1999 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election

1999 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election

6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
All 60 seats to King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Registered	115,078
Turnout	~32.1% (4.4%)
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats won 27 26 Seat change 10 19 Popular vote 24,034 27,801 Percentage 39.9% 46.2% Swing 9.1% 23.4%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Seats won 5 2 Seat change 1 8 Popular vote 6,555 1,810 Percentage 10.9% 3.0% Swing 2.0% 11.9%
Winner of each seat at the 1999 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election No overall control

The 1999 King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Election result

1999 King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	56	27			10	45.0	39.9	24,034	–9.1
	Conservative	56	26			19	43.3	46.2	27,801	+23.4
	Liberal Democrats	23	5			1	10.9	10.9	6,555	–2.0
	Independent	5	2			8	3.3	3.0	1,810	–11.9
	Green	1	0				0.0	0.1	32	N/A

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Airfield

Airfield (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Hipperson	559	53.5
	Labour	I. Macdonald*	476	45.6
	Labour	R. Everitt*	447	42.8
Turnout			~1,044	37.1
Registered electors			2,813
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Burnham

Burnham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Faire	476	69.8
	Labour	J. Mitchell	206	30.2
Majority			270	39.6
Turnout			682	48.8
Registered electors			1,399
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Chase

Chase (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Berry*	611	66.0
	Labour	E. Benefer*	600	64.8
	Conservative	J. Waldron	235	25.4
	Conservative	A. White	219	23.7
	Liberal Democrats	N. Farthing	84	9.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Neve	75	8.1
Turnout			~926	31.1
Registered electors			2,976
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Clenchwarton

Clenchwarton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Brandon*	440	64.2
	Conservative	J. May	245	35.8
Majority			195	28.4
Turnout			685	39.4
Registered electors			1,745
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Creake

Creake

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Sandell	412	62.8
	Labour	C. Slater	244	37.2
Majority			168	25.6
Turnout			656	43.8
Registered electors			1,499
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Denton

Denton (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Storey*	772	56.8
	Conservative	C. Sharp*	747	54.9
	Conservative	M. Peake	621	45.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Buckton*	582	42.8
	Labour	W. Mansfield	340	25.0
	Labour	G. Mansfield	339	24.9
Turnout			~1,360	34.3
Registered electors			3,966
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats

Denver

Denver

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. White*	267	64.6
	Labour	J. Oxenbould	146	35.4
Majority			121	29.2
Turnout			413	35.2
Registered electors			1,177
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Dersingham

Dersingham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Burrall*	1,062	53.3
	Conservative	G. Pratt*	916	46.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Hayward	700	35.1
	Conservative	P. Mirich	629	31.6
	Labour	R. Pennington	357	17.9
Turnout			~1,993	44.9
Registered electors			4,438
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Conservative hold

Docking

Docking

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Ives	257	51.5
	Conservative	M. Hembling	242	48.5
Majority			15	3.0
Turnout			499	32.0
Registered electors			1,560
	Labour hold		Swing

Downham Market

Downham Market (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Forgan*	1,405	58.4
	Conservative	J. Legg*	1,351	56.2
	Conservative	A. Lovett	1,254	52.1
	Labour	M. Stewart	914	38.0
	Labour	K. Griggs	707	29.4
	Labour	A. Ayres	665	27.7
Turnout			~2,405	38.1
Registered electors			6,313
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative hold

Emneth

Emneth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Humphrey	261	57.5
	Labour	I. Harley*	164	36.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Farrelly	29	6.4
Majority			97	21.4
Turnout			454	25.3
Registered electors			1,797
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Gayton

Gayton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Major*	346	43.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Parish	309	38.6
	Labour	N. Townshend	145	18.1
Majority			37	4.7
Turnout			800	48.5
Registered electors			1,657
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Gaywood Central

Gaywood Central (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Loveless	511	41.4
	Labour	A. Luckett*	409	33.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Farthing	398	32.2
	Labour	J. Jenkins	388	31.4
	Conservative	Y. Foster	358	29.0
	Conservative	D. Rye	338	27.4
Turnout			~1,241	38.5
Registered electors			3,223
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Gaywood North

Gaywood North (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Collop	791	51.9
	Labour	D. Collis*	782	51.3
	Labour	C. Walters*	746	48.9
	Conservative	M. Langwade	664	43.5
	Conservative	I. Goodson	621	40.7
	Conservative	B. Watson	619	40.6
Turnout			~1,517	26.7
Registered electors			5,683
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Gaywood South

Gaywood South (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Burch*	698	66.2
	Labour	A. Burch*	684	64.9
	Labour	M. Wilkinson*	675	64.1
	Conservative	S. Waldron	248	23.6
	Conservative	J. Huggett	228	21.6
	Conservative	H. Dobson	220	20.9
Turnout			~1,053	22.4
Registered electors			4,699
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Grimston

Grimston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Fredericks*	609	55.7
	Conservative	T. Tilbrook	484	44.3
Majority			125	11.4
Turnout			1,093	48.9
Registered electors			2,249
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Heacham

Heacham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Liddington*	1,112	60.4
	Labour	P. Cobb	952	51.7
	Conservative	H. Buscall	776	42.2
	Conservative	M. Horsbrugh	684	37.2
Turnout			~1,840	43.0
Registered electors			4,319
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hunstanton

Hunstanton (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Wood*	894	46.4
	Conservative	C. Matkin*	879	45.6
	Labour	B. Devlin	741	38.4
	Labour	E. Bird	650	33.7
	Independent	N. Mitchison	261	13.5
Turnout			~1,826	42.8
Registered electors			4,259
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative hold

