Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election, 1999

Results, by ward.

An election to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar was held on 6 May 1999 as part of the wider 1999 Scottish local elections.

The council, formerly known as Western Isles Council, had been renamed in 1997 in Gaelic as Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Council ward boundaries had also been changed since the previous election, and the total number of wards was increased from 30 to 31.

The election was the first since 1994. Whilst the new Scottish councils had seen elections in 1995, the three Island Councils (Western Isles, Shetland, and Orkney) had not, as they had not been affected by the abolition of the regional and district levels of governance in Scotland. The Island Councils had instead utilised a unitary system, like that adopted by the other Scottish councils in 1995, since their inception.[1]

Aggregate results

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election, 1999[2]
Turnout in contested wards: 64.2% (9,269)
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Independent 22 Decrease4 74.07 6,866 Decrease15.70
  Labour 6 Increase2 13.94 1,292 Increase3.71
  SNP 3 Increase3 11.99 1,111 New

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