waller, was challenged as leader of the Labour group on the council by Russell Hart. Hart defeated Waller 16 to 14 in a vote by Labour party councillors at the groups annual meeting and Hart thus became leader of the council.^[4]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 30
• Liberal Democrat 10
• Conservative 6
• Independent 1^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Britain votes: Local Council Election Results . . 12 . 1999-05-07 .
2. News: Neil . Shaefer . Tory comeback leaves Labour to lick wounds . . 6 . 1999-05-08 .
3. Web site: Local Election Results, 1999 . 2009-05-02 . Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053301/http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm . 2011-07-24 .
4. News: Hart in as council leader . . 6 . 1999-05-20 .
5. Web site: Hartlepool . 2009-05-02 . BBC Online.