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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1999 Harlow District Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1999 Harlow District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members ofHarlowDistrict Council inEssex,England. One third of the council was up for election and theLabour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Labour remained in control of the council with 34 of the 42 seats, compared to 4 each for theConservatives andLiberal Democrats.[3] Labour won 9 of the 14 seats contested, but lost 3 seats to the Conservatives inGreat Parndon, Kingsmoor and Potter Streetwards.[3] The Liberal Democrats also gained a seat from Labour in Mark Hall South, while retaining a seat in Stewards ward.[3] Overallturnout at the election was 29.85%.[4]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 9 | 0 | 4 | 64.3 | 47.4 | 7,501 | |||
| Conservative | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.4 | 32.1 | 5,082 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14.3 | 18.9 | 2,993 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 156 | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 79 | ||
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding1995 election.

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Cameron | 483 | 59.8 | −11.8 | |
| Conservative | Joshua Jolles | 212 | 26.2 | +9.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Jackson | 113 | 14.0 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 271 | 33.5 | −21.8 | ||
| Turnout | 808 | 28.0 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick McClarnon | 578 | 48.5 | |
| Labour | Mark Wilkinson | 517 | 43.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Spenceley | 96 | 8.1 | |
| Majority | 61 | 5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,191 | 38.8 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | ||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Robert Long | 577 | 49.3 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | Simon Carter | 472 | 40.3 | −1.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Harry Ackland-Snow | 121 | 10.3 | −3.9 | |
| Majority | 105 | 9.0 | +6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,170 | 25.0 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Nicholas Churchill | 581 | 45.5 | +2.1 | |
| Labour | Greg Peck | 530 | 41.5 | −1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Addison | 137 | 10.7 | −2.7 | |
| Green | Geoffrey McMullan | 29 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 51 | 4.0 | +3.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,277 | 28.5 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Jones | 538 | 57.4 | −0.5 | |
| Conservative | Vivien Ross | 235 | 25.1 | −3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julian Edwards | 164 | 17.5 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 303 | 32.3 | +3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 937 | 24.0 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Young | 674 | 64.3 | −3.3 | |
| Conservative | Sue Livings | 214 | 20.4 | −0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Davis | 161 | 15.3 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 460 | 43.9 | −3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,049 | 28.8 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Bellairs | 397 | 56.0 | −6.8 | |
| Conservative | Mark Gough | 217 | 30.6 | +6.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Atkinson | 95 | 13.4 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 180 | 25.4 | −13.2 | ||
| Turnout | 709 | 34.0 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Macy | 707 | 49.5 | +13.6 | |
| Labour | Terry Kent | 619 | 43.4 | −10.7 | |
| Conservative | George Reynolds | 101 | 7.1 | −2.9 | |
| Majority | 88 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,427 | 39.0 | |||
| Liberal Democratsgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bernie Jones | 469 | 65.0 | |
| Conservative | Emma Thomas | 153 | 21.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sheila Herbert | 99 | 13.7 | |
| Majority | 316 | 43.8 | ||
| Turnout | 721 | 26.6 | ||
| Labourhold | ||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Derek Fenny | 757 | 47.2 | |
| Conservative | Michael Garnett | 666 | 41.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Higgins | 182 | 11.3 | |
| Majority | 91 | 5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,605 | 33.0 | ||
| Labourhold | ||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Janet Evans | 483 | 47.6 | −16.0 | |
| Conservative | Edward Johnson | 395 | 38.9 | +17.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Lawton | 137 | 13.5 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 88 | 8.7 | −33.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,015 | 29.0 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graeme Archer | 1,036 | 49.5 | +16.4 | |
| Labour | Sue Burgess | 660 | 31.5 | −9.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stanley Ward | 193 | 9.2 | −16.5 | |
| Independent | Jock Arnott | 156 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
| Green | William Powell | 50 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 376 | 17.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,095 | 29.0 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Lorna Spenceley | 658 | 70.8 | +5.9 | |
| Labour | Sandra Rootsey | 201 | 21.6 | −7.1 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Butt | 71 | 7.6 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 457 | 49.1 | +12.8 | ||
| Turnout | 930 | 25.6 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Matthew Shepherd | 596 | 68.0 | −2.3 | |
| Conservative | Charles Ross | 151 | 17.2 | +1.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Thurston | 130 | 14.8 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 445 | 50.7 | −4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 877 | 25.0 | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||