1999 Peterborough City Council election

The 1999 Peterborough City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Peterborough City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

1999 Peterborough City Council election

6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
19 out of 57 seats to Peterborough City Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Last election 27 seats, 46.8% 24 seats, 42.5% 3 seats, 6.2% Seats won 8 10 1 Seats after 27 24 3 Seat change Popular vote 11,325 14,428 1,171 Percentage 41.3% 52.6% 4.3% Swing 4.5% 10.1% 1.9%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Labour Last election 2 seats, 4.4% 1 seat, 1.0% Seats won 0 0 Seats after 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 265 0 Percentage 1.0% 0.0% Swing 3.4% 1.0%
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

Summary

Election result

1999 Peterborough City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	8		42.1	19	27	47.4	11,325	41.3	-4.5
	Conservative	10		52.6	14	24	42.1	14,428	52.6	+10.1
	Liberal	1		5.3	2	3	5.3	1,171	4.3	-1.9
	Liberal Democrats	0		0.0	2	2	3.5	265	1.0	-3.4
	Independent Labour	0		0.0	1	1	1.8	N/A	N/A	-1.0
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	265	1.0	N/A

Ward results

Central

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Khan*	1,330	56.0	–6.2
	Conservative	M. Hussain	1,047	44.0	+6.2
Majority			283	11.9	N/A
Turnout			2,377	47.2	–34.8
Registered electors			5,203
	Labour hold		Swing	6.2

Dogsthorpe

Dogsthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. Pobgee*	1,005	66.5	+3.3
	Labour	C. Hubback	315	20.8	–5.2
	Conservative	P. Gale	191	12.6	+1.8
Majority			690	45.7	N/A
Turnout			1,511	29.9	–42.0
Registered electors			5,288
	Liberal hold		Swing	4.3

East

East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Todd*	863	55.3	–5.6
	Conservative	M. Collins	697	44.7	+5.6
Majority			166	10.6	N/A
Turnout			1,560	29.7	–23.6
Registered electors			5,625
	Labour hold		Swing	5.6

Eye & Thorney

Eye & Thorney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Sanders*	1,300	73.9	+18.6
	Labour	Z. Bishery	396	22.5	–13.4
	Independent	A. Semper	64	3.6	N/A
Majority			904	51.4	N/A
Turnout			1,760	44.9	–29.3
Registered electors			4,051
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.0

Fletton

Fletton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Withers	741	58.4	–6.1
	Conservative	G. Casey	389	30.7	–4.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Gater	138	10.9	N/A
Majority			352	27.8	N/A
Turnout			1,268	24.5	–40.9
Registered electors			5,480
	Labour hold		Swing	0.7

Glinton

Glinton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Holdich*	775	82.1	+7.0
	Labour	C. Fisher	169	17.9	–7.0
Majority			606	64.2	+14.0
Turnout			944	39.7	–36.0
Registered electors			2,404
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Newborough

Newborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Sanders*	578	81.0	+12.6
	Labour	J. Reece	136	19.0	–12.6
Majority			442	61.9	+25.1
Turnout			714	42.6	–51.0
Registered electors			1,701
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.6

North Bretton

North Bretton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Lakhanpaul*	934	62.3	–3.4
	Conservative	E. Law	564	37.7	+3.4
Majority			370	24.7	N/A
Turnout			1,498	27.0	–46.7
Registered electors			5,691
	Labour hold		Swing	3.4

Northborough

Northborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Franklin*	536	71.9	–0.4
	Labour	G. Jackson	209	28.1	+0.4
Majority			327	43.9	–0.6
Turnout			745	39.4	–28.2
Registered electors			1,932
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.4

Orton Longueville

Orton Longueville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Geoffrey*	921	55.8	+14.4
	Conservative	L. Hopkins	729	44.2	+13.7
Majority			192	11.6	N/A
Turnout			1,650	28.3	–33.7
Registered electors			6,005
	Labour hold		Swing	0.4

Orton Waterville

Orton Waterville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. D'Andrea*	1,202	64.9	+7.4
	Labour	K. Whitworth	651	35.1	–7.4
Majority			551	29.7	N/A
Turnout			1,853	30.8	–28.1
Registered electors			6,162
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.4

Park

Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Kreling*	1,248	64.9	+20.1
	Labour	A. Pears	604	32.6	–3.2
Majority			644	34.8	N/A
Turnout			1,852	32.9	–33.4
Registered electors			5,847
	Conservative hold		Swing	11.7

Paston

Paston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Ward*	499	50.0	–1.5
	Conservative	C. Green	372	37.3	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. Wilson	127	12.7	–8.8
Majority			127	12.7	N/A
Turnout			998	20.3	–63.5
Registered electors			5,139
	Labour hold		Swing	5.9

Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rainey*	797	61.3	+10.1
	Conservative	B. Searle	269	20.7	+2.6
	Liberal	D. Robson	166	12.8	–17.9
	Independent	H. Newton	69	5.3	N/A
Majority			528	40.6	N/A
Turnout			1,301	25.9	–53.1
Registered electors			5,173
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Stanground

Stanground

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Rudd	891	51.9	+7.8
	Labour	P. Bonner*	825	48.1	+4.6
Majority			66	3.8	N/A
Turnout			1,716	35.2	–20.8
Registered electors			5,187
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	1.6

Werrington North

Werrington North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Caborn	686	49.2	+6.5
	Conservative	T. Hitchborn	576	41.3	+4.0
	Independent	J. Linskey	132	9.5	N/A
Majority			110	7.9	N/A
Turnout			1,394	26.9	–44.9
Registered electors			5,344
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	1.3

Werrington South

Werrington South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hunter*	942	64.0	+21.3
	Labour	S. Higgins	530	36.0	+1.9
Majority			412	28.0	N/A
Turnout			1,472	27.5	–55.3
Registered electors			5,479
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.7

West

West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Thorpe*	1,720	74.2	+10.5
	Labour	D. Matthews	598	25.8	–10.5
Majority			1,122	48.4	N/A
Turnout			2,318	42.2	–0.7
Registered electors			5,658
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.5

Wittering

Wittering

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Horrell*	402	76.9	+6.0
	Labour	M. Beaver	121	23.1	–6.0
Majority			281	53.7	+11.9
Turnout			523	29.4	–51.6
Registered electors			1,839
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.0