1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election

1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election
6 May 1999

All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council
12 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Andrew White Ronald McColl Jim Bollan
Party Labour SNP Independent
Leader's seat Linnvale/Drumry Balloch Renton/Alexandria South
Last election 14 seats, 50.4% 7 seats, 42.7% 1 seat, 2.4%
Seats before 13 9 0
Seats won 14 7 1
Seat change
Popular vote 22,633 19,705 971
Percentage 52.2% 45.4% 2.2%
Swing 1.8% 2.7% 0.2%

Council Leader before election

Andrew White
Labour

Council Leader after election

Andrew White
Labour

The 1999 West Dunbartonshire Council election was held on the 6 May 1999 and were the second to the unitary authority, which was created, along with 28 other local authorities, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994.