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1999 Falkirk Council election

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1999 Falkirk Council election
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All 32 seats to Falkirk Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour SNP Independent
Last election 23 seats, 52.0% 8 seats, 36.6% 3 seats, 7.6%
Seats won 15 9 5
Seat change Decrease 8 Increase 1 Increase 2
Popular vote 28,663 22,438 8,941
Percentage 41.8% 32.7% 13.0%
Swing Decrease 10.2% Decrease 3.9% Increase 5.4%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Last election 2 seats, 3.6% Did not contest
Seats won 2 1
Seat change Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 4,114 839
Percentage 6.0% 1.2%
Swing Increase 2.4% New

Elections to Falkirk Council took place on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other 31 unitary authorities. There were 32 wards - 4 less than in 1995.

Results

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1999 Falkirk Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 15 - - Decrease 8 46.9 41.8 28,663 Decrease 10.2
  SNP 9 - - Increase 1 28.1 32.7 22,438 Decrease 3.9
  Independent 5 - - Increase 2 15.6 13.0 8,941 Increase 5.4
  Conservative 2 - - Steady 6.3 6.0 4,114 Increase 2.4
  Independent Labour 1 - - Increase 1 3.1 1.2 839 New
  Liberal Democrats 0 - - Steady 0.0 3.6 2,467 Increase 3.5
  Socialist Labour 0 - - Steady 0.0 1.5 1,001 New
  Scottish Socialist 0 - - Steady 0.0 0.2 106 New

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Council Elections 1999" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 27 August 2024.