Broxbourne Borough Council election, 1999

The Broxbourne Council election, 1999 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, the local government authority of the borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.

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

Broxbourne Local Election Result 1999
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	33	33	0	+33	86.84
	Labour	5	5	0	+5	13.16
	Liberal Democrat	0	0	0	0	0
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0

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 33 seats
• Labour 5 seats

The 5 seats won by Labour proved to be their largest representation achieved under the 1999 boundaries.

Ward results

Broxbourne Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Robinson	765
	Conservative	Joyce Ball	759
	Conservative	Donald Poole	745
	Labour	Kathryn Symns	222
	Labour	Rachel Bates	213
	Labour	Sylvia Courtnage	208
	Liberal Democrat	Deborah Gibson	195
	Liberal Democrat	Peter Huse	165
	Liberal Democrat	Jeanette Roberts	158
Turnout				23.70

Bury Green Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hazel Jackson	907
	Conservative	Dennis Clayton	857
	Conservative	Dorothy Edmonds	830
	Labour	Carolyn Iles	416
	Labour	Janet Kousoulou	387
	Labour	Christopher Simonovitch	360
	Liberal Democrat	Patricia Blackshaw	145
	Independent	Christopher Stone	144
	Independent	Raymond Stone	125
Turnout				30.70

Cheshunt Central Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Raymond Hannam	775
	Conservative	Sheila Kendall	758
	Conservative	Milan Milovanovic	750
	Labour	Edwin Bates	424
	Labour	James Emslie	378
	Labour	Cherry Robbins	366
	Liberal Democrat	Maureen Smith	267
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Smith	265
	Liberal Democrat	Julian Gould	235
Turnout				26.60

Cheshunt North Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leonard Merry	592
	Conservative	Kay Leese	585
	Labour	Mark Farrington	583
	Labour	Richard Clark	569
	Labour	Malcolm Theobald	563
	Conservative	Clair Sandell	548
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Gould	135
Turnout				23.90

Flamstead End Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edna Lazzari	713
	Conservative	Donald Hadley-Smith	705
	Conservative	David Manning	690
	Labour	David How	287
	Labour	Jacqueline Mawson-Murphy	268
	Labour	George Panayiotopoulos	230
	Liberal Democrat	Maria Garton	121
Turnout				23.90

Goffs Oak Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marie Dowsett	879
	Conservative	Elizabeth Clayton	846
	Conservative	Jacqueline De Pace	838
	Labour	Glenn Craig	214
	Liberal Democrat	Cynthia Appiah	159
Turnout				24.50

Hoddesdon North Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Groucott	852
	Conservative	William Cooper	838
	Conservative	Evelyn White	832
	Labour	Robert Foskett	244
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony Fey	238
	Liberal Democrat	Eric Waughray	238
	Labour	James Maxey	226
	Liberal Democrat	Eric Few	220
Turnout				26.00

Hoddesdon Town Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Holliday	700
	Conservative	Kenneth Ayling	673
	Conservative	John Rose	658
	Labour	Malcolm Aitken	325
	Labour	Timothy Kingston	286
	Liberal Democrat	James Mason	189
	Liberal Democrat	John Roberts	183
	Liberal Democrat	Lynda Tongue	176
Turnout				23.80

Rosedale Ward Result 2 Seats 6 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amanda Hayward	329
	Conservative	Paul Seeby	328
	Labour	Richard Greenhill	229
	Labour	Allen Wallace	227
	Liberal Democrat	Priscilla Draper	122
	Liberal Democrat	Nicholas Garton	122
Turnout				22.70

Rye Park Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hale	663
	Labour	Neil Harvey	593
	Conservative	Peter Swannell	586
	Conservative	Alan Smith	575
	Labour	Mary Howard	570
	Labour	Brian Mercer	508
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Piggott	101
	Liberal Democrat	Doreen Willis	87
	Liberal Democrat	Michael Winrow	76
Turnout				28.70

Theobalds Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman Ames	916
	Conservative	Francis Dolan	910
	Conservative	Charles Tranham	889
	Labour	John Brown	403
	Labour	Ronald McCole	386
	Labour	Michael Malina	368
	Liberal Democrat	Henry Appiah	97
Turnout				28.80

Waltham Cross Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan McCole	583
	Labour	Linda Dambrauskas	555
	Labour	Marios Kousoulou	535
	Conservative	Francis Culley	324
	Conservative	Phyllis Seeby	302
	Conservative	Michael Iszatt	301
	Liberal Democrat	Neil Savage	96
	Liberal Democrat	Eithne Ormerod	78
Turnout				21.20

Wormley Turnford Ward Result 3 Seats 6 May 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian Hill	571
	Conservative	Gordon Nicholson	547
	Conservative	Paul Mason	538
	Labour	Marian Podlubny	370
	Labour	Peter Kort	364
	Labour	Derrick Shiers	343
	Liberal Democrat	Penelope Simmons	118
Turnout				17.50