1999 Derbyshire Dales District Council election

The 1999 Derbyshire Dales District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Derbyshire Dales District Council in Derbyshire, 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

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Derbyshire Dales local election result 1999[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 21 +5 53.8
  Liberal Democrats 9 -7 23.1
  Labour 5 -2 12.8
  Independent 4 +4 10.3

By-elections between 1999 and 2003

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Calver

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Calver by-election 12 October 2000[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 362 70.6 +16.7
Liberal Democrats 151 29.4 −5.8
Majority 211 41.2
Turnout 513 45.0
Conservative hold Swing

Taddington

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Taddington by-election 7 March 2002[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 322 73.2 +4.8
Liberal Democrats 118 26.8 +16.2
Majority 204 46.4
Turnout 440 34.3
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Derbyshire Dales". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  2. ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
  3. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Lib Dems excel in council polls". guardian.co.uk. 8 March 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2011.