The 1999 Halton Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Halton Unitary Council in Cheshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1] Overall turnout in the election was 22.2%.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 46
- Liberal Democrat 8
- Conservative 1
- Vacant 1[3]
Results
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 15 | 0 | 88.2 | 68.2 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 11.8 | 19.8 | |||||
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | |||||
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Halton". BBC News Online. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
- ^ "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". The Independent. 7 May 1999. p. 12.
- ^ "Local Councils: Results round-up". The Times. 7 May 1999. p. 4.