# 1999 High Peak Borough Council election

Elections to High Peak Borough Council in Derbyshire, England were held on 6 May 1999. All of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 27
* Conservative 10
* Liberal Democrat 5
* Independent 2

## Election result

High Peak Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Labour | 27 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 61.4 |
| Conservative | 10 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 22.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 11.4 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4.5 |

## Ward results

All Saints :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Bond | 970 |
| | Labour | Roger Wilkinson | 908 |
| | Labour | Richard Rowbotham | 847 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Shaw | 712 |
| | Conservative | Jean Wharmby | 539 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gerald Pleat | 499 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Goinden Kuppan | 473 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Barmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Galloway | 284 | 87.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Adderley | 42 | 12.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 74.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 326 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | |
Barms :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ann Mone | 555 |
| | Labour | Andrew Uprichard | 505 |
| | Conservative | Donald Sparkes | 251 |
| | Conservative | Iris Sparkes | 242 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Wild | 131 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Blackbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Hallsworth | 594 |
| | Conservative | Norman Salisbury | 550 |
| | Conservative | Ann Laister | 510 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Layland | 474 |
| | Labour | Suzanne Richards | 260 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Buxton Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jane Anne McGrother | 345 | 50.4 |
| | Conservative | William Norman | 259 | 37.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Iredale | 80 | 11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 684 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 12.57 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Chapel East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Norman Prime | 215 | 40.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dale Tomlin | 213 | 40.5 |
| | Conservative | Gary Fletcher | 98 | 18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 526 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Chapel West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Andrew Russell Bingham | 551 |
| | Labour | Timothy Ian Norton | 530 |
| | Independent | Peter Harrison | 495 |
| | Labour | Gillian Harris | 435 |
| | Conservative | Haider El Hasan | 255 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Boore | 122 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Debes | 116 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
College :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Terry Corrigan | 739 |
| | Conservative | Glynis Kirk | 712 |
| | Labour | Martin Bisknell | 387 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Weaver | 286 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Corbar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Clive Beattie | 581 |
| | Conservative | Alan Wells | 542 |
| | Labour | Jeanette Hamilton | 378 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mavis Iredale | 223 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Cote Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Philip Mone | 680 |
| | Labour | John Wilson | 612 |
| | Conservative | David MacDowell | 334 |
| | Conservative | Sue De Silva | 318 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Noble | 289 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Gamesley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | John Francis | 652 |
| Labour | Anthony Edward McKeown | 549 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jean Grundy | 76 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Hayfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Herbert David Mellor | 576 | 60.6 |
| | Labour | Jane Ayres | 314 | 33.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Audrey Burfoot | 60 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 27.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 950 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Ladybower :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stuart Ollerenshaw | 320 | 50.7 |
| | Labour | Ian Wingfield | 260 | 41.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Simm | 51 | 8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 631 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Limestone Peak :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Derek Walter Udale | 234 | 52.3 |
| | Labour | Garry Bellas | 159 | 35.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Winter | 54 | 12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 447 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
New Mills North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roy Bickerton | 875 |
| | Labour | Liam Bernard Mycroft | 707 |
| | Labour | Lance Dowson | 675 |
| | Conservative | Chris Barnes | 654 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gladding | 543 |
| | Conservative | Zoe Bowden | 531 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Jefcoate | 502 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
New Mills South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ian Huddlestone | 571 |
| | Labour | Marion Williams | 559 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Brindley | 412 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Dearden | 331 |
| | Conservative | Chris Saunders | 147 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Peveril :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ronald Ernest Priestley | 457 | 53.4 |
| | Labour | Terence Skelton | 284 | 33.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dorothy Challand | 115 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 20.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 856 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
St. Andrew's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Hallsworth | 639 |
| | Labour | Norman Garlick | 626 |
| | Conservative | Marie Foote | 240 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Cotter | 217 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
St. Charles' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Catherine Carr | 579 |
| | Labour | Gwyneth Francis | 532 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Curzon | 226 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Foote | 223 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
St. James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Jacqui Wilkinson | 777 |
| | Labour | Godfrey Claff | 760 |
| | Labour | Arthur Gilbert | 750 |
| | Conservative | George Wharmby | 562 |
| | Conservative | Robin Basil Baldry | 450 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Clarke | 374 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rhona Griffiths | 253 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
St John's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anne Worrall | 411 | 47.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Harbut | 359 | 41.1 |
| | Labour | Peter Keelan | 103 | 11.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 5.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 873 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Simmondley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Hadfield-Howse | 444 | 50.2 |
| | Labour | Graham Oakley | 233 | 26.3 |
| | Conservative | Chris Webster | 208 | 23.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 885 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
Stone Bench :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Caitlin Janette Bisknell | 583 |
| | Labour | Barbara June Wilson | 554 |
| | Conservative | Rosemary Byatte | 213 |
| | Conservative | Alex Hopkins | 189 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maxine Wild | 48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Tintwistle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joyce Brocklehurst | 223 | 54.8 |
| | Conservative | Neville Cross | 157 | 38.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maisie Harbut | 27 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 16.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 407 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Whaley Bridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | David William Lomax | 1117 |
| | Independent | John Arthur Thomas Pritchard | 943 |
| | Labour | Henry Playford | 745 |
| | Labour | Jean Horsfall | 734 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Kaufman | 712 |
| | Independent | Linda Leather | 696 |
| | Conservative | Mark Thomas | 262 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |