Ashford Borough Council election, 1999
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The 1999 Ashford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Ashford Borough Council in Kent, England. The whole council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
Background
The previous election in 1995 saw the Conservative party lose control of the council.[2] Going into 1999 the council was seen as one of the Conservatives top targets with the party needing a 6% swing to take control.[2]
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives make 5 gains but fail to win a majority on the council.[3]
Ashford Local Election Result 1999[4] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 24 | +5 | 49.0 | |||||||
Labour | 11 | -2 | 22.4 | |||||||
Liberal Democrat | 10 | -4 | 20.4 | |||||||
Independent | 4 | +3 | 8.2 | |||||||
Others | 0 | -2 | 0 |
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