1999 Ipswich Borough Council election

Elections for Ipswich Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.

1999 Ipswich Borough Council election

6 May 1999
One third of seats 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Last election 40 8 0 Seats won 13 1 Seats after 37 10 1 Seat change 3 2 1
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 37
• Conservative 10
• Liberal Democrat 1

Election result

Ipswich Local Election Result 1999

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	13			-3	68.4
	Conservative	5			+2	26.3
	Liberal Democrats	1			+1	5.3

Ward Results

Nineteen councillors were elected.

Bixley

Bixley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Wright	1,081	56.0
	Conservative	Gordon Terry	1,056
	Labour	C. Campbell	529	27.4
	Labour	G. Rusher	441
	Liberal Democrats	J. Shirley	320
Majority
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

• 1999 Ipswich election result