1999 North Devon District Council election

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]
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	Faye Webber	527
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	Derrick Spear	673
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	Marguerite Shapland	648
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	Christine Preece	248	26.3
Majority			120	12.7
Turnout			942	57.6

Combe Martin (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Yvette Gubb	914
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	Carol McCormack-Hole	915
	Leading Environmentalist	Joanne Bell	871
	Conservative	Rosaleen Day	787
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Jones	662
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Ellerton	660
	Labour	Michael Watson	475
Turnout			6,436	35.5

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

Heanton Punchardon^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	Shirley Vidler	211
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	Michael Edmunds	273
	Independent	Michael Dymond	225
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	Geoffrey Fowler	415
	Independent	David Spear	401
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	Reginald Cane	310	48.1
Majority			25	3.9
Turnout			645	47.6

Landkey^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	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 Democrats	Brian Macbeth	506
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	Michael Nelson	314	49.6
Majority			5	0.8
Turnout			633	56.1

Pilton (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Greenslade	698
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	Allan Petchey	279
	Liberal Democrats	Vernon Wood	228
Turnout			2,603	42.0

Swimbridge^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	Patricia Ford	282	32.0
Majority			317	36.0
Turnout			881	49.3

Trinity (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Francis Ovey	412	43.0
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats	Thelma Avery	416	46.0
Majority			73	8.1
Turnout			905	58.5

Yeo (2)^[2]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Deverell	483
	Liberal Democrats	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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae "Declaration of Result of Poll". District of North Devon. Archived from the original on 20 April 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
^ "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). District of North Devon. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

[hold-1] "North Devon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

[poll-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae "Declaration of Result of Poll". District of North Devon. Archived from the original on 20 April 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

[nations-3] "How the nations voted". The Times. 8 May 1999. p. 48.

[results-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). District of North Devon. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.

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