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1999 Elections to East Renfrewshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament election. The council remained under no overall control.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 9 | 1 | 0 |  1 | 45.0 | 31.5 | 14,399 | 0.2 | |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 1 |  1 | 40.0 | 31.8 | 14,715 | 2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 |  0 | 10.0 | 13.6 | 6,184 | 1.2 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 1,714 | 3.0 | |
| SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19.3 | 8,302 | 1.4 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | E. Phillips | 1,238 | 71.2 | |
| SNP | A. Felber | 421 | 24.2 | |
| Conservative | G. Campbell | 79 | 4.5 | |
| Majority | 817 | 47.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | O. Taylor | 1,198 | 46.3 | |
| SNP | D. Yates | 463 | 24.7 | |
| Conservative | Ms R. Gilbert | 213 | 11.4 | |
| Majority | 735 | 21.6 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ms. E. Cunningham | 1,075 | 64.0 | |
| SNP | Ms. I. Zivalijevic | 445 | 36.5 | |
| Conservative | A. Fordyce | 159 | 9.5 | |
| Majority | 630 | 37.5 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Garscadden | 1,102 | 54.2 | |
| SNP | Ms. S. MacLeod | 483 | 23.7 | |
| Conservative | W. McCort | 450 | 22.1 | |
| Majority | 619 | 30.5 | ||
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