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All 58 seats to Edinburgh City Council 30 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 61.0 (![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. Turnout was 61%, an increase of 16.5% on the 1995 turnout.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 31 | ![]() |
32.5 | 73,003 | ![]() | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 13 | ![]() |
24.4 | 54,791 | ![]() | ||||
Conservative | 13 | ![]() |
22.5 | 50,630 | ![]() | ||||
SNP | 1 | ![]() |
1.7 | 20.5 | 46,184 | ![]() | |||
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.1 | 211 | ![]() |