1999 Fife Council election

Main article: 1999 Scottish local elections

1999 Fife Council election

6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
All 78 seats to Fife Council 40 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	-->
First party Second party Third party   Leader Christine May Party Labour Liberal Democrats SNP Leader's seat The Lochs Last election 52 24 9 Seats won 43 21 9 Seat change 9 3 0 Popular vote 60,891 35,074 42,110 Percentage 38.8% 22.3% 26.8%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Independent Conservative Communist (Scotland) Leader's seat Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay Last election 5 0 1 Seats won 4 1 1 Seat change 1 1 0 Popular vote 3,535 11,191 1,628 Percentage 2.3% 7.1% 1.0%
Results by ward.
Council Leader before election Alex Rowley Labour Council Leader after election Christine May Labour

1999 Elections to Fife Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament election. The elections were the first after the third boundary review which resulted in 78 individual councillors being elected.

Election results

Fife Local Election Result 1999

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	43		9	9	55.1	38.8	60,891
	Liberal Democrats	21		3	3		22.3	35,074
	SNP	9			0		26.8	42,110
	Independent	4	1	2	1		2.2	3.489
	Conservative	1	1		1	1.3	7.1	11,191
	Communist (Scotland)	1			0		1.0	1,628
	Democratic Left	1					1.0	1,519
	Independent Labour	0				0.0	0.6	990
	Scottish Socialist	0				0.0	0.0	34
	Christian Independents	0				0.0	0.0	46

Turnout was 56.1%

Party performance

Labour performed very well continuing control of its majority on the Council.

Changes since last election

Boundary Commission for Scotland had its Third review in to the ward area for Fife Area. The resulting changes lead to 14 fewer wards.