1999 Wychavon District Council election

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

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Background

Before the election the Conservatives were the largest party on the council with 18 seats, but the Liberal Democrats with 17 seats ran the council with the support of the 10 Labour councillors and there were also 4 independent councillors. [2] 49 seats were up for election in 1999, but the Conservatives won two seats in Harvington and Norton and Wickhamford without opposition. [3]

Election result

The Conservatives gained 11 seats to take control of the council with 29 councillors, [4] in only the second time after 1987 that the Conservatives won a majority on the council. [5] Both the Liberal Democrat leader of the council, John Grantham, and the Labour group leader John Wrenn were among the councilors to be defeated at the election. [4]

Wychavon local election result 1999 [6] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 29+1159.245.621,636
  Liberal Democrats 11-622.427.913,242
  Labour 5-510.215.37,245
  Independent 306.18.64,098
  Ind. Conservative 102.01.8875
  Green 000000.7309

Ward results

Badsey [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sonya Ealey36258.1
Conservative Paul Middlebrough18129.1
Labour Fiona Watson8012.8
Majority18129.1
Turnout 62328.2
Bowbook [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Rowley57069.3
Conservative Anthony Warren25230.7
Majority31838.7
Turnout 82245.4
Bredon [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lewis57651.2
Liberal Democrats Linda Stone48042.7
Labour Ross Hayman696.1
Majority968.5
Turnout 1,12550.6
Bretforton and Offenham [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats George Bourne30043.8
Independent Hazel Mitchell17525.5
Independent Junay England15422.5
Labour Susan Hocking568.2
Majority12518.2
Turnout 68535.7
Broadway (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Folkes587
Conservative Stuart Bates571
Independent Terence Waldron349
Labour Brian Chilver215
Turnout 1,72239.3
Dodderhill [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Richardson31267.7
Labour Eve Freer10222.1
Independent Derek Prior4710.2
Majority21045.6
Turnout 46129.7
Drakes Broughton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ralph Mason41963.1
Conservative Michael Whitehead17726.7
Labour Anne Frazier6810.2
Majority24236.4
Turnout 66435.2
Droitwich Central (3 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pamela Davey1,049
Conservative David Hall1,017
Conservative Hugh Hamilton996
Labour Sheila Neary804
Labour John Wrenn791
Labour Bill Baker769
Turnout 5,42636.2
Droitwich South (3 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Barratt1,398
Conservative Eileen Hope1,360
Conservative Donald Lawley1,238
Liberal Democrats Graham Gopsill873
Liberal Democrats Josephine Wilkinson852
Liberal Democrats Pamela Jackson-Smith822
Independent Ronald Waters593
Turnout 6,31434.5
Droitwich West (3 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Pinfield633
Labour Keith Rogers590
Labour Roy Seabourne561
Conservative Royston Hadland406
Conservative Laurence Evans396
Conservative Paul Sharpe390
Turnout 2,97622.7
Eckington [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Wright43850.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Wall30535.5
Labour Priscilla Cameron11713.6
Majority13315.5
Turnout 86042.0
Elmley Castle [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Malcolm Meikle55370.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Neath17822.8
Labour Warwick Holland496.3
Majority37548.1
Turnout 78052.3
Evesham East [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Hicks18936.4
Conservative David Alesbury18134.9
Independent Ronald Stow9919.1
Green Norbert Tucker509.6
Majority81.5
Turnout 51928.4
Evesham Hampton (3 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Smith915
Conservative James Griffiths815
Liberal Democrats John Payne536
Liberal Democrats Timothy Haines408
Liberal Democrats Helen Martin366
Labour Robin Lunn363
Turnout 3,40333.0
Evesham North [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Josephine Sandalls35057.0
Labour Stephen Selby26443.0
Majority8614.0
Turnout 61432.3
Evesham South (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Cartwright857
Conservative Martin Jennings768
Labour Susan Hayman456
Liberal Democrats Julie Steer398
Liberal Democrats Diana Brown385
Turnout 2,86425.6
Evesham West [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Worrall28762.7
Conservative Tony Dolphin17137.3
Majority11625.3
Turnout 45823.4
Fladbury [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bernard Lee47956.2
Independent Thomas Mitchell37443.8
Majority10512.3
Turnout 85351.8
Hanbury [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Hotham30578.8
Liberal Democrats Donald Aldridge8221.2
Majority22357.6
Turnout 38741.2
Hartlebury [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Muriel Mathews40159.1
Liberal Democrats David Terry27740.9
Majority12418.3
Turnout 67832.5
Havington and Norton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Clive Holtunopposed
Honeybourne and Pebworth [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Bean40168.4
Conservative Caroline Spencer13022.2
Labour Rebecca Such559.4
Majority27146.2
Turnout 58634.3
Inkberrow [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ind. Conservative Audrey Steel59152.6
Liberal Democrats Renate Phillips45140.2
Labour Bruce Thomas817.2
Majority14012.5
Turnout 1,12345.7
Lenches [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Lee28164.6
Liberal Democrats Martyn Cracknell8218.9
Labour Martin Davey7216.6
Majority19945.7
Turnout 43545.8
Lovett [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Christian-Brookes40576.0
Liberal Democrats Judith Cussen12824.0
Majority27752.0
Turnout 53337.8
North Claines (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Miller573
Conservative Paul Coley472
Conservative John Jeffrey421
Liberal Democrats Janet Saunders404
Turnout 1,87042.8
Ombersley [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Dowty52572.2
Liberal Democrats David Parkinson20227.8
Majority32344.4
Turnout 72742.2
Pershore Holy Cross (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Hampton471
Conservative Trudy Burge466
Liberal Democrats John Grantham456
Liberal Democrats Charles Tucker412
Labour Lynda Fotherington145
Turnout 1,95035.1
Pershore St Andrews (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Victor Smith754
Liberal Democrats Shirley Newman405
Independent Kenneth Chambers357
Green David Shaw259
Labour Emma Kirbyson252
Turnout 2,02736.3
Pinvin [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Argyle59559.5
Conservative Gary Robinson40540.5
Majority19019.0
Turnout 1,00046.2
Somerville [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gerald Barnett54481.8
Labour Stanley Banks12118.2
Majority42363.6
Turnout 66542.8
South Bredon Hill [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Darby35653.9
Ind. Conservative Rupert Ellis28443.0
Labour Robert Kirbyson203.0
Majority7210.9
Turnout 66061.9
Spetchley [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Adams55961.4
Liberal Democrats Barrie Redding35238.6
Majority20722.7
Turnout 91139.0
The Littletons [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Lasota65264.4
Liberal Democrats Penelope Christison32432.0
Labour Jon Baker363.6
Majority32832.4
Turnout 1,01245.8
Upton Snodsbury [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Tucker48857.4
Conservative Lynn Gorman36242.6
Majority12614.8
Turnout 85051.3
Wickhamford [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Noyesunopposed

