1999 North Somerset Council election
The 1999 North Somerset Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of North Somerset Unitary Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995 increasing the number of seats by 2.[1] The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[2]
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 32 | +15 | 52.5 | ||||||
Labour | 13 | +8 | 21.3 | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | 11 | -18 | 18.0 | ||||||
Independent | 3 | +2 | 4.9 | ||||||
Green | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | ||||||
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | ||||||
Others | 0 | -5 | 0 |
References
- ^ "North Somerset". BBC News Online. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ^ a b "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
- ^ "Tories Gain Control of North Somerset Council". North Somerset Council. 7 May 1999. Archived from the original on 17 August 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
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