The 1999 Leeds City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election, as well as a vacancy each in Horsforth, Moortown and Wetherby. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained a seat in Bramley from Labour, and Hunslet councillor, Mark Davies, had defected from Labour to Independent Socialist.
Labour stayed in overall control of the council.[1] Overall turnout in the election was 27.3%.[2]
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:[3]
| valign=centre colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 78 | 71 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | 10 | 14 | |||
| Conservative | 9 | 12 | |||
| Green | 1 | 1 | |||
| Independent Socialist | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 99 | 99 | |||
| Working majority | |||||