# 1999 Tamworth Borough Council election

An election was held on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Tamworth Borough Council in Staffordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 27
* Conservative 2
* Independent 1

## Background

Before the election Labour had a big majority on the council with 26 seats, compared to 1 Conservative and 1 independent, with a further 2 seats vacant. Councillors defending seats in the election included the only independent, Margaret Clarke, in Stonydelph and Labour's Phil Dix, who had first been elected in 1958, in Bolehall. 2 seats were being contested in Wilnecote ward after the resignation of councillor Ken Lewis.

## Election result

The results had Labour easily keep control of the council, but with the Conservatives making 1 gain from Labour in Spital ward. The Conservative candidate, Ronald Cook, gained Spital by 201 votes over the Labour candidate.
Tamworth Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 9 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 81.8 | 59.5 | 8,845 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 9.1 | 31.1 | 4,630 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 604 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 794 |

## Ward results

Amington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Tucker | 839 | 57.4 |
| | Conservative | Evelyn Rowe | 622 | 42.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,461 | 22 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Belgrave :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stuart Tonks | 814 | 70.4 |
| | Conservative | John Lees | 343 | 29.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 40.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,157 | 21 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Bolehall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Philip Dix | 968 | 75.7 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Beale | 310 | 24.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 658 | 51.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,278 | 24 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ian Trenfield | 1,204 | 68.0 |
| | Conservative | Alan Lees | 368 | 20.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Pinkett | 199 | 11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 836 | 47.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,771 | 29 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Glascote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Holland | 582 | 59.2 |
| | Conservative | Brian Beale | 160 | 16.3 |
| | Independent | Christopher Cooke | 139 | 14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Lee-Brown | 102 | 10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 42.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 983 | 18 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Mercian :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Gerald Latham | 841 | 54.6 |
| | Conservative | Andrew James | 508 | 33.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Blake | 190 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,539 | 32.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Spital :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald Cook | 952 | 51.5 |
| | Labour | William Fuller | 751 | 40.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Blake | 146 | 7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,849 | 39 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Stonydelph :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Margaret Clarke | 465 | 48.7 |
| | Labour | Dennis Powick | 362 | 37.9 |
| | Conservative | James O'Grady | 128 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 955 | 16 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Trinity :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Foster | 771 | 55.3 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Gant | 467 | 33.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Jones | 157 | 11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 304 | 21.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,395 | 26 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Wilnecote (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joan Jenkins | 883 | |
| | Labour | Alan Smith | 830 | |
| | Conservative | Raymond Booth | 387 | |
| | Conservative | Linda O'Grady | 385 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,485 | 22 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |