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1999 Derby City Council election

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1999 Derby City Council election[1][2]
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15 of the 44 seats in the Derby City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 37 4 3
Seats won 34 6 4
Seat change Decrease3 Increase2 Increase1
Popular vote 18,371 11,840 7,753
Percentage 47.8% 30.8% 20.2%

Map showing the results of the 1999 Derby City Council elections.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 1999 Derby City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[3] Overall turnout was 29.0%.[4]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

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Derby Local Election Result 1999[4][6]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 10 0 3 Decrease3 66.7 47.8 18,371
  Conservative 3 2 0 Increase2 20.0 30.8 11,840
  Liberal Democrats 2 1 0 Increase1 13.3 20.2 7,753

Ward results

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Abbey

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Location of Abbey ward
Abbey [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour M. Walker 1,156 58.8%
Liberal Democrats P. Clayden 365 18.6%
Conservative H. Love 363 18.5%
Green E. Wall 82 4.2%
Turnout 16.6%
Labour hold

Allestree

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Location of Allestree ward
Allestree[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative G. Du Sautoy 1,738 61.3%
Labour M. Daullah 613 21.6%
Liberal Democrats S. King 486 17.1%
Turnout 35.3%
Conservative hold

Alvaston

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Location of Alvaston ward
Alvaston[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Ayliss 1,128 60.8%
Conservative Willitts P. 525 28.3%
Liberal Democrats T. Hall 202 10.9%
Turnout %
Labour hold

Babington

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Location of Babington ward
Babington[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Kalia 940 43.7%
Conservative M. Yaqub 891 41.4%
Liberal Democrats M. Rashid 170 7.9%
Green L. Davies 152 7.1%
Turnout %
Labour hold

Blagreaves

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Location of Blagreaves ward
Blagreaves[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats R. Troup 1,807 48.3%
Labour M. Redfern 1,466 39.2%
Conservative P. White 469 12.5%
Turnout 39.4%
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Boulton

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Location of Boulton ward
Boulton[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Blanksby 1,432 60.5%
Conservative S. Hart 554 23.4%
Independent Labour S. Conway 200 8.4%
Liberal Democrats M. Skelton 181 7.6%
Turnout 28.2%
Labour hold

Breadsall

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Location of Breadsall ward
Breadsall[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour P. Woodhead 1,866 51.6%
Conservative M. Webb 1,428 39.5%
Liberal Democrats P. Turner 321 8.9%
Turnout 22.9%
Labour hold

Darley

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Location of Darley ward
Darley[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative P. Hickson 1,665 48.1%
Labour D. Roberts 1,402 40.5%
Liberal Democrats J. Keane 392 11.3%
Turnout 36.6%
Conservative gain from Labour

Littleover

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Location of Littleover ward
Littleover[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats M. Burgess 1,746 58.6%
Labour L. Shillingford 753 25.3%
Conservative L. Skelton 479 16.1%
Turnout 41.3%
Liberal Democrats hold

Mackworth

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Location of Mackworth ward
Mackworth[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour R. Gerrard 1,276 68.7%
Conservative W. Annable 408 22.0%
Liberal Democrats W. Savage 174 9.4%
Turnout 29.6%
Labour hold

Mickleover

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Location of Mickleover ward
Mickleover[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative M. Lindsay 1,085 34.1%
Labour A. Macdonald 1,076 33.8%
Liberal Democrats J. Foxon 1,025 32.2%
Turnout 34.1%
Conservative gain from Labour

Normanton

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Location of Normanton ward
Mickleover[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Chris Williamson 1,292 69.2%
Conservative J. Lee 297 15.9%
Liberal Democrats B. Lowe 278 14.9%
Turnout 26.6%
Labour hold

Osmanton

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Location of Osmaston ward
Osmanton[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. McGiven 676 69.5%
Conservative J. Magee 149 15.3%
Liberal Democrats B. Harry 104 10.7%
Independent G. Hardy 44 4.5%
Turnout 17.3%
Labour hold

Sinfin

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Location of Sinfin ward
Sinfin[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour A. Nath 1,529 77.7%
Conservative D. Hart 260 13.2%
Liberal Democrats A. Piggott 180 9.1%
Turnout 24.5%
Labour hold

Spondon

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Location of Spondon ward
Spondon[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour J. Ahern 1,766 48.8%
Conservative M. Sandford 1,529 42.3%
Liberal Democrats P. Peat 322 8.9%
Turnout 37.0%
Labour hold

References

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  1. ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ^ "Local Election Summaries 1999". The Elections Centre.
  3. ^ a b "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". The Independent. London. 7 May 1999. p. 12.
  4. ^ a b "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Derby". BBC News. Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  6. ^ "Local Councils: Results round-up". The Times. 7 May 1999. p. 4.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Derby City Council Election Results 1979-1995" (PDF). Elections Centre.