Elections to East Ayrshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, alongside elections to the Scottish Parliament. This was the second election following the local government reforms in 1994 and the first following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements which resulted in two additional seats from the previous election.
Despite losing five seats, Labour maintained a majority on the council winning 17 of the 32 seats. The Scottish National Party (SNP) remained the largest opposition party after gaining six seats to hold 14 while the Conservatives won their first seat in East Ayrshire.
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Ward results Stewarton East and Dunlop
Stewarton Central
Kilmaurs and Stewarton South
North Kilmarnock, Fenwick and Waterside
Crosshouse, Gatehead and Knockentiber Ward 6 was renamed Crosshouse, Gatehead and Knockentiber following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. The boundary was unchanged.
Altonhill, Hillhead and Longpark
Onthank
Kilmarnock Central West
Kilmarnock Central East
North New Farm Loch and Dean
South New Farm Loch Ward 2 was renamed South New Farm Loch following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. The boundary was unchanged.
Crookedholm, Moscow, Galston West and Hurlford North Ward 17 was renamed Crookedholm, Moscow, Galston West and Hurlford North following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were minor changes to the boundary.
Newmilns
Grange and Howard
Kilmarnock Central South
Riccarton Ward 10 was renamed Riccarton following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were small changes to the boundary.
Shortlees Ward 9 was renamed Shortlees following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were small changes to the boundary.
Bellfield Ward 8 was renamed Bellfield following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were small changes to the boundary.
Hurlford Ward 16 was renamed Hurlford following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were no changes to the boundary.
Galston East Ward 18 was renamed Galston East following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were minor changes to the boundary.
Darvel
Mauchline
Catrine, Sorn and Mauchline East
Muirkirk, Lugar and Logan Lugar, Logan and Muirkirk was renamed Muirkirk, Lugar and Logan following the Third Statutory Reviews of Electoral Arrangements. There were no changes to the boundary.
Drongan, Stair and Rankinston
Ochiltree, Skares, Netherthird and Craigens
Auchinleck
Cumnock West
Cumnock East
Patna and Dalrymple
Dalmellington
New Cumnock
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