1999 Richmondshire District Council election
The 1999 Richmondshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of
Election result
Overall turnout at the election was 40.22%, down from 44.59% in 1995.[2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
17 | -3 | 50.0 | 19.9 | 2,137 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 9 | +1 | 26.5 | 43.6 | 4,687 | ||||
Conservative | 6 | +3 | 17.6 | 28.5 | 3,061 | ||||
SDP | 2 | +1 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 862 |
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Yvonne Peacock | 318 | 66.3 | ||
Independent
|
John Abraham | 162 | 33.8 | ||
Majority | 156 | 32.5 | |||
Turnout | 480 | 60.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Colin Bailey | 376 | 84.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Mason | 68 | 15.3 | ||
Majority | 308 | 69.4 | |||
Turnout | 444 | 50.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Campbell Dawson | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Watson | 297 | 68.6 | ||
Conservative | Michael Childs | 136 | 31.4 | ||
Majority | 161 | 37.2 | |||
Turnout | 433 | 52.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP | Tony Pelton | 452 | |||
SDP | Brian Smith | 332 | |||
Conservative | Penelope Scott-Priestley | 282 | |||
Independent
|
Rose Heaton | 259 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anne Simpson | 82 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sheila Harrisson | 82 | |||
Turnout | 1,489 | 37.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Helen Grant | unopposed | |||
Independent
|
John Lacey | unopposed | |||
Independent
|
Lynn Miller | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jane Parlour | 200 | 67.3 | ||
Conservative | John Mason | 97 | 32.7 | ||
Majority | 103 | 34.7 | |||
Turnout | 297 | 51.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Alderson | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
John Blackie | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ann Bagley | 140 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Good | 103 | |||
SDP | Betty Robertson | 78 | |||
Turnout | 321 | 13.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Michael Graham | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Forth | 488 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Terence Jones | 442 | |||
Conservative | Valerie Pringle | 357 | |||
Turnout | 1,287 | 42.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Richard Dunn | 218 | 57.2 | ||
Conservative | Muriel Blythman | 163 | 42.8 | ||
Majority | 55 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 381 | 38.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Paul Cullen | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrea Robson | 371 | 66.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Frances Ramsbottom | 187 | 33.5 | ||
Majority | 184 | 33.0 | |||
Turnout | 558 | 44.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Oswin Kendall | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Clive World | 354 | 55.6 | ||
Conservative | David Johnson | 283 | 44.4 | ||
Majority | 71 | 11.1 | |||
Turnout | 637 | 40.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Grace Buckle | 713 | |||
Independent
|
Katherine Carr | 596 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Harris | 584 | |||
Conservative | Oliver Blease | 563 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Catherine Frizell | 451 | |||
Turnout | 2,907 | 38.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Jane Metcalfe | 366 | |||
Conservative | Alison Appleton | 239 | |||
Independent
|
Gordon Golding | 160 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sara Bell | 142 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Parsons | 140 | |||
Turnout | 1,047 | 35.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Heseltine | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Patricia Middlemiss | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Sylvia Golding | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
William Corps | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
John Gill | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
James Fryer | unopposed |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Loadman | 252 | 54.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Hodgson | 214 | 45.9 | ||
Majority | 38 | 8.2 | |||
Turnout | 466 | 48.9 |
By-elections between 1999 and 2003
Colburn
A by-election was held in Colburn on 9 September 1999 after the resignation of independent councillor John Lacey.[4] The seat was won by independent candidate Peter Wood with a majority of 49 votes over Hospital Campaign candidate Peter Fowler.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Peter Wood | 176 | 31.6 | ||
Hospital Closure Candidate | Peter Fowler | 127 | 22.8 | ||
Conservative | William Glover | 125 | 22.4 | ||
Independent
|
Helen Lerigo | 105 | 18.9 | ||
Hospital Closure Candidate | Thomas Henry | 24 | 4.3 | ||
Majority | 49 | 8.8 | |||
Turnout | 557 | ||||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
St Michael with St Luke
A by-election was held in St Michael with St Luke on 22 February 2001 after the death of independent councillor William Corps.[4] The seat was won by independent candidate Kenneth Smith with a majority of 36 votes over Conservative Michael Godwin.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent
|
Kenneth Smith | 211 | 41.9 | ||
Conservative | Michael Godwin | 175 | 34.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Barnett | 117 | 23.3 | ||
Majority | 36 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 503 | 44.7 | |||
Independent hold
|
Swing |
Middleham and Coverdale
A by-election was held in
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Jarvill | 599 | 68.4 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Weedon | 226 | 25.8 | -7.7 | |
Independent
|
Bernard Borman | 51 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 373 | 42.6 | +9.6 | ||
Turnout | 876 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Catterick with Tunstall
A by-election was held in Catterick with Tunstall on 30 August 2001 after the resignation of Social Democrat councillor Brian Smith.[4] The seat was gained for the Liberal Democrats by Patrick Brennan with a majority of 41 votes over Conservative Melva Steckles.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Brennan | 285 | 42.9 | +35.3 | |
Conservative | Melva Steckles | 244 | 36.7 | +11.7 | |
Independent
|
Dorothy Ross | 135 | 20.3 | -3.1 | |
Majority | 41 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 664 | 29.4 | -8.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from SDP | Swing |
Leyburn
A by-election was held in Leyburn on 25 October 2001 after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Thomas Forth.[4][5] The seat was gained for the Conservatives by Wendy Morton with a majority of 4 votes over Liberal Democrat John Weedon after a recount.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wendy Morton | 295 | 50.3 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Weedon | 291 | 49.7 | -8.1 | |
Majority | 4 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 586 | 32.2 | -10.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
References
- ^ ISSN 0140-0460.
- ^ "District Council Elections". Richmondshire District Council. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ 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 "District Council election" (PDF). Richmondshire District Council. Retrieved 23 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "District Council by-elections results 1973 to 2015" (PDF). Richmondshire District Council. Retrieved 9 July 2018.[dead link]
- ^ a b c Parsley, Steve (30 October 2001). "Tory success in by-election". Durham County Publications. NewsBank.