1999 Derbyshire Dales District Council election

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The 1999 Derbyshire Dales District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Derbyshire Dales District Council in Derbyshire, 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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Election result

Derbyshire Dales local election result 1999 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 21+553.8
  Liberal Democrats 9-723.1
  Labour 5-212.8
  Independent 4+410.3

By-elections between 1999 and 2003

Calver

Calver by-election 12 October 2000 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 36270.6+16.7
Liberal Democrats 15129.4-5.8
Majority21141.2
Turnout 51345.0
Conservative hold Swing

Taddington

Taddington by-election 7 March 2002 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 32273.2+4.8
Liberal Democrats 11826.8+16.2
Majority20446.4
Turnout 44034.3
Conservative hold Swing

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  2. "How the nations voted". The Times . 8 May 1999. p. 48.
  3. "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
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