1999 Glasgow City Council election

1999 Glasgow City Council election

6 May 1999 (1999-05-06)
All 79 seats to Glasgow City Council 40 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	47.0%
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour SNP Conservative Last election 77 seats, 61.5% 1 seat, 22.8% 3 seats, 6.6% Seats won 74 2 1 Seat change 3 1 2 Popular vote 114,851 68,681 17,186 Percentage 49.6% 29.7% 7.4% Swing 11.9% 6.9% 0.8%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Scottish Socialist Liberal Democrats Last election Did not contest 1 seat, 3.4% Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 16,936 13,006 Percentage 7.3% 5.6% Swing New 2.2%
Colours indicate winners in each ward   Labour   Liberal Democrat   SNP   Independent   Conservative   Scottish Socialist Party
Council Leader before election Scottish Labour Party Council Leader after election Scottish Labour Party

Elections to Glasgow City Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections.

Results

1999 Glasgow City Council election result[1]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	74			3	93.7	49.6	114,851	11.9
	SNP	2			1	2.5	29.7	68,681	6.9
	Conservative	1			2	1.3	7.4	17,186	0.8
	Scottish Socialist	1			1	1.3	7.3	16,936	New
	Liberal Democrats	1				1.3	5.6	13,006	2.2
	Humanist	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	321	New
	Scottish Unionist	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	225	New
	Liberal	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	151	New
	Socialist Labour	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	95	New
	Scottish Unity Party	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	62	New

Ward results

[2]

Ward 1: Drumry

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M O'Neill	1,209	59.7
	SNP	N Dolan	478	23.6
	Scottish Socialist	M Benson	235	11.6
	Conservative	C Jardine	102	5.0
Majority			731
Turnout				36.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 2: Summerhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M Lee	1,243	58.7
	SNP	L D Gibson	543	25.6
	Scottish Socialist	A Lynch	331	15.6
Majority			700
Turnout				33.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 3: Blairdardie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S J Purcell	2,146	59.4
	SNP	R Shaw	913	25.3
	Conservative	A E Swanson	331	9.2
	Scottish Socialist	D Burns	172	4.8
	Humanist	A Nicolson	52	1.4
Majority			1,233
Turnout				57.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 4: Knightswood Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C Gordon	2,275	63.8
	SNP	M Bashir	892	25.0
	Conservative	G Dickson	398	11.2
Majority			1,383
Turnout				56.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 5: Knightswood South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E A Cameron	2,085	62.1
	SNP	L L Harper	1,006	30.0
	Conservative	S M Watson	264	7.9
Majority			1,079
Turnout				53.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 6: Yoker

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C Roberton	1,903	63.7
	SNP	M J Walker	928	31.0
	Conservative	M G Taylor	158	5.3
Majority			975
Turnout				46.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 7: Anniesland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C L Kelly	1,598	46.6
	SNP	R W Scott	955	27.8
	Conservative	G Cornes	400	11.7
	Liberal Democrats	M Watt	334	9.7
	Scottish Socialist	S Chaldean	143	4.2
Majority			975
Turnout				53.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 8: Jordanhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	C Mason	1,638	39.6
	Labour	L Howitt	889	21.5
	Conservative	G D Bache	848	20.5
	SNP	C M MacKellar	674	16.3
	Scottish Socialist	D Anderson	86	2.1
Majority			749
Turnout				65.4
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Ward 9: Kelvindale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C Renton	1,101	30.5
	Liberal Democrats	M Paris	1,006	27.8
	Conservative	W M Roxburgh	884	24.5
	SNP	D Camshron (?)	624	17.3
Majority			95
Turnout				58.4
	Labour gain from

