| Election Name: | 1999 West Dorset District Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1995 West Dorset District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1995 |
| Next Election: | 2003 West Dorset District Council election |
| Next Year: | 2003 |
| Seats For Election: | All 55 seats to West Dorset District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 28 |
| Image1: | Con |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 18 seats, 24.8% |
| Seats1: | 22 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,438 |
| Percentage1: | 35.6% |
| Swing1: | 10.8% |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 13 seats, 34.6% |
| Seats2: | 15 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 15,185 |
| Percentage2: | 35.0% |
| Swing2: | 0.4% |
| Image4: | Ind |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Last Election4: | 18 seats, 12.9% |
| Seats4: | 14 |
| Seat Change4: | 4 |
| Popular Vote4: | 8,113 |
| Percentage4: | 18.7% |
| Swing4: | 5.8% |
| Image5: | Lab |
| Party5: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election5: | 5 seats, 19.6% |
| Seats5: | 4 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 4,634 |
| Percentage5: | 10.7% |
| Swing5: | 8.9% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | No overall control |
The 1999 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1999 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. The entire council was up for election.
The 1999 election saw the Conservatives become the largest party on the council but fall short of a majority.