title: 1999 Wealden District Council election
text: # 1999 Wealden District Council election
  
  The 1999 Wealden District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Wealden District Council in East Sussex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
  
  ## Election result
  
  Overall turnout at the election was 33.5%.
  
  Wealden local election result 1999 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 34 | +3 | 58.6 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 22 | -1 | 37.9 |
  | Independent | 2 | -2 | 3.4 |
  
  ## By-elections between 1999 and 2003
  
  ### Heathfield
  
  Heathfield By-Election 7 June 2001 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | | 1,966 | 56.0 | +4.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | 1,259 | 35.9 | +1.8 |
  | | Independent | | 284 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 707 | 20.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,509 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Uckfield (2 seats)
  
  A by-election was held in Uckfield on 29 November 2001 for 2 seats on the council, following the 2 Liberal Democrat councillors, Mike and Gill Skinner, resigning from the council in September after moving from the county. The Conservatives gained both seats, with the wife of the chairman of the council, Silvia Buck, being one of the successful candidates.
  
  Uckfield By-Election 29 November 2001 (2) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Geoffrey Sampson | 702 | |
  | | Conservative | Silvia Buck | 685 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Parker | 551 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Hakiel | 547 | |
  | | Labour | Duncan Bennett | 284 | |
  | | Labour | Ian Smith | 244 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,013 | 14.4 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
  
  ### Herstmonceux
  
  A by-election was held in Herstmonceux on 4 April 2002 after the death of Conservative councillor Brian Jarman. Conservative Andrew Long held the seat for the party with a majority of 202.
  
  Herstmonceux By-Election 4 April 2002 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Andrew Long | 596 | 60.2 | -3.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Graham Love | 394 | 39.8 | +3.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 20.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 990 | 30.7 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### Uckfield
  
  A by-election was held in Uckfield on 27 June 2002 for one of the two seats that had been previously contested in a by-election in November 2001, as Conservative councillor Geoffrey Sampson resigned from the council in May 2002 after a controversial article on racism. The Liberal Democrats gained the seat back from the Conservatives.
  
  Uckfield By-Election 27 June 2002 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Parker | 1,162 | 47.8 | +7.3 |
  | | Conservative | Stanley French | 914 | 37.6 | +8.7 |
  | | Labour | Duncan Bennett | 356 | 14.6 | -0.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 10.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,432 | 22.9 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  