Election Name: | 1999 City of Edinburgh Council election |
Country: | Scotland |
Flag Image: | Flag of Edinburgh.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1995 City of Edinburgh Council election |
Previous Year: | 1995 |
Next Election: | 2003 City of Edinburgh Council election |
Next Year: | 2003 |
Seats For Election: | All 58 seats to Edinburgh City Council |
Majority Seats: | 30 |
Turnout: | 61.0 (16.5%) |
Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
Last Election1: | 34 |
Seats1: | 31 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 73,003 |
Percentage1: | 32.5% |
Swing1: | 8.2% |
Party2: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
Last Election2: | 10 |
Seats2: | 13 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 54,791 |
Percentage2: | 24.4% |
Swing2: | 6.3% |
Party4: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
Last Election4: | 14 |
Seats4: | 13 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 50,630 |
Percentage4: | 22.5% |
Swing4: | 0.8% |
Party5: | Scottish National Party |
Last Election5: | 0 |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 46,184 |
Percentage5: | 20.5% |
Swing5: | 3.2% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
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.