# 1999 Hartlepool Borough Council election

Elections to Hartlepool Borough Council in the ceremonial county of County Durham in England were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. The results saw the Labour Party lose two seats to the Liberal Democrats and one seat to the Conservative Party. Overall turnout in the election was 26.1%.
Following the election the then council leader, Roy Waller, was challenged as leader of the Labour group on the council by Russell Hart. Hart defeated Waller 16 to 14 in a vote by Labour party councillors at the groups annual meeting and Hart thus became leader of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 30
* Liberal Democrat 10
* Conservative 6
* Independent 1

## Election result

Hartlepool Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 10 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 58.8 | 42.3 | 7,640 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 23.5 | 33.8 | 6,112 |
| Conservative | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 11.8 | 19.4 | 3,506 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 710 |
| ITCOM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 102 |

## Ward results

Brinkburn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Ward | 450 | 49.0 |
| | Labour | Victor Burton | 368 | 40.0 |
| | Conservative | Catharina Burrell | 101 | 11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 919 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
Brus :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sheila Griffin | 466 | 61.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Bower | 296 | 38.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | 22.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 762 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Dyke House :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jane Shaw | 463 | 51.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reuben Atkinson | 444 | 49.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 907 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Fens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Preece | 842 | 65.1 |
| | Labour | George English | 363 | 28.1 |
| | Conservative | David Holmes | 89 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 479 | 37.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,294 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Grange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frank Rogers | 704 | 52.0 |
| | Labour | Anthony Coverdale | 465 | 34.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheila Bruce | 185 | 13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,354 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Greatham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Maureen Goosey | 277 | 46.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Rayner | 203 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative | Daphne Morris | 114 | 19.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 594 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Hart :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edna Wright | 721 | 62.3 |
| | Labour | John Price | 323 | 27.9 |
| | Conservative | Nicholaas Young | 113 | 9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 34.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,157 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Jackson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Moss Boddy | 419 | 56.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Roberts | 185 | 25.0 |
| | Conservative | Lee Burrell | 137 | 18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 31.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 741 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Owton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Margaret Watson | 433 | 67.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert McPartlin | 210 | 32.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 223 | 44.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 643 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Coward | 710 | 45.9 |
| | Labour | Alison Lilley | 646 | 41.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Snowdon | 191 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,547 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Rift House :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kenneth Clark | 591 | 47.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Herbert | 331 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative | Josephine Reay | 325 | 26.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 20.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,247 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Rossmere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Hart | 724 | 67.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Smith | 271 | 25.2 |
| | Conservative | Sharon Jeffries | 79 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 453 | 42.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,074 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
St Hilda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Marshall | 813 | 55.1 |
| | Labour | Alice Savage | 560 | 38.0 |
| | ITCOM | Mary Power | 102 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,475 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
Seaton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Catherine Hill | 546 |
| | Labour | Michael Turner | 522 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Hartley | 457 |
| | Conservative | Stanley Fortune | 347 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Cain | 298 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Youngson | 268 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,438 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
Stranton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lillian Sutheran | 469 | 55.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Snowdon | 237 | 27.8 |
| | Conservative | Jessie Young | 82 | 9.6 |
| | Independent | Gerald Parker | 65 | 7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 232 | 27.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 853 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Throston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Harry Clouth | 551 | 51.7 |
| | Conservative | Simeon Reay | 248 | 23.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Whitham | 167 | 15.7 |
| | Independent | Edward Powell | 99 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 28.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,065 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |