Election Name: | 1999 North Warwickshire Borough Council election |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1995 North Warwickshire Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1995 |
Next Year: | 2003 |
Next Election: | 2003 North Warwickshire Borough Council election |
Election Date: | 6 May 1999 |
Seats For Election: | All 34 seats to North Warwickshire Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 18 |
Turnout: | 34.3% 6.2 pp |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 28 |
Seats After1: | 22 |
Seat Change1: | 6 |
Popular Vote1: | 11,814 |
Percentage1: | 45.2% |
Swing1: | 18.8% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 4 |
Seats After2: | 9 |
Seat Change2: | 5 |
Popular Vote2: | 7,099 |
Percentage2: | 33.5% |
Swing2: | 4.3% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 0 |
Seats After3: | 2 |
Seat Change3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 4,822 |
Percentage3: | 12.9% |
Swing3: | 9.2% |
Party4: | Independent politician |
Seats Before4: | 1 |
Seats After4: | 1 |
Seat Change4: | 0 |
Popular Vote4: | 1,303 |
Percentage4: | 8.5% |
Swing4: | 5.4% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Map2 Image: | North Warwickshire Borough Council 1999.svg |
Map2 Size: | 360px |
Map2 Caption: | Composition of the council after the election. |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
On 6 May 1999, an election was held to elect councillors to the North Warwickshire Borough Council on the same day as other local elections in the UK. It resulted in the Labour Party keeping control of the council. All 34 seats were up for election in all wards.
The Liberal Democrats also gained two seats in this election with an independent politician keeping their seat. The Conservative Party also made gains, winning 5 more seats than the last election. Labour lost almost 19% of their vote share.[1] [2] [3] [4]