1999 Waveney District Council election

1999 Waveney District Council election
6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
All 48 seats to Waveney District Council
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats won 13 2
Seats after 38 5
Seat change 3 2
Popular vote 11,974 7,678
Percentage 50.7% 32.1%
Swing 0.6% 5.8%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 3 2
Seat change 1
Popular vote 2,777 1,292
Percentage 11.8% 5.5%
Swing 0.3% 4.8%
Winner of each seat at the 1999 Waveney District Council election.
Control before election


Labour

Control after election


Labour

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

One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]

Summary

Election result

1999 Waveney District Council election[3][4][5][6]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 13 3 81.3 25 38 79.2 11,974 50.7 –0.6
  Conservative 2 2 12.5 3 5 10.4 7,578 32.1 +5.8
  Liberal Democrats 1 1 6.3 2 3 6.3 2,777 11.8 –0.3
  Independent 0 0.0 2 2 4.2 1,292 5.5 –4.8

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.

Beccles Town

Beccles Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Walmsley 789 37.8
Independent Christopher Scott 641 30.7
Conservative Peter Wilson 419 20.1
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Bromley 237 11.4
Majority 148 7.1
Turnout 2,086 35.5
Registered electors 5,882
Labour hold Swing

Beccles Worlingham

Beccles Worlingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harold Ley* 738 50.1
Conservative Shirley Cole 533 36.2
Liberal Democrats Antony Tibbitt 201 13.7
Majority 205 13.9
Turnout 1,472 34.0
Registered electors 4,327
Labour hold Swing

Blything

Blything
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Aldous 450 64.9
Labour Jacqueline Wagner 243 35.1
Majority 207 29.9
Turnout 693 38.7
Registered electors 1,790
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bungay

Bungay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Olive Parr* 757 54.3
Conservative Bernard Reader 473 34.0
Liberal Democrats Darren Ware 163 11.7
Majority 284 20.4
Turnout 1,393 36.5
Registered electors 3,818
Labour hold Swing

Carlton

Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Gouldby* 881 50.3
Conservative Ronald Bell 540 30.9
Independent Reginald Allen 180 10.3
Liberal Democrats Andrew Thomas 149 8.5
Majority 341 19.5
Turnout 1,750 26.8
Registered electors 6,527
Labour hold Swing

Gunton

Gunton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosemary Winterton* 826 45.8
Conservative Andree Gee 777 43.1
Liberal Democrats Graham Haworth 201 11.1
Majority 49 2.7
Turnout 1,804 35.7
Registered electors 5,050
Labour hold Swing

Halesworth

Halesworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hayes Holzer* 832 68.0
Conservative Valerie Pulford 392 32.0
Majority 440 36.0
Turnout 1,224 32.7
Registered electors 3,746
Labour hold Swing

Harbour

Harbour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Craig Robertson* 486 39.9
Independent Ruth Ford 471 38.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Meadez 156 12.8
Conservative William Holdridge 106 8.7
Majority 15 1.3
Turnout 1,219 30.1
Registered electors 4,044
Labour hold Swing

Kirkley

Kirkley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Shepherd 777 51.5
Labour Ernest Skepelhorn 571 37.8
Conservative Richard Gee 161 10.7
Majority 206 13.7
Turnout 1,509 34.5
Registered electors 4,379
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Lothingland

Lothingland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alexander Thomson 702 48.6
Conservative Stephen Ames 564 39.0
Liberal Democrats Alan Howe 179 12.4
Majority 138 9.6
Turnout 1,445 29.6
Registered electors 4,881
Labour hold Swing

Normanston

Normanston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Jones* 728 73.1
Conservative May Reader 158 15.9
Liberal Democrats Breena Batchelder 110 11.0
Majority 570 57.2
Turnout 996 23.4
Registered electors 4,264
Labour hold Swing

Oulton Broad

Oulton Broad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Hinton* 828 45.7
Conservative Michael Partridge 815 45.0
Liberal Democrats Arnold Martin 167 9.2
Majority 13 0.7
Turnout 1,810 33.7
Registered electors 5,364
Labour hold Swing

Pakefield

Pakefield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malcolm Pitchers 989 59.9
Conservative Ian Baylis 507 30.7
Liberal Democrats Brian Howe 154 9.3
Majority 482 29.2
Turnout 1,650 30.2
Registered electors 5,458
Labour hold Swing

Southwold

Southwold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Austin 1,199 60.3
Labour Raymond Breach 790 39.7
Majority 409 20.6
Turnout 1,989 39.2
Registered electors 5,079
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

St. Margarets

St. Margarets
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Rouse* 979 68.4
Conservative Anne Mylan 297 20.8
Liberal Democrats Leslie Batchelder 155 10.8
Majority 682 47.6
Turnout 1,431 25.8
Registered electors 5,549
Labour hold Swing

Whitton

Whitton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Skipper 835 72.6
Conservative Barry Bee 187 16.3
Liberal Democrats Sandra Tonge 128 11.1
Majority 648 56.3
Turnout 1,150 26.6
Registered electors 4,326
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Waveney District Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth: The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. pp. 11–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Waveney". BBC News Online. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  3. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Compositions calculator". electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University: The Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  4. ^ "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent. 8 May 1999. p. 12. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  5. ^ "District Election Results: District Election 6th May 1999". Waveney District Council. Archived from the original on 22 October 1999. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
  6. ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
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