Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 6 May 1999. All 53 seats were up for election. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, increasing their number of seats from 22 to 34, whilst the Labour Party declined from having 20 seats in 1995 to 7.
Result
Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1999 [1]
Numbers of ballots cast and the percentage (to two decimal places) were given in the results published by Mid Bedfordshire District Council, but checked against results taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1995 District Council election.
The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1995 District Council election.
Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.
Results published by Mid Beds District Council show 2,204 ballot papers cast, a 49.93% turnout of an electorate of 4,414.[3] Results given by Plymouth University's Elections Centre show a turnout of 27.7% and an electorate of 4,147.[2]
^ Mrs Chapman's full name is Catherine Fiona Chapman MBE. Since 2009 she has been councillor for Flitwick on Central Bedfordshire Council, and is listed on Central Bedfordshire Council's website as Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE.[4][5] She is sometimes listed as Catherine Chapman,[6] and sometimes as Fiona Chapman.[7][5] She was first elected to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in 1976.[2]