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1999 Sheffield City Council election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1999 Sheffield City Council election |
| country | England |
| type | Parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | yes |
| previous_election | 1998 Sheffield City Council election |
| previous_year | 1998 |
| next_election | 2000 Sheffield City Council election |
| next_year | 2000 |
| seats_for_election | 29 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council |
| majority_seats | 44 |
| election_date | 6 May 1999 |
| party1 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| seats1 | 18 |
| seat_change1 | 10 |
| party2 | Labour Party (UK) |
| seats2 | 11 |
| seat_change2 | 10 |
| party3 | Conservative Party (UK) |
| seats3 | 0 |
| seat_change3 | 0 |
| map_image | Sheffield UK local election 1999 map.png |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Map showing the results of the 1999 Sheffield City Council elections. |
| title | Majority party |
| posttitle | Majority party after election |
| before_election | Labour Party (UK) |
| after_election | Liberal Democrats |
Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 6 May 1999 with one third of the council up for election. Previous to this election, there had been a by-election in Park, resulting in a Liberal Democrat gain from Labour, effectively cancelling out the concurrent defection of sitting Stocksbridge councillor Alan Pears from the Lib Dems to Labour. The election saw the Liberal Democrats gain control of the council - the first time since its formation for it not to be controlled by Labour. The results themselves were more favourable to Labour than recent elections. However, they suffered double-digit losses, with the Liberal Democrats sustaining their recent election surges.
Election results
|seats % = 62.1 |votes % = 50.6 |plus/minus = +0.4 |seats % = 37.9 |votes % = 37.9 |plus/minus = +2.3 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 9.2 |plus/minus = -2.5 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.1 |plus/minus = -0.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.5 |plus/minus = ±0.0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.2 |plus/minus = +0.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.2 |plus/minus = -0.2 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = ±0.0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = +0.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.0 |plus/minus = -0.1 |- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " |
| Independent Green |
|---|
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:
| Party | Previous council | New council | Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Labour Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Conservative Party (UK)}}; width: 3px;" | Total | 87 | 87 | Working majority | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 36 | 47 | ||||||||||
| Labour | 50 | 39 | ||||||||||
| Conservatives | 1 | 1 |
Ward results
Andy Hinman was a sitting councillor for Nether Edge ward
Peter Fox was a sitting councillor for Dore ward
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9" ! style="background-color: " | | Independent Green
| Michael Jennings |
|---|
Alan Pears was previously elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor
By-elections between 1999 and 2000
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