Christchurch Borough Council election, 1999
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The 1999 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1]
Election result
Christchurch local election result 1999[2] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 17 | +9 | 68.0 | |||||||
Liberal Democrat | 5 | -4 | 20.0 | |||||||
Independent | 3 | -5 | 12.0 |
By-elections between 1999 and 2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrat | 974 | 37.0 | +11.9 | ||
Conservative | 906 | 34.4 | +9.1 | ||
Labour | 456 | 17.3 | +7.4 | ||
Independent | 152 | 5.8 | +5.8 | ||
Independent | 142 | 5.4 | -34.2 | ||
Majority | 68 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,630 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |