Local Authority Byelection Results

3/6/99

Dacorum DC, Highfield St Paul (3 vacancies)

Lab 845(54.1;+3.2), 802, 743 , Lib Dem 415 (26.6;-15.0), 372, 322, Con 302 (19.3;+11.3), 289, 277
Deferred Election. Majority 328.Turnout 29.0%. 1995. Labour hold x 3

Huntingdonshire DC, Huntingdon North

Con 679 (70.7;+29.7), Lab 281 (29.3;-20.3) [LD 0 (0.0;-9.3)]
Deferred Election. Majority 398 Turnout 14.0% 1995 Conservative hold

10/6/99

Cumbria CC, Barrow Central

Lab 332 (45.0;-31.4), Ind 255 (34.6;+34.6), Con 151 (20.5;-3.1)
Majority 77. Turnout 20.48%. 1997 Labour hold

Cumbria CC, Belle Vue

Con 346 (37.4;+9.8), Lab 340 (36.8;-18.4), Lib Dem 238 (25.8;+8.2)

Majority 6. Turnout unknown. 1997. Conservative gain from Labour

East Hampshire DC, Hangers

Con 327 (57.0;+57.0), Lib Dem 247 (43.0;+8.5) [Ind 0 (0.0;-65.5)]

Deferred Election. Majority 80. Turnout 51.3%. 1995. Conservative gain from Independent

Hammersmith & Fulham LBC, Crabtree

Con 884 (47.6;+2.7), Lab 872 (47.0;-1.4), Lib Dem 99 (5.4;-1.3)
Majority 12. Turnout 44%. 1998 Conservative hold

Haringey LBC, South Tottenham

Lab 671 (53.5;-14.8), Lib Dem 292 (23.3;+6.8), Con 177 (14.1;-1.1), Grn 112 (8.9;+8.9)
Majority 379 Turnout 26.0%. 1998 Labour hold

Hertfordshire CC, SE Hemel Hampstead

Con 1842 (47.8;+12.6) Lab 1624 (42.1;-6.0), Lib Dem 388 (10.1;-6.6)

Majority 218 Turnout 34.0% 1997 Conservative gain from Labour

Lancashire CC, Marine

Lab 1644 (60.4;-5.3), Con 1076 (39.6;+5.3)
Majority 568. Turnout 31.10. 1997 Labour hold

Lewisham LBC, Pepys

Soc 786 (40.4;+10.5), Lab 663 (34.1;-13.5), Grn 182 (9.4;-6.4), Con 170 (8.7;+1.9), Lib Dem 143 (7.4;+7.4)

Majority 123 Turnout 25.6%, 1998. Socialist gain from Labour

Manchester MBC, Bench Hill

Lab 730 (54.2;-21.9), Lib Dem 529 (39.3;+22.2), Con 88 (6.5;+6.5) [Soc Lab 0 (0.0;-6.7)]
Majority 201. Turnout 18.3%. 1998 Labour hold

North Yorkshire CC, Craven North

Con 1546 (66.4;+37.6), Lib Dem 783 (33.6;-37.6)

Majority 763. Turnout unknown. 1997 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Richmond LBC, Palewell

Con 1496 (49.1;+7.5), Lib Dem 1215 (39.9;-6.3), Lab 333 (10.9;-1.3)
Majority 281. Turnout 48.3%. 1998 Conservative hold

Rochdale MBC, Milnrow

Lib Dem 1347 (52.2;+18.7), Lab 716 (27.8;-3.2), Con 432 (16.8;-5.6), Toad 84 (3.3;+3.3)
Majority 631. Turnout 29% 1998 Liberal Democrat hold

Suffolk CC, Ipswich Bridge

Lab 569 (51.5;-1.5), Con 391 (35.4;+3.4), Lib Dem 144 (13.0;-2.0)
Majority 178. Turnout unknown. 1997. Labour hold

Westminster LBC, Westbourne

Lab 1139 (61.6;+7.8), Con 450 (24.3;-3.0), Lib Dem 261 (14.1;+1.2) [Lib 0 (0.0;-6.0)]
Majority 689, Turnout unknown.1998. Labour hold.