Ward 10: Scotstoun

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J McFadden	1,696	49.9
	SNP	E W Quinn	913	26.8
	Liberal Democrats	L J Clarke	334	9.8
	Scottish Socialist	P Campbell	241	7.1
	Conservative	C G Trotman	218	6.4
Majority			783
Turnout				51.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 11: Victoria Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I Graham	1,460	39.5
	SNP	G Douglas	881	23.8
	Liberal Democrats	M J Hook	517	14.0
	Conservative	M T Smith	461	12.5
	Scottish Socialist	H Ritchie	380	10.3
Majority			579
Turnout				56.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 12: Hayburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E Fitzgerald	1,441	41.7
	SNP	F A Rankin	1,059	30.7
	Liberal Democrats	F Mildmay	380	11.0
	Scottish Socialist	A Green	290	7.1
	Conservative	E C Wykes	282	8.2
Majority			382
Turnout				51.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 13: Hyndland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R Simpson	1,177	32.6
	SNP	G MacIntyre-Kemp	1,001	27.8
	Liberal Democrats	J E Hewit	726	20.1
	Conservative	A Brocklehurst	551	15.3
	Scottish Socialist	D Fraser	152	4.2
Majority			176
Turnout				52.0
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 14: Hillhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	K Burns	890	33.9
	SNP	G Thoms	739	28.1
	Liberal Democrats	T Mayberry	551	21.0
	Conservative	M Walker	243	9.2
	Scottish Socialist	H Brown	206	7.8
Majority			151
Turnout				36.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 15: Partick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A Colleran	1,378	41.1
	SNP	K McLean	1,160	34.6
	Liberal Democrats	A C Faure	540	16.1
	Conservative	L D Jamieson	272	8.1
Majority			218
Turnout				50.1
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 16: Kelvingrove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M Green	1,309	47.7
	SNP	S Roberts	747	27.2
	Conservative	R G Wolseley	483	17.6
	Scottish Socialist	W Tallan	204	7.4
Majority			562
Turnout				37.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 17: Anderston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A Mosson	1,235	51.0
	SNP	P D Johnson	609	25.2
	Liberal Democrats	K Philbrick	251	10.4
	Scottish Socialist	D Stevenson	177	7.3
	Conservative	C Botfield	149	6.2
Majority			626
Turnout				37.5
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 18: Woodlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H Malik	1,145	43.8
	SNP	A Khan	736	28.1
	Liberal Democrats	W Craig	566	21.6
	Humanist	A D Williams	169	6.5
Majority			409
Turnout				36.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 19: North Kelvin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J MacKechnie	1,104	36.6
	SNP	F McMaster	950	31.5
	Liberal Democrats	J Stuart	486	16.1
	Conservative	P Miller	226	7.5
	Scottish Socialist	J Lawson	219	7.3
	Humanist	W Khan	33	1.1
Majority			154
Turnout				43.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 15: Wyndford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R Gray	1,219	42.6
	SNP	W McAllister	1,099	38.4
	Liberal Democrats	R A Rodger	214	16.1
	Scottish Socialist	I F Beaton	210	7.3
	Conservative	J Holst	119	4.2
Majority			120
Turnout				43.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 21: Maryhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F Dingwall	1,182	47.5
	SNP	A Fraser	905	36.4
	Liberal Democrats	M J Jackson	207	8.3
	Scottish Socialist	A Lewis	194	7.8
Majority			277
Turnout				40.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 22: Summerston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R Winter	1,543	51.6
	SNP	M MacDonald	913	30.6
	Liberal Democrats	T J Thompson	339	11.3
	Scottish Socialist	G Scott	193	6.5
Majority			630
Turnout				49.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 23: Milton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M Sinclair	1,400	53.3
	SNP	J Kerr	1,228	46.7
Majority			172
Turnout				42.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 24: Ashfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E Hurcombe	1,439	55.5
	SNP	G Roberts	995	38.3
	Scottish Socialist	J Gallagher	161	6.2
Majority			444
Turnout				41.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 25: Firhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B A Mann	1,036	37.8
	SNP	J A Park	873	31.9
	Liberal Democrats	E Shephard	406	14.8
	Scottish Socialist	P Byme	212	7.7
	Conservative	L M Clark	212	7.7
Majority			163
Turnout				40.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 26: Firhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J Gray	1,208	62.1
	SNP	S Bell	576	29.6
	Scottish Socialist	Frances Curran	182	8.3
Majority			632
Turnout				31.0
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 27: Merchant City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G Matheson	1,297	52.8
	SNP	G A Roberts	665	27.1
	Liberal Democrats	W J Money	320	13.0
	Scottish Socialist	P J Murray	176	7.2
Majority			632
Turnout				39.5
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 28: Royston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J Moynes	1,464	65.2
	SNP	M Coyle	528	23.5
	Scottish Socialist	J Wallis	253	11.3
Majority			936
Turnout				33.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 29: Cowlairs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A Stewart	1,208	55.8
	SNP	W McLaren	672	31.0
	Scottish Socialist	G Cairns	146	6.7
	Conservative	L A MacLaughlin	140	6.5
Majority			536
Turnout				34.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 30: Springburn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R Davey	1,856	64.5
	SNP	R Quinn	788	27.4
	Conservative	C A Brown	197	6.8
	Humanist	P J Dillon	37	1.3
Majority			1,068
Turnout				47.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 31: Wallacewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M Beckett	1,865	65.7
	SNP	J Sweeney	739	26.0
	Scottish Socialist	J Twaddale	233	8.2
Majority			1,126
Turnout				45.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 32: Milnbank

