# 1999 South Gloucestershire Council election

The 1999 South Gloucestershire Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of South Gloucestershire unitary authority in England. All 70 seats in the council were up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

## Election result

South Gloucestershire Council election, 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | 37 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 52.9 | 35.5 | 48,570 |
| Labour | 25 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 35.7 | 35.4 | 48,313 |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 11.4 | 27.9 | 38,173 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 1.1 | 1,452 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | 0.1 | 158 |

## Ward results

In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.
Almondsbury (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sheila Cook | 741 | 56.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Maytham | 490 | 37.1 |
| | Labour | Patrick Lillis | 89 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,320 | |
Alveston (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Fox | 708 | 64.8 |
| | Conservative | Leona Jackson | 385 | 35.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,093 | |
Bitton (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Thomas | 487 | 42.0 |
| | Conservative | Roger Kinsman | 428 | 36.9 |
| | Labour | Patricia Apps | 245 | 21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,160 | |
Boyd Valley (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Palmer | 903 | 18.6 |
| | Conservative | Sandra Grant | 901 | 18.6 |
| | Labour | Andrew Witts | 852 | 17.5 |
| | Conservative | Christopher White | 812 | 16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Omar Beg | 739 | 15.2 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Easterbrook | 649 | 13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,428 | |
Bradley Stoke Baileys Court (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Collins | 430 | 58.0 |
| | Conservative | Maria Edey | 184 | 24.8 |
| | Labour | Eric Gordon | 127 | 17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 741 | |
Bradley Stoke Bowsland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julian Barge | 788 | 34.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathon Williams | 710 | 30.7 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Low | 223 | 9.6 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Low | 219 | 9.5 |
| | Labour | Diane Hutchinson | 203 | 8.8 |
| | Labour | Patricia Putterill | 169 | 7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,156 | |
Bradley Stoke Sherbourne (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Diane Adams | 343 | 33.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Adams | 328 | 32.1 |
| | Conservative | Justin Howells | 196 | 19.2 |
| | Labour | Nigel Peaple | 154 | 15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 510 | |
Charfield (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edgar Gadsby | 608 | 71.4 |
| | Conservative | John Buxton | 244 | 28.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 852 | |
Chipping Sobury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Boon | 1,053 | 22.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Mead | 1,038 | 22.3 |
| | Conservative | Paul Tily | 991 | 21.3 |
| | Conservative | Martyn Radnedge | 818 | 17.5 |
| | Independent | Gerald Philp | 372 | 8.0 |
| | Labour | Sheena Lomas | 210 | 4.5 |
| | Labour | Frederick Simpson | 179 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,330 | |
Cotswold Edge (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Hope | 721 | 52.2 |
| | Conservative | Roland Starling | 601 | 43.5 |
| | Labour | Brian Edge | 59 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,381 | |
Dodington (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Crowe | 790 | 32.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Davis | 741 | 30.1 |
| | Labour | Roland Clements | 254 | 10.3 |
| | Conservative | Adam Loveridge | 239 | 9.7 |
| | Labour | Charles Pfeil | 225 | 9.2 |
| | Conservative | David Loveridge | 212 | 8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,231 | |
Downend (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur Cullimore | 1,542 | 16.1 |
| | Conservative | David Upjohn | 1,483 | 15.5 |
| | Conservative | Ian Smith | 1,479 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | Moyra Evans | 1,228 | 12.8 |
| | Labour | Julie Snelling | 1,209 | 12.6 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Seagrave | 1,161 | 12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lindsey Brady | 528 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Knight | 486 | 5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Wrigley | 444 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,780 | |
Filton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roger Hutchinson | 1,343 | 20.3 |
| | Labour | Terance Pomroy | 1,260 | 19.1 |
| | Labour | Stanley Sim | 1,257 | 19.0 |
| | Conservative | Brian Freeguard | 657 | 10.0 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Bryant | 633 | 9.6 |
| | Conservative | Ann Kenyon | 592 | 9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Amanda Hicks | 298 | 4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Donald Pearce | 287 | 4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garnett Shaw | 278 | 4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,202 | |
Frampton Cotterell (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Hockey | 1,261 | 31.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Winston Hockey | 1,176 | 29.6 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Manfield | 488 | 12.3 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Broome | 475 | 11.9 |
| | Labour | George Keel | 308 | 7.8 |
| | Labour | Terance Trollope | 260 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,984 | |
Hanham (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Leslie Bishop | 1,188 | 14.0 |
| | Labour | Colin Cradock | 1,182 | 13.9 |
| | Labour | Norma Cradock | 1,162 | 13.7 |
| | Conservative | Keith Hobbs | 913 | 10.8 |
| | Conservative | John Lewis | 891 | 10.5 |
| | Conservative | Meryl Morgan | 847 | 10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reginald Payne | 801 | 9.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Bridgeman | 787 | 9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Dando | 700 | 8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,824 | |
Kings Chase (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Deanna Macrae | 1,436 | 24.2 |
| | Labour | Terence Walker | 1,420 | 24.0 |
| | Labour | James Macrae | 1,378 | 23.2 |
| | Conservative | Heather Goddard | 431 | 7.3 |
| | Conservative | Cyril Haddy | 389 | 6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Cregg | 350 | 5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Corrigan | 288 | 4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Hilborne | 232 | 3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,975 | |
Ladden Brook (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Capstick | 565 | 51.4 |
| | Conservative | Lance Free | 309 | 28.1 |
| | Labour | Elaine McCarthy | 226 | 20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,100 | |
