1999 Harrogate Borough Council election

The 1999 Harrogate Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 33.0%.^[3]

Harrogate local election result 1999^[4]^[5]
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Liberal Democrats	15	-1	71.4	50.5	15,588	+1.7%
Conservative	6	+3	28.6	39.0	12,043	+1.8%
Labour	0	-1	0	10.4	3,216	-1.1%
Independent	0	-1	0	0	0	-2.4%

Ward results

Bilton (2)^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Morris Lightfoot	716
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Goss	660
	Labour	Bryan Robinson	441
	Labour	Peter Caunt	423
	Conservative	Heather Adderley	412
	Conservative	Robin Adderley	392
Turnout			3,044	27.8	+2.5

Boroughbridge^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Brian Lumsden	619	68.2
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Stringer	196	21.6
	Labour	Alan Woodhead	92	10.1
Majority			423	46.6
Turnout			907	33.1

Duchy^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Blayney	1,030	56.4	−4.7
	Conservative	Paul Eustace	670	36.7	+5.3
	Labour	Anthony Blakesley	125	6.8	−0.6
Majority			360	19.7	−10.0
Turnout			1,825	27.1	+4.1

East Central^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Hyde	820	61.8	+2.2
	Conservative	William Hartmann	318	24.0	−0.6
	Labour	Simon Hutchings	189	14.2	−1.6
Majority			502	37.8	+2.8
Turnout			1,327	26.4	+2.7

Fountains^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Carter	333	54.0
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Ford	209	33.9
	Labour	Deborah Havercroft	75	12.2
Majority			124	20.1
Turnout			617	33.5

Granby^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Fox	894	70.4	+4.2
	Conservative	Adam Pritchard	204	16.1	−2.0
	Labour	David King	171	13.5	−2.2
Majority			690	54.4	+6.3
Turnout			1,269	23.5	+3.9

Harlow^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Nash	1,347	54.5	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Jacobs	1,010	40.9	−10.9
	Labour	Harry Sutcliffe	113	4.6	+0.8
Majority			337	13.6
Turnout			2,470	40.5	+0.5

Knaresborough East^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Tankard	845	43.0	−5.7
	Conservative	John Smith	743	37.9	+6.2
	Labour	Alan Beatham	375	19.1	−0.5
Majority			102	5.2	−11.8
Turnout			1,963	33.3	+5.0

Knaresborough West^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bill Hoult	885	44.4	+10.1
	Labour	Althea Farmer	620	31.1	−7.5
	Conservative	Michael Hill	489	24.5	−2.6
Majority			265	13.3
Turnout			1,994	34.9	−1.3

Mashamshire^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Nigel Simms	480	49.8
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Mould	445	46.2
	Labour	Colin Gurkin	38	3.9
Majority			35	3.6
Turnout			963	52.4

Nidd Valley^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Ellington	613	76.1
	Conservative	Vanessa Stein	192	23.9
Majority			421	52.3
Turnout			805	41.2

Ouseburn^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Lewis	707	61.7
	Conservative	Robert Umbers	438	38.3
Majority			269	23.5
Turnout			1,145	55.3

Pannal^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Gardner	1,507	56.5	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Hart	1,081	40.5	−0.1
	Labour	Cynthia Coltman	79	3.0	+0.3
Majority			426	16.0	−0.1
Turnout			2,667	52.4	−0.1

Pateley Bridge^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Barter	482	56.2
	Conservative	Brian Smalley	328	38.2
	Labour	Trevor Nuttall	48	5.6
Majority			154	17.9
Turnout			858	43.5

Ripon East^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Parnaby	793	56.2	−0.4
	Conservative	David Briscombe	619	43.8	+0.4
Majority			174	12.3	−1.0
Turnout			1,412	24.8	+9.4

Ripon West^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Freeman	1,070	66.7	+3.4
	Conservative	Stephanie Haithwaite	534	33.3	−3.4
Majority			536	33.4	+6.9
Turnout			1,604	28.2	+5.4

Starbeck^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Broadbank	940	71.9	+25.4
	Conservative	Phillip Dixon	213	16.3	+8.3
	Labour	Geoffrey Foxall	154	11.8	+4.2
Majority			727	55.6	+46.9
Turnout			1,307	24.9	−6.1

Wedderburn^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Reginald Marsh	1,056	49.0	−1.4
	Conservative	Nigel Middlemass	980	45.5	+4.6
	Labour	Robert Swithinbank	119	5.5	−3.2
Majority			76	3.5	−6.0
Turnout			2,155	35.8	+6.4

West Central^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Cooper	852	51.7	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	James Clarke	681	41.3	−7.8
	Labour	Christine Colman	115	7.0	−0.7
Majority			171	10.4
Turnout			1,648	29.3	+7.0

Wharfedale Moors^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Grange	455	52.5
	Conservative	Marcus Killick	373	43.0
	Labour	Patricia Foxall	39	4.5
Majority			82	9.5
Turnout			867	49.9

References

^ "Harrogate". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
^ "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent from the Independent & the Independent on Sunday. The Independent. 8 May 1999. p. 12. ISSN 0951-9467.
^ "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "District Council election" (PDF). Harrogate Borough Council. Retrieved 12 January 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48. ISSN 0140-0460.

[hold-1] "Harrogate". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 January 2011.

[britain-2] "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent from the Independent & the Independent on Sunday. The Independent. 8 May 1999. p. 12. ISSN 0951-9467.

[crest-3] "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.

[results-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "District Council election" (PDF). Harrogate Borough Council. Retrieved 12 January 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[nations-5] "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48. ISSN 0140-0460.

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