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E McDougall	1,736	59.8
	SNP	J R Brady	902	31.1
	Conservative	J McLean	265	9.1
Majority			834
Turnout				45.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 33: Dennistoun

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J P Macey	1,419	49.2
	SNP	D Rithchie	985	34.2
	Scottish Socialist	D Gilmour	263	9.1
	Conservative	A Smith	141	4.9
	Scottish Unionist	W McLachlan	75	2.6
Majority			434
Turnout				45.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 34: Calton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D Stevenson	1,081	52.8
	SNP	H O'Hagan	652	31.8
	Scottish Socialist	R H Bradford	166	8.1
	Scottish Unionist	R Wilkie	150	7.3
Majority			429
Turnout				34.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 35: Bridgeton/Dalmarnock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G Redmond	1,440	67.1
	SNP	J Duncan	513	23.9
	Scottish Socialist	K J Hattarn	97	4.5
	Socialist Labour	T M Ritchie	95	4.4
Majority			927
Turnout				34.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 36: Parkhead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E Smith	1,353	64.5
	SNP	D McGuiness	576	27.4
	Scottish Socialist	M Eyre	170	8.1
Majority			777
Turnout				34.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 37: Carntyne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P Chalmers	1,526	57.2
	SNP	H MacQueen	866	32.4
	Conservative	E J Bunting	278	10.4
Majority			660
Turnout				41.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 38: Robroyston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R Marshall	1,589	64.6
	SNP	A J Ritchie	696	28.3
	Conservative	M S Thomson	300	10.5
Majority			848
Turnout				51.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 39: Gartcraig

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G R Leonard	1,709	59.5
	SNP	J McIntyre	861	30.0
	Conservative	R Wilson	300	10.5
Majority			848
Turnout				51.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 40: Queenslie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G McCann	939	46.4
	SNP	M A Hunter	544	26.9
	Scottish Socialist	W Anderson	539	26.7
Majority			395
Turnout				40.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 41: Greenfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H MacRae	1,727	56.0
	SNP	I Smith	1,358	44.0
Majority			369
Turnout				50.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 42: Barlanark

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J Coleman	1,277	60.3
	SNP	M L Greene	613	29.0
	Scottish Socialist	G Cleland	226	10.7
Majority			664
Turnout				37.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 43: Shettleston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G Ryan	2.062	65.2
	SNP	J Hanif	860	27.2
	Scottish Socialist	E Docherty	242	7.6
Majority			1,202
Turnout				50.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 44: Tollcross Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W Butler	1,399	56.0
	SNP	E McKechnie	746	29.9
	Conservative	A Williamson	187	7.5
	Scottish Socialist	D Eyre	164	6.6
Majority			653
Turnout				40.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 45: Braidfauld

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S Baird	1,374	61.6
	SNP	A Hunter	633	28.4
	Scottish Socialist	L O'Brien	222	10.0
Majority			36.6
Turnout				741
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 46: Mount Vernon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C McNicol	1,787	46.7
	SNP	R A McIntyre	1,385	36.2
	Conservative	J France	521	13.6
	Scottish Socialist	G Savage	136	3.6
Majority			402
Turnout				57.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 47: Baillieston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R G MacBean	1,619	52.4
	SNP	P Smith	1,097	35.5
	Scottish Socialist	A Brown	373	12.1
Majority			522
Turnout				49.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 48: Garrowhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	J F Mason	1,683	44.5
	Labour	A Johnston	1,524	40.3
	Conservative	G Clark	333	8.8
	Liberal	J C MacPherson	151	4.0
	Scottish Socialist	F MaQuaid	94	2.5
Majority			159
Turnout				59.1
	SNP win (new seat)

