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1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election

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1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election[1]
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All 36 seats in the East Northamptonshire District Council
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout39.2%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Last election 9 seats, 37.6% 25 seats, 46.4% 0 seats, 8.8%
Seats won 20 15 1
Seat change Increase11 Decrease10 Increase1
Popular vote 9,920 8,288 941
Percentage 51.8% 43.3% 4.9%
Swing Increase14.2% Decrease3.1% Decrease3.9%

Map showing the results of the 1999 East Northamptonshire District Council elections.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party regained overall control of the council from the Labour Party, which it had lost at the previous election in 1995.[1]

Ward-by-Ward Results

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Barnwell Ward (1 seat)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Barnwell[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative S. North 478
Labour B. Silk 220
Turnout 46.1%

Dryden Ward (1 seat)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Dryden[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative D. Scott 446
Labour D. Thompson 295
Turnout 50.8%

Fineshade Ward (1 seat)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Fineshade[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Stannage

Higham Ferriers Ward (3 seats)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Higham Ferriers[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative A. Sauntson 880
Independent R. Gell 858
Labour G. Moore 851
Conservative P. Whiting 708
Labour A. Dunn 700
Labour S. Moore 699
Conservative T. James 666
Turnout 40.5%

Irthlingborough Ward (3 seats)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Irthlingborough[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Nightingale 1,043
Labour A. Packham 1,011
Labour J. Farrar 984
Conservative I. Ferris 847
Conservative D. Chappell 701
Conservative J. Mander 682
Turnout 37.0%

Kings Forest Ward (1 seat)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Kings Forest[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative M. Githero

Lower Nene Ward (1 seat)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Lower Nene[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative P. Banbridge 491
Labour D. Crawley 193
Turnout 48.5%

Lyveden Ward (1 seat)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Lyveden[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Chudley 601
Labour K. Draycott 134
Turnout 57.8%

Oundle Ward (2 seats)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Oundle[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative P. Stearn 722
Conservative C. Reichhold 721
Labour J. Brookfield 508
Labour L. Cox 443
Turnout 34.6%

Prebendal Ward (1 seat)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Prebendal[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative J. Richardson 458
Labour A. Brookfield 183
Turnout 47.6%

Raunds Saxon Ward (2 seats)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Raunds Saxon[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative G. Sharman 435
Conservative W. Smith 431
Labour P. Ellis 389
Labour K. Franklin 362
Turnout 28.0%

Raunds Windmill Ward (2 seats)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Raunds Windmill[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative A. Campbell 418
Labour N. Harvey 411
Conservative R. Davis 380
Labour S. Harvey 346
Turnout 27.4%

Ringstead Ward (1 seat)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Ringstead[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative M. Peacock 470
Labour F. Jones 191
Turnout 51.1%

Rushden East Ward (3 seats)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Rushden East[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Rolfe 755
Labour L. Rolfe 727
Labour C. Usher 703
Conservative D. Leigh 496
Conservative S. Lever 443
Conservative J. Sheehan 434
Turnout 26.6%

Rushden North Ward (3 seats)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Rushden North[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative C. Wood 693
Conservative C. Wood 682
Labour C. Williams 628
Labour A. Williams 577
Labour C. Suckling 557
Turnout 28.4%

Rushden South Ward (3 seats)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Rushden South[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative R. Underwood 700
Conservative R. Pinnock 635
Conservative S. North 601
Labour E. Dicks 589
Labour P. Wix 507
Labour A. Wix 505
Turnout 28.6%

Rushden West Ward (3 seats)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Rushden West[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour L. Thomas 758
Labour C. Allen 754
Labour S. Allen 705
Conservative P. Humphrey 583
Conservative A. Reading 551
Turnout 28.9%

Stanwick Ward (1 seat)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Stanwick[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative E. Finch 449
Labour S. Jones 226
Turnout 47.4%

Thrapston Ward (2 seats)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Thrapston[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Whiteman 526
Labour S. Feather 512
Conservative B. Patel 501
Conservative P. Chaplin 419
Turnout 33.4%

Woodford Ward (1 seat)

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East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Woodford[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Packham 388
Conservative P. Atkins 252
Turnout 43.2%

References

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  1. ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1999 (PDF). Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 8.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "East Northamptonshire District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.