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1999 Braintree District Council election

The 1999 Braintree District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Braintree District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

1999 Braintree District Council election
← 1995 6 May 1999 (1999-05-06) 2003 →
60 seats to Braintree District Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Party Labour Conservative Independent
Last election 37 seats, 55.4% 10 seats, 21.5% 5 seats, 4.7%
Seats won 31 17 4
Seat change Decrease6 Increase7 Decrease1
Popular vote 26,600 17,088 2,829
Percentage 45.2% 29.0% 4.8%
Swing Decrease10.2% Increase7.5% Increase0.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Party Liberal Democrats Residents Green
Last election 6 seats, 14.1% 2 seats, 3.1% 0 seats, 1.2%
Seats won 3 3 2
Seat change Decrease3 Increase1 Increase2
Popular vote 8,149 1,739 2,433
Percentage 13.8% 3.0% 4.1%
Swing Decrease0.3% Decrease0.1% Increase2.9%
Winner in each seat at the 1999 Braintree District Council election
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

Summary

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Candidates by party

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Labour Party (59/59)





Conservative Party (44/59)





Liberal Democrats (35/59)





Green Party (15/59)





Independent (7/59)





Residents (3/59)





Results

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1999 Braintree District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 31  6 51.7 45.2 26,600 -10.2
  Conservative 17  7 28.3 29.0 17,088 +7.5
  Independent 4  1 6.7 4.8 2,829 +0.1
  Liberal Democrats 3  3 5.0 13.8 8,149 -0.3
  Residents 3  1 5.0 3.0 1,739 -0.1
  Green 2  2 3.3 4.1 2,433 +2.9

Ward results

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Black Notley

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Black Notley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Turner 673 55.3
Conservative P. Goddard 399 32.8
Labour B. Jagniaszek 145 11.9
Majority 274 22.5
Turnout 1,217 32.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bocking North

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Bocking North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Mann 847 69.3
Labour M. Allard 761 62.3
Labour F. Card 738 60.4
Conservative P. Walsh 341 27.9
Liberal Democrats E. Gask 207 16.9
Liberal Democrats P. Braley 189 15.5
Turnout 1,222 27.9
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Bocking South

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Bocking South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Warne 786 66.7
Labour L. Green 744 63.1
Labour D. Taylor 703 59.6
Conservative G. Field 345 29.3
Conservative N. Birks 336 28.5
Liberal Democrats M. Martin 175 14.8
Liberal Democrats S. Seymour 135 11.5
Liberal Democrats H. Seymour 125 10.6
Green W. Partridge 96 8.1
Green D. Stewart 83 7.0
Turnout 1,179 25.8
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Braintree Central

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Braintree Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Keeble 655 56.5
Labour A. Millam 636 54.8
Labour J. Unsworth 591 50.9
Conservative I. Roel 265 22.8
Conservative L. Walters 257 22.2
Liberal Democrats S. Dennis 207 17.8
Liberal Democrats T. Graystone 206 17.8
Liberal Democrats R. McDermott 187 16.1
Green D. Andrews 105 9.1
Turnout 1,160 21.4
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Braintree East

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Braintree East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Bishop 764 55.2
Labour D. Green 654 47.2
Labour A. Thompson 644 46.5
Conservative D. Messer 376 27.1
Conservative D. Reid 362 26.1
Liberal Democrats P. Brooks 305 22.0
Liberal Democrats P. Lemon 290 20.9
Liberal Democrats T. Brooks 283 20.4
Turnout 1,385 20.3
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Braintree West

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Braintree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats R. Cavinder 638 35.7
Labour B. Buchan 609 34.1
Labour C. Bacon 607 34.0
Liberal Democrats L. Beckett 591 33.1
Liberal Democrats A. Martin 564 31.6
Labour M. Shirvington 552 30.9
Conservative G. Killick 542 30.4
Conservative J. McKee 532 29.8
Conservative B. Kirsch 526 29.5
Turnout 1,785 32.7
Liberal Democrats hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Bumpstead

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Bumpstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Collar 376 60.9
Labour J. Marsden 241 39.1
Majority 135 21.8
Turnout 617 32.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Castle Hedingham

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Castle Hedingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Allfrey 475 74.6
Labour S. Scrivens 162 25.4
Majority 313 49.2
Turnout 637 44.1
Conservative hold Swing

Coggeshall

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Coggeshall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Edey 730 44.8
Labour C. Joyce 714 43.9
Labour E. Jones 702 43.1
Conservative T. McMillan 684 42.0
Labour P. Smith 663 40.7
Liberal Democrats J. Papworth 335 20.6
Liberal Democrats D. Sibley 283 17.4
Turnout 1,628 37.6
Conservative gain from Labour
Labour hold
Labour hold

Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green

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Colne Engaine & Greenstead Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Shelton 367 72.8
Labour S. Knight 137 27.2
Majority 230 45.6
Turnout 504 39.9
Conservative hold Swing

Cressing

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Cressing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent L. Flint 271 63.0
Labour A. Final 106 24.7
Liberal Democrats M. Boutell 53 12.3
Majority 165 38.3
Turnout 430 33.7
Independent hold Swing

Earls Colne

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Earls Colne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent S. Boyce 645 72.2
Independent S. Mascall 568 63.6
Labour T. Fyfe 248 27.8
Labour S. Heppolette 212 23.7
Turnout 893 29.7
Independent hold
Independent gain from Labour

Gosfield

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Gosfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Broyd 436 72.8
Labour L. Webb 163 27.2
Majority 273 45.6
Turnout 599 27.2
Conservative hold Swing

