1999 Cambridge City Council election

1999 UK local government election

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6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)

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14 out of 42 seats to Cambridge City Council
22 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

29.7% (

1.9%)

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
Last election	19 seats, 36.1%	17 seats, 39.3%	6 seats, 22.0%
Seats won	8	6	0
Seats after	19	17	6
Seat change
Popular vote	9,748	9,643	5,368
Percentage	38.1%	37.7%	21.0%
Swing	2.0%	1.6%	1.0%

Winner of each seat at the 1999 Cambridge City Council election

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 1999 Cambridge City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Cambridge City Council in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Summary

Election result

1999 Cambridge City Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	8		57.1	11	19	45.2	9,748	38.1	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	6		42.9	11	17	40.5	9,643	37.7	–1.6
	Conservative	0		0.0	6	6	14.3	5,368	21.0	–1.0
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	837	3.3	+0.7

Ward results

Abbey

Abbey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Durrant*	702	71.3	+6.3
	Conservative	Simon Mitton	157	16.0	–2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Smith	76	7.7	–8.9
	Green	John Collins	49	5.0	N/A
Majority			545	55.3	+8.6
Turnout			984	21.1	+2.1
Registered electors			4,679
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

Arbury

Arbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robin Horne*	775	57.2	+4.0
	Conservative	Mark Taylor	381	28.1	–3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Rhodri James	198	14.6	–1.1
Majority			394	29.1	+7.0
Turnout			1,354	26.7	+1.5
Registered electors			5,118
	Labour hold		Swing	3.5

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Howarth*	1,459	72.2	+11.8
	Labour	Stephen Hartley	320	15.3	–3.0
	Conservative	James Strachan	243	12.0	–3.1
Majority			1,139	56.3	+14.7
Turnout			2,022	28.9	+1.2
Registered electors			7,068
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.4

Cherry Hinton

Cherry Hinton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Dryden*	1,264	53.0	+8.0
	Conservative	Christopher Howell	989	41.4	–5.2
	Liberal Democrats	France Amrani	134	5.6	–2.8
Majority			275	11.5	N/A
Turnout			2,387	43.1	+8.4
Registered electors			5,540
	Labour hold		Swing	6.6

Coleridge

Coleridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Berni Callaghan	908	60.1	–1.6
	Conservative	Fiona McNish	364	24.1	–1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Folley	239	15.8	+3.1
Majority			544	36.0	±0.0
Turnout			1,511	25.7	+1.9
Registered electors			5,896
	Labour hold		Swing	0.1

East Chesterton

East Chesterton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patricia Johnston	1,121	44.9	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Liddle	1,049	42.0	–1.8
	Conservative	Colin Havercroft	325	13.0	–1.7
Majority			72	2.9	N/A
Turnout			2,495	36.2	+4.1
Registered electors			6,927
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	3.0

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Raith Overhill*	641	65.9	+0.8
	Conservative	John Phillips	171	17.6	–1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Rodgers	161	16.5	+0.5
Majority			470	48.3	+2.0
Turnout			973	20.2	+0.4
Registered electors			4,808
	Labour hold		Swing	1.0

Market

Market
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Dixon	818	54.0	–6.5
	Labour	Andrew Jones	338	22.3	+1.5
	Conservative	Jason Webb	198	13.1	+2.0
	Green	Adam Swallow	162	10.7	+3.1
Majority			480	31.7	–8.0
Turnout			1,516	22.6	+1.5
Registered electors			6,743
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.0

Newnham

Newnham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nichola Harrison	1,109	54.9	–4.3
	Labour	Edward Addison	634	31.4	+4.5
	Conservative	Ann Watkins	278	13.8	±0.0
Majority			475	23.5	–8.8
Turnout			2,021	25.8	+3.5
Registered electors			7,912
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	4.4

Petersfield

Petersfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hannah Reed*	988	54.4	–0.7
	Green	Shayne Mitchell	342	18.8	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jason McCullagh	259	14.3	–2.4
	Conservative	Charles Harcourt	227	12.5	±0.0
Majority			646	35.6	–2.8
Turnout			1,816	25.1	+3.2
Registered electors			7,243
	Labour hold		Swing	1.9

Queens Edith

Queens Edith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ashley Woodford	1,175	48.7	–6.1
	Conservative	Richard Williams	742	30.7	–0.8
	Labour	Kira Davison	371	15.4	+1.7
	Green	Robert Milsom	126	5.2	N/A
Majority			433	18.0	–5.3
Turnout			2,414	39.9	–1.8
Registered electors			6,061
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	2.7

Romsey

Romsey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Gilchrist	1,015	50.2	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Tienne	889	43.9	–4.9
	Conservative	Vivian Ellis	119	5.9	+2.2
Majority			126	6.2	N/A
Turnout			2,023	32.9	–1.0
Registered electors			6,176
	Labour hold		Swing	6.5

Trumpington

Trumpington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philippa Slatter*	1,205	52.2	+11.7
	Conservative	Elaine Wheatley	937	40.6	–4.4
	Labour	Denstone Kemp	168	7.3	–7.2
Majority			268	11.6	N/A
Turnout			2,310	38.6	+3.9
Registered electors			6,010
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.1

West Chesterton

West Chesterton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Evelyn Knowles*	872	49.3	–2.1
	Labour	Patrick Schicker	503	28.4	–0.4
	Conservative	Richard Hoile	237	13.4	+1.1
	Green	Jennifer Ward	158	8.9	N/A
Majority			369	20.8	–1.7
Turnout			1,770	29.5	–1.8
Registered electors			6,023
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	0.9

By-elections

Kings Hedges

Kings Hedges: February 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rhodri James	723	44.5	+28.0
	Labour	Stuart Newbold	540	33.2	–32.7
	Conservative	Mark Taylor	312	19.2	+1.6
	Green	Stephen Lawrence	51	3.1	N/A
Majority			183	11.3	N/A
Turnout			1,626
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	30.4

References

"Cambridge City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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