1999 United Kingdom local elections

1999 United Kingdom local elections

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All 36 metropolitan boroughs, 35 out of 46 unitary authorities, 237 out of 238 English districts, all 32 Scottish council areas and all 22 Welsh principal areas
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Tony Blair William Hague Paddy Ashdown Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader since 21 July 1994 19 June 1997 16 July 1988 Percentage 36% 34% 24% Swing 2% 2% 1% Councils 137 61 20 Councils +/- 32 48 11 Councillors 4,802 3,766 2,609 Councillors +/- 1,150 1,348 90

The 1999 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 6 May 1999.^[1][2] All Scottish and Welsh unitary authorities had all their seats elected. In England a third of the seats on each of the Metropolitan Boroughs were elected along with elections in many of the unitary authorities and district councils. There were no local elections in Northern Ireland.

The elections saw Labour, now in their second year of government, suffer a setback as the opposition Conservatives gained ground. The councils up for election had last been contested in 1995, which saw Labour achieve record gains and the Conservatives lose over 2,000 seats.