North Devon District Council election, 1999

The 1999 North Devon District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of North Devon District Council in Devon, England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

Election result

Overall turnout in the election was 37.77%.^[2]

North Devon Local Election Result 1999^[3]^[4]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrat	26			-5	59.1	47.7	17,833
	Independent	13			+3	29.5	22.6	8,447
	Conservative	5			+4	11.4	23.9	8,928
	Labour	0			0	0	5.8	2,165
	Others	0			-2	0	0	0

2 independent and 1 Liberal Democrat candidates were unopposed.^[4]

Ward results

Barnstaple (St. Mary's) (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Faye Webber	527
	Liberal Democrat	James Burn	432
	Conservative	Susan McCrum	200
	Labour	Heather Hannant	100
Turnout			1,259	31.1

Bishop's Nympton^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eric Ley	679	74.6
	Liberal Democrat	Christopher Dale	231	25.4
Majority			448	49.2
Turnout			910	60.7

Bishop's Tawton & Atherington^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Walter White	unopposed

Bratton Fleming^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Malcolm Prowse	451	52.7
	Conservative	David Lilley	381	44.5
	Labour	Lino Menezes Da Cunha Rebelo	24	2.8
Majority			70	8.2
Turnout			856	58.6

Braunton East (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Derrick Spear	673
	Liberal Democrat	Elizabeth Spear	604
	Conservative	Andrew Day	290
	Labour	Charles Piper	260
	Labour	Colin Kingston	193
Turnout			2,020	36.5

Braunton West (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Marguerite Shapland	648
	Liberal Democrat	Desmond Paul	623
	Conservative	Caroline Chugg	615
	Conservative	Jasmine Chesters	531
Turnout			2,417	42.3

Chittlehampton^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Albert Cook	514	81.6
	Conservative	Jeremy Yabsley	116	18.4
Majority			398	63.2
Turnout			630	43.6

Chumleigh^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terence Pincombe	407	43.2
	Independent	Stephen Mercer	287	30.5
	Liberal Democrat	Christine Preece	248	26.3
Majority			120	12.7
Turnout			942	57.6

Combe Martin (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Yvette Gubb	914
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Spencer	611
	Conservative	Graeme Coombs	586
	Labour	Helen Hoyles	130
	Labour	Alan Smith	103
Turnout			2,344	49.7

Fremington (3)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Roy Morrish	1,122
	Conservative	Rodney Cann	944
	Liberal Democrat	Carol McCormack-Hole	915
	Leading Environmentalist	Joanne Bell	871
	Conservative	Rosaleen Day	787
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Jones	662
	Liberal Democrat	Ronald Ellerton	660
	Labour	Michael Watson	475
Turnout			6,436	35.5

Georgeham^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Purcell	unopposed

Heanton Punchardon^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Jewell	354	74.5
	Conservative	Michael Friend	121	25.5
Majority			233	49.1
Turnout			475	31.4

Ilfracombe Central (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Campbell	359
	Independent	Ivan Frances	232
	Independent	William Hedges	230
	Liberal Democrat	Shirley Vidler	211
	Liberal Democrat	Christine Holloway	176
	Labour	David Williams	150
	Labour	Antony Cooper	135
Turnout			1,493	29.0

Ilfracombe East (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Albert Furber	285
	Conservative	Carol Slinn	274
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Edmunds	273
	Independent	Michael Dymond	225
	Liberal Democrat	June Williams	192
	Hotelier (Retired)	Gwendoline Cross	179
	Independent	William Dixon	94
	Labour	Maureen Smiles	78
	Labour	Thomas Smiles	49
Turnout			1,649	39.2

Ilfracombe West (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Geoffrey Fowler	415
	Independent	David Spear	401
	Liberal Democrat	Adrian Perry	313
	Conservative	Franklin Pearson	244
	Labour	Brian Cotton	218
	Labour	Keith Thompson	185
Turnout			1,776	31.2

Instow^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynn Brown	335	51.9
	Liberal Democrat	Reginald Cane	310	48.1
Majority			25	3.9
Turnout			645	47.6

Landkey^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	David Butt	502	75.6
	Conservative	Mark Slater	162	24.4
Majority			340	51.2
Turnout			664	30.1

Longbridge^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Wilsher	211	60.1
	Conservative	Henry Harrison	140	39.9
Majority			71	20.2
Turnout			351	28.0

Lynton & Lynmouth^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Edward Nightingale	unopposed

Marwood^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Harold Hopkins	350	53.0
	Conservative	Andrea Harper-Davis	310	47.0
Majority			40	6.1
Turnout			660	47.6

Mortehoe^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Malcolm Wilkinson	454	87.5
	Labour	Eugene Clarke	65	12.5
Majority			389	75.0
Turnout			519	29.9

Newport (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Macbeth	506
	Liberal Democrat	Diana Piercy	484
	Conservative	Mark Parkhouse	305
	Conservative	Ross Cowan	258
Turnout			1,553	26.5

North Molton^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Herbert Geen	319	50.4
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Nelson	314	49.6
Majority			5	0.8
Turnout			633	56.1

Pilton (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Greenslade	698
	Liberal Democrat	Mair Manuel	594
	Conservative	Fredrick Bastable	277
	Conservative	David Hartnoll	213
Turnout			1,782	28.5

South Molon (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Moore	959
	Independent	Susan Sewell	823
	Conservative	Peter Wilson	314
	Liberal Democrat	Allan Petchey	279
	Liberal Democrat	Vernon Wood	228
Turnout			2,603	42.0

Swimbridge^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Alan Rennles	337	50.7
	Conservative	John Singh	328	49.3
Majority			9	1.4
Turnout			665	42.4

Tawstock^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Pamela Holland	599	68.0
	Liberal Democrat	Patricia Ford	282	32.0
Majority			317	36.0
Turnout			881	49.3

Trinity (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Francis Ovey	412	43.0
	Liberal Democrat	Valerie Monk	362	37.7
	Conservative	Simon Harvey	185	19.3
Turnout			959	18.0

Witheridge^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Timothy Bonner	489	54.0
	Liberal Democrat	Thelma Avery	416	46.0
Majority			73	8.1
Turnout			905	58.5

Yeo (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Janet Deverell	483
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Payne	478
	Independent	Alfred Dibble	269
	Conservative	Paul Dyer	116
Turnout			1,346	32.5

References

↑ "North Devon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "Declaration of Result of Poll". District of North Devon. Archived from the original on 2003-04-20. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
↑ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). District of North Devon. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

Council elections in Devon

Devon County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

East Devon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Exeter City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Mid Devon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

North Devon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Plymouth City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 1998 2000 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

South Hams District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Teignbridge District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Torbay Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015

Torridge District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

West Devon Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

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