1999 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Rochdale 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.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

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Rochdale Local Election Result 1999
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 11 -1 57.9
  Liberal Democrats 6 +1 31.6
  Conservative 2 0 10.5
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BBC report of 1999 Rochdale election result