1999 North Devon District Council election

The 1999 North Devon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of North Devon District Council in Devon, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Election result

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Overall turnout in the election was 37.77%.[2]

North Devon Local Election Result 1999[3][4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 26 -5 59.1 47.7 17,833
  Independent 13 +3 29.5 22.6 8,447
  Conservative 5 +4 11.4 23.9 8,928
  Labour 0 0 0 5.8 2,165
  Others 0 -2 0 0 0

2 independent and 1 Liberal Democrat candidates were unopposed.[4]

Ward results

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Barnstaple (St. Mary's) (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Faye Webber 527
Liberal Democrats James Burn 432
Conservative Susan McCrum 200
Labour Heather Hannant 100
Turnout 1,259 31.1
Bishop's Nympton[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Eric Ley 679 74.6
Liberal Democrats Christopher Dale 231 25.4
Majority 448 49.2
Turnout 910 60.7
Bishop's Tawton & Atherington[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Walter White unopposed
Bratton Fleming[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Prowse 451 52.7
Conservative David Lilley 381 44.5
Labour Lino Menezes Da Cunha Rebelo 24 2.8
Majority 70 8.2
Turnout 856 58.6
Braunton East (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Derrick Spear 673
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Spear 604
Conservative Andrew Day 290
Labour Charles Piper 260
Labour Colin Kingston 193
Turnout 2,020 36.5
Braunton West (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marguerite Shapland 648
Liberal Democrats Desmond Paul 623
Conservative Caroline Chugg 615
Conservative Jasmine Chesters 531
Turnout 2,417 42.3
Chittlehampton[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Albert Cook 514 81.6
Conservative Jeremy Yabsley 116 18.4
Majority 398 63.2
Turnout 630 43.6
Chumleigh[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Pincombe 407 43.2
Independent Stephen Mercer 287 30.5
Liberal Democrats Christine Preece 248 26.3
Majority 120 12.7
Turnout 942 57.6
Combe Martin (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Yvette Gubb 914
Liberal Democrats Peter Spencer 611
Conservative Graeme Coombs 586
Labour Helen Hoyles 130
Labour Alan Smith 103
Turnout 2,344 49.7
Fremington (3)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Roy Morrish 1,122
Conservative Rodney Cann 944
Liberal Democrats Carol McCormack-Hole 915
Leading Environmentalist Joanne Bell 871
Conservative Rosaleen Day 787
Liberal Democrats Robert Jones 662
Liberal Democrats Ronald Ellerton 660
Labour Michael Watson 475
Turnout 6,436 35.5
Georgeham[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Frank Purcell unopposed
Heanton Punchardon[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Jewell 354 74.5
Conservative Michael Friend 121 25.5
Majority 233 49.1
Turnout 475 31.4
Ilfracombe Central (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Richard Campbell 359
Independent Ivan Frances 232
Independent William Hedges 230
Liberal Democrats Shirley Vidler 211
Liberal Democrats Christine Holloway 176
Labour David Williams 150
Labour Antony Cooper 135
Turnout 1,493 29.0
Ilfracombe East (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Albert Furber 285
Conservative Carol Slinn 274
Liberal Democrats Michael Edmunds 273
Independent Michael Dymond 225
Liberal Democrats June Williams 192
Hotelier (Retired) Gwendoline Cross 179
Independent William Dixon 94
Labour Maureen Smiles 78
Labour Thomas Smiles 49
Turnout 1,649 39.2
Ilfracombe West (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Fowler 415
Independent David Spear 401
Liberal Democrats Adrian Perry 313
Conservative Franklin Pearson 244
Labour Brian Cotton 218
Labour Keith Thompson 185
Turnout 1,776 31.2
Instow[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lynn Brown 335 51.9
Liberal Democrats Reginald Cane 310 48.1
Majority 25 3.9
Turnout 645 47.6
Landkey[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Butt 502 75.6
Conservative Mark Slater 162 24.4
Majority 340 51.2
Turnout 664 30.1
Longbridge[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Wilsher 211 60.1
Conservative Henry Harrison 140 39.9
Majority 71 20.2
Turnout 351 28.0
Lynton & Lynmouth[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Edward Nightingale unopposed
Marwood[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Harold Hopkins 350 53.0
Conservative Andrea Harper-Davis 310 47.0
Majority 40 6.1
Turnout 660 47.6
Mortehoe[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Wilkinson 454 87.5
Labour Eugene Clarke 65 12.5
Majority 389 75.0
Turnout 519 29.9
Newport (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Macbeth 506
Liberal Democrats Diana Piercy 484
Conservative Mark Parkhouse 305
Conservative Ross Cowan 258
Turnout 1,553 26.5
North Molton[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Herbert Geen 319 50.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Nelson 314 49.6
Majority 5 0.8
Turnout 633 56.1
Pilton (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Greenslade 698
Liberal Democrats Mair Manuel 594
Conservative Fredrick Bastable 277
Conservative David Hartnoll 213
Turnout 1,782 28.5
South Molon (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Moore 959
Independent Susan Sewell 823
Conservative Peter Wilson 314
Liberal Democrats Allan Petchey 279
Liberal Democrats Vernon Wood 228
Turnout 2,603 42.0
Swimbridge[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Rennles 337 50.7
Conservative John Singh 328 49.3
Majority 9 1.4
Turnout 665 42.4
Tawstock[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pamela Holland 599 68.0
Liberal Democrats Patricia Ford 282 32.0
Majority 317 36.0
Turnout 881 49.3
Trinity (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Francis Ovey 412 43.0
Liberal Democrats Valerie Monk 362 37.7
Conservative Simon Harvey 185 19.3
Turnout 959 18.0
Witheridge[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Timothy Bonner 489 54.0
Liberal Democrats Thelma Avery 416 46.0
Majority 73 8.1
Turnout 905 58.5
Yeo (2)[2][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Deverell 483
Liberal Democrats Colin Payne 478
Independent Alfred Dibble 269
Conservative Paul Dyer 116
Turnout 1,346 32.5

References

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  1. ^ "North Devon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "Declaration of Result of Poll". District of North Devon. Archived from the original on 20 April 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  3. ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). District of North Devon. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.