1999 Ipswich Borough Council election

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1999 Ipswich Borough Council election
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One third of seats
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 40 8 0
Seats won 13 1
Seats after 37 10 1
Seat change Decrease3 Increase2 Increase1
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

  • Labour 37
  • Conservative 10
  • Liberal Democrat 1

Election result[]

Ipswich Local Election Result 1999
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 13 -3 68.4
  Conservative 5 +2 26.3
  Liberal Democrats 1 +1 5.3

Ward Results[]

Nineteen councillors were elected.[1]

Bixley[]

Bixley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Wright 1,081 56.0
Conservative Gordon Terry 1,056
Labour C. Campbell 529 27.4
Labour G. Rusher 441
Liberal Democrats J. Shirley 320
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Ipswich Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Elections Centre Plymouth University. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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