1999 Scottish Borders Council election
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Elections for the Scottish Borders Council took place on Thursday 6 May 1999, alongside the wider Scottish local elections.
No party held a majority, with the largest grouping - local Independents - winning 14 of the council's 34 seats.
Aggregate results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 14 | ![]() |
31.6 | ![]() | |||||
Liberal Democrats | 14 | ![]() |
28.1 | ![]() | |||||
SNP | 4 | ![]() |
18.1 | ![]() | |||||
Conservative | 1 | ![]() |
16.9 | ![]() | |||||
Labour | 1 | ![]() |
5.4 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher (1999). Local Elections Handbook 1999 (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre. p. 16.