Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election, as well as a vacancy in Chorlton, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2003. The two Independent Labour candidates stood as "Peace 2000 England's Republic", a slight alteration on the previous year's "Labour Peace 2000". Overall turnout was up marginally from the previous year at 21.9%. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.Manchester Evening News, 7 May 1999.
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party36,674 (53.4%) 0.527 (79.4%) 3 80 (80.8%)Liberal Democrats20,812 (30.3%) 1.8 7 (20.6%) 3 19 (19.2%)Conservative Party8,050 (11.7%) 1.10 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Green Party2,717 (3.9%) 0.5 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent150 (0.2%) 0.1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Socialist Labour142 (0.2%) 1.3 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent Labour42 (0.0%) 0.5 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent Liberal22 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Communist League19 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)
+ ↓ 80 19
Ward results Ardwick
Baguley
Barlow Moor
Benchill
Beswick and Clayton
Blackley
Bradford
Brooklands
Burnage
Central
Charlestown
Cheetham
Chorlton
Crumpsall
Didsbury
Fallowfield
Gorton North
Gorton South
Harpurhey
Hulme
Levenshulme
Lightbowne
Longsight
Moss Side
Moston
Newton Heath
Northenden
Old Moat
Rusholme
Sharston
Whalley Range
Withington
Woodhouse Park
By-elections between 1999 and 2000
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