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(Redirected from 1999 Swindon Council election) 1999 UK local government election

The 1999 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 25.6%.

Swindon Local Election Result 1999
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 14 -1 77.8 47.6 -0.4%
  Liberal Democrats 4 +1 22.2 23.8 +4.0%
  Conservative 0 0 0 27.4 -3.5%

References

  1. "Swindon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  2. "Britain votes: Local Council Election Results". The Independent. 7 May 1999. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  4. "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
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