The Broxbourne Council election, 1999 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council

Broxbourne Borough Council

Broxbourne Borough Council is the local authority for the Broxbourne non-metropolitan district of Hertfordshire, England. Broxbourne is located in the south-east of Hertfordshire, in the East of England region. The Council itself is based in Cheshunt, the largest settlement in the district.The...

, the local government authority

Local government

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 of the borough of Broxbourne

Broxbourne (borough)

Broxbourne is a local government district and borough in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Cheshunt, other towns include Broxbourne, Hoddesdon and Waltham Cross. The eastern boundary of the district is the River Lea...

, Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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, England

England

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.

Composition of expiring seats before election

Old Ward	Party	Incumbent Elected	Incumbent	Standing again?	New Ward
Broxbourne	Conservative	1995	Joyce Ball	Yes	Broxbourne
Broxbourne	Conservative	1996	Peter Robinson	Yes	Broxbourne
Broxbourne	Conservative	1998	Donald Poole	Yes	Broxbourne
Bury Green	Labour	1995	Peter Bond	No	Not Applicable
Bury Green	Conservative	1996	Hazel Jackson	Yes	Bury Green
Bury Green	Conservative	1998	Dennis Clayton	Yes	Bury Green
Cheshunt Central	Conservative	1995	Michael Iszatt	Yes	Waltham Cross
Cheshunt Central	Conservative	1996	Milan Milovanovic	Yes	Cheshunt Central
Cheshunt Central	Conservative	1998	Sheila Kendall	Yes	Cheshunt Central
Cheshunt North	Labour	1995	Malcolm Theobald	Yes	Cheshunt North
Cheshunt North	Labour	1996	Richard Clark	Yes	Cheshunt North
Cheshunt North	Conservative	1998	Leonard Merry	Yes	Cheshunt North
Flamstead End	Conservative	1995	James Swannell	No	Not Applicable
Flamstead End	Conservative	1996	Edna Lazzari	Yes	Flamstead End
Flamstead End	Conservative	1998	Donald Smih	Yes	Flamstead End
Goffs Oak	Conservative	1996	Elizabeth Clayton	Yes	Goffs Oak
Goffs Oak	Conservative	1998	Marie Dowsett	Yes	Goffs Oak
Goffs Oak	Conservative	1998	Jacqueline De Pace	Yes	Goffs Oak
Hoddesdon North	Conservative	1995	Robert Groucott	Yes	Hoddesdon North
Hoddesdon North	Conservative	1996	Evelyn White	Yes	Hoddesdon North
Hoddesdon North	Conservative	1998	William Cooper	Yes	Hoddesdon North
Hoddesdon Town	Conservative	1995	Moyra O'Neill	No	Not Applicable
Hoddesdon Town	Conservative	1996	Kenneth Holliday	Yes	Hoddesdon Town
Hoddesdon Town	Conservative	1998	Kenneth Ayling	Yes	Hoddesdon Town
Rosedale	Conservative	1995	Paul Seeby	Yes	Rosedale
Rosedale	Conservative	1996	Darren Standing	No	Not Applicable
Rosedale	Conservative	1998	Amanda Hayward	Yes	Rosedale
Rye Park	Labour	1995	Neil Harvey	Yes	Rye Park
Rye Park	Labour	1996	Michael Malina	Yes	Theobalds
Rye Park	Conservative	1998	David Hale	Yes	Rye Park
Theobalds	Labour	1995	Richard Walsh	No	Not Applicable
Theobalds	Conservative	1996	Gordon Nicholson	Yes	Wormley Turnford
Theobalds	Conservative	1998	Dorothy Edmonds	Yes	Bury Green
Waltham Cross North	Conservative	1996	Francis Dolan	Yes	Theobalds
Waltham Cross North	Conservative	1997	Charles Tranham	Yes	Theobalds
Waltham Cross North	Conservative	1998	Norman Ames	Yes	Theobalds
Waltham Cross South	Labour	1995	Jean West	No	Not Applicable
Waltham Cross South	Labour	1996	Marios Kousoulou	Yes	Waltham Cross
Waltham Cross South	Labour	1998	Mark Farrington	Yes	Cheshunt North
Wormley Turnford	Labour	1995	Derrick Shiers	Yes	Wormley Turnford
Wormley Turnford	Labour	1996	Mary Howard	Yes	Rye Park
Wormley Turnford	Conservative	1998	Brian Hill	Yes	Wormley Turnford

Election results

Results summary

An "all out" election was held in 13 wards on 6 May 1999.

This was the first Borough election since the 1998 Boundary Commission report that had reduced the council size from 14 to 13 wards and from 42 to 38 Councillors.

12 wards returned 3 Councillors, the smaller Rosedale Ward returned 2 Councillors.

With the exception of Hoddesdon Town Ward all of the remaining wards had experienced boundary changes since the last election in 1998.

The political balance of the new council following this election was:

• 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...
  
   33 seats
• 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...
  
   5 seats

The 5 seats won by 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...

proved to be their largest representation achieved under the 1999 boundaries.

Ward results