Ward 49: Garthamlock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C McMaster	1,336	56.1
	SNP	G Cunningham	720	30.2
	Scottish Socialist	M McCartney	325	13.6
Majority			616
Turnout				41.0
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 50: Easterhouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R Quinn	1,082	55.4
	SNP	Z Alim	502	25.7
	Scottish Socialist	Jim McVicar	369	18.9
Majority			580
Turnout				35.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 51: Drumoyne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S Dornan	1,771	58.4
	SNP	I O Bayne	933	30.7
	Scottish Socialist	P J Currie	210	6.9
	Conservative	J P Toner	121	4.0
Majority			838
Turnout				49.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 52: Govan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J Flanagan	1,466	49.4
	SNP	A Simpson	1,028	34.6
	Scottish Socialist	C McCarthy	289	9.7
	Conservative	D Pilkington	157	5.3
	Humanist	M T Kerr	30	1.0
Majority			438
Turnout				44.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 53: Ibrox

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D Gaugham	1,239	47.2
	SNP	C McAleese	962	36.7
	Scottish Socialist	Wullie McGartland	251	9.6
	Conservative	J B Marshall	172	6.6
Majority			277
Turnout				39.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 54: Kingston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S Butt	1,494	46.5
	SNP	J Hutcheson	1,093	32.3
	Conservative	F Howell	459	14.3
	Scottish Socialist	G Martin	223	6.9
Majority			465
Turnout				46.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 55: Mosspark

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	SNP	I Gibson	1,577	46.9
	Labour	W Perry	1,289	38.4
	Conservative	A McNamara	252	7.5
	Scottish Socialist	George McNeilage	241	7.2
Majority			288
Turnout				56.5
	SNP win (new seat)

Ward 56: North Cardonald

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A Watson	2,137	62.7
	SNP	F McCabe	840	24.6
	Scottish Socialist	S Lawson	235	6.9
	Conservative	D J Gray	197	5.8
Majority			1,297
Turnout				58.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 57: Penilee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G McDiarmid	1,906	58.3
	SNP	A C Bain	937	28.7
	Scottish Socialist	S Smyth	427	13.1
Majority			969
Turnout				54.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 58: Cardonald

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J McCarron	1,672	45.4
	SNP	M T Balfour	1,033	28.0
	Scottish Socialist	G Healy	426	11.6
	Conservative	W A Lankey	294	8.0
	Liberal Democrats	F Wright	261	7.1
Majority			639
Turnout				62.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 59: Pollok[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Scottish Socialist	Tommy Sheridan	1,264	44.0
	Labour	T. Morrison	972	33.8
	SNP	C. Wallace	528	18.4
	Conservative	R. O'Brien	108	3.8
Majority			292
Turnout				50.4
	Scottish Socialist win (new seat)

Ward 60: Crookston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W O'Rourke	1,762	54.2
	SNP	P Greene	760	23.4
	Scottish Socialist	C Moore	727	22.4
Majority			1,002
Turnout				50.3
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 61: Nitshill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A J Glass	1,302	51.7
	SNP	E McBride	731	29.0
	Scottish Socialist	S McManus	484	19.2
Majority			571
Turnout				42.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 62: Darnley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M A Kemaghan	1,249	48.0
	SNP	G J Archer	962	37.0
	Conservative	J Nixon	217	8.3
	Scottish Socialist	Keith R Baldassara	174	6.7
Majority			287
Turnout				42.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 63: Carnwadric

