1999 Scottish local elections

1999 Scottish local elections

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All 1,222 seats to Scottish councils
First party Second party   Leader Donald Dewar Alex Salmond Party Labour SNP Seats won 550 204 Seat change 63 23 Popular vote 829,921 655,299 Percentage 36.6% 28.7% Swing 7.0% 2.6%   Third party Fourth party   Leader David McLetchie Jim Wallace Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats won 108 156 Seat change 26 35 Popular vote 308,170 289,236 Percentage 13.5% 12.7% Swing 2.0% 2.9%
Colours denote the winning party with outright control

Local elections were held in Scotland on 6 May 1999, the same day as First Scottish Parliament elections. It was the second election for all 32 Scottish councils and the first after a major review into all wards.