Halstead Holy Trinity

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Halstead Holy Trinity
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents J. Pell 702 56.3
Labour R. Mayes 629 50.4
Labour M. Fincken 535 42.9
Labour G. Warren 440 35.3
Conservative T. McArdie 234 18.8
Conservative B. Mison 208 16.7
Liberal Democrats C. Whybrow 148 11.9
Liberal Democrats C. Forder 122 9.8
Liberal Democrats M. Clayton 112 9.0
Turnout 1,247 30.9
Residents hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Halstead St. Andrew's

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Halstead St. Andrew's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Residents B. Gage 522 39.2
Residents M. Gage 515 38.6
Labour B. Carr 396 29.7
Labour G. McCoyd 345 25.9
Conservative L. Dye 240 18.0
Conservative M. Mison 211 15.8
Liberal Democrats O. Forder 149 11.2
Liberal Democrats J. Barnes 128 9.6
Turnout 1,333 32.7
Residents hold
Residents gain from Labour

Hatfield Peverel

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Hatfield Peverel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Bigden 633 56.9
Conservative J. Jarvis 621 55.8
Independent E. Royffe 368 33.1
Labour J. Glasman 329 29.6
Labour P. Heath 227 20.4
Turnout 1,113 31.1
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Independent

Kelvedon

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Kelvedon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Davidson 779 44.4
Labour I. Marshall 779 44.4
Labour J. Fyfe 711 40.5
Conservative S. Gibbs 663 37.8
Conservative S. Openshaw 610 34.8
Independent G. Raison 508 29.0
Liberal Democrats M. Ashby 211 12.0
Green P. Leatherdale 138 7.9
Turnout 1,754 41.9
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Panfield

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Panfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Walsh 308 56.5
Labour V. Carnell 237 43.5
Majority 71 13.0
Turnout 545 41.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Rayne

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Rayne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Meadows 355 54.6
Conservative G. Lees 207 31.8
Labour R. Parsons 88 13.5
Majority 148 22.8
Turnout 650 32.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Sible Hedingham

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Sible Hedingham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Tanner 316 45.3
Conservative J. Brown 314 45.1
Liberal Democrats T. Ellis 248 35.6
Liberal Democrats J. Turner 173 24.8
Labour N. Owen 126 18.1
Labour F. Hearn 118 16.9
Turnout 697 23.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Stour Valley Central

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Stour Valley Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Finch 273 59.1
Labour P. Owen 189 40.9
Majority 84 18.2
Turnout 462 35.6
Conservative hold Swing

Stour Valley North

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Stour Valley North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. Harley 348 65.3
Labour L. Scrivens 185 34.7
Majority 163 30.6
Turnout 533 42.3
Conservative hold Swing

Stour Valley South

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Stour Valley South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. Acheson 444 64.3
Labour C. Kotz 131 19.0
Liberal Democrats C. Savill 115 16.7
Majority 313 45.3
Turnout 690 39.9
Conservative hold Swing

Terling

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Terling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Galione 280 48.9
Labour M. Williams 242 42.2
Liberal Democrats D. Barber 51 8.9
Majority 38 6.7
Turnout 573 46.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Three Fields

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Three Fields
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Hawkins 736 70.6
Conservative J. Finbow 714 68.5
Labour P. Johnson 270 25.9
Labour A. Axtell 244 23.4
Turnout 1,043 34.7
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Upper Colne

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Upper Colne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Bolton 429 70.6
Labour D. Dyson 179 29.4
Majority 250 41.2
Turnout 608 42.4
Conservative hold Swing

Witham Central

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Witham Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent H. Pitchford 385 46.3
Conservative M. Lager 285 34.3
Labour M. Jones 162 19.5
Majority 100 12.0
Turnout 832 35.7
Independent hold Swing

Witham Chipping Hill

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Witham Chipping Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Barlow 432 54.8
Labour K. Boylan 423 53.7
Conservative N. Andrews 162 20.6
Conservative G. Peck 145 18.4
Liberal Democrats P. Verrall 129 16.4
Liberal Democrats K. Verrall 116 14.7
Green S. Ransome 56 7.1
Green N. Brunton 52 6.6
Turnout 788 23.2
Labour hold
Labour hold

Witham North

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Witham North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Evans 605 70.1
Labour J. Gyford 586 67.9
Labour I. Pinton 567 65.7
Conservative B. Farrow 191 22.1
Green P. Brunton 134 15.5
Green J. Jones 102 11.8
Green K. Peterson 93 10.8
Turnout 863 23.5
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Witham Silver End & Rivenhall

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Witham Silver End & Rivenhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green James Abbott 715 52.4
Green Phillip Hughes 554 40.6
Labour B. Tate 551 40.4
Labour G. Tew 496 36.4
Liberal Democrats E. Fierheller 204 15.0
Independent J. Dean 84 6.2
Turnout 1,364 41.3
Green gain from Labour
Green gain from Labour

Witham South

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Witham South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Martin 583 54.1
Labour R. Tricknell 526 48.8
Conservative D. Haggerty 271 25.2
Conservative N. Lightfoot 265 24.6
Liberal Democrats B. Fleet 174 16.2
Liberal Democrats C. May 144 13.4
Green A. Pickett 78 7.2
Green N. Scales 73 6.8
Turnout 1,077 21.7
Labour hold
Labour hold

Witham West

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Witham West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Tearle 432 49.8
Labour J. Reekie 426 49.1
Conservative J. Jarvis 260 30.0
Conservative R. Wacey 237 27.3
Liberal Democrats C. May 124 14.3
Green C. Gerrard 77 8.9
Green C. Hobbs-Waller 77 8.9
Turnout 867 29.9
Labour hold
Labour hold

Yeldham

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Yeldham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Kotz Unopposed
Turnout N/A N/A N/A
Labour hold Swing N/A

References

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  1. ^ "Braintree District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 June 2020.
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