The 1999 Adur District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of
Adur District Council in
West Sussex,
England. One third of the council was up for election and the
Liberal Democrat party lost overall control of the council to
no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
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Labour
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
15
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Liberal Democrat 13
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Conservative 8
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Independent 2
Results
The results saw the Liberal Democrats lose their majority on a council they had controlled since 1986.
Overall
turnout in the election was 38%.
References
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1999
1999
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1999 English local elections
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