The1999 Rother District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members ofRotherDistrict Council inEast Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and theConservative Party gained overall control of the council fromno overall control.[1]
Before the election both the Conservatives andLiberal Democrats had 16councillors, while there were 8independents and 5 from theLabour Party.[2] Among the councillors who stood down at the election were the independent councillors, Clifford Jordan and George Shackleton, fromRye and Liberal Democrat Jill Theis ofCrowhurst andCatsfieldward.[2]
The Conservatives won all 3 seats inBexhill Collington ward without opposition.[2]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | +12 | 62.2 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | -8 | 17.8 | ||||||
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 11.1 | ||||||
| Independent | 4 | -4 | 8.9 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 934 | 43.3 | −11.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 739 | 34.2 | −10.6 | ||
| Labour | 486 | 22.5 | +22.5 | ||
| Majority | 195 | 9.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,159 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
A by-election was held in Bexhill St Marks on 7 June 2001 after the death of Conservative councillor and leader of Rother council Ivor Brampton.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 2,110 | 63.2 | +16.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 779 | 23.3 | +1.1 | ||
| Labour | 452 | 13.5 | −17.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,331 | 39.9 | |||
| Turnout | 3,341 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
A by-election was held inFairlight on 1 November 2001 after the Conservative councillor S. Ashworth resigned her seat.[7] It was held for the Conservatives by Roger Bird with a majority of 213 votes.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Roger Bird | 437 | 66.1 | +8.2 | |
| Independent | Alwyn Lutman | 224 | 33.9 | +33.9 | |
| Majority | 213 | 32.2 | |||
| Turnout | 661 | 44.2 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | James Wood | 369 | 48.6 | +13.6 | |
| Labour | Keith Bridger | 197 | 25.9 | −9.7 | |
| Conservative | Peter Botting | 194 | 25.5 | +0.0 | |
| Majority | 172 | 22.7 | |||
| Turnout | 760 | 24.1 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
