# 1999 Bath and North East Somerset Council election

Elections were held on 6 May 1999 to elect 65 local councillors for Bath and North East Somerset Council, the second election for the council. The results are show below. After the election, a minority Liberal Democrat administration was formed.

## Election results

Bath and North East Somerset Council election, 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Liberal Democrats | 65 | 30 | – | – | 3 | 46.2% | 40.3% | 34,564 | 4.1% |
| | Labour | 65 | 17 | – | – | 5 | 26.2% | 27.3% | 23,394 | 5.9% |
| | Conservative | 56 | 16 | – | – | | 24.6% | 29.8% | 25,583 | 0.6% |
| | Independent Labour | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1,198 | N/A |
| | Independent | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 0% | 0.7% | 624 | 0.1% |
| | Green | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 0% | 0.5% | 406 | 0.1% |

## Ward results

The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1995 elections where boundary changes have not taken place, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections. Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

### Abbey

Abbey (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Kilroy * | 719 | 48.3 | +2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Agnes Melling * | 668 | – | |
| | Conservative | Sir Elgar Jenkins | 530 | 35.6 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Michael Hobbins | 525 | – | |
| | Labour | Gael Doswell | 134 | 9.0 | –9.3 |
| | Labour | James Anthony Walsh | 110 | – | |
| | Independent | Ian Rae Callender Harris | 105 | – | |
| | Independent | Margaret Marion Stewart | 60 | – | |
| | Independent | Graham Alexander Vincent Hooker | 47 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,333 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Bathavon North

Bathavon North (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Anthony Cox * | 1,056 | 53.4 | +6.8 |
| | Conservative | Ian Dewey * | 1,040 | – | |
| | Conservative | Esme Gladys Miles * | 955 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher John Baxter | 575 | 29.1 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Bridget Di Marco | 561 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Alan Whitemore | 528 | – | |
| | Labour | David Walter Lavington | 348 | 17.6 | –8.5 |
| | Labour | Hendrik Bebber | 293 | – | |
| | Labour | Anna Beria | 252 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,704 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bathavon South

Bathavon South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gitte Dawson | 606 | 62.1 | |
| | Conservative | Owain Maredydd Rhys | 279 | 28.6 | |
| | Labour | Gareth James Mills | 91 | 9.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 33.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,129 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Bathavon West

Bathavon West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Rea Todd | 412 | 58.6 | |
| | Conservative | Harvey Nicholas Haeberling | 186 | 26.5 | |
| | Labour | David Turvey | 105 | 14.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 32.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,899 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Bathwick

Bathwick (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Anthony Bailey * | 571 | 59.3 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Martin Robert Sykes | 529 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Walker Stewart | 323 | 33.5 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Sykes | 275 | – | |
| | Labour | Robert John Miles | 69 | 7.2 | –2.4 |
| | Labour | Diane Julie Mynors | 62 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 26.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,540 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chew Valley North

Chew Valley North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Hanney * | 533 | 72.6 | |
| | Labour | Benjamin Guy Phillips | 122 | 16.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Alexander Knapton | 79 | 10.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 56.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,837 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Chew Valley South

Chew Valley South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vic Pritchard * | 423 | 58.8 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Wayne Teall | 160 | 22.3 | –6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Markus Gintas Sova | 136 | 18.9 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 263 | 36.6 | +12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,711 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Clutton

Clutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robin Coombe Nicoll | 357 | 46.8 | |
| | Conservative | Audrey Jennifer Telling | 304 | 39.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alastair Derek Moss Bromhall | 102 | 13.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,933 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Combe Down

Combe Down (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Stephen Manning * | 1,056 | 49.5 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Symonds * | 1,007 | – | |
| | Conservative | Leila Margaret Wishart | 680 | 31.9 | –8.7 |
| | Conservative | Alan Robert Garrett | 528 | – | |
| | Independent | Jill Attwood | 298 | – | |
| | Labour | Robert John Hicks | 100 | 4.7 | –6.4 |
| | Labour | John Edgar Thackwell | 86 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,041 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Farmborough

Farmborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sally Davis | 538 | 56.5 | |
| | Labour | Lawrence Hunt | 308 | 32.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bryce Halliday | 106 | 11.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 230 | 24.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,028 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### High Littleton

High Littleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Les Kew | 389 | 48.7 | |
| | Labour | Christopher James Alford May | 315 | 39.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jocelyn Marion Clark | 94 | 11.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,183 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Keynsham East

Keynsham East (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bryan Organ * | 798 | 44.5 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Leslie George Sell * | 770 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeanne Barbara Pinkerton | 736 | 41.0 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Steven Cole | 730 | – | |
| | Labour | Graham Hobbs | 261 | 14.5 | –3.0 |
| | Labour | Christopher Francis Penn | 233 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,477 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Keynsham North

