1999 Fife Council election

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1999 Fife Council election
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  1995 6 May 1999 (1999-05-06) 2003  

All 78 seats to Fife Council
40 seats needed for a majority
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 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderChristine May
Party Labour Liberal Democrats SNP
Leader's seatThe Lochs
Last election52249
Seats won43219
Seat changeDecrease2.svg9Decrease2.svg3Steady2.svg0
Popular vote60,89135,07442,110
Percentage38.8%22.3%26.8%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Independent Conservative Communist (Scotland)
Leader's seatInverkeithing and Dalgety Bay
Last election501
Seats won411
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg0
Popular vote3,53511,1911,628
Percentage2.3%7.1%1.0%

Fife Council election, 1999.svg
Results by ward.

Council Leader before election

Alex Rowley
Labour

Council Leader after election

Christine May
Labour

1999 Elections to Fife Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament election. The elections were the first after the third boundary review which resulted in 78 individual councillors being elected.

Contents

Election results

Fife Local Election Result 1999
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 439Decrease2.svg955.138.860,891
  Liberal Democrats 213Decrease2.svg322.335,074
  SNP 9Steady2.svg026.842,110
  Independent 412Decrease2.svg12.23.489
  Conservative 11Increase2.svg11.37.111,191
  Communist (Scotland) 1Steady2.svg01,6281.0
  Democratic Left 11,5191.0
  Independent Labour 00.09900.6
  Scottish Socialist 00.0340.0
 Christian Independents00.0460.0

Turnout was 56.1%

Party performance

Labour performed very well continuing control of its majority on the Council.

Changes since last election

Boundary Commission for Scotland had its Third review in to the ward area for Fife Area. The resulting changes lead to 14 fewer wards. [1]

Ward results

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References

  1. "Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland - 3rd review Fife". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2012.