ser a ▁ind ica . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ge ology ▁of ▁India <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Burn ley ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁election ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁elect ▁members ▁of ▁ ▁Burn ley ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁in ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁England . ▁One ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁and ▁the ▁Labour ▁party ▁stayed ▁in ▁overall ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁council . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁Labour ▁ 3 1 ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁ 9 ▁Independent ▁ 5 ▁Conserv ative ▁ 3 ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁Se vent een ▁seats ▁were ▁cont ested ▁in ▁the ▁election , ▁with ▁two ▁vac an cies ▁in ▁Rose hill ▁w ard . ▁Labour ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁party ▁to ▁contest ▁all ▁ 1 7 ▁seats , ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁candidates ▁coming ▁from ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats , ▁Conserv atives ▁and ▁independ ents . ▁A ▁record ▁nine ▁independ ents ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁def ending ▁seats ▁in ▁Lower house , ▁Queens gate ▁and ▁Rose hill , ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁coun c ill ors ▁had ▁previously ▁defect ed ▁from ▁Labour . ▁ ▁The ▁election ▁saw ▁controvers y ▁in ▁Dan es house ▁w ard ▁where ▁a ▁policy ▁enqu iry ▁was ▁launched ▁after ▁compla ints ▁of ▁vot ers ▁being ▁assigned ▁proxy ▁votes ▁without ▁their ▁permission . ▁Out ▁of ▁an ▁elect or ate ▁of ▁ 4 , 1 5 8 , ▁over ▁ 1 , 1 0