City of Edinburgh Council election, 1999
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All 58 seats to Edinburgh City Council 29 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||
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Turnout |
61.0 ( | ||||||||||||
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Map of council wards |
Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. Turnout was 61%, an increase of 16.5% on the 1995 turnout.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 31 | 32.47 | 73,003 | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | 13 | 24.37 | 54,791 | ||||||
Conservative | 13 | 22.52 | 50,630 | ||||||
SNP | 1 | 20.54 | 46,184 | ||||||
Other parties | 0 | 0.10 | 211 |
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