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.^[1]

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

Bolton Local Election Result 1999

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11	0	6	-6	55.0	46.4	23,459	-0.8
	Liberal Democrats	5	4	0	+4	25.0	21.0	10,634	+1.5
	Conservative	4	2	0	+2	20.0	30.6	15,497	+0.3
	Other parties	0	0	0	+0	0	2.0	999	-1.0

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

Astley Bridge ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S Lever	1,676	48.4	−0.6
	Labour	S Murray	1,546	44.5	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	C Atty	247	7.1	−0.9
Majority			133	3.8	−2.3
Turnout			3,472	31.0	−1.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	LD to Labour 1.2

Blackrod ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K Helsby	1,111	45.0	+6.3
	Conservative	R Barrow	896	36.3	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats	D Watts	462	18.7	+8.2
Majority			215	8.7	−8.3
Turnout			2,469	24.0	−1.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Bradshaw ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W Hall	1,585	49.1	+4.9
	Labour	P Fitzpatrick	1,265	39.2	−4.9
	Liberal Democrats	S Howarth	377	11.7	+0.1
Majority			320	9.9	+9.7
Turnout			3,227	29.0	+3.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to Con 4.9

Breightmet ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Grime	1,071	60.1	+0.4
	Conservative	P Brierley	468	26.3	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	E Hill	242	13.6	+2.5
Majority			603	33.8	+3.3
Turnout			1,781	17.0	−2.2
	Labour hold		Swing	Con to LD 2.7

Bromley Cross ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A Wilkinson	2,870	58.3	−2.1
	Labour	A Muscat	1,172	32.7	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	S Ball	323	9.0	+0.4
Majority			914	25.5	−3.9
Turnout			3,581	32.0	+1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	Con to Labour 1.9

Burnden ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P Birch	1,307	69.1	+2.8
	Conservative	R Wood	361	19.1	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	D Connor	223	11.8	−2.5
Majority			946	50.0	+3.2
Turnout			1,891	20.0	+0.7
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 2.6

Central ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L Byrne	1,358	67.4	−1.2
	Conservative	L Beresford	468	23.2	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	M Eidlow	114	5.7	−0.7
	Socialist Labour	L Lowe	76	3.8	+3.8
Majority			890	44.1	−3.7
Turnout			2,016	24.0	−1.1
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Soc Lab 2.5

Daubhill ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Barlow	1,123	67.9	+4.7
	Conservative	J Walsh	377	22.8	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	L Greensits	153	9.3	−1.6
Majority			746	45.1	+3.9
Turnout			1,653	18.0	−0.9
	Labour hold		Swing	LD to Labour 3.1

Deane-cum-Heaton ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J Hanscomb	2,150	58.1	+0.9
	Labour	A Zaman	1,035	28.0	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	I Greenhalgh	517	14.0	+2.3
Majority			1,115	30.1	+3.3
Turnout			3,702	27.0	−1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	Labour to LD 2.7

Derby ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Kay	1,819	77.4	−1.3
	Conservative	F Taylor	387	16.5	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	L Bale	143	6.1	−0.6
Majority			1432	61.0	−4.0
Turnout			2,349	24.0	−0.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 2.0

Farnworth ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Stones	943	65.7	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	M Rothwell	210	14.6	+0.8
	Conservative	W Woodward	177	12.3	−0.3
	Socialist Labour	W Kelly	105	7.3	−2.7
Majority			733	51.1	+0.5
Turnout			1,435	15.0	−0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	Soc Lab to Labour 2.4

Halliwell ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Morris	1,362	58.7	−5.0
	Conservative	J Coombs	524	22.6	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	A Karen	319	13.7	−3.1
	Socialist Labour	H Broadbent	117	5.0	+5.0
Majority			838	36.1	−8.1
Turnout			2,322	24.0	+1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Soc Labour 5.0

Harper Green ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C Dennis	1,105	65.2	+1.3
	Conservative	S Kesler	272	16.1	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	W Connor	211	12.5	+2.8
	Socialist Labour	W Kelly	106	6.3	−3.3
Majority			833	49.2	+2.1
Turnout			1,694	16.0	+0.5
	Labour hold		Swing	Soc Lab to LD 3.0

Horwich ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P McGeehan	1,345	39.6	−15.4
	Labour	B McCracken	1,321	38.9	+10.7
	Conservative	E Perks	734	21.6	+4.8
Majority			24	0.7	−26.2
Turnout			3,400	29.0	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	LD to Labour 13.0

Hulton Park ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D Gradwell	1,079	35.2	+25.7
	Labour	B Ramsden	1,051	34.3	−14.1
	Conservative	A Walsh	934	30.5	−0.1
Majority			28	0.9
Turnout			3,064	24.0	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to LD 19.9

Kearsley ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J Rothwell	1,239	49.1	+3.6
	Labour	S Keating	1,120	44.4	−1.5
	Conservative	J Tyler	163	6.5	−2.2
Majority			119	4.7
Turnout			2,522	24.0	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	Con to LD 2.9

Little Lever ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Evans	1,360	51.8	−6.4
	Conservative	D Bailey	993	37.9	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	W Crook	270	10.3	+1.9
Majority			367	14.0	−11.0
Turnout			2,623	28.0	+0.5
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Con 5.5

Smithills ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J Higson	1,516	61.0	−0.5
	Labour	S Hynes	488	19.6	−1.2
	Conservative	D Bagnall	481	19.4	+1.7
Majority			1,028	41.4	+0.7
Turnout			2,485	29.0	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	Labour to Con 1.4

Tonge ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E Sherrington	1,135	46.1	−20.6
	Independent Labour	P Perry	595	24.2	+24.2
	Conservative	D Brierley	569	23.1	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	M Langdon	162	6.6	−1.5
Majority			540	21.9	−19.5
Turnout			2,461	30.0	+1.7
	Labour hold		Swing	Labour to Ind Lab 22.4

Westhoughton ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D Wilkinson	1,482	60.6	+17.3
	Labour	P Finch	767	31.4	−12.9
	Conservative	S Wallen	197	8.1	−4.3
Majority			715	29.2
Turnout			2,446	26.0	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	Labour to LD 15.1

• Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 July 2016.