The 1999 Harrogate Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Liberal Democrat 41
- Conservative 15
- Labour 3[2]
Election result
Overall turnout in the election was 33.0%.[3]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 15 | -1 | 71.4 | 50.5 | 15,588 | +1.7% | |||
| Conservative | 6 | +3 | 28.6 | 39.0 | 12,043 | +1.8% | |||
| Labour | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10.4 | 3,216 | -1.1% | |||
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.4% | |||
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Morris Lightfoot | 716 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Goss | 660 | |||
| Labour | Bryan Robinson | 441 | |||
| Labour | Peter Caunt | 423 | |||
| Conservative | Heather Adderley | 412 | |||
| Conservative | Robin Adderley | 392 | |||
| Turnout | 3,044 | 27.8 | +2.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Lumsden | 619 | 68.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Stringer | 196 | 21.6 | ||
| Labour | Alan Woodhead | 92 | 10.1 | ||
| Majority | 423 | 46.6 | |||
| Turnout | 907 | 33.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Blayney | 1,030 | 56.4 | -4.7 | |
| Conservative | Paul Eustace | 670 | 36.7 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Anthony Blakesley | 125 | 6.8 | -0.6 | |
| Majority | 360 | 19.7 | -10.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,825 | 27.1 | +4.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Hyde | 820 | 61.8 | +2.2 | |
| Conservative | William Hartmann | 318 | 24.0 | -0.6 | |
| Labour | Simon Hutchings | 189 | 14.2 | -1.6 | |
| Majority | 502 | 37.8 | +2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,327 | 26.4 | +2.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Carter | 333 | 54.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gillian Ford | 209 | 33.9 | ||
| Labour | Deborah Havercroft | 75 | 12.2 | ||
| Majority | 124 | 20.1 | |||
| Turnout | 617 | 33.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Fox | 894 | 70.4 | +4.2 | |
| Conservative | Adam Pritchard | 204 | 16.1 | -2.0 | |
| Labour | David King | 171 | 13.5 | -2.2 | |
| Majority | 690 | 54.4 | +6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,269 | 23.5 | +3.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Nash | 1,347 | 54.5 | +10.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Jacobs | 1,010 | 40.9 | -10.9 | |
| Labour | Harry Sutcliffe | 113 | 4.6 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 337 | 13.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,470 | 40.5 | +0.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Tankard | 845 | 43.0 | -5.7 | |
| Conservative | John Smith | 743 | 37.9 | +6.2 | |
| Labour | Alan Beatham | 375 | 19.1 | -0.5 | |
| Majority | 102 | 5.2 | -11.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,963 | 33.3 | +5.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Hoult | 885 | 44.4 | +10.1 | |
| Labour | Althea Farmer | 620 | 31.1 | -7.5 | |
| Conservative | Michael Hill | 489 | 24.5 | -2.6 | |
| Majority | 265 | 13.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,994 | 34.9 | -1.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nigel Simms | 480 | 49.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Mould | 445 | 46.2 | ||
| Labour | Colin Gurkin | 38 | 3.9 | ||
| Majority | 35 | 3.6 | |||
| Turnout | 963 | 52.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Ellington | 613 | 76.1 | ||
| Conservative | Vanessa Stein | 192 | 23.9 | ||
| Majority | 421 | 52.3 | |||
| Turnout | 805 | 41.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Lewis | 707 | 61.7 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Umbers | 438 | 38.3 | ||
| Majority | 269 | 23.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,145 | 55.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Gardner | 1,507 | 56.5 | -0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Hart | 1,081 | 40.5 | -0.1 | |
| Labour | Cynthia Coltman | 79 | 3.0 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 426 | 16.0 | -0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,667 | 52.4 | -0.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Barter | 482 | 56.2 | ||
| Conservative | Brian Smalley | 328 | 38.2 | ||
| Labour | Trevor Nuttall | 48 | 5.6 | ||
| Majority | 154 | 17.9 | |||
| Turnout | 858 | 43.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Parnaby | 793 | 56.2 | -0.4 | |
| Conservative | David Briscombe | 619 | 43.8 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 174 | 12.3 | -1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,412 | 24.8 | +9.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Freeman | 1,070 | 66.7 | +3.4 | |
| Conservative | Stephanie Haithwaite | 534 | 33.3 | -3.4 | |
| Majority | 536 | 33.4 | +6.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,604 | 28.2 | +5.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Philip Broadbank | 940 | 71.9 | +25.4 | |
| Conservative | Phillip Dixon | 213 | 16.3 | +8.3 | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Foxall | 154 | 11.8 | +4.2 | |
| Majority | 727 | 55.6 | +46.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,307 | 24.9 | -6.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Reginald Marsh | 1,056 | 49.0 | -1.4 | |
| Conservative | Nigel Middlemass | 980 | 45.5 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | Robert Swithinbank | 119 | 5.5 | -3.2 | |
| Majority | 76 | 3.5 | -6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,155 | 35.8 | +6.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Eric Cooper | 852 | 51.7 | +8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Clarke | 681 | 41.3 | -7.8 | |
| Labour | Christine Colman | 115 | 7.0 | -0.7 | |
| Majority | 171 | 10.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,648 | 29.3 | +7.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Grange | 455 | 52.5 | ||
| Conservative | Marcus Killick | 373 | 43.0 | ||
| Labour | Patricia Foxall | 39 | 4.5 | ||
| Majority | 82 | 9.5 | |||
| Turnout | 867 | 49.9 | |||
References
- ^ "Harrogate". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent from the Independent & the Independent on Sunday. The Independent. 8 May 1999. p. 12. ISSN 0951-9467.
- ^ "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "District Council election" (PDF). Harrogate Borough Council. Retrieved 12 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48. ISSN 0140-0460.
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