1999 Worcester City Council election explained

The 1999 Worcester City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Worcester City Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 20
• Conservative 11
• Independent 3
• Liberal Democrat 2^[2]

Election result

The results saw Labour hold onto their majority on the council after losing one seat to the Conservatives.^[3] The Conservative gain in All Saints ward was the first gain in Worcester they had made from Labour in several years.^[4] Overall voter turnout in the election was 29.8%.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Worcester . 3 January 2010 . BBC News Online.
2. News: How Britain voted: Council Election Results . . 12 . 8 May 1999 .
3. News: Will . Woodward . Britain's elections:Tories claim gains put them back in business Labour takes comfort from mid-term vote share but lead belies national poll ratings . . 8 . 7 May 1999 .
4. News: Martin . Stote . Tories stage early gains in the Shires . . 7 . 7 May 1999 .
5. Web site: Local Election Results, 1999 . 3 January 2010 . Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053301/http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm . 24 July 2011 . dead . dmy-all .