Local Authority Byelection Results - July 1999

1/7/99

Allerdale DC, Moorclose

Lab 906, 888, 770, Lib Dem 289, 255, 225, Con 220
Deferred Election. Majority 481 Turnout 34% Lab hold three seats.

Bromley LBC, Bromley Common & Keston

Con 1754 (46.6%), Lib Dem 1683 (44.7%), Lab 195 (5.2%)

Majority 71 Turnout 31.09% Con Gain from Lib Dem

Isle of Wight, Freshwater Norton

Con 317 (41.0%), Green 164 (21.2%), Lib Dem 148 (19.1%), UKIP 71(9.1%), Lab 48(6.2%), Independent 25 (3.2%)
Majority 153 Turnout 34.43% Con Hold

Sheffield MBC, Chapel Green

Lib Dem 1711 (53.2%), Lab 1368(42.5%), Con 138(4.3%)
Majority 343 Turnout 18.11% Lib Dem Hold

Wandsworth LBC, Balham

Con 1136 (57.5%), Lab 596 (30.2%), Lib Dem 125 (6.3%)
Majority 540 Turnout 31.2% Con Hold

Wiltshire CC, Alderbury

Con 1223 (60.6%), Lib Dem 682 (33.8%), Lab 114 (5.6%)
Majority 541 Turnout 30.35% Con Hold

8/7/99

South Gloucestershire UA, Boyd Valley

Con 1061 (48.1;+14.2), Lab 768 (34.8;+2.7), Lib Dem 379 (17.2;-16.8)
Majority 293. turnout 39.72% 1999 Conservative hold

15/7/99

Arun DC, Rustington South

Con 604 (64.1;n/a), Lib Dem 208 (22.1;n/a), Lab 130 (13.8;n/a)
Majority 396. Turnout 30.0%, 1999 Conservative hold

Birmingham MBC, Stockland Green

Lab 1369 (70.2;+9.9), Con 432 (22.1;-0.6), Justice for the Elderly 229 (11.7;+6.7), Lib Dem 148 (7.6;-4.4)
Majority 937. Turnout 12.0% 1999 Labour hold

Fareham DC, Fareham West

Con 871 (60.6;+23.8), Lib Dem 429 (29.8;-20.4), Lab 138 (9.6;-3.5)

Majority 442. Turnout unknown. 1999 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Hackney LBC, Rectory

Lab 941 (52.7;+10.6), Con 475 (26.3;+20.3), Lib Dem 163 (9.2;-16.3), Grn 122 (6.8;-9.0), Pan African 84 (4.7;+4.7) [Soc Lab 0 (0.0;-6.3), Soc All/Comm 0 (0.0;-4.0)
Majority 457. Turnout 32.0%. 1998 Labour hold

Lewisham LBC, Churchdown

Lab 793 (41.8;-4.7), Lib Dem 609 (32.1;-0.4), Con 431 (22.7;+1.7), Soc 66 (3.5;+3.5)
Majority 184. Turnout unknown 1998 Labour hold

Sandwell MBC, Hateley Heath

Lab 558 (44.4;-9.8), Lib Dem 483 (38.5;+8.1), Con 215 (17.1;+1.8)
Majority 75. Turnout 13.6%. 1999 Labour hold

22/7/99

Shropshire CC, Bayston Hill

Con 706 (35.9;+35.9), Lab 651 (33.1;-4.0), Lib Dem 612 (31.1;-31.8)

Majority 55. Turnout 47.3% 1997 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

Southwark LBC, Cathedral

Lib Dem 750 (59.6;-7.3), Lab 451 (35.9;+10.6), Con 57 (4.5;+1.1) [Grn 0 (0.0;-4.4)]
Majority 299. Turnout unknown. 1998 Liberal Democrat hold

Sandhurst TC, College

Con 280 (51.0;n/a), Lib Dem 217 (39.5;n/a), Lab 52 (9.5;n/a)

Majority 63 Turnout 13.72% Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat

29/7/99

Barnsley MBC, Hoyland East

Lab 626 (72.0;+60.5), Lib Dem 150 (17.2;-8.2), Con 93 (10.7;-5.3) [Ind Lab 0(0.0;-42.4), Soc 0 (0.0;-5.0)]
Majority 476. Turnout unknown. 1999 Labour hold

Barnsley MBC, South West

Ind 686 (43.2;+43.2), Lab 407 (25.6;+1.3), Lib Dem 286 (18.0;+4.2), Con 210 (13.2;-6.8) [Ind Lab 0 (0.0;-40.8), Soc 0 (0.0;-1.1)]

Majority 279. Turnout unknown. 1999 Independent gain from Labour

Cheshire CC, Bucklow

Con 1326 (83.8;+22.0), Ind 137 (8.7;+8.7), Lib Dem 120 (7.6;-14.3)
Majority 1189 Turnout 20%. 1997 Conservative hold

Cornwall CC, Callington

Ind 767 (58.5;+58.5), Lib Dem 471 (35.9;-34.5), Mebyon Kernow 74 (5.6;-8.7)

Majority 296. Turnout unknown. 1997 Independent gain from Liberal Democrat

Cirencester TC, Stratton

Stratton Resident 252 (48.8;n/a), Lib Dem 235 (45.5;n/a), Ind 29 (5.6;n/a).

Majority 17. Turnout 27%. 1999. Stratton Res. gain from Independent Conservative

Information courtesy of the Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors.
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