See main article: 1999 Scottish local elections.
Election Name: | 1999 Scottish Borders Council election |
Country: | Scotland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1995 Scottish Borders Council election |
Previous Year: | 1995 |
Next Election: | Scottish Borders Council election, 2003 |
Next Year: | 2003 |
Seats For Election: | All 34 seats to Scottish Borders Council |
Majority Seats: | 19 |
3Blank: | Swing (pp)--> |
Party1: | Independent (politician) |
Seats1: | 14 |
Seat Change1: | 16 |
Percentage1: | 31.6% |
Swing1: | 7.4% |
Party2: | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
Seats2: | 14 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Percentage2: | 28.1% |
Swing2: | 4.0% |
Party3: | Scottish National Party |
Seats3: | 4 |
Seat Change3: | 4 |
Percentage3: | 18.1% |
Swing3: | 0.8% |
Party4: | Scottish Conservatives |
Seats4: | 1 |
Seat Change4: | 2 |
Percentage4: | 16.9% |
Swing4: | 2.1% |
Party5: | Scottish Labour |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Percentage5: | 15.4% |
Swing5: | 2.1% |
Council Leader | |
Posttitle: | Council Leader after election |
After Election: | Drew Tulley |
After Party: | Independent (politician) |
Elections for the Scottish Borders Council took place on Thursday 6 May 1999, alongside the wider Scottish local elections.
No party held a majority, with the largest grouping - local Independents - winning 14 of the council's 34 seats.