Longwell Green (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Calway | 1,164 | 26.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael Armstrong | 1,110 | 25.6 |
| | Labour | Brenda Bishop | 565 | 13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosamund Vincent | 526 | 12.1 |
| | Labour | Roland Wright | 522 | 12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Rawlings | 457 | 10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,172 | |
Oldland Common (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Greenfield | 1,229 | 33.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marc Scawen | 1,028 | 27.7 |
| | Labour | Ann Coales | 615 | 16.6 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Bridge | 607 | 16.3 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Calway | 235 | 6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,857 | |
Parkwall (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arnold Lovell | 972 | 29.5 |
| | Labour | June Lovell | 969 | 29.4 |
| | Conservative | David Porter | 376 | 11.4 |
| | Conservative | John Scammell | 358 | 10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Golding | 319 | 9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julain Lord | 302 | 9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,648 | |
Patchway (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Lewis Gray | 934 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Dando | 864 |
| | Labour | Evelyn Orpen | 786 |
| | Labour | Muriel Richardson | 702 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Graupner | 676 |
| | Independent | Charles Horton | 639 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Majorie Graupner | 626 |
| | Independent | Jean Horton | 441 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Kent | 290 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,958 |
Pilning and Severn Beach (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Tyzack | 514 | 66.1 |
| | Conservative | Mark Roberts | 264 | 33.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 778 | |
Rodway (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Casper Springer | 1,546 |
| | Labour | Mark Dean | 1,544 |
| | Labour | Donald Brownlie | 1,518 |
| | Conservative | Martin Bisp | 720 |
| | Conservative | Colin Hunt | 702 |
| | Conservative | Peter Williams | 702 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Wadner | 333 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Martin | 312 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joan Reeves | 311 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,688 |
Severn (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Williams | 884 | 55.6 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Bedford | 707 | 44.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,591 | |
Siston (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josephine Byron | 1,078 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Poarch | 1,044 |
| | Labour | Olive Maggs | 1,007 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Martyn | 994 |
| | Labour | John Kenvin | 989 |
| | Labour | Patricia Rooney | 951 |
| | Conservative | John Burns | 939 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Lee | 901 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Fry | 807 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,710 |
Staple Hill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Shirley Potts | 1,394 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey King | 1,301 |
| | Conservative | Roger Long | 373 |
| | Conservative | Robert Lavis | 324 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Nethercote | 176 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ernest Verso | 166 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,734 |
Stoke Gifford (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Michael Gallivan | 991 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Sloper | 970 |
| | Labour | John Wakeham | 926 |
| | Conservative | Janet Platten | 659 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Adams | 656 |
| | Conservative | Michael Platten | 638 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Parkinson | 347 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Monaghan | 337 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,524 |
Thornbury North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clare Fardell | 839 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Halsall | 731 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Rickards | 619 |
| | Conservative | Janet Buxton | 598 |
| | Labour | William Gill | 335 |
| | Labour | Brian Watkins | 233 |
| | Green | Alan Pinder | 158 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,513 |
Thornbury South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Tyrrell | 1,355 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Ward | 1,185 |
| | Labour | Terence Press | 663 |
| | Conservative | Heather Langston | 477 |
| | Conservative | Douglas Daniels | 453 |
| | Labour | Gary Pepworth | 421 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,554 |
Westerleigh (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Bracey | 798 | 67.2 |
| | Conservative | Linda Winter | 310 | 26.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Bell | 80 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,188 | |
Winterbourne (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Heaney | 1,519 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Cox | 1,443 |
| | Conservative | Allan Higgs | 1,278 |
| | Conservative | Roger Northam | 1,262 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Reed | 1,262 |
| | Conservative | Michael May | 1,172 |
| | Labour | John Lloyd | 376 |
| | Labour | Hazel Becker | 368 |
| | Labour | Susan Bean | 344 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,024 |
Woodstock (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Raymond Holmes | 1,540 |
| | Labour | Sidney Hunt | 1,500 |
| | Labour | Roger Coales | 1,474 |
| | Conservative | Derrick Hooper | 563 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Keats | 534 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Valerie Bridgeman | 490 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Greenfield | 413 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Rickerby | 412 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,926 |
Yale Central (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Walker | 916 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Davis | 855 |
| | Labour | Michael Chivers | 301 |
| | Labour | John Sims | 271 |
| | Conservative | Sonia Johnson | 249 |
| | Conservative | Eugenia Caple | 243 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,835 |
Yale North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Lawrance | 1,055 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Robbins | 1,028 |
| | Labour | Edwin Adams | 255 |
| | Conservative | Ann Burcher | 247 |
| | Conservative | Philip Scott | 243 |
| | Labour | Philip Sutton | 233 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,061 |
Yale West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Hargreaves | 872 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Drew | 860 |
| | Labour | Robert McGurk | 369 |
| | Labour | Robert Lomas | 308 |
| | Conservative | Francis Coombes | 179 |
| | Conservative | Alan Taylor | 154 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,742 |