The 1999 Tamworth Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Tamworth

Tamworth

Tamworth is a town and local government district in Staffordshire, England, located north-east of Birmingham city centre and north-west of London. The town takes its name from the River Tame, which flows through the town, as does the River Anker...

 District

Non-metropolitan district

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 Council in Staffordshire

Staffordshire

Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...

, England

England

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. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

 party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour
  Labour Party (UK)
  The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
  
   27
• Conservative
  Conservative Party (UK)
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   2
• Independent
  Independent (politician)
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   1

Background

Before the election Labour had a big majority on the council with 26 seats, compared to 1 Conservative

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 and 1 independent

Independent (politician)

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, with a further 2 seats vacant. Councillor

Councillor

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s defending seats in the election included the only independent, Margaret Clarke, in Stonydelph

Stonydelph

Stonydelph is a neighbourhood about south east of the centre of Tamworth, Staffordshire. A spelling of "Stoneydelph" is sometimes used but the OS map of 1888 shows "Stonydelph Farm" as the only building in this area...

 and Labour's Phil Dix, who had first been elected in 1958, in Bolehall

Bolehall

Bolehall is an area of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England. It contains many council houses and a large estate leading onto the moors. It is home to Ankermoor Primary School and has a number of shops on the main road....

. 2 seats were being contested in Wilnecote

Wilnecote

Wilnecote is an English housing district about 3 km south east of Tamworth, Staffordshire. It is one of the largest communities in the town....

 ward

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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.

Ward results