1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election

1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election

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All 56 seats to Chelmsford Borough Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Last election 32 13 Seats before 32 13 Seats won 28 21 Seat change 4 8 Popular vote 30,458 29,880 Percentage 37.9 37.2 Swing 3.0 8.7   Third party Fourth party   Party Labour Independent Last election 7 4 Seats before 7 4 Seats won 5 2 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 17,408 1,490 Percentage 21.7 1.9 Swing 4.9 1.6

The 1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results summary

1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	28	2	6	4	50.0	37.9	30,458	-3.0
	Conservative	21	8	0	8	37.5	37.2	29,880	+8.7
	Labour	5	0	2	2	8.9	21.7	17,408	-4.9
	Independent	2	0	2	2	3.6	1.9	1,490	-1.6
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	1.2	929	+0.7
	Ind. Conservative	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	198	N/A

Ward results

All Saints

All Saints

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Horslen	558	55.9	-7.0
	Labour	A. Longden	525	52.6	-6.8
	Conservative	J. Candler	226	22.6	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Aiken	220	22.0	+2.7
	Conservative	C. Wickers	200	20.0	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Nicholson	192	19.2	+1.5
Turnout			998	22.6	-17.5
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Baddow Road & Great Baddow Village

Baddow Road & Great Baddow Village

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Davies	1,026	48.6	-6.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Rycroft	943	44.6	-5.2
	Liberal Democrats	T. Miller	939	44.5	-4.0
	Conservative	M. Holoway	587	27.8	+4.4
	Conservative	M. Knowles	582	27.6	+5.2
	Conservative	G. Smith	561	26.6	+5.6
	Labour	R. Burgess	334	15.8	-5.8
	Labour	J. McClean	330	15.6	-5.2
	Labour	M. Palmer	311	14.7	-5.4
	Independent	J. Pryke	267	12.6	N/A
	Green	J. Shiner	81	3.8	N/A
Turnout			2,112	35.5	-8.1
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Boreham

Boreham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Dilloway	452	58.2	-7.2
	Conservative	A. Leslie	187	24.1	+9.1
	Labour	L. Hay	90	11.6	-5.4
	Green	E. Burgess	48	6.2	+3.7
Majority			265	34.1	-14.5
Turnout			782	28.8	-11.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.2

Broomfield Pleshey & Great Waltham

Broomfield Pleshey & Great Waltham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Ashford	969	54.9	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	G. Pooley	665	37.7	+2.7
	Conservative	J. Need	650	36.8	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Goldsmith	487	27.6	N/A
	Labour	R. Patterson	258	14.6	-9.3
	Ind. Conservative	C. Cole	198	11.2	-19.3
Turnout			1,765	34.3	-4.8
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Liberal Democrats hold

Cathedral

Cathedral

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Hutchinson	591	42.4	+11.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Bracken	579	41.5	-6.1
	Conservative	A. Tween	547	39.2	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Sosin	496	35.6	-11.7
	Labour	F. Bache	319	22.9	+3.2
	Labour	S. Barke	309	22.2	+2.8
Turnout			1,394	31.3	-16.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Liberal Democrats hold

Chignall Good Easter, Highwoodmashbury & Roxwell

Chignall Good Easter, Highwoodmashbury & Roxwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Evans	360	49.7	-1.2
	Conservative	D. Pyman	269	37.1	+5.6
	Labour	B. Williams	96	13.2	-4.4
Majority			91	12.6	-6.7
Turnout			730	38.3	-10.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.4

East & West Hanningfield

East & West Hanningfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	A. Dixon	376	51.0	-19.0
	Conservative	R. Saunders	257	34.9	N/A
	Labour	K. Blackburn	104	14.1	-15.9
Majority			119	16.1	-23.9
Turnout			738	41.2	-1.6
	Independent hold		Swing	27.0

Galleywood

Galleywood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Potter	709	44.8	+9.4
	Conservative	D. Stevenson	664	41.9	+6.8
	Labour	P. Smith	479	30.3	-2.8
	Labour	A. Wilson	475	30.0	-1.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Clarke	393	24.8	-5.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hutchon	297	18.8	-3.7
Turnout			1,583	34.2	-7.0
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Goat Hall

Goat Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Mountain	869	61.4	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Williams	788	55.7	-10.0
	Conservative	H. Robinson	342	24.2	+1.9
	Conservative	E. Lumley	342	24.2	+2.3
	Labour	F. Parish	206	14.6	-2.5
	Labour	C. Trevaldwyn	176	12.4	-2.0
Turnout			1,415	31.7	-9.4
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Great & Little Leighs & Little Waltham

