St Albans Council election, 1999
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The 1999 St Albans Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of St Albans
District
Council in Hertfordshire
, England
. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998
increasing the number of seats by 1. The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control
.
City and District of St Albans
The City of St Albans , also known as the City and District of St Albans or District of St Albans, is a local government district, in Hertfordshire, England. It was created in 1974 and since then has held the status of non-metropolitan district and city. The local authority is St Albans City Council...
District
Non-metropolitan district
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
Council in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998
St Albans Council election, 1998
The 1998 St Albans Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats kept overall control of the council....
increasing the number of seats by 1. The Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control
No overall control
Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...
.