6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁elect ▁members ▁of ▁ ▁Cher well ▁District ▁Council ▁in ▁Oxford shire , ▁England . ▁One ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁and ▁the ▁council ▁stayed ▁under ▁no ▁overall ▁control . ▁ ▁The ▁result ▁saw ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁party ▁make ▁g ains ▁from ▁both ▁Labour ▁and ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁largest ▁party ▁on ▁the ▁council . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was ▁Conserv ative ▁ 2 6 ▁Labour ▁ 1 9 ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁ 5 ▁Independent ▁ 2 ▁ ▁E lection ▁result ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 9 ▁English ▁local ▁elections ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Category : 2 0 th ▁century ▁in ▁Oxford shire <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁K omb i ▁was ▁a ▁decis ive ▁battle ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁between ▁N d ongo - Mat amba ▁and ▁Portugal ▁during ▁the ▁Dutch ▁period ▁of ▁Ang olan ▁history . ▁ ▁Background ▁When ▁the ▁Dutch ▁forces ▁occupied ▁Lu anda ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 1 , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁col ony ▁of ▁Ang ola , ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁countries ▁of ▁K ongo ▁and ▁N d ongo ▁had ▁wel com ed ▁them , ▁sending ▁emb ass ies ▁and ▁receiving ▁promises ▁of ▁assistance ▁in ▁driving ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ▁and ▁central ▁Africa . ▁ ▁However , ▁following ▁the ▁initial ▁Dutch ▁success , ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁had ▁fallen ▁back ▁into ▁their ▁interior ▁positions , ▁first ▁at ▁Beng o , ▁where ▁they ▁were