Woking BC, St Johns

Con 1426 (56.3;-0.1), Lib Dem 942 (37.2;+1.3), Lab 164 (6.5;-1.3)
Deferred Election. Majority 484. Turnout 39.9%. 1998 Conservative hold

Wolverhampton MBC, Fallings Park

Lab 941 (46.9;-2.9), Con 841 (41.9;+2.4), Lib Dem 225 (11.2;+11.2) [Lib 0 (0.0;-10.6)]
Deferred Election. Majority 100. Turnout unknown. 1999. Labour hold

Wyre DC, Warren (3 vacancies)

Lab 838 (58.2;+3.9), 821, 726, Con 602 (41.8;+18.0), 596, 556 [Ind 0 (0.0;-22.0)]
Deferred Election. Majority 124. Turnout 42.21%. 1995. Labour hold three

17/6/99

King's Lynn & West Norfolk DC, Lynn Central (two vacancies)

Lab 325 (45.5;-22.9), 256, Con 275 (38.5;+38.5), 250, Lib Dem 114 (16.0;+16.0), 100 [Ind 0 (0.0;-31.6)]

Deferred Election. Majority 19. Turnout unknown. 1995. Labour hold one, Conservative gain one from Labour.

Penwith DC, St Ives North

Lib Dem 442 (39.0;-11.4), Ind 318 (28.1;+28.1), Lab 223 (19.7;-29.9), Con 149 (13.2;+13.2)
Deferred Election. Majority 124. Turnout unknown. 1998. Liberal Democrat hold

Surrey Heath DC, West End (two vacancies)

Con 570 (44.7;-4.2), 555, Lib Dem 502 (39.4;+39.4), 443, Lab 203 (15.9;-35.5), 173

Deferred Election. Majority 53. Turnout 37.9% 1995 Conservatives hold one, Conservatives gain one from Labour

Welwyn Hatfield DC, Hollybush (three vacancies)

Lab 802 (68.8;+2.1), 797, 772, Con 282 (24.2;+4.0), 282, 272, Lib Dem 82 (7.0;-5.0), 81, 69
Deferred Election. Majority 490. Turnout 29% 1998. Labour hold three seats

24/6/99

Adur DC, Widewater.

Con 738 (50.3;+10.4), Lab 589 (40.2;-4.7), Lib Dem 139 (9.5; -5.7).

Majority 149. Turnout 34.6%. 1999. Conservative gain from Labour

Denbighshire CC, Denbigh Upper Henllan.

Lab 230 (30.5;-0.2), Pl.C 211 (28.0;+28.0), Ind No.1 182 (24.2;-5.7), Ind No.2 77 (10.2;-7.7), Dem All Wal 53 (7.0;+7.0), [Lib Dem 0 (0.0; -14.4), Ind No.3 0 (0.0; -7.6)].

Majority 19. Turnout unknown. 1999. Labour gain from Independent.

East Lindsey DC, Ludford.

Con 305 (48.2), Ind 147 (23.1), Lab 132 (21.0), Ind 49 (7.7).
Majority 158. Turnout 39%. New ward.

Epping Forest DC, Grange Hill.

Lib Dem 621 (51.8;-3.1), Con 534 (45.0;+8.7), Lab 43 (3.6;-5.2).
Majority 97. Turnout unknown. 1999. Lib Dem hold.

Fenland DC, Manea.

Con 298 (71.8;+71.8), Lab 57 (13.7;-37.3), Lib Dem 42 (10.1;-38.9), Ind Lab 18 (4.3;+4.3).

Majority 241. Turnout 37.6%. 1995. Conservative gain from Labour.

Powys CC, Gwernfyed.

Ind No.1 192 (41.6;-16.1), Ind No.2 141 (30.5;-11.8), No Description 103 (22.3;+22.3), Bookseller 26 (5.6;+5.6).
Majority 51. Turnout 50%. 1995. Independent hold.

South Cambridgeshire DC, Gamlingay.

Lib Dem 343 (51.7;-14.7), Con 321 (48.3;+14.7).
Majority 22. Turnout unknown. 1998. Lib Dem hold.

Westminster LBC, West End.

Con 520 (65.5;+24.1), Lab 160 (20.2;+4.9), Lib Dem 114 (14.4;+2.7) [Ind 0 (0; -31.6)].
Majority 360. Turnout 16%. 1998. Conservative hold.

Information courtesy of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors.
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