# 1999 Chester City Council election

The 1999 Chester City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Chester City Council in Cheshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries, with the total number of seats staying the same.

## Summary
### Election result

1999 Chester City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 22 | 3 | 36.7 | 0 | 22 | 36.7 | 26,045 | 39.9 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 18 | 1 | 30.0 | 0 | 18 | 30.0 | 18,236 | 27.9 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | 17 | 1 | 28.3 | 0 | 17 | 28.3 | 18,653 | 28.5 | –5.5 |
| | Independent | 3 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 5.0 | 2,419 | 3.7 | +3.5 |

## Ward results
### Barrow

Barrow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Johnson* | 468 | 72.0 | +18.2 |
| | Labour | D. Fell | 113 | 17.4 | –0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Hyde | 69 | 10.6 | –17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 | 54.6 | +29.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 650 | 43.3 | +8.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,498 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.4 | |

### Blacon Hall

Blacon Hall (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Price* | 983 | 76.6 |
| | Labour | L. Price* | 919 | 71.6 |
| | Labour | J. Randall* | 901 | 70.2 |
| | Conservative | C. Issac | 221 | 17.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. McCabe | 138 | 10.7 |
| | Independent | T. Colledge | 135 | 10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Yakan | 102 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,284 | 22.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,679 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Blacon Lodge

Blacon Lodge (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Jones* | 719 | 73.9 |
| | Labour | M. Nelson* | 695 | 71.4 |
| | Labour | J. Fetherston* | 659 | 67.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Jaworzyn | 153 | 15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Hudson-Davies | 97 | 10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Biddle | 94 | 9.7 |
| | Independent | G. Webb | 68 | 7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 973 | 22.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,249 | |
| | 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) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Boughton

Boughton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Rudd* | 597 | 61.7 |
| | Labour | J. Vernon* | 563 | 58.2 |
| | Conservative | A. Van Der Zwan | 257 | 26.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Brett | 145 | 15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Worrall | 105 | 10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 968 | 33.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,881 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Boughton Heath

Boughton Heath (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Farrell* | 772 | 70.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Latham | 604 | 55.1 |
| | Conservative | S. Winsor | 410 | 37.4 |
| | Labour | E. Davies | 222 | 20.2 |
| | Labour | J. Creswick | 192 | 17.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,097 | 35.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,091 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Christleton

Christleton (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Boughton* | 813 | 59.1 |
| | Conservative | B. Bailey* | 790 | 57.5 |
| | Labour | S. Wardman | 409 | 29.7 |
| | Labour | A. Murphy | 401 | 29.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Skerrett | 203 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,375 | 39.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,472 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### City & St. Annes

City & St. Annes (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Cooper | 478 | 61.0 |
| | Labour | E. Degg* | 460 | 58.7 |
| | Conservative | J. Burke | 247 | 31.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 783 | 29.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,681 | |
| | 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) |

### College

College (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Baker* | 580 | 72.5 |
| | Labour | S. Rudd* | 538 | 67.3 |
| | Labour | S. Davies* | 532 | 66.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Capstick | 176 | 22.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Indermaur | 150 | 18.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Yakan | 134 | 16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 800 | 18.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,394 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Curzon & Westminster

Curzon & Westminster (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Short* | 1,106 | 70.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Poole | 1,039 | 65.9 |
| | Labour | S. Murphy* | 357 | 22.6 |
| | Labour | G. Williams | 306 | 19.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Prydderch | 141 | 8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Prydderch | 107 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | 45.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,497 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Dodleston

Dodleston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Fair* | 383 | 49.3 | –1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Jones | 324 | 41.7 | +31.9 |
| | Labour | R. Davies | 70 | 9.0 | –30.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 7.6 | –4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 777 | 48.7 | –0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,599 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 16.8 | |

### Elton

Elton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B. Cowper | 629 | 65.0 |
| | Labour | D. Bennett* | 499 | 51.5 |
| | Conservative | D. Rowlands | 336 | 34.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 968 | 30.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,184 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Farndon

Farndon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Roberts* | 509 | 57.6 | +11.1 |
| | Conservative | R. Harris | 350 | 39.6 | –4.9 |
| | Labour | A. Murphy | 24 | 2.7 | –6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 18.0 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 883 | 55.6 | +5.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,587 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.0 | |

### Handbridge & St. Marys

Handbridge & St. Marys (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Davidson* | 954 | 54.3 |
| | Labour | L. Barlow | 946 | 53.9 |
| | Conservative | C. Robson* | 815 | 46.4 |
| | Conservative | P. Connolly | 812 | 46.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,755 | 49.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,568 | |
| | 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) |

### Hoole All Saints

Hoole All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Nuttall* | 638 | 60.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. McGlinchey | 596 | 56.1 |
| | Labour | L. Kelly | 406 | 38.2 |
| | Labour | A. Black | 401 | 37.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,063 | 40.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,630 | |
| | 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) |

### Hoole Groves

Hoole Groves :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Hale* | 807 | 49.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Hull | 801 | 49.0 |
| | Labour | D. Kelly* | 757 | 46.3 |
| | Labour | J. Black | 750 | 49.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,634 | 51.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,154 | |
| | 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) |

