Election Name: | 1999 Glasgow City Council election |
Country: | Scotland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1995 Glasgow City Council election |
Previous Year: | 1995 |
Next Election: | 2003 Glasgow City Council election |
Next Year: | 2003 |
Seats For Election: | All 79 seats to Glasgow City Council |
Majority Seats: | 40 |
Turnout: | 47.0% |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Party1: | Scottish Labour Party |
Last Election1: | 77 |
Seats1: | 74 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 114,851 |
Percentage1: | 49.6% |
Swing1: | 11.9% |
Party2: | Scottish National Party |
Last Election2: | 1 |
Seats2: | 2 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 68,681 |
Percentage2: | 29.7% |
Swing2: | 6.9% |
Party3: | Scottish Conservative Party |
Last Election3: | 3 |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seat Change3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 17,186 |
Percentage3: | 7.4% |
Swing3: | 0.8% |
Party4: | Scottish Socialist Party |
Last Election4: | 0 |
Seats4: | 1 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Popular Vote4: | 16,936 |
Percentage4: | 7.3% |
Swing4: | New |
Party5: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
Last Election5: | 1 |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 0 |
Popular Vote5: | 13,006 |
Percentage5: | 5.6% |
Swing5: | 2.2% |
Council Leader | |
Before Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
After Party: | Scottish Labour Party |
Elections to Glasgow City Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.