1999 South Kesteven District Council election

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The 1999 South Kesteven District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of South Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995.[1] The council stayed under no overall control.[2]

Election result[edit]

South Kesteven local election result 1999[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 29 +13 50.0
  Independent 13 -4 22.4
  Labour 12 -3 20.7
  Liberal Democrats 3 -4 5.2
  Others 1 +1 1.7
  Liberal 0 -2 0

By-elections between 1999 and 2003[edit]

Harrowby[edit]

Harrowby by-election 24 August 2000[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 222 24.7 +7.4
Labour 221 24.6 -3.3
Independent Labour 213 23.7 -1.5
Liberal Democrats 181 20.1 +20.1
Independent 62 6.9 -22.7
Majority 1 0.1
Turnout 899 19.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

All Saints[edit]

All Saints by-election 7 June 2001[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,013 54.8 +5.8
Conservative 837 45.2 -5.8
Majority 176 9.4
Turnout 1,850
Labour hold Swing

St Mary's[edit]

St Mary's by-election 7 June 2001[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 952 45.6 -21.7
Labour 638 30.6 -2.2
Liberal Democrats 498 23.9 +23.9
Majority 314 15.0
Turnout 2,088
Conservative hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent. NewsBank. 8 May 1999.
  2. ^ a b "How the nations voted". The Times. NewsBank. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
  3. ^ "Local Authority Byelection Results - August 2000". Local Authority Byelection Results. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Local Authority Byelection Results - June 2001". Local Authority Byelection Results. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.