Elections to the West Lothian Council were 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 27 in 1995 to 32. Each ward elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.
Results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 20 | - | - |  5 |
62.5 | 45.1 | 31,498 |  1.8 | |
| SNP | 11 | - | - |  |
34.4 | 41.6 | 29,052 | 3.0 | |
| Conservative | 1 | - | - | |
3.1 | 8.6 | 6,040 | 4.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | - | - | |
0.0 | 4.5 | 3,158 | 2.5 | |
| Independent | 0 | - | - | |
0.0 | 0.2 | 156 | 1.8 | |
Source:[1]
References
- ↑ "Scottish Council Elections 1999" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
