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Elections for the Scottish Borders Council took place on Thursday 6 May 1999, alongside the wider Scottish local elections.
No party held a majority, with the largest grouping - local Independents - winning 14 of the council's 34 seats.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Independent | 14 |  16 | 31.6 | 7.4 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | 1 | 28.1 |  4.0 | |||||
| SNP | 3 | 4 | 18.1 | 0.8 | |||||
| Conservative | 1 | 2 | 16.9 | 2.1 | |||||
| Labour | 1 | 1 | 5.4 | 2.1 | |||||
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