The 1999 Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Redcar and Cleveland Unitary Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Election result

Overall turnout at the election was 37%.[2]

Redcar and Cleveland local election result 1999[3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 32 +1 -18 -17 54.2 45.8% 43,098 -25,975
  Conservative 14 +14 -1 +13 23.7 25.4% 23,862 +3,054
  Liberal Democrats 11 +6 -2 +4 18.6 23.3% 21,984 +5,998
  Independent 2 0 3.4 4.2 3,972 -809
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0.7% 663 +663
  Green 0 0.59% 551 +395

References

  1. ^ "Redcar & Cleveland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Brotton ward election recount today". Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. 2 May 2003. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  3. ^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48. ISSN 0140-0460.
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