1999 Torridge District Council election

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

Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 36.1%.^[2]

Torridge local election result 1999^[3]^[4]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Independent	20			+4	55.6	35.0	5,862
	Liberal Democrats	12			-1	33.3	37.1	6,208
	Labour	2			-3	5.6	20.2	3,379
	Green	1			+1	2.8	6.5	1,092
	Conservative	1			-1	2.8	1.1	184

Ward results

Appledore East^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Philip Waters	169	50.8
	Independent	Leonard Ford	108	32.4
	Labour	Irene Row	56	16.8
Majority			61	18.3
Turnout			333	39.8

Appledore West^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Horace Ford	186	55.4
	Independent	John Sherritt	87	25.9
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Langbridge	63	18.8
Majority			99	29.5
Turnout			336	39.6

Bideford East (3 seats)^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Shury	601
	Independent	Pamela Paddon	519
	Liberal Democrats	Noel Deakes	378
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Smith	330
	Labour	Anne Brenton	241
	Labour	Lynda Dark	200
	Labour	Sarah Lovera	124
Turnout			2,393	35.8

Bideford North (3 seats)^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Peter Christie	627
	Independent	Christopher Leather	565
	Liberal Democrats	Hugo Barton	506
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce Elliott	469
	Independent	Geoffrey Boundy	314
	Labour	Hugh Parry	190
	Independent	Peter Gompertz	188
	Labour	Walter Hill-Paul	148
	Labour	Richard Holdcraft	142
Turnout			3,149	32.9

Bideford South (3 seats)^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mervyn Lane	710
	Labour	David Brenton	532
	Liberal Democrats	David Daniel	488
	Labour	Ian Knight	443
	Liberal Democrats	John Hadfield	433
	Labour	Ian Hopkins	282
Turnout			2,888	29.4

Broadheath^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Frank Howard	unopposed

Clovelly Bay^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Royston Johns	unopposed

Coham Bridge^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Allin Bewes	unopposed

Forest^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Howard Spratt	184	43.1
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Jones	182	42.6
	Independent	Geoffrey Broyd	61	14.3
Majority			2	0.5
Turnout			427	32.5

Great Wood^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maurice Ridd	unopposed

Hartland Point^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Pillman	423	55.7
	Labour	Vivian Gale	336	44.3
Majority			87	11.5
Turnout			759	55.0

Heanton^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joan Hardwicke	unopposed

Holsworthy (2 seats)^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Honora Broad	unopposed
	Liberal Democrats	Desmond Shadrick	unopposed

Kenwith^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Anthony Collins	unopposed

Melbury^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert Hicks	321	56.6
	Independent	Frank Elliott	246	43.4
Majority			75	13.2
Turnout			567	41.2

Morice^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Trevor Sillifant	unopposed

Northam Central^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Bradford	375	62.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Eastwood	230	38.0
Majority			145	24.0
Turnout			605	42.6

Northam North^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Rowe	270	58.8
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Osborne	189	41.2
Majority			81	17.6
Turnout			459	31.8

Northam West^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Anthony Barnes	306	77.5
	Labour	Peter Jordan	89	22.5
Majority			217	54.9
Turnout			395	24.3

Orchard Hill^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Susan Mounce	287	65.7
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Brauer	150	34.3
Majority			137	31.4
Turnout			437	33.2

Rolle^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Tanton	360	65.5
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Pine	190	34.5
Majority			170	30.9
Turnout			550	44.5

Stafford^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Ferguson	unopposed

Tamarside^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Broad	238	51.5
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Goldspink	224	48.5
Majority			14	3.0
Turnout			462	43.0

Torrington (3 seats)^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Margaret Brown	666
	Liberal Democrats	William Brook	524
	Liberal Democrats	John Rawlinson	370
	Labour	James Thacker	326
	Green	Jonathon Rose	275
	Independent	Kenneth Miles	248
	Independent	Adrian Freeland	195
	Green	Catharine Simmons	190
	Liberal Democrats	George Peel	171
Turnout			2,965	37.9

Waldon^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Poole	unopposed

Westward Ho!^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Tyler	unopposed

Winkleigh^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Cowle	unopposed

By-elections between 1999 and 2003

Westward Ho!

Westward Ho! by-election 24 August 2000^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Thomas Barclay	329	86.1
	Independent	Geoffrey Boundy	53	13.9
Majority			276	72.2
Turnout			382	26.1
	Independent hold		Swing

Holsworthy

Holsworthy by-election 20 September 2001^[6]^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Allen	462	73.3
	Conservative	Geoffrey Broyd	168	26.7
Majority			294	46.6
Turnout			630	27.4
	Independent hold		Swing

References

1. "How the nations voted - Election". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
2. Churchill, Laura (21 April 2011). "What lies ahead for 'improved' council?". North Devon Journal. NewsBank.
3. "Torridge". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
4. "District Council election 6th May 1999". Torridge District Council. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
5. "Westward Ho! District By-Election Result - 24 August 2000". Torridge District Council. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
6. "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
7. "Holsworthy District By-Election Result - 20 September 2001". Torridge District Council. Retrieved 24 June 2014.