See main article: 1999 Scottish local elections.
Election Name: | 1999 Argyll and Bute Council election |
Country: | Scotland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1995 Argyll and Bute Council election |
Previous Year: | 1995 |
Next Election: | 2003 Argyll and Bute Council election |
Next Year: | 2003 |
Seats For Election: | All 36 seats to Argyll and Bute Council |
Majority Seats: | 19 |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Party1: | Independent (politician) |
Last Election1: | 21 |
Seats Needed1: | 0 |
Seats1: | 20 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 17,559 |
Percentage1: | 43.2% |
Swing1: | 6.9% |
Party2: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
Last Election2: | 3 |
Seats Needed2: | 16 |
Seats2: | 6 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 8,315 |
Percentage2: | 20.5% |
Swing2: | 6.4% |
Party3: | Scottish National Party |
Last Election3: | 4 |
Seats Needed3: | 15 |
Seats3: | 5 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 6,424 |
Percentage3: | 15.8% |
Swing3: | 3.2% |
Party4: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
Last Election4: | 3 |
Seats Needed4: | 16 |
Seats4: | 4 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 4,344 |
Percentage4: | 10.7 |
Swing4: | 2.3% |
Party5: | Scottish Labour Party |
Last Election5: | 2 |
Seats Needed5: | 17 |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 4,012 |
Percentage5: | 9.9 |
Swing5: | 0.2% |
Council Leader | |
Before Election: | Dick Walsh |
Before Party: | Independent |
Posttitle: | Council Leader |
After Election: | Alison Hay |
After Party: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
Map Size: | 300px |
The 1999 elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on the 6 May 1999 and were the second for the unitary authority, which was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 and replaced the previous two-tier system of local government under Strathclyde Regional Council and Dumbarton and Argyll & Bute District Councils. It was held on the same day as the first Scottish Parliament election and resulted in no change to the administration of the council - independent control.