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The 1999 Welsh local elections, were held on 6 May in 22 local authorities, as part of the wider 1999 UK local elections.
| Party | Votes [1] | % | +/- | Councils | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
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| Labour | 338,470 | 34.4% |  | 8 | | 563 | | |
| Independent | 187,345 | 19.1% | | 3 | | 295 |  | |
| Plaid Cymru | 179,212 | 18.2% | | 3 | | 205 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | 132,091 | 13.4% | | 0 |  | 98 | | |
| Conservative | 99,565 | 10.1% | | 0 | | 75 | | |
| Green | 8,328 | 0.8% | | 0 | | 1 | | |
| Other | 37,788 | 3.8% | | 0 | | 33 | | |
| No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 | | n/a | n/a | |
In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.
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