1999 Breckland District Council election

1999 Breckland District Council election

6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)

All 53 seats to Breckland District Council
27 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats won 34 14 3
Seat change 15 11 4
Popular vote 15,305 11,284 2,578
Percentage 44.6% 32.9% 7.5%
Swing 15.5% 10.2% 5.7%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Seats won 2 0
Seat change 1
Popular vote 3,983 1,137
Percentage 11.6% 3.3%
Swing 1.0% 1.5%

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


Conservative

The 1999 Breckland District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Breckland District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Election result

1999 Breckland District Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 34 15 63.5 44.6 15,305 +15.2
  Labour 14 11 26.9 32.9 11,284 -10.2
  Independent 3 4 5.8 7.5 2,578 -5.7
  Liberal Democrats 2 3.8 11.6 3,983 -1.0
  Green 0 1 0.0 3.3 1,137 +1.5
  Ind. Lib Dem 0 0.0 0.1 36 N/A

References

  1. ^ "Breckland District Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Retrieved 5 November 2022.