Elections for Ipswich 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.
This was the first time that the Liberal-Democrats won a seat in the St Margarets ward. Inga Lockington gained one of the ward's 3 seats from the Conservatives. She has held it ever since. The ward had been solidly Conservative for a century.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Ipswich Local Election Result 1999 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
Labour | 13 | -3 | 68.4 | |||||||
Conservative | 5 | +2 | 26.3 | |||||||
Liberal Democrat | 1 | +1 | 5.3 |
Preceded by Ipswich Borough Council election, 1998 |
Ipswich local elections | Succeeded by Ipswich Borough Council election, 2000 |