title: 1999 Gloucester City Council election
text: # 1999 Gloucester City Council election
  
  The 1999 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1999 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England. The council elected a third of the council and was controlled by the Labour Party.
  
  ## Results
  
  Gloucester City Council election, 1999 :
  
  | Party | Seats |
  | - | - |
  | Labour | 23 |
  | Conservative | 8 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
  | Independent | 0 |
  | Other | 0 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Barton
  
  Barton 1999 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ms. W. Rose | 677 | 75.1 |
  | | Conservative | Proctor L. | 150 | 16.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | K. Mitchell | 75 | 8.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4831 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Eastgate
  
  Eastgate 1999 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | B. O'Neill | 860 | 59.1 |
  | | Conservative | H. Harrison | 329 | 22.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ms. B. Lush | 267 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5969 | 18.3 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Kingsholm
  
  Kingsholm 1999 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | P. Beer | 1,294 | 55.6 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Evans | 602 | 25.9 | |
  | | Labour | M. Ferguson | 430 | 18.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6408 | | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Linden
  
  Linden 1999 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ms. G. Gillespie | 834 | 64.4 | |
  | | Conservative | M. Richings | 310 | 23.9 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ms. V. Wilcox | 151 | 11.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5248 | | |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  ### Longlevens
  
  Longlevens 1999 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ms. V. Phillips | 1,216 | 44.4 |
  | | Labour | G. Dudley | 851 | 31.1 |
  | | Conservative | S. McClung | 669 | 24.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5459 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Matson
  
  Matson 1999 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | S. McHale | 674 | 66.6 |
  | | Conservative | M. Rentell | 240 | 23.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Trigg | 98 | 9.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5459 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Podsmead
  
  Podsmead (2) 1999 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | C. Clarke | 787 | 59.5 |
  | | Labour | J. Gill | 689 | |
  | | Conservative | K. Morgan | 332 | 25.1 |
  | | Conservative | R. Cooke | 321 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | C. Reed | 204 | 15.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ms. E. Drinan | 199 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5631 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Quedgeley
  
  Quedgeley 1999 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ms. S. Lewis | 995 | 55.9 |
  | | Labour | R. Price | 445 | 25.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | W. Dewsnip | 340 | 19.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8049 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Tuffley
  
  Tuffley 1999 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ms. R. Onians | 1,175 | 55.5 |
  | | Conservative | J. Armstrong | 941 | 44.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6062 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Westgate
  
  Westgate 1999 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | P. Munisamy | 640 | 39.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ms. M. Champion | 618 | 38.5 |
  | | Labour | B. Large | 349 | 21.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5160 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  