1999 Chester City Council election

1999 Chester City Council election
All 60 seats to Chester City Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1999 Chester City Council election
Council control before election; ; No overall control	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

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

The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries, with the total number of seats staying the same.

Summary

Election result

1999 Chester City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	22	3	36.7	0	22	36.7	26,045	39.9	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats	18	1	30.0	0	18	30.0	18,236	27.9	+2.7
	Conservative	17	1	28.3	0	17	28.3	18,653	28.5	–5.5
	Independent	3	1	5.0	0	3	5.0	2,419	3.7	+3.5

Ward results

Barrow

Barrow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Johnson*	468	72.0	+18.2
	Labour	D. Fell	113	17.4	–0.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hyde	69	10.6	–17.7
Majority			355	54.6	+29.0
Turnout			650	43.3	+8.3
Registered electors			1,498
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.4

Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Price*	983	76.6
	Labour	L. Price*	919	71.6
	Labour	J. Randall*	901	70.2
	Conservative	C. Issac	221	17.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. McCabe	138	10.7
	Independent	T. Colledge	135	10.5
	Liberal Democrats	B. Yakan	102	7.9
Turnout			1,284	22.6
Registered electors			5,679
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Blacon Lodge

Blacon Lodge (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Jones*	719	73.9
	Labour	M. Nelson*	695	71.4
	Labour	J. Fetherston*	659	67.7
	Conservative	J. Jaworzyn	153	15.7
	Liberal Democrats	N. Hudson-Davies	97	10.0
	Liberal Democrats	L. Biddle	94	9.7
	Independent	G. Webb	68	7.0
Turnout			973	22.9
Registered electors			4,249
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Boughton

Boughton (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Rudd*	597	61.7
	Labour	J. Vernon*	563	58.2
	Conservative	A. Van Der Zwan	257	26.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Brett	145	15.0
	Liberal Democrats	N. Worrall	105	10.8
Turnout			968	33.6
Registered electors			2,881
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Farrell*	772	70.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Latham	604	55.1
	Conservative	S. Winsor	410	37.4
	Labour	E. Davies	222	20.2
	Labour	J. Creswick	192	17.5
Turnout			1,097	35.5
Registered electors			3,091
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Christleton

Christleton (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Boughton*	813	59.1
	Conservative	B. Bailey*	790	57.5
	Labour	S. Wardman	409	29.7
	Labour	A. Murphy	401	29.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Skerrett	203	14.8
Turnout			1,375	39.6
Registered electors			3,472
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

City & St. Annes

City & St. Annes (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Cooper	478	61.0
	Labour	E. Degg*	460	58.7
	Conservative	J. Burke	247	31.5
Turnout			783	29.2
Registered electors			2,681
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

College

College (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Baker*	580	72.5
	Labour	S. Rudd*	538	67.3
	Labour	S. Davies*	532	66.5
	Liberal Democrats	S. Capstick	176	22.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Indermaur	150	18.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Yakan	134	16.8
Turnout			800	18.2
Registered electors			4,394
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Curzon & Westminster

Curzon & Westminster (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Short*	1,106	70.1
	Conservative	M. Poole	1,039	65.9
	Labour	S. Murphy*	357	22.6
	Labour	G. Williams	306	19.4
	Liberal Democrats	H. Prydderch	141	8.9
	Liberal Democrats	K. Prydderch	107	6.8
Turnout			1,577	45.1
Registered electors			3,497
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Dodleston

Dodleston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Fair*	383	49.3	–1.7
	Liberal Democrats	R. Jones	324	41.7	+31.9
	Labour	R. Davies	70	9.0	–30.2
Majority			59	7.6	–4.3
Turnout			777	48.7	–0.3
Registered electors			1,599
	Conservative hold		Swing	16.8

Elton

Elton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Cowper	629	65.0
	Labour	D. Bennett*	499	51.5
	Conservative	D. Rowlands	336	34.7
Turnout			968	30.4
Registered electors			3,184
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour hold

Farndon

Farndon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Roberts*	509	57.6	+11.1
	Conservative	R. Harris	350	39.6	–4.9
	Labour	A. Murphy	24	2.7	–6.2
Majority			159	18.0	+16.0
Turnout			883	55.6	+5.8
Registered electors			1,587
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.0

Handbridge & St. Marys

Handbridge & St. Marys (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Davidson*	954	54.3
	Labour	L. Barlow	946	53.9
	Conservative	C. Robson*	815	46.4
	Conservative	P. Connolly	812	46.3
Turnout			1,755	49.2
Registered electors			3,568
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hoole All Saints

Hoole All Saints
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Nuttall*	638	60.0
	Liberal Democrats	N. McGlinchey	596	56.1
	Labour	L. Kelly	406	38.2
	Labour	A. Black	401	37.7
Turnout			1,063	40.4
Registered electors			2,630
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Hoole Groves

Hoole Groves
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hale*	807	49.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hull	801	49.0
	Labour	D. Kelly*	757	46.3
	Labour	J. Black	750	49.5
Turnout			1,634	51.8
Registered electors			3,154
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Huntington