Great & Little Leighs & Little Waltham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Willsher	570	68.5	+12.8
	Liberal Democrats	E. Smith	135	16.2	-0.9
	Labour	M. Horslen	127	15.3	-11.9
Majority			435	52.3	+23.8
Turnout			840	37.3	-6.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

Little Baddow Danbury & Sandon

Little Baddow Danbury & Sandon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hurrell	1,243	58.1	+15.2
	Conservative	C. Kingsley	1,224	57.2	+13.5
	Conservative	I. Wright	1,216	56.8	+15.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Whiteing	519	24.2	-2.4
	Liberal Democrats	L. O'Brien	463	21.6	-5.9
	Liberal Democrats	S. Harvey	404	18.9	-8.9
	Labour	N. Jackson	222	10.4	-0.2
	Labour	W. Jardine	205	9.6	-1.3
	Green	C. Budgey	159	7.4	-1.1
	Green	R. Aylott	143	6.7	N/A
	Green	R. Kenney	75	3.5	N/A
Turnout			2,141	33.0	-11.3
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Margaretting & Stock

Margaretting & Stock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Stringer	612	71.1	+12.0
	Labour	R. Jones	125	14.5	-2.0
	Liberal Democrats	H. Lambert	124	14.4	-10.0
Majority			487	56.6	+22.0
Turnout			867	36.9	-9.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	7.0

Moulsham Lodge

Moulsham Lodge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Firth	902	64.7	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Jones	819	58.8	-3.7
	Conservative	D. Cruickshank	283	20.3	+2.0
	Conservative	R. Paddon	255	18.3	+0.9
	Labour	C. Dyer	216	15.5	-5.8
	Labour	P. Goodwin	174	12.5	-8.3
	Green	J. Barnes	56	4.0	N/A
Turnout			1,394	35.5	-9.1
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Old Moulsham

Old Moulsham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Foreman	749	44.8	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats	W. Hale	720	43.0	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	K. Francis	705	42.1	+3.9
	Conservative	P. Marchand	501	29.9	+0.5
	Conservative	V. Makin	499	29.8	+2.5
	Conservative	D. Kimberlin	488	29.2	+4.0
	Labour	M. Briault	407	24.3	-2.7
	Labour	A. Rigg	385	23.0	-2.9
	Labour	G. Viney	341	20.4	-3.8
Turnout			1,673	27.3	-17.2
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Patching Hall

Patching Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. Smith-Hughes	740	44.0	-4.8
	Liberal Democrats	C. Barrett	699	41.5	-6.3
	Liberal Democrats	A. Johnson	670	39.8	-7.3
	Conservative	K. Pauley	639	38.0	+14.1
	Conservative	M. McCullough	507	30.1	+6.7
	Conservative	I. Day	487	28.9	+7.2
	Labour	J. Bliss	382	22.7	-1.7
	Labour	R. Essery	355	21.1	-2.2
	Labour	P. Bennett	342	20.3	-1.0
	Green	A. Thompson	102	6.1	N/A
Turnout			1,683	28.7	-13.9
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Rettendon & Runwell

Rettendon & Runwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Little	535	53.0	N/A
	Conservative	E. Mickleborough	498	49.4	+8.6
	Labour	D. Newton	224	22.2	-6.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Meyn	170	16.8	-3.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Owen	128	12.7	N/A
	Independent	A. Brown	124	12.3	N/A
Turnout			1,009	25.0	-11.0
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative hold

Rothmans

Rothmans

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hutchon	572	50.7	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Lambert	532	47.1	+0.1
	Conservative	K. Carr	323	28.6	+5.6
	Conservative	P. Martin	307	27.2	+7.5
	Labour	C. Kemp	258	22.9	-5.0
	Labour	L. Feeney	254	22.5	-4.8
	Green	E. Deakin	52	4.6	N/A
Turnout			1,129	25.8	-13.8
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

South Hanningfield

South Hanningfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Whitehead	410	70.1	+10.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Arnot	175	29.9	+16.8
Majority			235	40.2	+7.6
Turnout			609	32.9	-6.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	3.2