### Huntington

Huntington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Moore* | 299 | 43.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Harrison | 222 | 31.9 |
| | Labour | A. Treloar | 175 | 25.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 11.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 696 | 43.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,612 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

### Kelsall

Kelsall (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | P. Tilley | 571 | 47.9 |
| | Conservative | H. Deynem | 515 | 43.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Castle | 481 | 40.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Garman | 472 | 39.6 |
| | Labour | J. Byrne | 133 | 11.2 |
| | Labour | C. Byrne | 122 | 10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,192 | 41.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,894 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Lache Park

Lache Park (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Challen* | 839 | 60.7 |
| | Labour | J. Mercer* | 823 | 59.5 |
| | Labour | D. Hughes | 819 | 59.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Price | 466 | 33.7 |
| | Conservative | S. Burke | 448 | 32.4 |
| | Conservative | R. Robertson | 445 | 32.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,383 | 29.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,753 | |
| | 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) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Malpas

Malpas (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | C. Higgie* | 764 | 67.6 |
| | Conservative | E. Moore-Dutton | 599 | 53.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | V. Roberts | 244 | 21.9 |
| | Labour | A. Mulvihill | 92 | 8.3 |
| | Labour | V. Randall | 89 | 8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,115 | 34.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,250 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Mickle Trafford

Mickle Trafford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Parker* | 457 | 74.4 |
| | Labour | V. Preite | 157 | 25.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 48.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 614 | 34.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,792 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Mollington

Mollington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Crowe* | 446 | 71.1 | +11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Pemberton | 127 | 20.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | T. Andrews | 54 | 8.6 | –0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | 50.9 | +16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 627 | 39.7 | +5.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,583 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Newton Brook

Newton Brook (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Biddle* | 444 | 41.5 |
| | Conservative | J. Ebo | 432 | 40.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Simpson* | 395 | 36.9 |
| | Conservative | C. Power | 349 | 32.6 |
| | Labour | D. Kilfoyle | 221 | 20.7 |
| | Labour | R. Teasdale | 188 | 17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,070 | 34.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,092 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Newton St. Michaels

Newton St. Michaels (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Hale* | 592 | 51.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Ralph* | 589 | 50.7 |
| | Labour | J. Stiles | 537 | 46.3 |
| | Labour | J. McKiernan | 502 | 43.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,161 | 42.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,706 | |
| | 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) |

### Saughall

Saughall (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Storrar* | 702 | 53.4 |
| | Conservative | R. Noakes | 563 | 42.8 |
| | Labour | P. Humphrey | 548 | 41.7 |
| | Labour | A. Coughlan* | 532 | 40.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Ralph | 83 | 6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Cheetham | 79 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,314 | 44.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,927 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Tarvin

Tarvin (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Penderleath | 851 | 73.0 |
| | Conservative | B. Roberts | 714 | 61.9 |
| | Labour | A. Pegrum | 242 | 21.0 |
| | Labour | B. Page | 204 | 17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Lockwood | 127 | 11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,153 | 33.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,411 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Tattenhall

Tattenhall (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. Haynes* | 881 | 89.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Jones* | 645 | 65.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Richardson | 239 | 24.1 |
| | Labour | E. Pickering | 113 | 11.4 |
| | Labour | W. Humphrey | 108 | 10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 990 | 34.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,896 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Tilston

Tilston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. Ritchie* | 613 | 88.6 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | E. Price | 43 | 6.2 | –0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Nall | 36 | 5.2 | –1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 570 | 82.4 | +2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 692 | 42.5 | +3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,627 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.2 | |

### Upton Grange

Upton Grange (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Bain* | 1,152 | 61.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Evans* | 1,103 | 58.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Evans | 996 | 53.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Storrar | 582 | 31.1 |
| | Labour | C. Alcock | 429 | 22.9 |
| | Labour | F. Baker | 350 | 18.7 |
| | Labour | B. Lipscombe | 321 | 17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,872 | 36.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,158 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Upton Westlea

Upton Westlea (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. Duffus* | 659 | 52.5 |
| | Labour | R. Taylor | 651 | 51.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Butler | 384 | 30.6 |
| | Conservative | N. Fitton | 370 | 29.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Capstick | 223 | 17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Jordan | 176 | 14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,255 | 40.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,076 | |
| | 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) |

### Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Proctor* | 1,111 | 68.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | K. Holding* | 1,084 | 66.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. McCabe* | 1,058 | 64.7 |
| | Labour | S. Barnsley | 325 | 19.9 |
| | Labour | K. Jones | 316 | 19.3 |
| | Labour | C. Jones | 316 | 19.3 |
| | Conservative | D. Samsom | 283 | 17.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,635 | 37.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,418 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### Waverton

Waverton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Walley* | 466 | 51.2 | –17.9 |
| | Conservative | S. Robson-Catling | 367 | 40.3 | +17.9 |
| | Labour | C. Davies | 77 | 8.5 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 10.9 | –35.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 910 | 52.5 | –4.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,733 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 17.9 | |