Huntington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Moore*	299	43.0
	Conservative	M. Harrison	222	31.9
	Labour	A. Treloar	175	25.1
Majority			77	11.1
Turnout			696	43.2
Registered electors			1,612
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Kelsall

Kelsall (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	P. Tilley	571	47.9
	Conservative	H. Deynem	515	43.5
	Liberal Democrats	A. Castle	481	40.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Garman	472	39.6
	Labour	J. Byrne	133	11.2
	Labour	C. Byrne	122	10.2
Turnout			1,192	41.2
Registered electors			2,894
	Independent win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lache Park

Lache Park (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Challen*	839	60.7
	Labour	J. Mercer*	823	59.5
	Labour	D. Hughes	819	59.2
	Conservative	J. Price	466	33.7
	Conservative	S. Burke	448	32.4
	Conservative	R. Robertson	445	32.2
Turnout			1,383	29.1
Registered electors			4,753
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Malpas

Malpas (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	C. Higgie*	764	67.6
	Conservative	E. Moore-Dutton	599	53.7
	Liberal Democrats	V. Roberts	244	21.9
	Labour	A. Mulvihill	92	8.3
	Labour	V. Randall	89	8.0
Turnout			1,115	34.3
Registered electors			3,250
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold

Mickle Trafford

Mickle Trafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Parker*	457	74.4
	Labour	V. Preite	157	25.6
Majority			300	48.9
Turnout			614	34.3
Registered electors			1,792
	Conservative win (new seat)

Mollington

Mollington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Crowe*	446	71.1	+11.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pemberton	127	20.3	N/A
	Labour	T. Andrews	54	8.6	–0.6
Majority			319	50.9	+16.5
Turnout			627	39.7	+5.7
Registered electors			1,583
	Conservative hold

Newton Brook

Newton Brook (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Biddle*	444	41.5
	Conservative	J. Ebo	432	40.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Simpson*	395	36.9
	Conservative	C. Power	349	32.6
	Labour	D. Kilfoyle	221	20.7
	Labour	R. Teasdale	188	17.6
Turnout			1,070	34.6
Registered electors			3,092
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Newton St. Michaels

Newton St. Michaels (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Hale*	592	51.0
	Liberal Democrats	T. Ralph*	589	50.7
	Labour	J. Stiles	537	46.3
	Labour	J. McKiernan	502	43.2
Turnout			1,161	42.9
Registered electors			2,706
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Saughall

Saughall (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Storrar*	702	53.4
	Conservative	R. Noakes	563	42.8
	Labour	P. Humphrey	548	41.7
	Labour	A. Coughlan*	532	40.5
	Liberal Democrats	G. Ralph	83	6.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Cheetham	79	6.0
Turnout			1,314	44.9
Registered electors			2,927
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Tarvin

Tarvin (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Penderleath	851	73.0
	Conservative	B. Roberts	714	61.9
	Labour	A. Pegrum	242	21.0
	Labour	B. Page	204	17.7
	Liberal Democrats	B. Lockwood	127	11.0
Turnout			1,153	33.8
Registered electors			3,411
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Tattenhall

Tattenhall (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	J. Haynes*	881	89.0
	Conservative	M. Jones*	645	65.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Richardson	239	24.1
	Labour	E. Pickering	113	11.4
	Labour	W. Humphrey	108	10.9
Turnout			990	34.2
Registered electors			2,896
	Independent hold
	Conservative hold

Tilston

Tilston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Ritchie*	613	88.6	+1.8
	Labour	E. Price	43	6.2	–0.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Nall	36	5.2	–1.5
Majority			570	82.4	+2.4
Turnout			692	42.5	+3.2
Registered electors			1,627
	Conservative hold		Swing	1.2

Upton Grange

Upton Grange (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Bain*	1,152	61.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Evans*	1,103	58.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Evans	996	53.2
	Conservative	J. Storrar	582	31.1
	Labour	C. Alcock	429	22.9
	Labour	F. Baker	350	18.7
	Labour	B. Lipscombe	321	17.1
Turnout			1,872	36.3
Registered electors			5,158
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Upton Westlea

Upton Westlea (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Duffus*	659	52.5
	Labour	R. Taylor	651	51.9
	Conservative	J. Butler	384	30.6
	Conservative	N. Fitton	370	29.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Capstick	223	17.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Jordan	176	14.0
Turnout			1,255	40.8
Registered electors			3,076
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross (3 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Proctor*	1,111	68.0
	Liberal Democrats	K. Holding*	1,084	66.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. McCabe*	1,058	64.7
	Labour	S. Barnsley	325	19.9
	Labour	K. Jones	316	19.3
	Labour	C. Jones	316	19.3
	Conservative	D. Samsom	283	17.3
Turnout			1,635	37.0
Registered electors			4,418
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Waverton

Waverton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Walley*	466	51.2	–17.9
	Conservative	S. Robson-Catling	367	40.3	+17.9
	Labour	C. Davies	77	8.5	±0.0
Majority			99	10.9	–35.8
Turnout			910	52.5	–4.5
Registered electors			1,733
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	17.9

References

^ "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

[1] "Chester City Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

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