1999 UK local government election
1999 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election |
Whole Council 27 seats needed for a majority |
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Registered | 90,713 |
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Turnout | 35% |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Party | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Seats won | 34 | 7 | 6 | Popular vote | 15,155 | 9,097 | 6,190 | Percentage | 45.7% | 27.4% | 18.7% | | | Fourth party | | | | | Party | Independent | | Seats won | 6 | | Popular vote | 2,747 | | Percentage | 8.3% | | |
class=notpageimage| Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire |
Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 6 May 1999. All 53 seats were up for election. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, increasing their number of seats from 22 to 34, whilst the Labour Party declined from having 20 seats in 1995 to 7.
Result
Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1999 [1] Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 34 | | | +12 | 64.2 | 45.7 | 15,155 | 10.1 |
| Labour | 7 | | | -13 | 13.2 | 27.4 | 9,097 | -9.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | | | +1 | 11.3 | 18.7 | 6,190 | +1.9 |
| Independent | 6 | | | 0 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 2,747 | -1.7 |
Ward Results
All results are listed below:[2][3]
Numbers of ballots cast and the percentage (to two decimal places) were given in the results published by Mid Bedfordshire District Council, but checked against results taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1995 District Council election.
The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1995 District Council election.
Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.
Ampthill
Ampthill (3 seats, 5,323 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Young* | 1,266 | 63.4 | +22.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Dover | 906 | 45.4 | |
| Conservative | Richard Holden* | 824 | 41.3 | -0.1 |
| Conservative | Pauline Mayhead | 773 | 38.7 | +5.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Willey | 692 | 34.7 | |
| Labour | Joseph Morris* | 495 | 24.8 | -12.4 |
| Labour | Sheila Gardner | 358 | 17.9 | -13.6 |
Turnout | 1,998 | 37.54 | -7.1 |
Arlesey
Arlesey (2 seats, 3,550 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | June Harrowell | 543 | 55.6 | |
| Independent | Victor Williams | 521 | 53.4 | |
| Labour | Patricia Harris | 386 | 39.5 | |
| Labour | Philip Ross | 320 | 32.8 | |
Turnout | 976 | 27.49 | -13.3 |
Aspley
Aspley (2 seats, 2,711 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Fiona Chapman*[a] | 592 | 54.3 | +9.0 |
| Conservative | Robert Brown* | 576 | 52.8 | +9.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Martin | 387 | 35.5 | +5.8 |
| Labour | Neil Davis | 355 | 32.6 | |
Turnout | 1,089 | 40.17 | -5.8 |
Biggleswade Ivel
Biggleswade Ivel (3 seats, 5,337 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alistair Costley* | 847 | 49.7 | +1.8 |
| Labour | Rex Skinner | 827 | 48.6 | |
| Labour | Peter Malyon* | 779 | 45.7 | -0.8 |
| Conservative | Patricia Rouse | 683 | 40.1 | +6.0 |
| Conservative | Lesley Mayhew | 671 | 39.4 | |
| Conservative | David Lawrence | 653 | 38.3 | |
Turnout | 1,704 | 31.93 | -9.5 |
Biggleswade Stratton
Biggleswade Stratton (3 seats, 5,677 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Albone* | 767 | 44.9 | -9.2 |
| Conservative | Peter Vickers | 736 | 43.1 | +7.8 |
| Labour | Hilary Broderick | 679 | 39.7 | |
| Conservative | Paul Mayhew | 677 | 39.6 | |
| Labour | Kevin Merrett* | 668 | 39.1 | -5.7 |
| Conservative | Michael Cazaly | 640 | 37.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Bracey | 381 | 22.3 | |
Turnout | 1,707 | 30.07 | -9.3 |
Blunham
Blunham (1 seat, 1,683 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lorraine Fountain | 514 | 70.7 | |
| Labour | Paul Shilladay | 201 | 27.6 | |
Turnout | 727 | 43.20 | -1.6 |
Campton & Meppershall
Campton & Meppershall (1 seat, 1,770 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Francis Keen | 396 | 55.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Stone | 218 | 30.5 | |
| Labour | Richard Howe | 101 | 14.1 | |
