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1999 West Lothian Council election

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1999 West Lothian Council election
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All 32 seats to West Lothian Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour SNP Conservative
Last election 15 seats, 46.9% 11 seats, 44.6% 1 seats, 4.2%
Seats won 20 11 1
Seat change Increase 5 Steady Steady
Popular vote 31,498 29,052 6,040
Percentage 45.1% 41.6% 8.6%
Swing Decrease 1.8% Decrease 3.0% Increase 4.4%

Elections to the West Lothian Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The number of seats on the council grew from 27 in 1995 to 32. Each ward elected a single member using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Results

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1999 West Lothian District Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 20 - - Increase 5 62.5 45.1 31,498 Decrease 1.8
  SNP 11 - - Steady 34.4 41.6 29,052 Decrease 3.0
  Conservative 1 - - Steady 3.1 8.6 6,040 Increase 4.4
  Liberal Democrats 0 - - Steady 0.0 4.5 3,158 Increase 2.5
  Independent 0 - - Steady 0.0 0.2 156 Decrease 1.8

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Council Elections 1999" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 August 2024.