The 1999 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Tamworth Borough Council in Staffordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Before the election Labour had a big majority on the council with 26 seats, compared to 1 Conservative and 1 independent, with a further 2 seats vacant.[3]Councillors defending seats in the election included the only independent, Margaret Clarke, in Stonydelph and Labour's Phil Dix, who had first been elected in 1958, in Bolehall.[3] 2 seats were being contested in Wilnecoteward after the resignation of councillor Ken Lewis.[4]
Election resultedit
The results had Labour easily keep control of the council, but with the Conservatives making 1 gain from Labour in Spital ward.[5] The Conservative candidate, Ronald Cook, gained Spital by 201 votes over the Labour candidate.[6]
^"How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent. 8 May 1999. p. 12.
^ ab"Opposition bids to peg back monopoly: Tamworth". Birmingham Mail. 9 April 1999. p. 6.
^Slater, John (5 May 1999). "Local election countdown: Tamworth". Birmingham Mail. p. 6.
^Guthrie, Jim; Posner, Michael (7 May 1999). "Labour lose out in Lichfield: Staffordshire". Birmingham Mail. p. 7.
^ abStote, Martin (7 May 1999). "Tories stage early gains in the Shires". Birmingham Post. p. 7.
^ abcdefghijk. Tamworth Borough Council. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
^"How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
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1999, tamworth, borough, council, election, took, place, 1999, elect, members, tamworth, borough, council, staffordshire, england, third, council, election, labour, party, stayed, overall, control, council, after, election, composition, council, labour, conser. The 1999 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Tamworth Borough Council in Staffordshire England One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council 1 After the election the composition of the council was Labour 27 Conservative 2 Independent 1 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Election result 3 Ward results 4 ReferencesBackground editBefore the election Labour had a big majority on the council with 26 seats compared to 1 Conservative and 1 independent with a further 2 seats vacant 3 Councillors defending seats in the election included the only independent Margaret Clarke in Stonydelph and Labour s Phil Dix who had first been elected in 1958 in Bolehall 3 2 seats were being contested in Wilnecote ward after the resignation of councillor Ken Lewis 4 Election result editThe results had Labour easily keep control of the council but with the Conservatives making 1 gain from Labour in Spital ward 5 The Conservative candidate Ronald Cook gained Spital by 201 votes over the Labour candidate 6 Tamworth Local Election Result 1999 7 8 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Labour 9 0 1 1 81 8 59 5 8 845 Conservative 1 1 0 1 9 1 31 1 4 630 Independent 1 0 0 0 9 1 4 1 604 Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 794Ward results editAmington 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour John Tucker 839 57 4Conservative Evelyn Rowe 622 42 6Majority 217 14 8Turnout 1 461 22Labour hold SwingBelgrave 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour Stuart Tonks 814 70 4Conservative John Lees 343 29 6Majority 471 40 8Turnout 1 157 21Labour hold SwingBolehall 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour Philip Dix 968 75 7Conservative Valerie Beale 310 24 3Majority 658 51 4Turnout 1 278 24Labour hold SwingCastle 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour Ian Trenfield 1 204 68 0Conservative Alan Lees 368 20 8Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pinkett 199 11 2Majority 836 47 2Turnout 1 771 29Labour hold SwingGlascote 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour Stephen Holland 582 59 2Conservative Brian Beale 160 16 3Independent Christopher Cooke 139 14 1Liberal Democrats Andrew Lee Brown 102 10 4Majority 422 42 9Turnout 983 18Labour hold SwingMercian 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour Gerald Latham 841 54 6Conservative Andrew James 508 33 0Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Blake 190 12 3Majority 333 21 6Turnout 1 539 32 4Labour hold SwingSpital 7 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Ronald Cook 952 51 5Labour William Fuller 751 40 6Liberal Democrats Jennifer Blake 146 7 9Majority 201 10 9Turnout 1 849 39Conservative gain from Labour SwingStonydelph 7 Party Candidate Votes Independent Margaret Clarke 465 48 7Labour Dennis Powick 362 37 9Conservative James O Grady 128 13 4Majority 103 10 8Turnout 955 16Independent hold SwingTrinity 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour David Foster 771 55 3Conservative Kenneth Gant 467 33 5Liberal Democrats Roger Jones 157 11 3Majority 304 21 8Turnout 1 395 26Labour hold SwingWilnecote 2 7 Party Candidate Votes Labour Joan Jenkins 883Labour Alan Smith 830Conservative Raymond Booth 387Conservative Linda O Grady 385Turnout 2 485 22Labour hold SwingLabour hold SwingReferences edit Tamworth BBC News Online Retrieved 8 May 2011 How Britain voted Council Election Results The Independent 8 May 1999 p 12 a b Opposition bids to peg back monopoly Tamworth Birmingham Mail 9 April 1999 p 6 Slater John 5 May 1999 Local election countdown Tamworth Birmingham Mail p 6 Guthrie Jim Posner Michael 7 May 1999 Labour lose out in Lichfield Staffordshire Birmingham Mail p 7 a b Stote Martin 7 May 1999 Tories stage early gains in the Shires Birmingham Post p 7 a b c d e f g h i j k Election Results Tamworth Borough Council Archived from the original on 28 September 2011 Retrieved 8 May 2011 How the nations voted The Times 8 May 1999 p 48 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1999 Tamworth Borough Council election amp oldid 1144017453, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
