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Elections to Renfrewshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, as part of the 1999 Scottish local elections, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. [1] This was the second election following the local government reforms in 1994 and the first following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements since the previous election. [2]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 21 | 41.9 | |||||||
| SNP | 15 | 37.6 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 7.9 | |||||||
| Conservative | 1 | 10.7 | |||||||
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | ||||||||
| Independent | 0 | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. McGerty* | 1,184 | 56.1 | ||
| SNP | R. Brothers | 926 | 43.9 | ||
| Majority | 12.2 | ||||
| Turnout | 62.3 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,388 | ||||
| Labour hold | |||||