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1999 Cambridge City Council election
14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council; 22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	29.7% (1.9%)
	Winner of each seat at the 1999 Cambridge City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

The 1999 Cambridge City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary

1999 Cambridge City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	8		57.1	11	19	45.2	9,748	38.1	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	6		42.9	11	17	40.5	9,643	37.7	–1.6
	Conservative	0		0.0	6	6	14.3	5,368	21.0	–1.0
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	837	3.3	+0.7

Abbey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Durrant*	702	71.3	+6.3
	Conservative	Simon Mitton	157	16.0	–2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Smith	76	7.7	–8.9
	Green	John Collins	49	5.0	N/A
Majority			545	55.3	+8.6
Turnout			984	21.1	+2.1
Registered electors			4,679
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

Arbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robin Horne*	775	57.2	+4.0
	Conservative	Mark Taylor	381	28.1	–3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Rhodri James	198	14.6	–1.1
Majority			394	29.1	+7.0
Turnout			1,354	26.7	+1.5
Registered electors			5,118
	Labour hold		Swing	3.5

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Howarth*	1,459	72.2	+11.8
	Labour	Stephen Hartley	320	15.3	–3.0
	Conservative	James Strachan	243	12.0	–3.1
Majority			1,139	56.3	+14.7
Turnout			2,022	28.9	+1.2
Registered electors			7,068
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.4

Cherry Hinton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Dryden*	1,264	53.0	+8.0
	Conservative	Christopher Howell	989	41.4	–5.2
	Liberal Democrats	France Amrani	134	5.6	–2.8
Majority			275	11.5	N/A
Turnout			2,387	43.1	+8.4
Registered electors			5,540
	Labour hold		Swing	6.6

Coleridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Berni Callaghan	908	60.1	–1.6
	Conservative	Fiona McNish	364	24.1	–1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Folley	239	15.8	+3.1
Majority			544	36.0	±0.0
Turnout			1,511	25.7	+1.9
Registered electors			5,896
	Labour hold		Swing	0.1

East Chesterton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Johnston	1,121	44.9	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Liddle	1,049	42.0	–1.8
	Conservative	Colin Havercroft	325	13.0	–1.7
Majority			72	2.9	N/A
Turnout			2,495	36.2	+4.1
Registered electors			6,927
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	3.0

Kings Hedges
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raith Overhill*	641	65.9	+0.8
	Conservative	John Phillips	171	17.6	–1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Rodgers	161	16.5	+0.5
Majority			470	48.3	+2.0
Turnout			973	20.2	+0.4
Registered electors			4,808
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

Market
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Dixon	818	54.0	–6.5
	Labour	Andrew Jones	338	22.3	+1.5
	Conservative	Jason Webb	198	13.1	+2.0
	Green	Adam Swallow	162	10.7	+3.1
Majority			480	31.7	–8.0
Turnout			1,516	22.6	+1.5
Registered electors			6,743
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.0

Newnham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nichola Harrison	1,109	54.9	–4.3
	Labour	Edward Addison	634	31.4	+4.5
	Conservative	Ann Watkins	278	13.8	±0.0
Majority			475	23.5	–8.8
Turnout			2,021	25.8	+3.5
Registered electors			7,912
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	4.4

Petersfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hannah Reed*	988	54.4	–0.7
	Green	Shayne Mitchell	342	18.8	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jason McCullagh	259	14.3	–2.4
	Conservative	Charles Harcourt	227	12.5	±0.0
Majority			646	35.6	–2.8
Turnout			1,816	25.1	+3.2
Registered electors			7,243
	Labour hold		Swing	1.9

Queens Edith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ashley Woodford	1,175	48.7	–6.1
	Conservative	Richard Williams	742	30.7	–0.8
	Labour	Kira Davison	371	15.4	+1.7
	Green	Robert Milsom	126	5.2	N/A
Majority			433	18.0	–5.3
Turnout			2,414	39.9	–1.8
Registered electors			6,061
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.7

Romsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Gilchrist	1,015	50.2	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Tienne	889	43.9	–4.9
	Conservative	Vivian Ellis	119	5.9	+2.2
Majority			126	6.2	N/A
Turnout			2,023	32.9	–1.0
Registered electors			6,176
	Labour hold		Swing	6.5

Trumpington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philippa Slatter*	1,205	52.2	+11.7
	Conservative	Elaine Wheatley	937	40.6	–4.4
	Labour	Denstone Kemp	168	7.3	–7.2
Majority			268	11.6	N/A
Turnout			2,310	38.6	+3.9
Registered electors			6,010
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.1

West Chesterton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn Knowles*	872	49.3	–2.1
	Labour	Patrick Schicker	503	28.4	–0.4
	Conservative	Richard Hoile	237	13.4	+1.1
	Green	Jennifer Ward	158	8.9	N/A
Majority			369	20.8	–1.7
Turnout			1,770	29.5	–1.8
Registered electors			6,023
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.9

Kings Hedges: February 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rhodri James	723	44.5	+28.0
	Labour	Stuart Newbold	540	33.2	–32.7
	Conservative	Mark Taylor	312	19.2	+1.6
	Green	Stephen Lawrence	51	3.1	N/A
Majority			183	11.3	N/A
Turnout			1,626
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	30.4

^ "Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.