# 1999 Huntingdonshire District Council election

The 1999 Huntingdonshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Huntingdonshire District Council in Cambridgeshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 36
* Liberal Democrats 14
* Independent 2
* Vacant 1

## Election result

Huntingdonshire local election result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 13 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 68.4 | 47.4 | 11,005 | -4.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26.3 | 27.9 | 6,470 | -1.0% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 1,291 | +2.3% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 19.0 | 4,408 | +2.6% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 50 | +0.2% |

## Ward results

Earith :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Eddy | 493 | 53.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Owen McLaughlin | 335 | 36.5 |
| | Labour | Valerie Brooker | 91 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 919 | 29.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Ellington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Baker | 484 | 52.1 |
| | Conservative | John Lancaster | 414 | 44.6 |
| | Labour | Ruth Pugh | 31 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 929 | 54.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Fenstanton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Rainer | 481 | 56.3 |
| | Conservative | Susan Campbell | 319 | 37.4 |
| | Labour | Graham Hitchings | 54 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 19.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 854 | 40.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Gransden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Gregory | 537 | 73.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Blackburn | 135 | 18.5 |
| | Labour | Sandra Wilcox | 57 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 55.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 729 | 36.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Huntingdon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Simpson | 1,143 | 56.8 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | Robert Lomax | 870 | 43.2 | +7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 273 | 13.6 | −15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,013 | 29.6 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Huntingdon West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Sanderson | 830 | 47.5 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | George Beevor | 661 | 37.8 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Wyatt | 206 | 11.8 | +3.1 |
| | UKIP | Derek Norman | 50 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 9.7 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,747 | 25.6 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Needingworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Brant | 383 | 46.1 |
| | Independent | Eileen Gray | 372 | 44.8 |
| | Labour | Carole Hitchings | 76 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 831 | 42.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Ramsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Phillip Swales | 666 | 56.3 | −8.0 |
| | Independent | Raymond Powell | 231 | 19.5 | +19.5 |
| | Labour | Raymond Atkins | 144 | 12.2 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Wheatley | 142 | 12.0 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | 36.8 | −8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,183 | 20.8 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Somersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Hulme | 522 | 49.4 |
| | Conservative | Harriett Skeggs | 464 | 43.9 |
| | Labour | William Hollyer | 70 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,056 | 37.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
St. Ives South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Preeva Newbon | 1,089 | 48.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Souter | 987 | 44.3 |
| | Labour | John Watson | 153 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,229 | 44.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
St. Neots Eaton Ford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Duncan Simmonds | 604 | 47.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Colbert | 562 | 44.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Boyce | 106 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,272 | 32.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
St. Neots Eaton Socon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Giles | 909 | 59.8 |
| | Conservative | Rodney Farrar | 482 | 31.7 |
| | Labour | David Nicholls | 129 | 8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 28.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,520 | 28.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
St. Neots Eynesbury (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Paul Adams | 559 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Hansard | 537 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Webb | 393 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Eaton | 380 | | |
| | Labour | Janet Boston | 351 | | |
| | Labour | Patricia Nicholls | 343 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,563 | 23.2 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
St. Neots Priory Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Shorten | 670 | 52.9 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | Robert Law | 455 | 35.9 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | William O'Connor | 141 | 11.1 | −0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 17.0 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,266 | 31.8 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Staughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Archibald "Hugh" Duberly | 688 | 63.9 |
| | Conservative | William Sinclair | 205 | 19.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Howlett | 110 | 10.2 |
| | Labour | David Brown | 74 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 44.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,077 | 52.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Stilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Doris Crossman | 736 | 65.7 |
| | Labour | Robert Fairhead | 385 | 34.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 351 | 31.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,121 | 37.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Upwood and The Raveleys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Florence Densham | 268 | 55.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Buckley | 154 | 32.0 |
| | Labour | Graeme Watkins | 59 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 23.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 481 | 36.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Yaxley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Watt | 821 | 57.3 |
| | Labour | Kevin Goddard | 613 | 42.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,434 | 29.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

## By-elections between 1999 and 2000

Huntingdon North by-election 3 June 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 679 | 70.7 | +13.9 |
| | Labour | | 281 | 29.3 | −13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 41.5 | +27.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 960 | 14.0 | −15.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |