1999 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election explained

The 1999 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in Hertfordshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by one.^[1] The Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.^[2] Overall turnout in the election was 33.09%.^[3]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 24
• Labour 21
• Vacant 3^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Welwyn Hatfield . 2010-03-04 . BBC News Online.
2. News: How the nations voted . . 48 . 1999-05-08 .
3. Web site: District elections - 4 May 2000 - results . 2010-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040307040457/http://www.welhat.gov.uk/pdfs/election.pdf . 7 March 2004 . Welwyn Hatfield Council . dead .
4. News: How Britain voted: Council Election Results . . 12 . 1999-05-08 .