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 Decrease63 Increase23
Popular vote 829,921 655,299
Percentage 36.6% 28.7%
Swing Decrease7.0% Increase2.6%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader David McLetchie Jim Wallace
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats won 108 156
Seat change Increase26 Increase35
Popular vote 308,170 289,236
Percentage 13.5% 12.7%
Swing Increase2.0% Increase2.9%
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.