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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.[1] Overall turnout was 23.6%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
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| Liberal Democrat | 60 | +9 | |
| Labour | 28 | -10 | |
| Liberal Party | 5 | +1 | |
| Independent | 2 | -1 | |
| Others | 4 | +1 | |
- ^ "Liverpool". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 December 2009.