Election Name: | 1999 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Flag Image: | Coat_of_arms_of_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1998 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1998 |
Next Election: | 2000 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2000 |
Seats For Election: | 21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 32 |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Leader of the Council | |
Before Election: | David Acton |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
Posttitle: | Leader of the Council after election |
After Election: | David Acton |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 36 |
Seats1: | 11 |
Seats After1: | 33 |
Popular Vote1: | 22,844 |
Percentage1: | 41.5% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 23 |
Seats2: | 9 |
Seats After2: | 27 |
Popular Vote2: | 25,018 |
Percentage2: | 45.5% |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 4 |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seats After3: | 3 |
Popular Vote3: | 6,180 |
Percentage3: | 12.4% |
On 6 May 1999, an election was held to choose council members for the Trafford Borough Council in Greater Manchester, England. One-third of the council members were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2003. The Labour Party held overall control of the council.[1]
Party | Votes | Seats | Full Council | |||||||
Labour Party | 22,844 (41.5%) | 2.7 | 11 (52.4%) | 3 | 33 (52.4%) | |||||
Conservative Party | 25,018 (45.5%) | 0.7 | 9 (42.9%) | 4 | 27 (42.9%) | |||||
Liberal Democrats | 6,180 (12.4%) | 3.3 | 1 (4.8%) | 1 | 3 (4.8%) | |||||
Socialist Labour Party | 362 (0.7%) | 0.2 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
33 | 3 | 27 |