Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.
20 seats were contested in the election, with 11 being won by the Labour Party, 5 by the Liberal Democrats and 4 by the Conservatives.
After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 41 Conservative 10 Liberal Democrat 9
Election result
Council Composition Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 47 8 5 Labour Conservative L
After the election the composition of the council was:
+ ↓ 41 10 9 Labour Conservative L
LD – Liberal Democrats
Ward results Astley Bridge ward
Blackrod ward
Bradshaw ward
Breightmet ward
Bromley Cross ward
Burnden ward
Central ward
Daubhill ward
Deane-cum-Heaton ward
Derby ward
Farnworth ward
Halliwell ward
Harper Green ward
Horwich ward
Hulton Park ward
Kearsley ward
Little Lever ward
Smithills ward
Tonge ward
Westhoughton ward
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