Turnout | 715 | 40.40 | -9.5 |
Clifton & Henlow
Clifton & Henlow (3 seats, 4,298 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Rogers* | 795 | 50.0 | +11.4 |
| Conservative | Patricia Cook* | 750 | 47.2 | +9.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | William Cliff* | 731 | 46.0 | +3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Livesey | 646 | 40.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Swain | 573 | 36.0 | +2.3 |
| Labour | David Devereux | 374 | 23.5 | +3.6 |
Turnout | 1,592 | 37.04 | -4.8 |
Clophill
Clophill (1 seat, 1,292 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Martin Hawkins | 373 | 74.2 | |
| Labour | Glenda Tizard* | 126 | 25.0 | |
Turnout | 502 | 38.85 | +2.0 |
Cranfield
Cranfield (3 seats, 3,800 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sylvia Dosser | 521 | 45.9 | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Matthews | 450 | 39.6 | |
| Conservative | Yvonne Fitzgerald-Finch* | 449 | 39.5 | +16.0 |
| Independent | Alan Bastable | 337 | 29.7 | |
| Labour | Laurence Pollock | 304 | 26.8 | +4.4 |
| Independent | Roger Baker | 295 | 26.0 | -2.0 |
| Labour | Frances Bower | 273 | 24.0 | |
| Labour | Jacqueline Aucott | 257 | 22.6 | |
| Independent | Peter Henson | 246 | 21.7 | |
Turnout | 1,135 | 29.87 | -11.2 |
Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill
Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill (1 seat, 1,631 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Thompson | Unopposed | NA | |
Flitwick East
Flitwick East (2 seats, 4,147 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rowland Goodman | 597 | 52.0 | |
| Labour | Paul Griffiths* | 553 | 48.1 | -2.4 |
| Labour | Maurice Layton* | 531 | 46.2 | -3.1 |
| Conservative | Victor Lee | 517 | 45.0 | |
Turnout | 1,149 | 27.7 | -8.2 |
Results published by Mid Beds District Council show 2,204 ballot papers cast, a 49.93% turnout of an electorate of 4,414.[3] Results given by Plymouth University's Elections Centre show a turnout of 27.7% and an electorate of 4,147.[2]
Flitwick West
Flitwick West (2 seats, 5,024 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dennis Gale | 620 | 42.1 | +8.1 |
| Conservative | James Gardner | 599 | 40.7 | |
| Labour | Glen Pullen* | 452 | 30.7 | -21.3 |
| Labour | Stephen Marsh | 433 | 29.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Watton | 378 | 25.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susannah Mason | 340 | 23.1 | |
Turnout | 1,472 | 29.30 | -7.0 |
Harlington
Harlington (1 seat, 1,790 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Golby* | 756 | 85.5 | +22.0 |
| Conservative | Richard Barnes | 121 | 13.7 | |
Turnout | 884 | 49.39 | -6.7 |
Haynes & Houghton Conquest
Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1 seat, 2,005 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rodney Bowdidge | 591 | 71.0 | |
| Labour | Paul Bouch | 238 | 28.6 | -16.2 |
Turnout | 832 | 41.50 | -3.6 |
Langford
Langford (1 seat, 2,255 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joseph Mayes* | 482 | 57.8 | -4.7 |
| Conservative | Peter Evans | 350 | 42.0 | |
Turnout | 835 | 37.03 | -3.2 |
Marston
Marston (2 seats, 4,115 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Isla Lake* | 690 | 53.9 | +16.5 |
| Conservative | Darren Tysoe | 665 | 52.0 | +20.8 |
| Labour | Alan Morris* | 416 | 32.5 | -1.4 |
| Labour | Elizabeth Rooney | 346 | 27.0 | |
Turnout | 1,279 | 31.08 | -6.7 |
Maulden
Maulden (1 seat, 2,208 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Howard Lockey | 616 | 58.2 | |
| Labour | Stephen Phillpot | 432 | 40.8 | |
Turnout | 1,057 | 47.87 | +0.5 |
Northill
Northill (1 seat, 1,760 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Patricia Turner* | Unopposed | NA | |
Old Warden & Southill
Old Warden & Southill (1 seat, 1,073 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Neal Capon | 255 | 54.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Baines | 212 | 45.3 | |
Turnout | 468 | 43.62 | -0.2 |
Potton
Potton (2 seats, 3,684 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anita Lewis* | 759 | 60.8 | +21.9 |
| Conservative | Doreen Gurney* | 733 | 58.7 | +19.6 |
| Labour | Nigel Butlin | 447 | 35.8 | -1.1 |
| Labour | David Brittain | 399 | 31.9 | +0.7 |
