See main article: 1999 Scottish local elections.
Election Name: | 1999 Fife Council election |
Country: | Scotland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1995 Fife Council election |
Previous Year: | 1995 |
Next Election: | 2003 Fife Council election |
Next Year: | 2003 |
Seats For Election: | All 78 seats to Fife Council |
Majority Seats: | 40 |
Turnout: | --> |
Leader1: | Christine May |
Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
Last Election1: | 52 |
Leaders Seat1: | The Lochs |
Seats1: | 43 |
Seat Change1: | 9 |
Popular Vote1: | 60,891 |
Percentage1: | 38.8% |
Party2: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
Last Election2: | 24 |
Seats2: | 21 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 35,074 |
Percentage2: | 22.3% |
Party3: | Scottish National Party |
Last Election3: | 9 |
Seats3: | 9 |
Seat Change3: | 0 |
Popular Vote3: | 42,110 |
Percentage3: | 26.8% |
Party4: | Independent (politician) |
Last Election4: | 5 |
Seats4: | 4 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 3,535 |
Percentage4: | 2.3% |
Party5: | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
Leaders Seat5: | Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay |
Last Election5: | 0 |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 11,191 |
Percentage5: | 7.1% |
Party6: | Communist Party of Scotland |
Last Election6: | 1 |
Seats6: | 1 |
Seat Change6: | 0 |
Popular Vote6: | 1,628 |
Percentage6: | 1.0% |
Council Leader | |
Before Election: | Alex Rowley |
Before Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
After Election: | Christine May |
After Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
Map Size: | 300px |
1999 Elections to Fife Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament election. The elections were the first after the third boundary review which resulted in 78 individual councillors being elected.
Turnout was 56.1%
Labour performed very well continuing control of its majority on the Council.
Boundary Commission for Scotland had its Third review in to the ward area for Fife Area. The resulting changes lead to 14 fewer wards.[1]