1999 UK local government election
The 1999 West Somerset District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of West Somerset District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995.[1] The council stayed under no overall control.[1]
Election result
West Somerset local election result 1999[2][1]
Party
|
Seats
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Net gain/loss
|
Seats %
|
Votes %
|
Votes
|
+/−
|
|
Conservative
|
15
|
|
|
|
48.4
|
44.0
|
7,220
|
+21.3%
|
|
Independent
|
8
|
|
|
|
25.8
|
13.3
|
2,178
|
-6.6%
|
|
Labour
|
5
|
|
|
|
16.1
|
25.6
|
4,197
|
-6.9%
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
1
|
|
|
|
3.2
|
16.3
|
2,675
|
-5.8%
|
|
Green
|
0
|
|
|
|
0
|
0.9
|
142
|
+0.9%
|
|
No candidate
|
2
|
|
|
|
6.5
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
3 independent, 2 Conservative and 1 Labour candidates were unopposed at the election.[2] A further 2 seats had no candidates standing for them.
Ward results
By-elections between 1999 and 2003
Williton
Aville Vale
References