1999 West Dorset District Council election information
1999 UK local government election
1999 West Dorset District Council election
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6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
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All 55 seats to West Dorset District Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Con
LD
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Last election
18 seats, 24.8%
13 seats, 34.6%
Seats won
22
15
Seat change
4
2
Popular vote
15,438
15,185
Percentage
35.6%
35.0%
Swing
10.8%
0.4%
Third party
Fourth party
Ind
Lab
Party
Independent
Labour
Last election
18 seats, 12.9%
5 seats, 19.6%
Seats won
14
4
Seat change
4
1
Popular vote
8,113
4,634
Percentage
18.7%
10.7%
Swing
5.8%
8.9%
Council control before election
No overall control
Council control after election
No overall control
The 1999 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1999 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The entire council was up for election.
The 1999 election saw the Conservatives become the largest party on the council but fall short of a majority.
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