1999 Midlothian Council election

Results by ward.

Elections to Midlothian Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.

Labour retained their dominance of the council, with the Liberal Democrats forming the second largest party on the council.

Election results

Midlothian local election result 1999 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	17					45.81	17,591
	Liberal Democrats	1					15.63	6,003
	SNP	0				0.0	30.65	11,769
	Conservative	0				0.0	7.55	2,901
	Independent	0				0.0	0.36	137

References

1. p.91-93