The 1999 Fareham Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 21
- Liberal Democrat 14
- Labour 5
- Others 2[2]
Election result
[edit]The results saw the Conservatives take control of the council after winning 9 seats.[3]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 | +7 | 64.3 | 45.8 | 11,144 | +3.7% | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | -4 | 28.6 | 34.2 | 8,312 | +1.6% | |||
| Labour | 1 | -2 | 7.1 | 20.0 | 4,874 | +0.2% | |||
| Others | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
Ward results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Murrary | 657 | 44.3 | −9.4 | |
| Conservative | David Kemp | 560 | 37.8 | +6.1 | |
| Labour | Timothy Brewer | 266 | 17.9 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 97 | 6.5 | −15.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,483 | 27.9 | −1.4 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pamela Bryant | 865 | 50.5 | +9.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Burr | 673 | 39.3 | −4.4 | |
| Labour | Mary McFarlane | 175 | 10.2 | −4.6 | |
| Majority | 192 | 11.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,713 | 35.9 | +3.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Bryant | 624 | 42.7 | +7.6 | |
| Labour | Angela Carr | 530 | 36.3 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Iles | 308 | 21.1 | −9.4 | |
| Majority | 94 | 6.4 | +5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,462 | 25.9 | +3.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Neill | 514 | 50.9 | −5.1 | |
| Conservative | Dennis Steadman | 315 | 31.2 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Chaloner | 180 | 17.8 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 199 | 19.7 | −9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,009 | 21.2 | −0.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh Pritchard | 1,007 | 50.2 | −3.0 | |
| Conservative | Charles Tierney | 738 | 36.8 | +2.9 | |
| Labour | Wilfred Phillips | 262 | 13.1 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 269 | 13.4 | −6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,007 | 36.7 | −0.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Timothy Knight | 1,207 | 48.7 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Megan Chapman | 1,076 | 43.4 | +4.3 | |
| Labour | Anthony Randall | 195 | 7.9 | −5.7 | |
| Majority | 131 | 5.3 | −2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,478 | 40.2 | +3.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Michael Godrich | 1,360 | 48.0 | +18.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Savage | 938 | 33.1 | −4.8 | |
| Labour | Tracey Malizis | 536 | 18.9 | −4.4 | |
| Majority | 422 | 14.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,834 | 25.8 | −0.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Joan Eastman | 768 | 52.7 | −1.1 | |
| Labour | Leslie Ricketts | 390 | 26.8 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Susan Walker | 299 | 20.5 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 378 | 25.9 | −2.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,457 | 32.3 | +1.1 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Raymond Ellis | 542 | 40.0 | −1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Rudwick | 465 | 34.3 | +6.0 | |
| Labour | Brenda Pleasants | 349 | 25.7 | −4.6 | |
| Majority | 77 | 5.7 | −5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,356 | 33.9 | +2.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Marian Ellerton | 791 | 47.7 | −4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lionel Yeates | 540 | 32.6 | +5.3 | |
| Labour | Debra Cusack | 327 | 19.7 | −1.0 | |
| Majority | 251 | 15.1 | −9.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,658 | 28.8 | −0.3 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Wilson | 1,339 | 73.2 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Williamson | 246 | 13.4 | +5.5 | |
| Labour | Nicholas Knight | 245 | 13.4 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 1,093 | 59.7 | −3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,830 | 26.4 | −9.7 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dorrine Burton-Jenkins | 1,144 | 65.3 | +13.2 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Terry | 448 | 25.6 | −10.0 | |
| Labour | Michael Taylor | 159 | 9.1 | −3.2 | |
| Majority | 696 | 39.7 | +23.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,751 | 33.5 | −4.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Francis Devonshire | 830 | 58.0 | +13.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Hughes | 310 | 21.6 | +21.6 | |
| Labour | Francis Allison | 292 | 20.4 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 520 | 36.3 | +27.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,432 | 25.4 | −2.9 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Linda Bounds | 1,226 | 65.9 | +7.5 | |
| Labour | Graham Holden | 634 | 34.1 | +19.3 | |
| Majority | 592 | 31.8 | −9.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,860 | 27.7 | −2.1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Fareham". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent. 8 May 1999. p. 12.
- ^ "Tory Rule makes a comeback". Southern Daily Echo. 7 May 1999. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Election of borough councillors : 6 May 1999" (PDF). Fareham Borough Council. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
