The 1999 Sedgemoor District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Sedgemoor District Council in Somerset, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1995 increasing the number of seats by 1.[1] The election saw the Conservative party gain overall control of the council from no overall control.[2]
Election result edit
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 31 | +9 | 62.0 | ||||||
| Labour | 16 | +3 | 32.0 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | -10 | 4.0 | ||||||
| Independent | 1 | -1 | 2.0 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Sedgemoor". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
- ^ "How Britain voted: Council Election Results". The Independent. 8 May 1999. p. 12.
- ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.