Keynsham North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Alfred Lingard * | 638 | 41.6 | |
| | Labour | Julie Stiddard * | 621 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Kirwan | 564 | 36.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Jean Pratley | 430 | – | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Rose Brewer | 332 | 21.6 | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Joy Wood | 292 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,983 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Keynsham South

Keynsham South (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrian Inker * | 1,627 | 67.2 | +7.0 |
| | Labour | Sheila Mary Bateman * | 1,559 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Helen Kirwan | 499 | 20.6 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Michael Usher | 349 | – | |
| | Conservative | Antoni Victor Pielesz | 295 | 12.2 | –8.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,998 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsmead

Kingsmead (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Furse | 652 | 46.7 | +12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerry Curran * | 634 | – | |
| | Conservative | David Hawkins * | 528 | 37.8 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Newnham | 508 | – | |
| | Labour | Margaret Ann Burrows | 217 | 15.5 | –15.4 |
| | Labour | Julia Ann Thomas | 169 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,239 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Lambridge

Lambridge (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ramon David Cliffe * | 847 | 48.5 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael James Kelleher * | 786 | – | |
| | Conservative | Neville Paul Morgan | 588 | 33.7 | +3.0 |
| | Conservative | George Patrick Somers-Hall | 553 | – | |
| | Labour | Bernard William Morgan | 261 | 14.9 | –6.4 |
| | Labour | Timothy Edwin Pearce | 196 | – | |
| | Independent | Susan Mary Johnston | 50 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,103 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Lansdown

Lansdown (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison McNair | 800 | 57.3 | +15.2 |
| | Conservative | Richard Robin Wilmington | 757 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Geraldine Shelia Finch | 446 | 31.9 | –12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Jeffrey Williams | 416 | – | |
| | Labour | Robert John Fraser | 150 | 10.7 | –3.2 |
| | Labour | Grenville Malcolm John Young | 118 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,792 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Lyncombe

Lyncombe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Harding * | 1,215 | 60.4 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marian McNeir * | 1,109 | – | |
| | Conservative | Brian James Hamlen | 618 | 30.7 | –5.8 |
| | Conservative | George Henry Hall | 602 | – | |
| | Labour | Roger John Jones | 177 | 8.8 | –5.3 |
| | Labour | Michael George Arthur Wheeler | 161 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,111 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Mendip

Mendip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Fletcher Rees-Mogg * | 363 | 47.0 | |
| | Labour | Harriet Joy Ajderian | 306 | 39.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Dorothy Dunkerley | 103 | 13.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,045 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Midsomer Norton North

Midsomer Norton North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alan Edward John French * | 680 | 63.7 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | Gordon Arthur Derrick * | 617 | – | |
| | Conservative | Ronald Abram | 201 | 18.8 | –4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Clements | 187 | 17.5 | –0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Dawn Smallwood | 141 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,989 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Midsomer Norton Redfield

Midsomer Norton Redfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Betty May Perry * | 703 | 58.9 | –8.9 |
| | Labour | Derek John Herod * | 613 | – | |
| | Conservative | Shelia Daphne Green | 309 | 25.9 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Rosme Roberts | 182 | 15.2 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Henry Vernon Vine | 146 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,949 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newbridge

Newbridge (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Loraine Brinkhurst * | 1,048 | 61.7 | +17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Roberts * | 983 | – | |
| | Conservative | John Doran | 463 | 27.3 | –6.1 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Higgins | 444 | – | |
| | Labour | Stephen Richards | 188 | 11.1 | –11.7 |
| | Labour | Andrew Cork | 169 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,327 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Odd Down

Odd Down (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Hedges | 880 | 61.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Roberts * | 829 | – | |
| | Labour | Thomas Doughty | 348 | 24.1 | |
| | Labour | Dennis Chales Nicoll | 333 | – | |
| | Conservative | Audrey Archer | 214 | 14.8 | |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Cecil Patterson-Fox | 194 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,952 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Oldfield

Oldfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Griffiths * | 956 | 56.8 | +12.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun McGall | 853 | – | |
| | Labour | Hilary Fraser * | 568 | 33.3 | –12.9 |
| | Labour | Lynn David Harrington | 496 | – | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Philip Cragg | 168 | 14.8 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | Robert Peter Shorthouse | 153 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,060 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Paulton

Paulton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Ann Hogg * | 693 | 71.7 | +18.3 |
| | Labour | Brian Colin Barrett * | 667 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Brassington | 186 | 19.3 | –2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Crouch | 161 | – | |
| | Green | Mark Strickson | 87 | 9.0 | –1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,730 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Peasedown

Peasedown (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matthew Neal Davis * | 596 | 49.3 | –20.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Jovic-Sas | 499 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Martin Clark | 356 | 29.4 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew John Wait | 284 | – | |
| | Conservative | Mark Andrew Jones | 258 | 21.3 | +9.2 |
| | Conservative | Robin John Maggs | 255 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,216 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Publow with Whitchurch

Publow with Whitchurch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marilyn Ann Hawkings | 291 | 45.9 | |
| | Conservative | Douglas George Miles * | 266 | 42.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Harley Davies | 77 | 12.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,890 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Radstock

