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1999 West Lothian Council election
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1999 Scottish local government election
August 2024
1999 5 6 y 1999 West Lothian Council election parliamentary no 1995 West Lothian Council election 1995 2003 West Lothian Council election 2003 All 32 seats to West Lothian Council 17 Scottish Labour Party 15 seats, 46.9% 5 1.8% 31,498 45.1% Scottish National Party 11 seats, 44.6% 29,052 41.6% 3.0% 20 11 1 Scottish Conservatives 4.4% 8.6% 6,040 1 seats, 4.2% File:1999 West Lothian Council election.svg Map of ward results File:West Lothian Council 1999.svg Council composition following the electionElections to West Lothian Council were held on 6 May 1999, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the second election to the unitary council following the implementation of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.
The election used the 32 wards created by the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements in 1998. Each ward elected one councillor using first-past-the-post voting.Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/public/20190111180204/http://www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk/reports/eareports3rd.asp 28 August 2026 Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland.
Results
1999 West Lothian Council election result
Scottish Labour Party 20 5 62.5 45.1 31,498 1.8
Scottish National Party 11 34.4 41.6 29,052 3.0
Scottish Conservative Party 1 3.1 8.6 6,040 4.4
Scottish Liberal Democrats 0 0.0 4.5 3,158 2.5
Independent politician 0 0.0 0.2 156 1.8
Source:Scottish Council Elections 1999 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Scottish-Council-Elections-1999.pdf 15 August 2024 Elections Centre
References
Category:West Lothian Council elections
Category:1999 Scottish local elections