# 1999 Dartford Borough Council election

Elections to Dartford Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election. The Labour party retained an overall majority on the council.

## Election result

Dartford Borough Council Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss |
| Labour | 28 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
| Conservative | 14 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Residents | 4 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Ward results

Bean (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Alan Hammock | 412 | 74.9% | +24.1% |
| | Labour | D. W. Whybrow | 138 | 25.1% | −24.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 550 | 44.8% | −6.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 24.1 | |
Brent (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael George Dando | 837 | | |
| | Labour | Margaret Anne Eaton | 803 | | |
| | Labour | Rosemary Bryant | 802 | | |
| | Conservative | S. A. Howson | 508 | | |
| | Conservative | E. F. H. Prior | 499 | | |
| | Conservative | J. M. Horley | 487 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.2% | −15.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Darenth (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Samson Patrick Carey | 597 | | |
| | Labour | Thomas William Cook | 596 | | |
| | Conservative | B.W. Ballard | 274 | | |
| | Conservative | John Kirby | 250 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.5% | −11.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Galley Hill (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Michael Arthur Crosby | 304 | |
| | Residents | J.B. Harvey | 195 | |
| | Labour | Howard Graham Dold | 184 | |
| | Residents | M.D.G. Jackson | 137 | |
| | Labour | A.M. Fulcher | 135 | |
| | Independent | Barry G. Poppy | 57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.8% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
| | Residents hold | Residents hold | Swing | |
Greenhithe (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | Conrad Broadley | 335 | |
| | Residents | G.H. Jones | 324 | |
| | Labour | Marion J. Lawrie | 273 | |
| | Labour | T.G. Parry | 267 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.5% |
| | Residents gain from Labour | Residents gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Residents gain from Labour | Residents gain from Labour | Swing | |
Gundulf (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Deborah Jane Stoate | 847 | |
| | Labour | A.C. Batty | 832 | |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Truscott Prout | 820 | |
| | Conservative | Dorothy M. Shakespeare | 513 | |
| | Conservative | Alan H. Horley | 492 | |
| | Conservative | James N. Wedgbury | 477 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Heath (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terence Charles Harry Smith | 878 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Frank Martin Leadbeater | 848 | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Anne Thurlow | 816 | |
| | Labour | Marilyn Sharon May | 722 | |
| | Labour | D.J.M. Stock | 711 | |
| | Labour | G.M. Street | 682 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.5% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Horns Cross (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ivor Thomas Noel Jones | 239 | |
| | Independent | J.T. Read | 127 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher C. Muller | 45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Joyce Green (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ann Muckle | 493 | |
| | Labour | Leonard Eaton | 488 | |
| | Conservative | J.A. Simpson | 104 | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Ann Rickwood | 98 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Buchanan | 79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Littlebrook (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Ivan Muckle | 562 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Sawford | 490 | |
| | Conservative | D.W. Davies | 175 | |
| | Conservative | P.A. Newell | 171 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Longfield (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert John Dunn | 904 | |
| | Conservative | Albert Raymond Bassam | 865 | |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Alan Kite | 842 | |
| | Residents | R.C. Higgins | 463 | |
| | Residents | R.J. Eagles | 433 | |
| | Residents | J.L. Rice | 352 | |
| | Labour | Alistair Jordan | 290 | |
| | Labour | Peter Beckett | 259 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Anna Jansseune | 254 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Residents | Conservative gain from Residents | Swing | |
Maypole (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard J Hamilton | 559 | |
| | Conservative | C. Brown | 555 | |
| | Labour | Anne Elizabeth Burke | 300 | |
| | Labour | Stephen John Sherrell | 284 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Miskin (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Francis Gerald Byrne | 536 | |
| | Labour | Trevor Alan Rogers | 499 | |
| | Conservative | Edward John Lampkin | 468 | |
| | Conservative | Robert A. Marr | 445 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Newtown (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David John Baker | 713 | |
| | Labour | Austen Raymond Brooker | 697 | |
| | Labour | Graham Christopher David Steele | 636 | |
| | Conservative | Robert John Etheridge | 327 | |
| | Conservative | A.J. Salway | 323 | |
| | Conservative | Doreen Edna Coleman | 311 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Princes (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David May | 747 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Anne Stock | 702 | |
| | Labour | Victor William Stock | 650 | |
| | Conservative | Murdo Macleod | 224 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Stewart Mortimer Green | 221 | |
| | Conservative | Edna May Oborne | 209 | |
| | Independent | P.J. Ripley | 92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Priory (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B.P. Wood | 260 | |
| | Conservative | M.J. O'Neill | 155 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 24.8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Southfleet (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mary Noreen Salway | 387 | |
| | Labour | Julie Dando | 81 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Stone (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Harry Phillips | 620 | |
| | Labour | Derek Ernest Lawson | 609 | |
| | Labour | D.P. Ward | 576 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Gladys May Bell | 333 | |
| | Conservative | Nancy Catherine Wightman | 319 | |
| | Conservative | P.T. Cole | 315 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 20.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Sutton At Hone and Hawley (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patrick Francis Coleman | 775 | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm A Nothard | 653 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Robert David de Winton | 478 | |
| | Labour | Kenneth R Nicholls | 450 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.3% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Swanscombe (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Residents | Bryan Ernest Read | 357 | |
| | Labour | Malcolm J. Munn | 313 | |
| | Labour | P.R. Defty | 297 | |
| | Residents | W.S. Cunningham | 260 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.8% |
| | Residents gain from Labour | Residents gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Wilmington Central (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul W. James | 496 | |
| | Conservative | Derek Edward Hunnisett | 393 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Wilmington East (1) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Anthony Maddison | 282 | 62.1% | +7.5% |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Iris Peters | 172 | 37.9% | +7.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.7% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wilmington West (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ann Allen | 849 | |
| | Conservative | Lyn Mason | 781 | |
| | Labour | D. M. Brooker | 340 | |
| | Labour | J. W. Shoult | 340 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.4% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |