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1999 West Lancashire District Council election

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The 1999 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of West Lancashire District Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Seats   ±  
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour 32 -1
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative 21 +1
style="backgrouns-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent 2 0

[2]

Election result

West Lancashire Local Election Result 1999[3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 10 -1 52.6
  Conservative 8 +1 42.1
  Independent 1 0 5.3

References

  1. ^ "West Lancashire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-12-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent. 1999-05-08. p. 12.
  3. ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 1999-05-08. p. 48.