1999 Derbyshire Dales District Council election

The 1999 Derbyshire Dales District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Derbyshire Dales District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.^[1]

Election result

Derbyshire Dales local election result 1999^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	21			+5	53.8
	Liberal Democrats	9			-7	23.1
	Labour	5			-2	12.8
	Independent	4			+4	10.3

By-elections between 1999 and 2003

Calver

Calver by-election 12 October 2000^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		362	70.6	+16.7
	Liberal Democrats		151	29.4	−5.8
Majority			211	41.2
Turnout			513	45.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Taddington

Taddington by-election 7 March 2002^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		322	73.2	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats		118	26.8	+16.2
Majority			204	46.4
Turnout			440	34.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Derbyshire Dales". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
2. "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
3. "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
4. "Lib Dems excel in council polls". guardian.co.uk. 8 March 2002. Retrieved 10 December 2011.