Turnout | 1,247 | 33.85 | -4.4 |
Sandy All Saints
Sandy All Saints (2 seats, 2,965 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alistair Gammell* | 531 | 59.5 | +5.8 |
| Independent | Anthony Goss* | 458 | 51.3 | -13.1 |
| Labour | Ann-Marie Ogonah | 231 | 25.9 | |
| Labour | Thomas Royle | 207 | 23.2 | |
Turnout | 893 | 30.12 | -6.0 |
Sandy St Swithuns
Sandy St Swithuns (3 seats, 5,023 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Gurney* | 719 | 51.1 | -1.9 |
| Independent | Maxwell McMurdo* | 584 | 41.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Blaine* | 539 | 38.3 | -0.8 |
| Conservative | Gina Browne | 428 | 30.4 | |
| Conservative | Carol Leverkus | 413 | 29.4 | |
| Labour | James Butler* | 339 | 24.1 | -9.6 |
| Labour | Edward Joyce | 249 | 17.7 | |
| Labour | Leslie Mitchell | 230 | 16.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Hollands | 185 | 13.2 | |
Turnout | 1,407 | 28.01 | -11.1 |
Shefford
Shefford (2 seats, 3,638 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lewis Birt | 584 | 48.8 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Brown | 536 | 44.8 | +16.8 |
| Labour | Carolyn Devereux | 433 | 36.2 | +13.9% |
| Labour | Charles Wilkinson | 348 | 29.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Hall | 284 | 23.7 | |
Turnout | 1,197 | 32.90 | -15.2 |
Shillington & Stondon
Shillington & Stondon (2 seats, 2,903 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rita Drinkwater | 700 | 58.4 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Whiteman | 606 | 50.5 | |
| Labour | Timothy Bornett | 509 | 42.5 | |
| Labour | Brian Oertel | 366 | 30.5 | |
Turnout | 1,200 | 41.34 | -2.5 |
Stotfold
Stotfold (3 seats, 4,894 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Street* | 1,068 | 57.4 | +17.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Collier | 1,038 | 55.8 | +30.5 |
| Conservative | Malcolm Smith* | 1,024 | 55.1 | +20.9 |
| Conservative | John Saunders* | 969 | 52.1 | +13.8 |
Turnout | 1,861 | 38.03 | -13.2 |
Wensley
Wensley (1 seat, 1,435 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian E Collier* | 465 | 75.7 | +24.3 |
| Labour | Stephen Ball | 141 | 23.0 | |
Turnout | 614 | 42.79 | -4.7 |
Westoning
Westoning (1 seat, 1,456 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Rayment* | 464 | 76.2 | +21.8 |
| Labour | Andrew Faughnan | 145 | 23.8 | |
Turnout | 609 | 41.83 | +0.7 |
Woburn
Woburn (1 seat, 1,378 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Duggan* | 455 | 81.0 | +21.4 |
| Labour | Pauline Gilmore | 107 | 19.0 | |
Turnout | 562 | 40.78 | -13.3 |
Wrest
Wrest (1 seat, 1,888 registered voters) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kathleen Keen | 452 | 66.9 | |
| Labour | Ellen Houliston | 216 | 32.0 | +0.2 |
Turnout | 675 | 35.75 | -5.0 |
Notes
- ^ Mrs Chapman's full name is Catherine Fiona Chapman MBE. Since 2009 she has been councillor for Flitwick on Central Bedfordshire Council, and is listed on Central Bedfordshire Council's website as Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE.[4][5] She is sometimes listed as Catherine Chapman,[6] and sometimes as Fiona Chapman.[7][5] She was first elected to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in 1976.[2]
References
- ^ "District level Authority Results.xlsx", www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, pp. 1999, 1995, retrieved 14 May 2017
- ^ a b c Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael, "Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF), www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, retrieved 14 May 2017
- ^ a b Mid Bedfordshire District Council, District Council Election, Date: 6th May 1999, Mid Bedfordshire District Council, May 1999
- ^ "Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE", centralbeds.moderngov.co.uk, archived from the original on 14 August 2017, retrieved 14 May 2017
- ^ a b "Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Central Bedfordshire Council, Vice-Chairman Councillor Fiona Chapman MBE", www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk, retrieved 14 May 2017[permanent dead link]
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2007 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk.