Ipswich Borough Council election, 1999

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.

This was the first time that the Liberal-Democrats won a seat in the St Margarets ward. Inga Lockington gained one of the ward's 3 seats from the Conservatives. She has held it ever since. The ward had been solidly Conservative for a century.

After the election, the composition of the council was

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 Democrat 1 +1 5.3

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