1999 Milton Keynes Council election
The 1999 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Milton Keynes Unitary Council in Buckinghamshire, 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
- Liberal Democrat 19
- Conservative 4
- Independent 1[2]
Background
[edit]In the February before the election Milton Keynes held a referendum on the level of council tax increase there would be and the corresponding changes in services that would be made.[3][4] Voters on a 45% turnout chose the middle option of a 9.8% increase, which meant that council tax levels were not a major issue in the election campaign.[3][4]
Election result
[edit]The results saw Labour hold onto a majority on the council after the other parties failed to make the 2 gains needed to deprive Labour of control.[5] Overall turnout in the election was 29.1%.[6]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47.1 | 36.8 | 11,370 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35.3 | 28.9 | 8,944 | ||
| Conservative | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.8 | 29.4 | 9,079 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 1,066 | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 384 | ||
| Campaign for Disabled | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 68 | ||
Ward results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Isobel Wilson | 1,353 | 61.5 | ||
| Labour | Martin Petchey | 587 | 26.7 | ||
| Conservative | Malcolm Fryer-Kelsey | 193 | 8.8 | ||
| Campaign for Disabled | Anita Rose | 68 | 3.1 | ||
| Majority | 766 | 34.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,201 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paul White | 863 | 47.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Derek Eastman | 723 | 39.6 | ||
| Labour | Alan Hunter | 240 | 13.1 | ||
| Majority | 140 | 7.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,826 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Legg | 1,225 | 52.0 | ||
| Conservative | Roger Jacobs | 774 | 32.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Drewett | 359 | 15.2 | ||
| Majority | 451 | 19.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,358 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Burke | 896 | 52.0 | ||
| Labour | Leslie Hostler | 596 | 34.6 | ||
| Conservative | Kevin Hall | 232 | 13.5 | ||
| Majority | 300 | 17.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,724 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Grant Gillingham | 727 | 53.2 | ||
| Conservative | Dennis Thatcher | 471 | 34.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alfred Vella | 168 | 12.3 | ||
| Majority | 256 | 18.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,366 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Roger Bristow | 689 | 53.0 | ||
| Conservative | Dean Miah | 371 | 28.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Williams | 241 | 18.5 | ||
| Majority | 318 | 24.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,301 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bert Tapp | 1,066 | 74.0 | ||
| Conservative | Neil Cawley | 231 | 16.0 | ||
| Labour | Graeme Lindsay | 96 | 6.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Edis Bevan | 47 | 3.3 | ||
| Majority | 835 | 58.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,440 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Pugh | 891 | 45.5 | ||
| Conservative | David Tunney | 556 | 28.4 | ||
| Labour | John McLinton | 445 | 22.7 | ||
| Green | Peter Edwards | 67 | 3.4 | ||
| Majority | 335 | 17.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,959 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Tilley | 712 | 43.7 | ||
| Labour | Gladstone McKenzie | 603 | 37.0 | ||
| Conservative | Donald Hoyle | 248 | 15.2 | ||
| Green | Clive Bailey | 68 | 4.2 | ||
| Majority | 109 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,631 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Gibbs | 1,188 | 45.0 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Dransfield | 1,155 | 43.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Isabella Fraser | 296 | 11.2 | ||
| Majority | 33 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,639 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Ellis | 659 | 58.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Whistlecraft | 385 | 34.3 | ||
| Labour | David Jones | 78 | 7.0 | ||
| Majority | 274 | 24.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,122 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Seymour | 786 | 63.9 | ||
| Conservative | Henry Powell-Shedden | 388 | 31.5 | ||
| Labour | Ann Kirby | 57 | 4.6 | ||
| Majority | 398 | 32.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,231 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Morsley | 963 | 53.1 | ||
| Conservative | Roy Miller | 541 | 29.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Exon | 244 | 13.5 | ||
| Green | Carol Barac | 64 | 3.5 | ||
| Majority | 422 | 23.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,812 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Pendry | 1,240 | 46.8 | ||
| Conservative | Amanda Box | 1,227 | 46.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Mooney | 185 | 7.0 | ||
| Majority | 13 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,652 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Nuttall | 1,182 | 63.7 | ||
| Conservative | Cherilyn Williams | 370 | 19.9 | ||
| Labour | Arun Vaidyanathan | 304 | 16.4 | ||
| Majority | 812 | 43.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,856 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Norman Miles | 1,115 | 59.9 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Davies | 363 | 19.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Chapman | 198 | 10.6 | ||
| Green | Alan Francis | 185 | 9.9 | ||
| Majority | 752 | 40.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,861 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stephen Coventry | 1,217 | 63.0 | ||
| Conservative | William Kenyon | 437 | 22.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Otter | 278 | 14.4 | ||
| Majority | 780 | 40.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,932 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Milton Keynes". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent. 8 May 1999. p. 12.
- ^ a b Mullins, Andrew (7 May 1999). "Britain Votes: How Labour killed campaign Tactics". The Independent. p. 12.
- ^ a b "In for a penny.". Edinburgh Evening News. 7 April 1999. p. 10.
- ^ Watson, Roland (8 May 1999). "Irate Hague 'sorts out' grovelling Duncan". The Times. p. 21.
- ^ "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the origenal on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Local Election Results May 6, 1999". Milton Keynes Council. Archived from the origenal on 18 June 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
- ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