Radstock (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent Labour | Phyllis Gay | 653 | 46.4 | N/A |
| | Independent Labour | Jonathan Jeffrey Gay | 545 | – | |
| | Labour | Christopher John Dando * | 441 | 31.4 | –43.8 |
| | Labour | Anne Marie Jovic Sas | 287 | – | |
| | Green | Michael Boulton | 157 | 11.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Ann Kitley | 155 | 11.0 | –6.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard James Kitley | 112 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,845 | | |
| | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Independent Labour gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Saltford

Saltford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Francine Haeberling * | 842 | 61.1 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Wood * | 753 | – | |
| | Labour | Richard Bateman | 349 | 25.3 | –3.0 |
| | Labour | Beverley Michaela Hunt | 233 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Ledbetter | 188 | 13.6 | –7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hugh Jonathan Warren | 149 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,411 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Southdown

Southdown (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Godfrey * | 978 | 72.1 | +8.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Crossley | 944 | – | |
| | Labour | John Peter Salt | 228 | 16.8 | –8.7 |
| | Labour | Kathleen Salt | 180 | – | |
| | Conservative | John Grant Ferrie | 150 | 11.1 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | John Hamer Powell | 146 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,314 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Timsbury

Timsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Denis Stewart | 479 | 59.0 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | William Alan Brown | 255 | 31.4 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Matthews | 78 | 9.6 | –5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | 27.6 | –3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,102 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Twerton

Twerton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Ball * | 789 | 72.1 | +10.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Anne Brown | 667 | – | |
| | Labour | Karen Ruth Weston | 223 | 20.4 | –12.0 |
| | Labour | Stewart Edward Weston | 213 | – | |
| | Conservative | Roger Waterhouse Smith | 82 | 7.5 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth James McLeod | 77 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,886 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Walcot

Walcot (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wahidus Samad Chowdhury | 577 | 38.8 | –0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Godfrey Randall Hall | 525 | – | |
| | Labour | Jean Adamson Campbell | 470 | 31.6 | –1.7 |
| | Labour | Peter John Robert Norris | 461 | – | |
| | Conservative | Brian Webber | 378 | 25.4 | –0.3 |
| | Conservative | Benedict John Rogers | 364 | – | |
| | Independent | Nicholas Hales | 64 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,488 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Westfield

Westfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Walter D. J. T. Reakes * | 643 | 75.5 | +9.0 |
| | Labour | Laurence William Carruthers * | 546 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Clive Buckly Roberts | 209 | 24.5 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Rose Elizabeth Vine | 193 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,171 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Westmoreland

Westmoreland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Grace Ball * | 769 | 53.6 | +9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Hedges | 690 | – | |
| | Labour | Gillian Wendy Pitman * | 494 | 34.4 | –9.3 |
| | Labour | Sylvia Back | 463 | – | |
| | Conservative | Susan Gillian Henley Green | 173 | 12.0 | –1.6 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Jane Haslett | 155 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,198 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Weston

Weston (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy John Bullamore | 920 | 46.7 | –4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Marilyn Tapper | 914 | – | |
| | Conservative | Colin Barrett | 893 | 45.3 | +19.0 |
| | Conservative | Henry Charles Rendall | 755 | – | |
| | Labour | Frances Evelyn Kinsella | 158 | 8.0 | –8.8 |
| | Labour | Margaret Ann Pearce | 145 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,175 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Widcombe

Widcombe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter John Metcalfe * | 875 | 55.1 | –0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicole Mauricette O'Flaherty | 800 | – | |
| | Conservative | Peter Hilland | 390 | 24.5 | –1.5 |
| | Conservative | Gervase Antony Manfred O'Donovan | 375 | – | |
| | Green | Susan Patricia Bradley | 162 | 10.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mary Elizabeth Young | 162 | 10.2 | –7.7 |
| | Labour | Celia Philippa Mower | 152 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,319 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 1999 and 2003
### Lansdown

Lansdown By-Election 4 May 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hawkins | 777 | 52.1 | –5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 517 | 34.7 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | | 101 | 6.8 | –3.9 |
| | Green | | 96 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 17.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,491 | 39.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bathavon North

Bathavon North By-Election 12 October 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Veal | 993 | 50.5 | –2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 699 | 35.6 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | | 273 | 13.9 | –3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 294 | 14.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,965 | 34.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lansdown

Lansdown By-Election 11 July 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Ringham | 667 | 56.1 | –1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 417 | 35.1 | +3.2 |
| | Green | | 62 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | | 42 | 3.5 | –7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Walcot

Walcot By-Election 11 July 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Dixon | 478 | 36.9 | –1.9 |
| | Conservative | | 386 | 29.8 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | | 276 | 21.3 | –10.3 |
| | Green | | 116 | 9.0 | N/A |
| | Other | | 39 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,295 | 29.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |