1999 Uttlesford District Council election

1999 Uttlesford District Council election
6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
All 42 seats to Uttlesford District Council
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats won 18 16
Seat change 1 4
Popular vote 13,961 11,876
Percentage 44.0% 37.4%
Swing 0.5% 4.1%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Independent Labour
Seats won 6 2
Seat change 1 2
Popular vote 3,077 2,844
Percentage 9.7% 9.0%
Swing 3.1% 6.6%
Winner of each seat at the 1999 Uttlesford District Council election.
Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


No overall control

The 1999 Uttlesford District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Uttlesford District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1999 Uttlesford District Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 42 18 3 4 1 42.9 44.0 13,960 –0.5
  Conservative 35 16 5 1 4 38.1 37.4 11,876 +4.1
  Independent 11 6 1 2 1 14.3 9.7 3,077 +3.1
  Labour 12 2 0 2 2 4.8 9.0 2,844 –6.6

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Ashdon

Ashdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Tyler* 259 59.8 –1.2
Labour C. Howe-Browne 118 27.3 –11.7
Liberal Democrats R. Albrow 56 12.9 N/A
Majority 141 32.5 +10.5
Turnout 433 41.1 –9.9
Registered electors 892
Independent hold Swing 5.3

Birchanger

Birchanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Haggerwood* 232 72.5 +21.8
Liberal Democrats J. Loughlin 88 27.5 +13.2
Majority 144 45.0 +29.3
Turnout 320 41.1 –5.7
Registered electors 786
Conservative hold Swing 4.3

Clavering

Clavering
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent E. Abrahams* 454 87.3 +11.8
Liberal Democrats W. Ratcliffe 66 12.7 –11.8
Majority 388 74.6 +23.5
Turnout 520 36.3 –6.5
Registered electors 1,431
Independent hold Swing 11.8

Elsenham

Elsenham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Dean 364 55.1 +6.4
Conservative J. Hurwitz* 297 44.9 –6.4
Majority 67 10.2 N/A
Turnout 661 37.1 +5.5
Registered electors 1,784
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing 6.4

Felsted

Felsted (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Gregory* 587 56.3 –0.2
Liberal Democrats A. Thawley* 566 54.3 +6.0
Conservative J. Moore 437 41.9 –4.9
Conservative S. Evans 413 39.6 N/A
Turnout ~1,042 44.6 –5.9
Registered electors 2,336
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Great Dunmow North

Great Dunmow North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Gayler* 455 51.9 –2.3
Liberal Democrats G. Powers* 342 39.0 –3.7
Conservative H. Powell 260 29.7 +5.4
Labour H. Wright 232 26.5 –1.7
Conservative L. Collonson 218 24.9 +4.3
Labour P. Holloway 169 19.3 –0.2
Turnout ~876 35.2 –16.8
Registered electors 2,489
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Great Dunmow South

Great Dunmow South (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats R. Copping* 686 62.0 +0.6
Liberal Democrats C. Little* 670 60.6 +0.4
Conservative D. James 366 33.1 –0.5
Conservative E. Hicks 362 32.7 +1.3
Turnout ~1,106 33.1 –7.7
Registered electors 3,342
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Great Hallingbury

Great Hallingbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. Streeter* 170 74.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats S. Wilcock 59 25.8 N/A
Majority 111 48.4 N/A
Turnout 229 44.5 N/A
Registered electors 517
Independent hold

Hatfield Broad Oak

Hatfield Broad Oak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Merrion* 260 57.8 +17.0
Liberal Democrats P. Westlake 190 42.2 –17.0
Majority 70 15.6 N/A
Turnout 450 48.2 –3.6
Registered electors 935
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 17.0

Hatfield Heath

Hatfield Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Lewis 269 55.1 +11.0
Labour W. McCarthy 185 37.9 –5.9
Liberal Democrats M. Johnson 34 7.0 –5.1
Majority 84 17.2 +16.8
Turnout 488 37.3 –5.0
Registered electors 1,310
Conservative hold Swing 8.5

Henham

Henham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Morson* 384 63.8 +11.9
Conservative R. Braeckman 218 36.2 –11.9
Majority 166 27.6 +23.8
Turnout 602 47.8 –5.3
Registered electors 1,262
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 11.9

Little Hallingbury

Little Hallingbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Row* 295 74.3 +9.6
Liberal Democrats G. Heald 102 25.7 –9.6
Majority 193 48.6 +19.2
Turnout 397 34.6 –3.9
Registered electors 1,150
Conservative hold Swing 9.6

Littlebury

Littlebury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Menell* 347 84.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats K. Drinkwater 63 15.4 N/A
Majority 284 69.2 N/A
Turnout 410 43.8 N/A
Registered electors 936
Conservative hold

Newport

Newport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats W. Bowker* 366 60.1 +9.9
Independent T. Archer 243 39.9 N/A
Majority 123 20.2 +3.8
Turnout 609 36.4 –14.1
Registered electors 1,673
Liberal Democrats hold

Rickling

Rickling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Wilcock* 312 66.1 +11.3
Conservative R. Homer 160 33.9 –11.3
Majority 152 32.2 +22.6
Turnout 472 56.2 +4.0
Registered electors 840
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 11.3

Saffron Walden Audley

Saffron Walden Audley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Hibbs* 541 44.8 +7.8
Conservative D. Miller* 475 39.4 –1.3
Conservative A. Walters 424 35.1 +4.6
Liberal Democrats N. Reed 351 29.1 –1.8
Independent D. Stacey 258 21.4 N/A
Labour J. Evans 167 13.8 –7.2
Labour S. Lake 124 10.3 –8.5
Turnout ~1,206 46.1 –6.1
Registered electors 2,617
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative hold

Saffron Walden Castle

Saffron Walden Castle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. O'Neill 411 33.9 +4.4
Labour D. Cornell* 404 33.3 –9.0
Labour P. Preece 395 32.5 +2.9
Conservative J. Lupton 393 32.4 +9.0
Liberal Democrats J. Porter* 385 31.7 –4.0
Liberal Democrats R. Freeman 344 28.3 –3.5
Turnout ~1,214 40.6 –4.2
Registered electors 2,990
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour hold

Saffron Walden Plantation

Saffron Walden Plantation (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Ketteridge 467 41.8 +10.3
Liberal Democrats C. Bayley 393 35.2 +3.3
Conservative C. Maran 374 33.5 +10.5
Liberal Democrats S. Sault 364 32.6 +2.9
Labour M. Green* 309 27.7 –13.0
Labour Y. Morton* 246 22.0 –13.0
Turnout ~1,116 34.8 –7.1
Registered electors 3,207
Conservative gain from Labour
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Saffron Walden Shire

Saffron Walden Shire (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Green* 444 49.7 –4.7
Conservative R. Dean* 409 45.8 +12.8
Conservative G. Maxwell 371 41.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats R. Lefever 211 23.6 –3.6
Liberal Democrats J. Dawson 180 20.2 –4.3
Turnout ~893 35.0 –13.8
Registered electors 2,551
Labour hold
Conservative hold

Stansted Mountfitchet

Stansted Mountfitchet (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats R. Clifford* 845 58.0 +6.2
Liberal Democrats A. Dean* 793 54.4 +3.4
Liberal Democrats G. Sell* 768 52.7 +2.1
Conservative B. Gott 594 40.8 +10.0
Conservative W. Stiles 568 39.0 +12.1
Turnout ~1,457 33.6 –10.8
Registered electors 4,337
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Stebbing

Stebbing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats C. Cant* 325 68.7 N/A
Conservative M. Brackenbury 148 31.3 N/A
Majority 177 37.4 N/A
Turnout 473 38.8 N/A
Registered electors 1,223
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent

Stort Valley

Stort Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats E. Hill 303 61.1 –10.0
Conservative E. Oliver 193 38.9 +10.0
Majority 110 22.2 –20.0
Turnout 496 43.4 –11.8
Registered electors 1,144
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 10.0

Takeley

Takeley (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Cheetham* 497 70.3 +17.8
Conservative D. Jones 416 58.9 +12.2
Liberal Democrats L. Flawn 221 31.3 –9.8
Liberal Democrats E. Jones 191 27.0 –13.5
Turnout ~707 30.3 –11.2
Registered electors 2,332
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Thaxted

Thaxted (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Caton* 653 54.3 +15.1
Liberal Democrats M. Foley* 522 43.4 +7.1
Liberal Democrats Y. De Bono 313 26.0 +0.8
Conservative E. Walsh 289 24.0 –8.4
Independent P. Leeder 196 16.3 –10.0
Conservative B. Clark 196 16.3 N/A
Independent T. Frostick 98 8.1 N/A
Turnout ~1,204 52.4 –2.0
Registered electors 2,297
Independent hold
Liberal Democrats hold

The Canfields

The Canfields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Smith* 336 77.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats S. Robinson 99 22.8 –28.4
Majority 237 54.6 N/A
Turnout 435 30.2 –12.6
Registered electors 1,458
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats

The Chesterfords

The Chesterfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Brown 290 53.8 –13.5
Liberal Democrats E. Tealby-Watson 249 46.2 +13.5
Majority 41 7.6 –27.0
Turnout 539 41.2 –5.7
Registered electors 1,313
Conservative hold Swing 13.5

The Eastons

The Eastons
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Down 239 44.8 –2.7
Liberal Democrats D. Bedding 208 39.0 +5.1
Labour G. Murray 51 9.6 –9.0
Independent L. Overy-Owen 36 6.7 N/A
Majority 31 5.8 –7.8
Turnout 534 48.7 –3.1
Registered electors 1,099
Conservative hold Swing 3.9

The Rodings

The Rodings
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Flack 304 51.9 +9.1
Liberal Democrats F. Cummings* 282 48.1 –9.1
Majority 22 3.8 N/A
Turnout 586 57.2 +3.8
Registered electors 1,026
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 9.1

The Sampfords

The Sampfords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Schneider 289 52.8 +9.1
Liberal Democrats D. Morgan 258 47.2 –9.1
Majority 31 5.6 N/A
Turnout 547 40.3 –9.5
Registered electors 1,369
Conservative gain from Independent Swing 9.1

Wenden Lofts

Wenden Lofts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Chambers* 395 58.5 +0.1
Liberal Democrats R. Harcourt 280 41.5 –0.1
Majority 115 17.0 +0.2
Turnout 675 56.0 +3.3
Registered electors 1,209
Conservative hold Swing 0.1

Wimbish & Debden

Wimbish & Debden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Stone* 374 72.2 +26.9
Liberal Democrats G. Hallett 144 27.8 –4.8
Majority 230 44.4 +31.7
Turnout 518 43.3 –0.8
Registered electors 1,248
Independent hold Swing 15.9

By-elections

Stort Valley

Stort Valley by-election: 13 April 2000[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 311 55.7
Conservative 247 44.3
Majority 64 11.4
Turnout 558 48.7
Registered electors 1,146
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Birchanger

Birchanger by-election: 15 June 2000[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 346 76.7
Liberal Democrats 105 23.3
Majority 241 53.4
Turnout 451 56.5
Registered electors 798
Conservative hold Swing

The Chesterfords

The Chesterfords by-election: 23 November 2000[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 443 59.6
Conservative 300 40.4
Majority 143 19.2
Turnout 743 50.0
Registered electors 1,486
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "By-elections". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Archived from the original on 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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