By-elections between 1999 and 2003

Evesham East

A by-election was held in Evesham East on 9 November 2000 after the resignation of Labour councillor Richard Hicks. [8] The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Andy Dyke with a majority of 25 votes over Labour candidate Steve Selby. [8]

Evesham East by-election 9 November 2000 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Dyke27052.4+17.5
Labour Steve Selby24547.6+11.2
Majority254.8
Turnout 51528.9+0.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Dodderhill

A by-election was held in Dodderhill on 16 May 2002 after the death of Conservative councillor Charles Richardson. [9] The seat was held for the Conservatives by Judith Pearce with a majority of 58 votes over independent candidate Warren Lewis. [9] [10]

Dodder Hill by-election 16 May 2002 [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Pearce26440.1-27.6
Independent Warren Lewis20631.3+21.1
Liberal Democrats Derek Prior10816.4+16.4
Labour Chris Barton8112.3-9.8
Majority588.8-36.8
Turnout 65938.9+9.2
Conservative hold Swing

Drakes Broughton

A by-election was held in Drakes Broughton on 18 July 2002 following the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Ralph Mason. [11] The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Paul Middlebrough with a 3-vote majority over Liberal Democrat Josephine Wilkinson. [12]

Drakes Broughton by-election 18 July 2002 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Middlebrough37350.2+23.5
Liberal Democrats Josephine Wilkinson37049.8-13.3
Majority30.4
Turnout 74339.4+4.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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