1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election

1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election^[1]
All 36 seats in the East Northamptonshire District Council; 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	39.2%
	Map showing the results of the 1999 East Northamptonshire District Council elections.
Council control before election; Labour;	Council control after election ; Conservative;

The 1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party regained overall control of the council from the Labour Party, which it had lost at the previous election in 1995.^[1]

Ward-by-Ward Results

Barnwell Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Barnwell^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. North	478
	Labour	B. Silk	220
Turnout				46.1%

Dryden Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Dryden^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Scott	446
	Labour	D. Thompson	295
Turnout				50.8%

Fineshade Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Fineshade^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Stannage

Higham Ferriers Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Higham Ferriers^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Sauntson	880
	Independent	R. Gell	858
	Labour	G. Moore	851
	Conservative	P. Whiting	708
	Labour	A. Dunn	700
	Labour	S. Moore	699
	Conservative	T. James	666
Turnout				40.5%

Irthlingborough Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Irthlingborough^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Nightingale	1,043
	Labour	A. Packham	1,011
	Labour	J. Farrar	984
	Conservative	I. Ferris	847
	Conservative	D. Chappell	701
	Conservative	J. Mander	682
Turnout				37.0%

Kings Forest Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Kings Forest^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Githero

Lower Nene Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Lower Nene^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Banbridge	491
	Labour	D. Crawley	193
Turnout				48.5%

Lyveden Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Lyveden^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Chudley	601
	Labour	K. Draycott	134
Turnout				57.8%

Oundle Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Oundle^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Stearn	722
	Conservative	C. Reichhold	721
	Labour	J. Brookfield	508
	Labour	L. Cox	443
Turnout				34.6%

Prebendal Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Prebendal^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Richardson	458
	Labour	A. Brookfield	183
Turnout				47.6%

Raunds Saxon Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Raunds Saxon^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Sharman	435
	Conservative	W. Smith	431
	Labour	P. Ellis	389
	Labour	K. Franklin	362
Turnout				28.0%

Raunds Windmill Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Raunds Windmill^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Campbell	418
	Labour	N. Harvey	411
	Conservative	R. Davis	380
	Labour	S. Harvey	346
Turnout				27.4%

Ringstead Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Ringstead^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Peacock	470
	Labour	F. Jones	191
Turnout				51.1%

Rushden East Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Rushden East^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Rolfe	755
	Labour	L. Rolfe	727
	Labour	C. Usher	703
	Conservative	D. Leigh	496
	Conservative	S. Lever	443
	Conservative	J. Sheehan	434
Turnout				26.6%

Rushden North Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Rushden North^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Wood	693
	Conservative	C. Wood	682
	Labour	C. Williams	628
	Labour	A. Williams	577
	Labour	C. Suckling	557
Turnout				28.4%

Rushden South Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Rushden South^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Underwood	700
	Conservative	R. Pinnock	635
	Conservative	S. North	601
	Labour	E. Dicks	589
	Labour	P. Wix	507
	Labour	A. Wix	505
Turnout				28.6%

Rushden West Ward (3 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Rushden West^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Thomas	758
	Labour	C. Allen	754
	Labour	S. Allen	705
	Conservative	P. Humphrey	583
	Conservative	A. Reading	551
Turnout				28.9%

Stanwick Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Stanwick^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Finch	449
	Labour	S. Jones	226
Turnout				47.4%

Thrapston Ward (2 seats)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Thrapston^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Whiteman	526
	Labour	S. Feather	512
	Conservative	B. Patel	501
	Conservative	P. Chaplin	419
Turnout				33.4%

Woodford Ward (1 seat)

East Northamptonshire District Council Elections 1999: Woodford^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Packham	388
	Conservative	P. Atkins	252
Turnout				43.2%

References

^ ^a ^b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1999 (PDF). Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "East Northamptonshire District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.

[handbook-1] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1999 (PDF). Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK: The Elections Centre. p. 8.

[results-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t "East Northamptonshire District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Elections Centre.

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