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J Dodds	1,654	55.6
	SNP	M J Murray	955	32.4
	Scottish Socialist	J Murray	355	11.9
Majority			689
Turnout				46.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 64 Maxwell Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C E Lyon	1,371	34.3
	Labour	G Rabbani	1,101	27.5
	SNP	M J McCracken	968	24,2
	Liberal Democrats	I Aslam	381	9.5
	Scottish Socialist	K Kyle	116	2.9
	Scottish Unity	P J Paton	62	1.6
Majority			270
Turnout				62.8
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ward 65: Pollokshields East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M Shoaib	1,707	47.8
	SNP	K Malik	967	27.1
	Liberal Democrats	J Fryer	380	10.6
	Conservative	C Schmullan	277	7.8
	Scottish Socialist	J Jamieson	243	6.8
Majority			740
Turnout				54.8
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 66: Hutchesontown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J Mutter	1,292	50.3
	SNP	J Byrne	838	32.6
	Scottish Socialist	O Meharry	438	17.1
Majority			43.2
Turnout				454
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 67: Govanhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C McCafferty	1,652	55.6
	SNP	G Anderson	824	27.7
	Scottish Socialist	N I McKerrell	300	10.1
	Conservative	M Hussein	196	6.6
Majority			828
Turnout				44.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 68: Strathbungo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W R MacLellan	1,088	35.7
	SNP	R MacDonald	1,073	35.2
	Scottish Socialist	R Kane	351	11.5
	Liberal Democrats	R W Stewart	319	10.5
	Conservative	E H Clark	216	7.1
Majority			15
Turnout				44.1
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 69: Battlefield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M McCafferty	1,485	47.0
	SNP	G W Carradine	994	31.4
	Conservative	K A Ross	369	11.7
	Scottish Socialist	A Sheridan	313	9.9
Majority			491
Turnout				48.5
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 70: Langside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A Graham	1,207	37.1
	SNP	W Ramsay	1,081	33.2
	Conservative	S Henderson	417	12.8
	Liberal Democrats	A H Begg	363	11.1
	Scottish Socialist	J Harvie	188	5.8
Majority			126
Turnout				50.1
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 71: Pollokshaws

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R Gould	1,358	40.8
	SNP	I Hunter	1,146	34.5
	Scottish Socialist	J Challis	304	9.1
	Liberal Democrats	D M Jago	271	8.2
	Conservative	M C Gallone	246	7.4
Majority			212
Turnout				48.6
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 72: Newlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J McNally	1,495	38.7
	SNP	W Douglas	1,001	25.9
	Scottish Socialist	R McElory	949	24.6
	Liberal Democrats	R Gleeson	420	10.9
Majority			494
Turnout				60.1
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 73: Cathcart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M McLean	1,323	34.8
	Liberal Democrats	J R Prosser	867	22.8
	Conservative	J B Crawford	813	21.4
	SNP	A E McLaughlin	798	21.0
Majority			456
Turnout				59.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 74: Mount Florida

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J Lynch	1,670	49.8
	SNP	A Bennett	951	28.4
	Conservative	C Graham	498	14.9
	Scottish Socialist	F McKinlay	232	6.9
Majority			719
Turnout				54.7
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 75: Toryglen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A Watson	1,592	61.6
	SNP	D Ross	591	22.9
	Scottish Socialist	C McCusker	243	9.4
	Liberal Democrats	R C Barlay	157	6.1
Majority			1,001
Turnout				43.9
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 76: King's Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W M Timoney	1,515	45.4
	SNP	J J Dornan	915	27.4
	Conservative	G M Nankivell	457	13.7
	Liberal Democrats	H Pryce-Jones	289	8.7
	Scottish Socialist	J Walsh	158	4.7
Majority			600
Turnout				55.0
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 77: Castlemilk

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J McKenzie	1,705	62.5
	SNP	J Docherty	678	24.9
	Conservative	M Kilpatrick	174	6.4
	Scottish Socialist	W Moore	171	6.3
Majority			1,027
Turnout				48.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 78: Carmunnock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A Stewart	1,555	47.4
	SNP	G W Brown	985	30.0
	Conservative	G Carr	572	17.4
	Scottish Socialist	D McKay	172	5.2
Majority			570
Turnout				54.5
	Labour win (new seat)

Ward 79: Glenwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M Devine	1,213	59.3
	SNP	D I Ritchie	595	29.1
	Scottish Socialist	F Young	239	11.7
Majority			618
Turnout				34.7
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. Scottish Council Elections 1999 - Results and Statistics, H.M. Bochel, D.T. Denver, pp. 91–93
2. Scottish Council Elections 1999 - Results and Statistics, H.M. Bochel, D.T. Denver, p. 43
3. Scottish Council Elections 1999 - Results and Statistics, H.M. Bochel, D.T. Denver, p. 46