1999 Aberdeenshire Council election

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All 68 seats to Aberdeenshire Council 35 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrats SNP Independent Last election 15 15 13 Seats won 28 23 10 Seat change 15 8 3   Fourth party   Party Conservative Last election 4 Seats won 7 Seat change 3
Council Leader before election NOC Council Leader after election NOC

Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 6 May 1999; the same day as elections to the Scottish Parliament and to the 31 other Scottish local authorities. 68 councillors were elected from 68 wards using First Past The Post (FPTP). This election was conducted under boundary changes with an increased number of seats from the 47 used in the 1995 election. The Liberal Democrats were the largest party, with councillors also being elected representing the SNP, Independents, and Conservatives.

Overall result

Aberdeenshire Council elections, 1999 ^[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	28			15	47.2	32.8	29,908	9.2
	SNP	23			8	33.8	29.4	26,848	3.7
	Independent	10			3	14.7	14.3	13,036	11.5
	Conservative	7			3	10.3	18.4	16,795	7.6
	Labour	0			0	0.0	5.0	4,579	1.3
	Green Independent	0			0	0.0	0.1	80	0.1

Ward Results