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The Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly elections on May 6th 1999 left Labour as the largest party but short of an overall majority.
Scottish Parliament :
| Party | Labour | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Other |
| Constituency Seats | 53 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Regional Seats | 3 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 2 |
| Total Seats | 56 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 3 |
Welsh Assembly :
| Party | Labour | Plaid Cymru | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Other |
| Constituency Seats | 27 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Regional Seats | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Total Seats | 28 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
The 1999 United Kingdom local elections produced mixed results
for all the major parties. Overall, the Conservatives gained over
a thousand seats, but from a very low base. The Liberal Democrats
gained control of Sheffield, their second major city, but fell
further behind the Conservatives overall. Despite losing many
hundred seats, Labour remain overwhelmingly the dominant party in
terms of councillors and councils controlled, and can take
consolation from gaining more votes (36%) than the Conservatives
(33%) or the Liberal Democrats (27%). As with the previous year a
major feature of the elections was the low turnout and continuing
general lack of interest from the public.
More results on UK Election Statistics and UK Political Links pages
"It is the necessary nature of a political party in this country to avoid, as long as it can be avoided, the consideration of any question which involves a great change.." - Trollope (1815-1882).