South Woodham - Chetwood & Collingwood

South Woodham - Chetwood & Collingwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Moulds	726	58.1	+13.7
	Conservative	J. Allen	699	55.9	+4.2
	Conservative	C. Stephenson	698	55.8	+11.6
	Labour	R. Smith	279	22.3	-5.6
	Labour	P. Wedlock	271	21.7	-3.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Deakin	269	21.5	-6.0
	Labour	A. Dearman	248	19.8	-4.8
	Liberal Democrats	N. Sutcliffe	215	17.2	-9.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Sykes	201	16.1	-8.0
Turnout			1,250	20.4	-7.7
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

South Woodham - Elmwood & Woodville

South Woodham - Elmwood & Woodville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. Martin	511	37.4	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	I. Roberts	493	36.1	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Goldfinch	483	35.4	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. Elson	469	34.3	+3.4
	Conservative	D. Sismey	423	31.0	+2.3
	Conservative	K. Darby	356	26.1	+0.1
	Labour	C. Vanner	341	25.0	-1.7
	Labour	J. Barnett	335	24.5	+3.7
	Conservative	C. Knight	330	24.2	+0.8
Turnout			1,366	22.3
	Independent hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Springfield North

Springfield North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Lane	751	49.1	-6.6
	Liberal Democrats	W. Lane	714	46.7	-13.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Mackrory	632	41.4	-13.1
	Conservative	G. Fawcett	471	30.8	-2.4
	Conservative	P. Hepworth	446	29.2	-0.9
	Conservative	S. Poyser	378	24.7	-5.4
	Labour	P. Cobb	280	18.3	-7.7
	Labour	D. Beddoe	256	16.8	-9.1
	Labour	M. Pearson	252	16.5	-7.8
	Independent	R. Parker	105	6.9	+3.5
Turnout			1,528	22.9	-9.5
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Springfield South

Springfield South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Alcock	775	49.2	+21.4
	Conservative	D. Lumley	752	47.7	+17.3
	Conservative	N. Gulliver	720	45.7	+18.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Webb	535	34.0	-10.9
	Liberal Democrats	R. Webb	514	32.6	-12.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Styles	512	32.5	-11.2
	Labour	K. Pallett	219	13.9	-6.6
	Labour	A. Hurst	204	13.0	-6.4
	Labour	E. Raynham	175	11.1	-7.1
	Independent	J. Berry	107	6.8	N/A
Turnout			1,575	29.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Baldwin	1,071	46.4	+7.4
	Labour	J. Devane	1,017	44.0	+7.6
	Labour	R. Kennedy	1,007	43.6	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	K. Hay	649	28.1	-3.9
	Liberal Democrats	I. Gale	638	27.6	-5.8
	Liberal Democrats	M. Noble	603	26.1	-5.5
	Conservative	S. Cruickshank	529	22.9	+4.4
	Conservative	A. Lewis	525	22.7	+4.8
	Conservative	L. Saich	501	21.7	+4.4
	Green	C. Coker	112	4.9	N/A
Turnout			2,309	34.3	-19.0
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

The Lawns

The Lawns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Harvey	1,048	57.8	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hall	974	53.8	+4.6
	Conservative	D. Hepworth	518	28.6	-6.0
	Conservative	D. Lee	503	27.8	-2.8
	Labour	W. Jordan	243	13.4	+0.5
	Labour	W. Evans	227	12.5	+1.2
Turnout			1,812	38.4	-15.0
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Waterhouse Farm

Waterhouse Farm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hunnable	852	47.0	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Thackray	812	44.8	+6.5
	Labour	M. Austin	658	36.3	-3.1
	Labour	D. Howell	658	36.3	-2.6
	Conservative	C. Hodges	295	16.3	-0.6
	Conservative	N. Stevenson	284	15.7	-1.0
Turnout			1,814	39.0	-11.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Woodham Ferrers & Bicknacre

Woodham Ferrers & Bicknacre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Selway	417	61.3	+15.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Staines	165	24.3	-10.4
	Labour	R. Brady	98	14.4	-5.0
Majority			252	37.1	+25.9
Turnout			701	29.8	-7.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	12.9

Writtle

Writtle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Sach	650	37.5	+8.5
	Conservative	E. Barribal	604	34.9	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	G. Reeves	541	31.2	-4.2
	Labour	B. Grainger	526	30.4	-1.3
	Labour	S. O'Sullivan	469	27.1	-4.4
	Liberal Democrats	T. Willis	456	26.3	-6.0
	Green	P. Gaywood	101	5.8	N/A
Turnout			1,733	38.5	-8.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

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