Elections to Gateshead Council in Tyne and Wear, England 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. [1] The results saw the Liberal Democrats gain 2 seats from Labour but Labour gained one seat in Blaydon. [2] [3] Overall turnout was 26.4%. [4]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 16 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 72.7 | 56.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 6 | +1 | 27.3 | 36.3 | |||||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | |||
Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
Preceded by 1998 Gateshead Council election |
Gateshead local elections | Succeeded by 2000 Gateshead Council election |
Elections to Gateshead Council in Tyne and Wear, England 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. [1] The results saw the Liberal Democrats gain 2 seats from Labour but Labour gained one seat in Blaydon. [2] [3] Overall turnout was 26.4%. [4]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 16 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 72.7 | 56.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 6 | +1 | 27.3 | 36.3 | |||||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | |||
Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
Preceded by 1998 Gateshead Council election |
Gateshead local elections | Succeeded by 2000 Gateshead Council election |