Lynn Central

Lynn Central (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Roper*	325	45.6
	Conservative	J. Cook	275	38.6
	Labour	E. Sheridan	256	36.0
	Conservative	Y. Foster	250	35.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Loades	112	15.7
	Liberal Democrats	K. Sayer	100	14.0
Turnout			~713	32.0
Registered electors			2,247
	Labour hold
	Conservative gain from Labour

Lynn North

Lynn North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Poll	380	81.4
	Labour	A. Tyler	357	76.5
	Conservative	L. Bambridge	87	18.6
	Conservative	K. Roberts	81	17.3
Turnout			~468	20.9
Registered electors			2,466
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Lynn South West

Lynn South West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Benefer*	471	70.1
	Labour	C. Joyce*	444	66.1
	Conservative	C. Garrod	201	29.9
	Conservative	C. Maccallum	166	24.7
Turnout			~672	26.4
Registered electors			2,450
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Mershe Lande

Mershe Lande

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bantoft*	409	63.6
	Conservative	K. Green	234	36.4
Majority			175	27.2
Turnout			643	32.1
Registered electors			2,006
	Labour hold		Swing

Middleton

Middleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Mickleburgh	385	57.9
	Labour	E. Sheridan*	280	42.1
Majority			105	15.8
Turnout			665	36.2
Registered electors			1,831
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

North Coast

North Coast

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Dobson	574	75.6
	Labour	C. Peak	185	24.4
Majority			389	51.2
Turnout			759	37.1
Registered electors			2,058
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Priory

Priory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Moriarty	342	61.6
	Conservative	L. Herring	181	32.6
	Green	N. Walker	32	5.8
Majority			161	29.0
Turnout			555	45.0
Registered electors			1,240
	Labour hold		Swing

Rudham

Rudham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Seaman*	257	51.9
	Conservative	E. Linge	202	40.8
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hayward	36	7.3
Majority			55	11.1
Turnout			495	42.6
Registered electors			1,111
	Labour hold		Swing

Snettisham

Snettisham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Tilbury*	397	55.4
	Conservative	D. Gatward	283	39.5
	Liberal Democrats	C. Yardley	36	5.0
Majority			114	15.9
Turnout			716	36.9
Registered electors			1,940
	Labour hold		Swing

Spellowfields

Spellowfields (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Harwood	531	44.8
	Conservative	M. Mansfield	428	36.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Walker*	387	32.6
	Labour	M. Dungay*	328	27.6
	Labour	A. Munden	305	25.7
	Liberal Democrats	F. James	218	18.4
Turnout			~1,185	34.1
Registered electors			3,407
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
	Conservative gain from Labour

St. Lawrence

St. Lawrence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Bantoft*	347	54.7
	Conservative	D. Whitby	287	45.3
Majority			60	9.4
Turnout			634	35.1
Registered electors			1,808
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Margarets

St. Margarets

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Richards*	440	81.0
	Conservative	R. Straker	103	19.0
Majority			337	62.0
Turnout			543	36.0
Registered electors			1,515
	Labour hold		Swing

Ten Mile

Ten Mile

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Simper*	Unopposed
Registered electors			1,783
	Labour hold

The Walpoles

The Walpoles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Bayley	385	54.2
	Labour	G. Stow*	251	35.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Loades	74	10.4
Majority			134	18.8
Turnout			710	33.0
Registered electors			2,158
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

The Woottons

The Woottons (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. Daubney	1,157	52.6
	Conservative	E. Nockolds	1,129	51.3
	Labour	M. Pantling	522	23.7
	Independent	R. Spencer*	519	23.6
	Labour	I. Gourlay	479	21.8
Turnout			~2,027	41.7
Registered electors			4,867
	Conservative gain from Independent
	Conservative gain from Independent

Upwell Outwell & Delph

Upwell Outwell & Delph (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Spikings	903	48.9
	Independent	D. Barnard	372	20.1
	Labour	L. Keer	344	18.6
	Labour	R. Parnell	302	16.3
	Independent	A. Feary*	294	15.9
	Liberal Democrats	F. Emment	140	7.6
Turnout			~1,335	30.9
Registered electors			4,321
	Conservative hold
	Independent hold

Valley Hill

Valley Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Tilbury*	461	54.1
	Conservative	K. Fletcher	305	35.8
	Liberal Democrats	K. Sayer	86	10.1
Majority			156	18.3
Turnout			852	47.7
Registered electors			1,790
	Labour hold		Swing

Watlington

Watlington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Ansell	498	68.4
	Labour	G. Holding	164	22.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Burrell	66	9.1
Majority			334	45.9
Turnout			728	32.3
Registered electors			2,255
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Walton

West Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Groom*	364	90.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Standeven	21	5.2
	Labour	J. Tinsley	18	4.5
Majority			343	85.8
Turnout			403	33.0
Registered electors			1,220
	Independent hold		Swing

West Winch

West Winch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Brown	478	45.6
	Conservative	G. Dawes*	417	39.8
	Labour	A. Williams	154	14.7
Majority			61	5.8
Turnout			1,049	42.6
Registered electors			2,453
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Wiggenhall

Wiggenhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Wilkinson*	342	55.1
	Conservative	P. Foster	279	44.9
Majority			63	10.2
Turnout			621	44.0
Registered electors			1,429
	Labour hold		Swing

Wissey

Wissey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Manley	490	68.2
	Labour	P. Kellingray	228	31.8
Majority			262	36.4
Turnout			718	36.7
Registered electors			1,956
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing