1999 Moray Council election

1999 Moray Council election

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All 26 seats to Moray Council
14 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Independent Labour SNP
Last election 2 seats, 19.8% 3 seats, 19.7% 13 seats, 50.2%
Seats won 15 6 2
Seat change Increase 13 Increase 3 Decrease 11
Popular vote 13,504 7,514 11,147
Percentage 36.9% 20.5% 30.4%
Swing Increase 17.1% Increase 0.8% Decrease 19.8%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 0 seats, 8.1% 0 seats, 2.2%
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Increase 2 Increase 1
Popular vote 3,052 1,405
Percentage 8.3% 3.8%
Swing Increase 0.2% Increase 1.6%

The 1999 Moray Council election was 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 18 in 1995 to 26. Each ward elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.