Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. Turnout was 61%, an increase of 16.5% on the 1995 turnout.

City of Edinburgh Council election, 1999[1][2]
Turnout: 224,819
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 31 Decrease3 32.5 73,003 Decrease8.2
  Liberal Democrats 13 Increase3 24.4 54,791 Increase6.3
  Conservative 13 Decrease1 22.5 50,630 Decrease0.8
  Scottish National 1 Increase1 1.7 20.5 46,184 Increase3.2
  Independent 0 Steady0 0.0 0.1 211 Steady0.0

References

  1. ^ "Politics | Edinburgh News". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
  2. ^ Bochel, H.M.; Denver, D.T., eds. (1999). Scottish Council Elections 1999 (PDF). Newport-on-Tay, Scotland: Election Studies. pp. 91–93. ISBN 978-1-869820-40-4. Retrieved 10 June 2021.