1999 Torridge District Council election

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The 1999 Torridge District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Torridge District Council in Devon, England. The whole council was up for election and independents gained overall control of the council from no overall control. [1]

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Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 36.1%. [2]

Torridge local election result 1999 [3] [4]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 20+455.635.05,862
  Liberal Democrats 12-133.337.16,208
  Labour 2-35.620.23,379
  Green 1+12.86.51,092
  Conservative 1-12.81.1184

Ward results

Appledore East [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Philip Waters16950.8
Independent Leonard Ford10832.4
Labour Irene Row5616.8
Majority6118.3
Turnout 33339.8
Appledore West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Horace Ford18655.4
Independent John Sherritt8725.9
Liberal Democrats Colin Langbridge6318.8
Majority9929.5
Turnout 33639.6
Bideford East (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Shury601
Independent Pamela Paddon519
Liberal Democrats Noel Deakes378
Liberal Democrats Andrew Smith330
Labour Anne Brenton241
Labour Lynda Dark200
Labour Sarah Lovera124
Turnout 2,39335.8
Bideford North (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Peter Christie627
Independent Christopher Leather565
Liberal Democrats Hugo Barton506
Liberal Democrats Joyce Elliott469
Independent Geoffrey Boundy314
Labour Hugh Parry190
Independent Peter Gompertz188
Labour Walter Hill-Paul148
Labour Richard Holdcraft142
Turnout 3,14932.9
Bideford South (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mervyn Lane710
Labour David Brenton532
Liberal Democrats David Daniel488
Labour Ian Knight443
Liberal Democrats John Hadfield433
Labour Ian Hopkins282
Turnout 2,88829.4
Broadheath [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Frank Howardunopposed
Clovelly Bay [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Royston Johnsunopposed
Coham Bridge [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Allin Bewesunopposed
Forest [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Howard Spratt18443.1
Liberal Democrats Brian Jones18242.6
Independent Geoffrey Broyd6114.3
Majority20.5
Turnout 42732.5
Great Wood [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maurice Riddunopposed
Hartland Point [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Pillman42355.7
Labour Vivian Gale33644.3
Majority8711.5
Turnout 75955.0
Heanton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joan Hardwickeunopposed
Holsworthy (2 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Honora Broadunopposed
Liberal Democrats Desmond Shadrickunopposed
Kenwith [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Anthony Collinsunopposed
Melbury [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Hicks32156.6
Independent Frank Elliott24643.4
Majority7513.2
Turnout 56741.2
Morice [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Trevor Sillifantunopposed
Northam Central [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Bradford37562.0
Liberal Democrats Alan Eastwood23038.0
Majority14524.0
Turnout 60542.6
Northam North [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Rowe27058.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Osborne18941.2
Majority8117.6
Turnout 45931.8
Northam West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Anthony Barnes30677.5
Labour Peter Jordan8922.5
Majority21754.9
Turnout 39524.3
Orchard Hill [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Susan Mounce28765.7
Liberal Democrats Keith Brauer15034.3
Majority13731.4
Turnout 43733.2
Rolle [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Tanton36065.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Pine19034.5
Majority17030.9
Turnout 55044.5
Stafford [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Fergusonunopposed
Tamarside [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Richard Broad23851.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Goldspink22448.5
Majority143.0
Turnout 46243.0
Torrington (3 seats) [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Margaret Brown666
Liberal Democrats William Brook524
Liberal Democrats John Rawlinson370
Labour James Thacker326
Green Jonathon Rose275
Independent Kenneth Miles248
Independent Adrian Freeland195
Green Catharine Simmons190
Liberal Democrats George Peel171
Turnout 2,96537.9
Waldon [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Pooleunopposed
Westward Ho! [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Tylerunopposed
Winkleigh [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Cowleunopposed

By-elections between 1999 and 2003

Westward Ho!

Westward Ho! by-election 24 August 2000 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Barclay32986.1
Independent Geoffrey Boundy5313.9
Majority27672.2
Turnout 38226.1
Independent hold Swing

Holsworthy

Holsworthy by-election 20 September 2001 [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Allen46273.3
Conservative Geoffrey Broyd16826.7
Majority29446.6
Turnout 63027.4
Independent hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "How the nations voted - Election". The Times . 8 May 1999. p. 48.
  2. ↑ Churchill, Laura (21 April 2011). "What lies ahead for 'improved' council?". North Devon Journal . NewsBank.
  3. ↑ "Torridge". BBC News Online . Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "District Council election 6th May 1999". Torridge District Council. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Westward Ho! District By-Election Result - 24 August 2000". Torridge District Council. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Local Authority Byelection Results". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Holsworthy District By-Election Result - 20 September 2001". Torridge District Council. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
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