1999 West Lothian Council election

Elections to the West Lothian Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The number of seats on the council grew from 27 in 1995 to 32. Each ward elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

1999 West Lothian Council election

6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
All 32 seats to West Lothian Council 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour SNP Conservative Last election 15 seats, 46.9% 11 seats, 44.6% 1 seats, 4.2% Seats won 20 11 1 Seat change 5 Popular vote 31,498 29,052 6,040 Percentage 45.1% 41.6% 8.6% Swing 1.8% 3.0% 4.4%

Results

1999 West Lothian District Council election result

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	20	-	-	5	62.5	45.1	31,498	1.8
	SNP	11	-	-		34.4	41.6	29,052	3.0
	Conservative	1	-	-		3.1	8.6	6,040	4.4
	Liberal Democrats	0	-	-		0.0	4.5	3,158	2.5
	Independent	0	-	-		0.0	0.2	156	1.8

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